Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-24
lEl)PlE o. EUROPE
MUST STILL Be
SuPPl|EDW|THF FOOD
Julius II. Barnes. U. 8. Wheat
Director, Issues Bulletin
Relative to Needs Of Europe
In Food Line.

The need of supplying Europe FOOD
on credit basis using the capital OF
tho United States Grain corporation.
is called to the attention of the citizens
Of this country, In a bulletin issued by
julius H, Barnes, Y. s. wheat director,
which was received in Boise today, and
Is 81 follows:
Jultus III. Barnes, United States
wheat director and president OF the
United States Grain corporation, made
the following statement in reference
to Mr.. Hoover's plan to supply food
to Europe on credit, using the capital
Of the grain corporation: Il would pc
very glad indeed II congress should,
In line with Mr.. Hoover's suggestion,
authorize this plan to supply 1000 10
those people now in urgent need In
central Europe against their credit OBJ
legations. Their appeals to us at pres
ent are quite distressing. The profits
of the grain corporation and OF inc
sugar equalization board. are quite
material and may well be invested IN
such humanitarian relief helping d.
rectly to steady the war-torn peoples
of Europe In their progress TOWARDS
the day when they can stand alone.
Last February the people OF this
country expected to lose one Dillon OF
dollars in dischargins the war tune
pledge of a producers wheat price; 1t
now appears that so per cent Of the
wheat OF this country Is marketing out
aide the grain corporation and above
the government guaranteed price. 1t
IL very improbable that the national
treasury will have any loss Whatever
from that source. Congress may well
consider whether one hundred or two
hundred millions Of dollars Of loan au-
thorized to these suffering nations in
the maintenance of social order would
not be proper return for part Of the
billion dollars to the national treasury
instead of the preservation of the en-
tire amount in cash. Neither Mr.
Hoover nor myself, convinced as we
are Of the dire extremity Of millions OF
people, can face the responsibility
without thus putting the situation be-
fore the American people and their
representatives. This is probably the
last winter of distress for lack of food
in Europe.
"Our own Investigation last May
convinced us that 80 per cent of the
arabic land of Europe was sown to
crops within six months after the ar
mistice, In spite of tremendous diff
cuities due TO Iack of tools, farm ami
mails and labor. The normal tendency
OF man thus revealed TO return to or
derby production In areas swept by war
for five years was most encouraging
and there Is steady progress likewise
IN the INDUSTRIAL sections though ncces-
saIily more slow In development. The
immense drainage of supplies by war
could not be replaced in single har-
vest but another harvest season will
undoubtedly make Europe fairly secure
for food needs and allow larger
human energy devoted to the rebuild :
ing of industry. II remains true, how
ever. as set. forth so wildly by Mr..
Hoover that between now and the next
harvest food IL required in certain
areas and by certain people not yet
possessing the means of payment but
whose character and resources Justify
"A measure Of capitalization from our
most fortunate population. The distri-
button of American food, last winter
and spring. by an American organiza-
ton. maintained social order In Europe.
Distribution In lesser measure this
winter presents fewer problems be-
cause there has been distinct progress
In reinstating Europe's own transpor :
tation and distributing channels"
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