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marks to the Food Committee fol-
lows:
This group of distinguished citi-
Gems has met to consider the grave
food problem facing the world to-
day. You are here-because millions
Of people in many countries are
hungry and look to 1.-The United
States for help. You are here be-
cause the United States, in addi-
ton to being a granary of bread, is
even more granary of hope.
81 have asked you to serve on the
] Citizens Food Committee, with Mr.
Ihckman as chairU1an, because 4
(. believe strongly@ that making our
food serve the best possible use ia
these critical times is matter for
action not by the Government alone,
but by all the people of the United
States. Each of you possesses a
special talent and long experience
in some phase of this problem.
know that you have accepted men,
, bership on the committee In the
full knowledge that you will be
called upon to devote to the situa-
ton we face a generous amount OF
work and much conscientious think
ing, as we'll as deep concern for
the common welfare.
Poor Harvest is Cited.
"As is we'll known, this years
harvest has been very poor in many
parts of the world All though
Western Europe, cold and floods and
drought have sharply reduced grain
production. The result is that in
the coming months these countries
will have to cut their rations below
the danger point unless they get
more help, in the form of larger
grain shipments, from the United
States and other exporting countries.
1T is extremely important to the
United States that any serious re-
duction in the rations of hungry
people be prevented. Apart from
humanitarian considerations, If ra-
tions are significantly cut this
winter economic rehabilitation will
come to a stop. This, in turn, would
increase the degree and duration OF
dependence by other nations on
special assistance from the United
States. Most important, if we turn
our backs upon these people they
will turn from hunger to despair
anu from despair to chaos in areas
where stability is essential to the
peace and economic security of the
world.
I'm the face of this situation, the
amount of grain which the United
States can export is limited. All
estimates indicate that about 470
million bushels of grain are the most
we can plan to export under present
conditions. At the same time, there
is strong evidence that we will have
to export at least 100 million bushels
more than this if we are to do our
share in meeting the absolute mini
mum needs Of distressed people in
other countries,
Must Be Saved by People.
This 100000,000 bushels must be
saved by the American people. This
is our minimum goal. We know
that only part of that saving can
come from serving fewer slices OF
bread. The greater part of the saw
ing must come out of what we feed
our livestock We must also save
out of what we waste, and out OF
what we use in score of ways for
human food.
This saving must be achieved,
not by increasing prices SO that the
brunt of the sacrifice will be borne
by those least able to buy food, but
though an equitable sharing by all
of our citizens. There will be more
than enough food in the United
States to go around, provided it is
fairly distributed.
Excessive prices, however, result
in unfair distribution. Already, in
creasing prices are bringing hard
ship 10 millions of Americans OF low
or moderate income. Failure to
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