The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-05
HOOVER CONTENDS
FOOD CON TROL IS
NOT NEEDED NOW

portant governments Of the world with
the exception of that OF Argentina. hay
ing guaranteed prices Of wheat t6
farmers, and all the European govern
ment having subsidized the bread sup
ply, II is considered probable mere that
commerce in wheat will remain In gov
ernment hands next year and that there
will be little private trading. The Am
criCan members of the supreme eco
nomic council however, believe there
Is no necessity of continuing central
i2vd control of the distribution in Eu'
rope.
The question of food control after
peace has been signed has been dis.
cussed by the economic council. Her
bert &. Hoover. and the other American
members opposing control, taking the
view that as there win bc no food
shortage after the next harvest, food
control as it now exists is unnecessary.
Mr.. Hoover contends that normal trad.
ing should be reestahlishod through.
out the world as no guarantees exist
for other commodities and that If at
| tcmpts are made to control prices in
| other commodities production viii be
stifcd and a shortage created.
! The last food ship under the direc.
ton of the American food control or.
ganization will leave America late in
June unless there would be a decided
change i'm the worlds affairs and some
new legislation is passed by the United
States congress, it was indicated here
today No law is now in existence
authorizing the participation of tha
United States in food control activities
after the signing of the peace treaty,
and American food experts believe it
desirable that the financing of food
transactions should be handled by
bankers and that dealings should be
permitted through regular channels.
Herbert Hoover, chairman of the in.
ter-allied food commission. contends
that normal trading should be estab.
lished throughout the world and in.
sists that attempts made to control
prices Will tend to Stifle production.
There is sufficient surplus of food
indicated from the coming harvests
to supply Europe and meet the needs
of the world unless some unexpected
catastrophe happens to the worlds 5
harvests, according to statement is
sued by Herbert c. Hoover, the head
of the allied relief organization The
statement says that most of the trading
in wheat and rye will bc in the hands
of the government. Other figures
gained from the survey made by the
organization and the various govern
mentS indicate that the sugar crop in
,l,s
tv five per cent of pre-war normal,
the wheat and rye crop II per cent
and the vegetable harvest about nor
NAL. Since the war it is estimated, |
Europe has lost IS, 400, 900 cattle. 80 |
800 600 hogs. The statement uontin- |
ues:
''The available breadstuffs 10 Eu- |
rope from the producing countries will |
probably lie between 40 600, 600 and $50 |.
900 600 bushels. 1t would appear there |
fore the worlds bread budget will bal |.
gins. In any event indications are
that the American bumper wheat and /,
rye crops will be needed.
The buying power of the people so |
greatly affects the consumption of this |
commodity that no estimate of the |
proabe import demands can be fore
cast. The crop of potatoes peas. cab
baSe, beans, and other vegetables
promise to be about pre-war normal
Our surgey of the food animals
shows that compared to pre-war condi-
tons, there is net decrease of IS, 400.
900 cattle in the 9S.3OO,OOO in the herds
q 1n -
swine from $4,000, 900 and a decraese
Of about S6OOOOO sheep from the pre-
war total 1O9 500, 900. The number of
horses also has greatly diminished The
cattle in central Europe probably are
Oh an average a year younger than
before the war because the tendency
10 save the calves and kill the other
animals.
while theoretically the uattl, of
europe could be restored in two years
md the swine in one year if no animals
we're killed. such a course would en-
all no local meat supplies, and the
natural course will be a slow recovery
'Ver many years.
AT the present moment, the whole
lumber of cattle shows a decrease of
% per cent. the dairy and beef produc-
ion is not more than fifty per cent,
ecause of the bad condition of the ami.
mails.
"As to the seed crops in Europe for
it is too early to forecast crop
prospects.
ITO all appearances about 75 per
ent of the usual yield will result The
re-War animal food importS into Eli !
ope outside of Russia of coarse grains !,
nd seed cakes We're more than 20,- :
O0, coo tons and during the war these
IMPORTS have fallen to as low as a rate
f 5000, 600 tons per annum. With
he diminution i'm herds, the feed i'm
orts should not return to the pre-
ar normal
The use of vegetable oils. largely of
,pical origin, for human consumption =
as greatly expanded during the war. q
here has been an enormous extension n
the oleo margerine and substitute I
nd manufacturing facilities. the but o
n consumption of some countries in V
urope having reached about where s
lie butter of vegetable origin comprise +
per cent of the total supplies as t,
yainst 80 per cent before the war. h
Taking all factors together. every [
'idence points to continued large i'm "
0rts of animal products, provided the
sources can be found to pay for I,
lem. 1t appears that there is against O
eats and fats fair balance in the d
orld's ledger. v
The problem of securing to Europe 4