Show v H DETERMINED Nj AKE E CONTROL fOODSTUFfS STUFFS 1 I ta e a of Milk Prices to invited Waste and Forbidden tall I I l r N. N Nevi Service salce Ice I 1 7 kp jN N Dec 9 9 r Runciman's Ib statement In the III Commons on food supplies U liP ti keynote I 1 am told he hB hey the country is tired of beil be- be y j 0 hat 1 hat I and il lured ired on food questions I 1 a ask k the house 10 w be gol governed tue us power to govern i I i renounced that a food controller III appointed Certain powers will willa willS S a straight ht away that away that Is by or- or council council under the defence of the theo 0 o and Jact act act- and nd within twenty four I L' L If f t finding the right man as food foode t e the board of or trade will Trill hand e whole thing to him 0 orders to be Issued at prese present t. t said were only a first tent lent provide for turn of ot milk contracts such as Vt and the like Ise ee price ting g the Increase In the price of 6 It rn of ot the stocks of potatoes il stocks are more than twenty I LIte names of purchasers In cases L' L exceeding twenty tons i Forbidden g the p. p percentage of ot the mill- mill J 4 flour and andr r the waste or destruction one of the most important y oti ta is which have been made In ine rue riwe e in recent years Its great i was that the government 1 I to to take i to control the food lot lof the nation not by an act ant ent but by administrative 1 H under the defence of or the realm This Is because of ot its 4 J ess and effectiveness Is gener- gener roved generally expected that the I II V ment ant ent would be bo compelled to ap- ap of food or food cones coni con- con J tf as es they call him In the hands II official as BS the war goes on more fl i sore ore power must inevitably be beI beJ I J lIe He must be virtually a dic- dic Extravagant Ul have to take over much of ot rk now performed by the board I 0 le e es I and board of ot agriculture are are expressed that his position strong enough to force the gov- gov adopt a powerful I ar policy with the object of a increase in the food production nation nation Iman showed his recognition of ct that inc increased eased production at atIs ilsa Is a. a vital necessity To bring down there must not only iron on the profilers but there must eased supplies coupled coupled and and this lO less ess important with important with a ren re- re bim 1 n the present abnormal con- con JOI London clubs hotels and res- res I t luncheon and dinner times I Ies es very little attempt at economy well to do man or woLe wo- wo Le ns to eat just as much as rid irid more in many cases while Jh hout ut the country money money being ul among a large proportion of j much more food is be- be than in normal times I Consumption l members w were e heard in the i Ji express regret that Runci- Runci indicated that to begin with the ll y of ot politely asking people to tofie fie is to be adopted with wither er measures to follow if Jt they re- re Men Is-Men their belts The govone gov- gov It pt one heard it remarked hadu had hail i gp u the whole hog hol at once and i over over While people have money i fiere ere Ie are arc things thinS's to buy they will pern iem fm la Jn the case of drink that I be so be kind so policy polley was not considered The The- government sim- sim Id you ou must and that is the he h food tood consumption must b bf br as well The food tood controller I to 1 put a touch of Potsdam into fl I IEdward E Edward Vard Carsons Carson's contention that that ought to have an- an stronger measures espe- espe i regard to the increase of the thep p of food voiced the theIn In of at f the majority of ot the house It eras as clear from Runciman's h hat the proposals he rare lare only an instalment of or what orn ome when the commons controller saddle policy wa e eer J i lamentably weak Politics pamphlets seem to be the sum of he Craford Crafard regime and if it pera per- per a argo o eat less they can very well mp lcd to grow more that the curtailment of ot sweetmeats so permit lt of a a. better betler supply of ot sugar purposes would have hav the lion of ot the controller was loudly cd |