Evening star., 1946-03-05
Hoover Will Fly
ToEurope Soon
For Food Study
Former President
Leaving Next Week;
To Visit France First

Herbert Hoover, honorary
chairman of the newly created
Famine Emergency Committee,
today accepted an invitation by
President Truman to go to
Europe to survey food needs on
the continent. Mr.. Hoover car
ried out foreign relief programs
In Europe after the World War.
Announcement of Mr.. Hoover's
acceptance was made by Secretary
OF Agriculture Anderson, who
oreakfasted in the Mayflower Hotel
this morning with the former Presi-
dent.
Mr.. Hoover will leave by plane
next week for the survey which may
require 80 days. He will go to
France first.
Hopes to See Former Aides,
1t will be his objective to learn
at first hand the actual needs OF
War-torn areas. Secretary Anderson
said Mr.. Hoover hoped to contact
many persons who aided him in the
1000 relief program in Europe fol-
lowing the World War.
The former president will take
several persons with him, includ-
ing DR.. F. R. Fitzgerald, food allo-
cations officer of the Agriculture
Department. The others are to be
named by Mr.. Hoover later.
The Secretary said the Govern
ment, in sending Mr.. Hoover abroad.
sought to ascertain whether there is
any water in statements of food
relief requirements submitted by
tne various countries asking United
States aid.
Follows Conference.
Mr.. Hoover's assignment followed
last FRIDAYS White House food con-
terence, at which Mr. Truman called
IN Mr.. Hoover and other authorities
to devise ways of getting Americans
to share their food with the less
fortunate peoples of the world.
Later, Mr.. Anderson, outlining the
ADMINISTRATIONS plan for helping
iced other countries, told the House
Committee to Investigate Food
Shortages that, while China norm
ally could go into Manchuria for
Isoybeans, I'VE have reports that all
the soya there has been liberated
from that area"
The Secretary did not elaborate.
and ne added that the report still
must be verified. Russia has occu-
patton troops in Manchuria, and
Chlnese sources have reported the
Russians removing industrial euuip-
ment. There have not been, how
ever, any reports up to now of re-
moval of food stocks.
Warns of Sacrifices.
On the domestic side, Mr.. Ander-
son warned that food conservation
steps underway by the Government
would bring many, many sacrifices"
10 some segments of the food in
dustry and that consumers will have
some difficulties in getting certain
things they would like" It NAV be
necessary to use potato flour and to
eat oatmeal more often in place of
bread, he said.
Mr.. Anderson late yesterday sent
kilograms to 40 representatives of
the food industry to meet here at 10
m. Thursday with Government Of
nclals to work out a Nationwide
conservation program in eating es-
taoIshments. The program is aimed
at etfecting savings in wheat, cereal
products, fats and oils.
Groups invited to the one-day con-
ference include representatives of
restaurants, drugstores, dining cars
and the meat industry.
To Speed Fat Salvage.
In this connection, high Aeri-
culture Department official reported
That the overall program is expected
to include an intensifcation of the
1ats salvage program, with house.
wives being urged to "go easy" on
use of fats and oils and to reuse
meat fats in cooking.
Another part of the program calls
Tor a more stringent enforcement
OF wartime order prohibiting re-
tallers to send back bread to bakeries
when not sold. This would discour-
age overordering of bakery products
and thus bring about an eventual
saving of wheat.
The Combined Food Board was to
meet this afternoon to hear an In
dian food mission delegation seek
ing increased grain shipments to
that impoverished country.
Sir Ben Smith, British Minister
OF Food, took off by plane this morn
ing from London for Washington to
discuss world food problems with
the board.