The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-14
RHOHDDA ASKS j. s.
. FOR MORE WHEAT
British Food Controller Makes Appeal
for $4,000. 900 Additional Bushels
From This Country.
BREWERS WASTE BARLEY
L. :. WIN Respond--But Should Ask
England to Quit Diverting 10000
Tons to Beer Watts.
Or, o. Everhart.)

tR Q. Everhart)
The New York Tribune of January
- "a. under date of London, January 90.
reported an interview with Lord
Rhondda, the British food controller.
in which the controller described the
food shortage in Great Britain IA
most serious" In Its interview the
British food controller pinned Its
hopes upon the United States with
the help Of the United states we
shall pull through" he declared. i
would feel very respondent over the
position IL the United States had not
come into the war, but l have I'M
bounded faith in your ability, and good
viii to help US work out the problem
1 II is vital that shipments for the allies
from America in January, February
and March shall be accelerated to the
utmost They must not be below the
average OF 100000 tons month,
As a means. toward securing this, not
only for ourselves but for our allies,
7 most heartily welcome the news OF
Mr. Hoover's wheatless days and meat
less meals
How like the sounds 10 Lord
Rhonddas message to Canada. men
toned in the quoted editorial of the
Toronto Globe a week ago, In that
editorial the Globe stated that Lord
Rhondda in his message TO Canada
said that the motherland looked TO
the enterprise and energy of Canada
and the United states to shatter Ger
mauy's threat OF starvation. Said the
Globe,
Canadians are determined, so far
as they are concerned, that this trust
shall be more than justified. They
propose TO the limit OF their capacity
and resources to pour the output of
a great harvest into the reservoir OF
food supplies available for Britain
and her allies. But they are unable
to understand the grounds upon
which. in this time Of need. the brew
ers Of Britain are permitted to tap
that reservoir for 100000 tons of grain
each year
We in America. too. are determined
that Great Britain's looking to US for
supplies in her hour Of need shall have
her trust justified, but we, as well as
the Toronto Globe. are unable to I'M
derstaud the grounds upon which, in
this time Of need, the brewers of
America are allowed TO waste 40,
100000 bushels of barley and the
brewers of Britain TO waste 500, 600
tons of grain per year.
harley IL Good Food
There is no question about the value
of barley flour. England could live on
1t II It had to and so could America
Barley is the grain which Ruth CLEAN
ed in the field or Boax and beat out
every evening for the sustenance of
herself and her mother-in law. Noami.
it has been a food grain for centuries.
Food Administrator Hoover has re-
Gently said
This rediscovery Of barley as a food
comes IS a veritabie God send The
food-value OF high grade barley is
/ very similar to that of wheat"
The great Washburn- Crosby and
! PAlsbury mills, OF MINNEAPOLIS arc
grinding -four from barley and 1t is
said that the former company is mil
ling thousand barrels "a day. Barley
-four is for sale in the food stores
Thus the argument OF the brewers
that they are using grain which is I'M
nit for food production is untrue. The
milters in Great Britain complain that
II Is the best barley which is being de-
livered to the brewers and the refuse
Is left for the people 20 eat,
For the duration OF this war every
bushei Of barley is I.eeded for bread
/ We are willing to pinch to the degree
TO which pinch is necessary. but when
viii it be beaten into the heads of
those responsible for the conduct of
affairs In this country and In England
~'+'AN' tIiIAi ny Aittilt anu blI-
ter misery, II not otherwise, the al
mighty is determined in this war to
force an end to the beverage alcohol
business throughout Christian civiIi-
zation? Said the Toronto Globe in
the editorial quoted last week:
IF Britain's brewers are permitted
70 continue to fitch their substantial
supplies and are merely restricted TO
home grown grain, the result must
necessarily he that Canada and the
nited States will have to furnish in
creased quantities for the genuine food
consumption of the country
The dominions who strive to main
tain the food supply Of the mother
land cannot be charged with imperti-
nence n the appeal to the premier TO
heed HIS own words to wipe out the
waste. Canada feels keenly concern
ing It,"
So do the people OF this land Has
not the time come to put an end To
all foolish half-m easures and Adding?
Why must we wait and suffer increas-
inEIy, only to come to IT by and hy7
For the sake Of the innocent sufferers
for the sake Of the poor and the chn-
Gren, let there be an end to official
connivance at this appalling waste and
let brewing cease forthwith What
good will II do the food administra-
tion to establish a mechanical depart
nent TO assist millers In converting
or setting up mills for grinding bar-
ley into -four, II brewers be sti1 ner-
mitted to put the barley marked he