Evening star., 1946-03-07
Anderson Warns u. ).
Food Must Be Sent 10
Back Troops Abroad
TaIIe ro.&o.on- lo..
Tells Conference Here
Starvation Will Upset
BoIunce of Authority
By MoIcolm Lomborne, Jr.

Secretary OF Agriculture An
derSon warned today that fail
ure to prevent starvation in
countries where American troops
are stationed will unleash ter
rife preSsures and forces" that
would upset the very delicate
balances" of existing authority.
The Secretary's warning was
given to group of about so repre-
sentatives of virtually every seq
ment of the food industry called
here for a one-day conference to
work out a program of food con-
servation in the Nations stores and
eating places.
Mr.. Anderson said he was count.
ing on the delegates to develop q
program that would make it pos.
sible for this country to ship more
food abroad TO meet starvation con.
ditions. Every million tons o.
wheat we can ship abroad NEAR
10000, 900 people can eat bread fol
six months" he declared.
U. S. Can Have More.
If consumers will conserve on all
foods and eliminate wastage, the
United States can meet foreign
commitments and still have 10 pei
cent more food available for Amer
ican consumers than in 1945, Mr.
Anderson pointed out. He sale
wheat needs of the world have in
creased in recent months because
of rice crop failure in India, in
creased disappearance of wheat ir
this country during the latter part
OF 1945, increased poultry produc-
ton, recently discovered food needs
of Japan and wer-than-expected
wheat crop in Argentina.
After Mr.. Andersons report, the
delegates broke up into four groups
to work out specific proposals ano
were instructed to report back at a
second general assembly at 3 pm.
From today's meeting, a conserva-
ton program is expected to be
evolved and will be turned over te
the newly organized Famine Emer-
gency Committee, which meets here
Monday. Former President Herbert
Hoover, honorary chairman, expects
to be present at Mondays meeting
before flying to Europe for a study
OF food needs.
U. S. to Buy Poultry.
Rejecting the serious grain short
age for feed purposes, the Agricul-
ture Department yesterday an
nounced that the Government would
buy dressed poultry in an effort to
bolster producer prices during the
scheduled thinning of poultry flocks
Mr.. Anderson said that by pur-
chasing poultry not readily taken by
domestic consumers and food pro-
cessors, the Government expects to
prevent an undue break in prices
and serious financial losses for pro-
ducers.
The department will buy dressed
poultry, except young chickens
weighing less than 81 pounds, and
have substantial portion of them
canned for Cd future resale into
consumer channels, 20 shipment
abroad, 80 for military and other
governmental needs and 90 for use
in school lunch programs.
Butter Shortage Grows.
Meanwhile, as housewives and
civic, church and educational groups
Joined here in making food collec-
tions and promising belt Tightening
consumers were faced with a grow
ing shortage of butter. The trade
reported stocks we'll below normal
and little hope for relief in the
ahead.
The department disclosed that
over-ceiling operations and tie-in
sales with eggs were increasingly
prevalent at all levels of trading"
Receipts OF butter at the large
consumer markets were approx
mately one-third of prewar levels
while some larger distributors were
entirely without stocks, the depart
ment's monthly markets review
stated.