Evening star., 1946-05-19
World Farley on Food
Opens Here Tomorrow
Without Russian Aid
BY the Assoeioted-,6ess

Without Russian help, an in
ternational conference starts
work here tomorrow on long
range plans for a well-fed world.
Called by the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization,
it will skip most problems of the
current famine to concentrate OH
those of the four or five years be-
yond. The meeting will be held in
the United States Chamber of Com
merce Building.
American experts plan to propose
improvement of international food
ALLEGATION machinery by adding Aus
tralia, Argentina and France to the
Combined Food Board The United
States, Britain and Canada are the
only members now.
No Soviet Observers.
Representatives of nearly a score
Of countries and of nterna ational
agencies concerned with food will
attend the eight-day conference.
The Soviet Embassy said Russia
would send no delegates, and that
it would not even have observers
present SO far as is known now.
The meetings. objective is to bring
major food producing nations into
agreement on the growing and dis
tribution of food on a permanent
basis, starting from the time this
years crops begin to alleviate the
hunger in many lands.
Delegates will listen tomorrow to
messages from President Truman
and former President Herbert
Hoover, who has just completed q
world survey of famine conditions
Secret Sessions. Planned.
Committees will spend the bulk
of the week in secret sessions, plan
ming a permanent solution of the
worlds food problems. These will
be laid before a final business meet
ing, on May 81, for approval, and
later before the entire organiza ton
American authorities, who with
held USE of their names, said thev
had about given up any thought
that Russia might join an expanded
Combined Food Board particularly
since Prime Minister Stain turned
down personal bid from President
Truman to work more closely with
the Western powers in meeting the
current famine crisis.
But these officials said the idea
OF bringing Australia, Argentina and
France into the board had been
discussed with Canadian and Brit
ish authorities.
Would Ease Criticism.
Several American Government
officials are known to be in favor
of adding these three countries
and possibly others-as one way
OF silencing the growing criticism
OF the boards wheat and rice allo-
cations.
An UNRRA representative also
may be given place on the board
UNRRA officials in the past have
bitterly criticized the Combined
Food Board for not allocating
UNRRA as much food as It
requested
Food for Freedom, an organiz-
alton which claims it speaks for
100000 members of religious
labor, farm, women's civic and
other groups, said in a statement
yesterday that another food con-
ference will be held heres next
week.
To Appeal to Truman.
Spokesmen for national organi-
cations, it said, will urge action to
stop the march of famine and send
delegation to appeal to President
Truman.
The Agriculture Department an
iloullCeu SIlgnC Dut constantly
expanding improvement in the ma
tlonal farm labor situation But
1t emphasized that the labor prob
lem is far from solved and that q
tremendous need" for recruits to
harvest this seasons crops and help
iced the world still exists.
UNRRA Director General Ia
Guardia said that third slash in
Greek daily bread rations-now 81
ounces-might be forced by CON
tlnued inability of supplying coun-
tries to provide UNRRA with ade-
quate quantities of cereal grains.
Wheat and grain shipments dur
ing the past week were disappoint-
lngly low" Mr. La Guardai said
The outlook for the next week is
better"