Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-13
VITAL NECESSITY
OF SIMPLE LIVING
Food Administrator Hoover Tells
of Food Needs of War
Torn Europe.
ECONOMY IN USE OF FATS
Declares North America Must
Furnish 90 Per Cent of
Worlds Supply.
ECONOMY IN USE OF FATS
Try Annotated Prcss.l


WASfIINGTON. November 1e.-The
nations obligation and opportunity to
serve stricken humanity in war-torn
Europe b. helping to provide susie
hanc' until the next harvest will de-
mand further sacrifices OF the Amer
ican people, Food Administrator Hoover
declared to-day in an address at n
conference here of State food admins
traitors.
Conditions OF famine exist in Europe.
MI Hoover said. that will be beyond
our powers TO remedy" even with the
carrying out OF the plan to ship from
America 2o.ooo.0oO tons of foodstuns
during the next year. In Northern
Russia alone. he declared, there are
4o.ooo.000 people who have but little
chance OF obtaining food this winter
Millions OF others throughout Europe
he said. who can be reached. must be
fed
This being the new world situation
created b. tne collapse of the war"
Mr.. noover continued. the prime
changes in our policy on to- days out
look can be summarizes:
That we may now advantageously
abandon the use of substitutes in our
wheat bread: that we will still require
economy and. elimination OF waste in
we need cor servition in butter and
condensed milk; that ultimately we
m@si aW. extend ten n this tS to All the fats
maintaining fully three pounds per
month Of sugar per person of house
hold sugar. on tn present outlook. and
we can by the availability OF Java
sugars TO Europe begin at once to relax
more restraints oh sugar pending some
change in European policies.
VITAL NECESSITY OF
SIMPLE LIVING rnNuIS.rt>S
These arr special features OF
changes in policy. but the shifting OF
conservation from one commodity to
is one policy whic , cannot change. and
that ia the vital necessity of simple
living. 10 economy in all consumption
the specter of famine abroad now
haunts the abundance OF our table at
home. 81:
The matter of prime importance. to
us 10 how mach of each commodity the
exporting countries can furnish be-
much Is necessary to the importing
countries in which we have a vital In
terest, in order to msintain health and
pubic order In tie world"
computation on this basis, shows
Mr.. Hoover said. this situation until
the next harvest.
pounds in pork and dairy products and
vegetable oils. and of dairy feeds of
ABOUT 3,uoU,uOU tons. Of beer, there
are sufficient supplies to load ali re-
frigeratirg ships capacity. and there
Will be enough Of other foodstuffs. pro-
vided the utmost economy is practiced
by the American public. Although
sugar that will e available is ample
for normal consumption here il other
nations retain III ir present short ra-
tions, any increase in Europe will Gre
ate world shortage. There is sur
plus of coffee.
NORTH AMERICA MUST
FURNISH 90 PER CENT
North America. NJ. Hoover said will
have to furnish SO per cent of the
worlds supply Of foodstuffs, and the
United states and the West Indies
VIII be- able to export 20.000.000 tons
as against prewar normal of 5000, 600
tons
There will be :: shortage under the
normal world supply of fats for two or
three years. Mr.. Hoover asserted. and
pork production must be maintained.
OF Americas export. possibilities in
fats. the largest item will be pork
products, Mr.. Hoover said.
Mr.. Hoover told the State adminis-
traitors that the food administration
will be discontinued Ter the law
when peace is proclaimed. and added:
II do not expect TO see its renewal.
II look now he :, lid, "for turn
of American food trades towards con-
servative and safe busine: s.