Evening star., 1947-09-26
Food
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produce the cooperative effort
needed to solve the current food
price situation.
The National Association of Re-
tail Grocers, through Mrs. r. M
kiefer, secretary manager, said
Saving food in every possible way
Is the most effective means by which
we can do something Immediately
about food prices"
A similar announcement was
made by the Wheat Flour Institute,
which recommended more careful
planning of family meals to obtain
greater nutritive values.
Labor came in on the Presidents
drive, but without too much en-
thusiasm. AS AFL President Will
liam Green accepted membership
on the Luckman committee, an AFL
spokesman said his organization
was glad to cooperate in the food
conservation plan, but we can't re-
gard such a program with too much
enthusiasm without something being
done about high living costs"
C1O President Philip Murray also
accepted membership, but in a sepa-
rate letter to President Truman
called for special session of Con-
sress-which the President seeks
to avoid-to reinstall price and ra-
tioning controls. He saw the
danger Of savage depression
setting in.
Bunting Halls Program.
In New York, Earl Bunting, presi-
dent of the National Association of
Manufacturers, hailed the conserva-
tion program as encouraging" and
added the Presidents advocacy of
voluntary rationing' to relieve in
f1ationary pressures which come
largely from our laudatory efforts
to relieve hunger and suffering
abroad, deserves the wholehearted
support of every patriotic citizen. u
He pledged full cooperation" by
the NAM.
Hitting at the weak spot in the
food picture-the feeding of grain
to livestock-Chester G. Davis, pres
ident of the st. Louis Federal Re-
serve Bank and former war food
administrator, said this country has
enough food to give minimum aid
to countries on this side of the iron
curtain" but they cannot have it
If the livestock of this country
gets it."
The Presidents program also was
Endorsed - with reservations b y
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio,
who now is on a Western speaking
tour.
In Tacoma, Senator Taft reiterat-
ed his opposition to restoration of
wartime controls, and said the ap-
pointment of the conservation COM
mittee should be followed by in
auguration Of a well organized and
carefully prepared campaign" for
voluntary reduction in consumption
Of short food items.
Opposes the Cutting of Feed.
II don't agree with the theory
that we should cut down the feeding
Of grain to animals, however," he
said. THAT would inrease the price
Of meat. We should have conserva-
ton on the part Of consumers.
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat, OF
wyoming, said Russia and Argentina
should help out. He said there have
been reports that Argentina is de-
manding So to $6 a bushel for grain
from hungry Europeans.
With the food problem calling fol
reducing the expected use of wheat
between now and next July by about
100, ,000,0 bushels, the voluntary
conservation measures which might
be used are the same as those
recommended in the 1916 food crisis
abroad: serving single rolls or slices
of bread, open-faced or single-crust
pies; eliminating the custom o1
trimming toast and sandwich
crusts; discontinuing use of toast as