Show BELIEVES ENGLAND WILL NOT STARVE IN 6 MONTHS U. U S. S Has Been Virtually in War Since Its Beginning Says a By Associated Press Pross I STOCKHOLM I Via Lt London March 27 a. a in Dr Albert O. O W. W Suede Suede- kum kuin one of or the best known lead leaders rs of ot tho the majority Socialists In tho the reichstag tag In an Interview here with the correspondent of the tho Associated Press sa said III that whoever thou thought ht the submarine submarine submarine sub sub- marine war was going to brini England England England Eng Eng- land to starvation In six months was as deceiving himself Ho lIe add d adde-d d however that such a n result was not necessary for German victory which ho he declared was certain with indemnity Dr said he was convinced that England hitherto had been sendIng sending sending send send- ing only enough troops to the continent continent continent conti conti- nent to keep her allies contented but that now It was wa-s necessary for her to chan change e her course He d declined to hazard a prediction on the result of or orthe the possible participation of America in the war on the side of the entente but added Anyhow America has been virtually virtual virtual- ly In the war practically sinco the be be- be ginning If It it had not been for tor AmerIcan American Amer Arner- ican ammunition tho the war would havo have ended in 1915 In reter reference to a statement attributed attributed attrib attrib- to former Ambassador Gerard that the thc food situation might affect Germanys Germany's military strength Dr said There is not the slightest danger of at that even in the Improbable event of ot tho the war lasting a year or two more If Jf other foods fo fall fail 11 we can increase our meat rations Wo We have swine today and the normal number before tho the war was only about We Ye have about cattle against a peace pence normal of ot about 1000 or or more If necessary we wo could butcher all but Jut a minimum number number num num- b ber r of brood The extreme cold of ot the tho last lost few weeks made it Impossible to transport and we wc had only one or two pounds weekly for each consumer In Inthe Inthe Inthe the big cities If It the people eople had bc been n required b by regulation thus to limit consumption they would have considered considered consid consid- ered croci it impossible but when faced by hard necessity they did It with the result that we havo have an additional months month's supply of potatoes on which we wo never reckoned It is true that w ware ware we weare are short of ot food tood b but t we aro are not starving J In regard to the split in the Socialist party Dr said The small minority which broke away from tram the old party Is 18 merely a 3 sort of or safety valve for blowing off ort the pressure of ot discontent There Is bound to be a certain number of or disgruntled disgruntled disgruntled dis dis- dis- dis Individuals and malcontents In iii every party even In normal times and naturally much more so In time of oC war These people must have an outlet for their discontent and the tho se seceding seceding so- so ceding Socialists furnish this outlet The secession movement Is of no consequence consequence consequence con con- sequence the themselves beIng being boIng be- be Ing split Into various groups I predict predict pre pre- dict diet these divisions will disappear with the coming of peace Dr is recognized as an expert on municipal problems and Is well known in the United Unite 1 States where ho he delivered a of or lectures In III 1910 At the outbreak of ot the war wal he ho went to Italy to tr try lo o persuade the Italian Socialists to support Hal Ital ian Jan intervention on tho the side of ot Ger Ger- many L Later ter ho was d decorated with the iron cross for tor his services at the front |