Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-24 | Page 17 | British People are Urged to be Patient

BRITISH PEOPLE ARE URGED TO BE PATIENT LONDON. March 23, 8:59 p. m. Speaking Speak-ing iri the house of commons in behalf of the food controller this afternoon Charles Bathhurst, member of parliament for the Wilton division of Wiltshire, said: "While the food situation and the outlook out-look for the future are not wholly satisfactory, satis-factory, the poorer classes In this country coun-try are suffering less than those of any other belligerent. The greatest danger at the present is in arousing unnecessary panic." Admitting a shortage of potatoes, the speaker urged all parties to use a substitute sub-stitute for this food article during the next two or three months. "Everyone while practicing the greatest great-est possible economy," he added, "should at the same time maintain a spirit of patience pa-tience which will carry the nation through what are bound to be the critical months ahead."