Show EUROPEAN FAMINE AT WORST PHASE HOOVER SAYS Despite Huge Demand Price of Wheat Wont Won't Jump Declaration By Associated Press Preas PARIS April 28 In In the harvest year from August 1918 InS to August 1919 1319 Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope must Import tons of ot foodstuffs food tood- stuffs from overseas an and to meet this there Is available I. a total of about 35 15 tons Herbert C. C Hoover chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of oC th tho food tood section of ot the supreme i economic council said in reviewing tho the I pre present ent world WorM food situation Tho The supply sup sup- I Ill I'll ply available w is sufficient to meet the tho needs of ot Europe but shipping conditions aro ane not satisfactory on account of ot strikes cs In many countries and as a result there Is no question but that no entire American American Ameri Amen can surplus will be absorbed REACH WORST PHASE And we wo aro are no now at tho the worst phase of the European famine that was inevitable after this world war ar Hoover Hoo said cald The Tho United States Hoover Hoo continued will supply to Europe during the year rear ending next August foodstuffs valued at Enem Enemy countries and neutrals will pay cash for Cor what their re receIve receive re- re while tho the allied countries are re be being be- be lug ing aided alced b by funds runds appropriated b by tho the congress The food rood relief authorities are arc doing their best to control tho the effect of tho the largo large demand on tho the American market In connection with this Hoover mentioned mentioned mentioned men men- that a statement b by lm J on the tho possible unice of ot wheat hart hail been Leen misinterpreted mis mis- interpreted In some quarters NO WHEAT INCREASE Hoover said ho he wished to emphasize that the tho control of oC tho price of oC wheat would be maintained to the full extent of existing authority I and that the American American Ameri Amen can consumer need not be alarmed that will viii be a material increase In the price of ot that food rood essential I Tho The relief administration proposes that tho the last of or the food ships under its It control control control con con- shall sail from tho hue United States before July 1 The harvest In Europe will then enable Europe to 10 co go o In for some months without assistance MUST HELP THEt THEMSELVES NEW V YORK April 28 Herbert Herbert Hoover tr director general of ot tho ho American American Ameri Amen can relief reller administration has called on the tho governments of or Rumania Poland Serbia and Czecho to lish commIssions commission for tor tho the rationing and I rehabilitation of or their countries after tho the relief relict organization discontinues lie Its work ork at the completion of tho tue next European European European Eu Eu- harvest the administrations administration's of ot- ot announce American relief work cannot be bo carried car car- I ned ried on Indefinitely Hoover declares citing citing- tho the press of ot world finance and the necessity that European populations reI rei return re- re i turn to productive labor as obstacles in I tho the way of or C 1 operation lIon I |