Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-08-18 | Page 3 | Better Bread is Promised

BETTER BREAD is mm Herbert Hoover Issues a Statement Following Food Conference in London. Danger of Privation Is Now Passed, but People Must Observe Economy. LONDON, Aug. 17. Universal war bread of better quality than last year for all the nations fighting Germany, practically practi-cally without rationing, will be one of the chief results of the food controllers' conferences con-ferences at London, Herbert C. Hoover, American food administrator, announced to the Associated Press today. He said there will be ample supplies of fats and meat if the populations are economical and avoid waste. "The danger of privation is now passed," he said. Mr. Hoover explained that the people of North America were now able to take overseas the bulk of food supplies required and it will therefore there-fore be possible to curtail the total length of the voyage necessary to bring these j supplies to the European allies, thus ef- j fecting a considerable saving in tonnage. Program Agreed Upon. i He said a program had been agreed ; upon regarding different commodities r- j quired to maintain health and comfort. ! He appealed to the United States for continued economy to meet the increased demands of Europe and carry over a stock of foodstuffs that will form positive insurance in-surance against climatic eventualities. The text of Mr. Hoover's statement fol- : lows: I am well satisfied with results from the conferences of food controllers con-trollers which has been in progress during the last three weeks. These conferences were called at my request with a view to the formulation of policies and programs with regard to the entire import of food supplies to the countries at war with Germany. Ger-many. An agreement has been 1 reached as to policies which will effect ef-fect a great measure of co-ordination in the purchase and transportation of supplies during the coming year and in their equitable distribution between all the countries; and a program has been agreed upon as to the different commodities that are required not only to maintain the health, but the comfort of the armies and civil populations. popu-lations. Will Curtail Voyages. ' , The people of North America are this year able to take upon their shoulders the movement of the great bulk of food supplies required, and it will therefore be possible to curtail the total length of voyage necessary to bring these supplies to the European allies, thus effecting a considerable saving in tonnage as well as contributing con-tributing a material factor of safety on account of the comparative immunity im-munity of the Atlantic lane over all others. The great transportation problem within the next year is to move sufficient suffi-cient American troops into Europe to give an overpowering strength against any forces the Germans may be able to bring to bear, and in order to accomplish ac-complish this, economy in consumption consump-tion is imperative in all the allied countries. j Danger Has Passed. ' On the other hand the danger of privation is now passed. In the United States we have need for continued con-tinued rigid economy in consumption, bo that we may meet the increased demands from Europe and to enable us to carry over from this more abundant harvest year a stock of foodstuffs that will form positive insurance in-surance against any possible climatic eventualities in the next harvest. Arrangements have been made by the four food controllers not only to cover these matters of policy, but also to provide for the erection of machinery for continuous supervision of the necessary operations. The food council, which is a body that has just been created, will be maintained in continuous session by means of hav- ing representatiA'es of each grovern-ment grovern-ment witli their headquarters tn London. Lon-don. Better Bread This Year. With the consummation, of the work initiated at this conference, there will be a universal -war bread of better, quality than last year for all those fighting Germany, and this bread practically without rationing. There will be ample supplies of fats and meat if our populations are economical eco-nomical and avoid waste. We will be able to build up some stocks of cereals against the next harvest, and we shall save tonnage over last year by the shorter voyage upon which food ships must be sent. The coal miners of Europe are now at the front; consequently this next winter will be a. period of great suffering suf-fering in Europe 'through a shortage of coal. If the people can have liberal supplies of bread, meats and fats, there can be no fear of the morale among the civil populations of the European allies. The promise of this has lifted a load of fear from the minds of the people on this side, particularly par-ticularly in France and Italy. It now remains for our people to make good and as usual we have the resources to do it.