Evening star., 1946-05-21
La Guardia Indorses
Hoover Plan 70 End
UNRRA by Septembe|
By Malcolm Lomborne. Jr.

Director General La Guardia of
UNRRA today indorsed Herbert
Hoover's recommendation for the
termination of the international re-
lief agency by September |, but
warned that no machinery exists for
taking over UNRRA's remaining
tasks between then and the first of
the year.
Therefore," Mr.. La Guardia in
formed delegates to the interna-
tional food conference here,
"UNRRA will do its best to do
good job until such time as a per-
manent agency is established" He
added:
1T is impossible to take a STOP
watch and say on given hour and
given day, You can have no more
food"
Indorses Single Head.
Speaking extemporaneously, Mr..
La Guardia also gave his indorse-
ment to the former Presidents sug-
geStlon OF yesterday for single
world food administrator, then
added In an aside: why not give
the Job to Mr.. Hoover or Barney
Baruch Bernard M. BaruchJ?'
The UNRRA chief repeatedly en-
phaslZed the need for world CO.
operation in solving both short-term
and long-range food and apricuI-
tural problems, as well as the neces-
slty of taking concrete action.
we talk like nations united, but
sometimes I think we act like the
League OF Nations" Mr.. La Gaurdia
observed at the conclusion of his
address. At another point, he COM
mented that to ask a needy conn
Try to borrow money to pay for its
1000 would be setting up IAN in
ternatlonal paWnshop" He added
Ihe Old system won't work"
Suggests Eating Less Meat.
Earlier delegates to the confer
ence, which is sponsored by the
United Nations Food and Agricul-
ture Organization, heard plea
from DR.. V. r. K. Rao, Indias dele
gate, that the Western World eat
less meat so that more grain will
be- available for humans.
He suggested that countries 90 on
a less nonVegetarian" diet.
Critical of grain allocations re-
celVed from the Combined Food
Board. DR.. Rao said India has re-
celved only 100000 tons of cereals
TO date, despite the fact 500 900 tons
were programmed as of the end of
May He reminded the parley that
India S original request of the food
board has been $500 900 tons.
The conference was reminded YES
terday OF the need for eliminating
fears OF farmers over eventual sur
plus crops and depressed prices.
This problem was expected to loom
larger in the deliberations.
Anderson Stresses Problem.
1t was first raised by Secretary of
Agriculture Anderson, who declared
that we must not allow supplies
TO build up in one land and have
some OF the price consequences that
farmers felt so keenlv after a pre-
vlous World War" He added that
IL farmers are afraid of impending
price drops they will seek to avoid
surplus production right at a time
when the world generally will need
all the food We are able to produce" :"
y. q. Gardiner. Canadian Minister
OF Agriculture. also expressed con-
Germ over future surpluses. particu
larlv wheat. He cited the over
abundance of wheat in Canada in
the '3cs.
Similarly, A. P. jacobsen. the
delegate from Denmark. cautioned
that industrial production must be
expanded if farmers are to be en-
couragad to produce abundantlv.
DR.. Guillermo Belt, Cuban AM
oassador to the United States. in
formed the delegates that we must
try to eliminate from the minds of
producers the fear that expansion
now will mean ruin two or three
years hence"
The meeting is being held in the
United States Chamber of Com
merce Building. with Mr.. Anderson
presiding as interim chairman