The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-07
President 7run1an;s Text

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Up -
Following is the text OF President
Humans statement today on the
world food crisis:
For the world as a whole, a food
crisis has developed which may
prove to be the worst in modern
times. More people face starvation
and even actual death for want OF
food today than in any war year
and perhaps more than in all the
war years combined.
The United States and other
countries have moved food into
war-torn countries in record
amounts, but there has been a con-
stantly widening gap between es-
sential minimum needs and avail
able supplies.
Rice Crops Short
Although this country enjoyed a
near record production Of food and
a record crop of wheat, the wheat
crops OF Europe and North Africa
and the rice crops Of the Far East
have proved to be much shorter
than anticipated; in fact some
areas have experienced the short
est crops in so years because Of
extreme droughts and the disrup-
ton Of war.
We in this country have been
consuming about $500 Galleries per
person per day. In contrast, more
than 125 million people in Europe
will have to subsist on less than e.
900 calories a day: 28 million will
get less than $500 calorics day
and in some parts of Europe,
large groups will receive as little
as 1000 calories.
Super-Human Efforts Needed
Under these circumstances it is
apparent that only through SUPER
human efforts can mass starvation
be prevented. In recognition Of this
situation Great Britain only yes
terday announced cuts in rations
of fats and return to the dark
wartime loaf of bread.
am sure that the American PEG.
pie are in favor of carrying theic
share of the burden. i.
Accordingly, I have instructed
the appropriate agencies Of the
government to put into effect a
number OF emergency measures
designed to help meet critically
urgent needs to the greatest pos
sible extent In the shortest possible
time, the cooperation Of every
man, woman and child, the food
trades and industries, the trans.
portation industry. and others will
be needed to make these measures
effective. I know the conscience Of
the American people will not per.
NIT them to withhold or stint their
cooperation while their fellow men
in other lands suffer and die.
| Measures To Be Taken
The measure to be taken are as
follows:
l. The appropriate agencies oil
this government will Immediately
inaugurate a vigorous campaign tc
secure the full cooperation of all
consumers in conserving food
particularly bread. Additional en-
phasis will be placed upon thu
cooperation of bakers and retailer.
in reducing waste of bread in dis
tribution channels.
2. The use of wheat in the direct
production of alcohol and beer viii
be discontinued; the use Of other
grains for the production of bever-
age alcohol will be limited, begin.
ming March l, to five days con.
sumption month; and the use OF
other grains for the production Of
beer will be limited to an aggre.
gate quantity equal to that used fol-
this purpose in 1910 which was
80 per cent less than the quantity
used in 1915. This will save for
food about 20 million bushels oil
grain by June 80, 1916.
Extraction Rate Increased
3. The wheat flour extraction
rate (the quantity of flour produced
from each bushel Of wheat) will
be raised to 80 per cent for the
duration of the emergency. Also
steps will be taken to limit the dis.
tribution of flour to amounts es
sential for current civilian distri
button. This will save about n
million bushels of wheat during the
first half of 1916.
4. The Department of Agricul
ture will control millers' inven
tories of wheat and bakers anc
distributors inventories of flour
The inventory controls will be de-
signed to maintain the wheat ane
flour being held for civilian use
at the minimum necessary fol
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