Show conservation notes by W earl wo have icen been hearing quite a bit lately about food conseil atlon for or peace in order that wo we facts in ili this case I 1 would like wylah has come to my attention recently it la s true that more people in III ho he world will be hungry and starving this year than any time during tile the war food consumption hore here in ill tile the united states after taking sara caro of relief commitments Is expected to be greater than over ever afore detore even more than it 1945 which h as an 10 per cent above prewar pre war we hero here in this country consumed burne a about 4 ca calori lorins cs in 1945 the urban population in il halt half bf europe to Is existing on oil about 2000 cal calories c ries per day and there ure are million peaple in 1600 calories por per person pcr per day the bread ration in ili france and italy for foi example la Is only one olle halt haff loaf per day with two I 1 thirds of tile diet being broad bread tile the people in 1 europe I llope llave have beer been eating up lip bhe food supply at tile the rato rate that cannot bo be maintained until lial harvest vest the next six alx lx months will be much worse than the last six months wo we all understood at flast that the food situation in war torn areas would bo be critical but conditions are proving to be more than it was ali first st thought tile the department of turo ture food situation report of october 1 estimated world food production por per capita last year at ton ten per sent lent loya than before tile the war later information bis as reported in ili the ha corli food actor t of february letb shows allows that world food production per person was waa down 12 war ravaged burcope rope about 20 per pell cent below normal the drop in production product lon was concentrated in counti most dependent on imports limi porta chait was especially hard barol lilt hit as well as rice calef ouse cause of the change in expectations front from last fall to tb supplies in ili tile united states as well as aa in europe E drope have disappeared more rapidly than was waa wheat stocket stoc asi on oil january turned out to bo be fil cl billion bushels lower ower than has hag been w 0 Pec told earlier one of tile the main reds reasons n s was wag heavier feeding ot of I 1 wheat to livestock transports tion ahna also boc an a serious so alous I 1 problem os especially 1 rail 1311 ahia IP monta to US poi aorl LB and also 0 into eur kurono ope it IR 1 pow now necessary to tako take unusual measures to supply tho the scheduled in early december tor for amount bt bi wheat kiich which was tons tolls 11 litsjo lit jo first halt half of 0 1946 it tho united states makes good on this amol amount lIlt andi and other exporting lea supply another 6 million toils there will still atall lo be 10 shortage of 5 million tona tolls of oc wheat for feeding ilig in hum human il ft a million lon tons of wheat moana a halt half yeara ans supply of bread for 20 million people til ili dev devastey asted couri tries at tho the present ilni kano county vida counsil Is work 9 up it a program for local assistance si ance BO hat wo we may do our sharo in this ea crisis 1818 |