The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-22
StoIin Says Export Grain Is Exhausted
 Agrees in Principle
 To World Cooperation
 To Ease Food Crisis

London, May 22-CUP)-Premier Stalin has informed President Tru- man that Soviet Russia has exhaus- ted her export grain resources but has agreed in principle to interna- tional cooperation for easing the world food crisis, Radio Moscow an- nounced today.
 The Moscow radio announced the -Stalin exchange, the exist ence of which became known in Washington last week, after earlier Russian broadcaSts reported proS- poets for a bumper wheat crop throughout the Ukrainian wheat belt.
 The proposal by Herbert Hoover for @ new world food organization under a single administrator, com- bining the work of U. N. R. A. and other agencies, drew a rebuff in London from Herbert Morrison, Lord President of the Council.
 Morrison was asked about MT. Hoover's plan when he arrived from Canada after his food mission to Washington.
 If he is suggesting a one-man dictator for food, I don't think 1t will york;" Morrison said.
 MT. Truman'S message asked Sta- lin to assign certain amount of Russian grain to U. N. R. R. A. The Moscow broadcast Said. He also ex- pressed hope that the Soviet Union would coordinate its activities with other grain exporting countries for better utilization of the grain re- serve.
 Stalin in reply expressed regret that MT. Truman did not send the request three months earlier when the Soviet Union could have done something in this respect" the broadcast said.
 Instead, Stalin's reply was quoted as saying, MT. Truman did it in mid-May "after the Soviet Union already had assigned a certain quan- tity of foodstuffS to France and oth- CT countries, and when the resources of the Soviet Union were already exhausted"
 "AS far as coordination of the work of the Soviet Union with oth- CT grain exporting countries is con- cerned," the radio said, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the U. s. s. R. Stalin informed Pres ident Truman that to this proposal the Soviet Union government has no objections in principle, but it will require special study.
 British housewives heard the good news that dried eggs, 8 wartime diet staple, will return to store shelves June g on a rationed basis. Food Minister Sir Ben Smith, who stirred feminine ire several weeks ago by announcing withdrawal of dried eggs supplies, announced their return in guarded manner. He said the supply was uncertain.
 The dried eggs will sell for 30 cents a package containing the equival- ent of 12 eggs, five cents more a package than previously. Sir Ben gave no indication of the source for the new supply. Previously most dried eggs were American.
 A slight increase in meat pie and sausage. meats will start June 16.
 The Moscow newspaper Socialist Agriculture reported that Winter crops in the Kuban, Don, Salsk, Vol- ga, Siberia and Moscow regions promised high yield. An order was issued to 100000 members of the Ukrainian Communist Youth Organization to mobilize all rural youths to work on Spring crops.
 The Moscow radio said the grain sowing plan for the Ukraine, Kuban and adjoining areas had been ex- ceeded. Minimizing draught dang CTS, it said that agricultural sta- tions throughout the area reported "a high moisture reserve exceeding the average for many years"
 A shortage of combines and other agricultural machinery will increase the difficulty of gathering the harv- est, the broadcast said.