Show FEEDING WORLD HUGE PROBLEM STATES HOOVER Senators Criticize Possible Aid to Germany as Inopportune Inopportune Inopportune In In- opportune Now r Br BY Universal i Washington Nov 0 H uThe H.-uThe The bi biggest gel problem of oC the world worM todi today Is h the tho problem of or feeding it it Herbert U Hoover over the food administrator told a a. conference confer conter- ence once of or senators senator this afternoon This statement was as made In explanation of ot the tho general food rood situation and the tho de decIsion decision de- de cislon to send Mr Ir Hoover abroad to take command o of tho the food tood dl distribution In Europe Mr Ir Hoover er told the senators that there thero Is no necessity for Cor any extension of oC food control legislation Under the authority of at the Ule embargo act and other measures he ho said he has ample authority to do all that Is needed lobe to lo tobe tobe be done in this country H 11 i said hIs duties abroad would rould be confined chiefly ny to the lie feeding of oC th the Belgians Slavs Jugo f Serbians anti and tho the civil population in other countries of ot central central which were devastated b by tho the Germans though Although ho made no mention of ot tho Germans in iii the present present present pres pres- ent plan for food tood distribution he ho said that upon his return from abroad It might become necessary to ask Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress to extend credits of oC food lood or money mone for the purchase of ot food to the German population This did not take very Yen well wen with tho the senators In the tho confer confer- once ence Several of ot them expressed strong disapproval of or an any policy of oC extend extending In aid to tho the people of at the fallen G rm n empire Others that It Il was an nn unfortunate time to propose 3 ruch ouch a a- move and that It ii might be re resented resented resented re- re by the tho an p people Mr Ir Hoover went on to e explain that i no plan for fol the feeding of ot the Germans has been d decided upon but that a complete 6 survey I uI f the tho sItuation situation situation situa sItua- tion abroad ma may malco it incumbent upon America to extern extend aid of ot some somo kind to prevent the tho I population of at Germany tc- tc Ger many from Crom starving It a was suggested that to carry cut it tho plans proposed by Mr Ir Hoover er It might bo be necessary to create a revolting revolving revolt rc ing Inh fund of or several hundred million dollars to bo be used by him In food tood to the European I nations nation Mr fr Hoover said cald ho he had hud reached no conclusion conclusion con con- elusion on this point Although the conference wa was Informal Informal mal It was executive and senators wh attended were extremely about discussing Mr Ir Hoovers Hoover's Obligations to Beaten Foe Told n fly ice London Nov lO H. H H.- H. Mr Ir Clines British food controller speaking yesterday in parliament declared that vie victory lory Imposed imposed imposed im Im- im- im posed obligations as aM well welt ns as war arid and that there was ahead the duty of oC feedIng feeding feed feed- ing InS the destitute countries In conJunction conjunction con con- Junction with Mr Hoover American food administrator he saId aid he lie Wa was able to sot up nn nfl organization through which assistance could bo bf rendered rendered ren ron dered to tho the starving en enemy m But he did not nor mean ean he said t to give any preC- preC Continued on p Pago So 2 rEEDING HUGE PROJECT SAYS HOOVER Continued from Paso Page G 1 to the starving star enemy the enemy the al allIes allies allies al- al lies and neutrals 13 certainly having ha the first claim Before we substantially Increase our own rations or 01 throw away our own coupons ho said there is an obligation to supply the reasonable and Immediate needs of or the conquered foe I. I |