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Show England Faces Danger of Dire Food Shortage Startling Admission Is Made by a Member of the Cabinet Before the House of Commons London, May 22. Francis Dyko Acland, financial secretary of the treasury, speaking In the house of commons on tho agricultural situation situa-tion today, mado a somewhat disturbing disturb-ing statement. It was Imperative, Mr. Acland said, that farmers should drop their prejudice against tho employment em-ployment of female labor. A break down In homo supplies was only nvoldablo if tho labor situation did not grow worse. Tho danger point of greatly decreased de-creased production already has been reached and oven as things were going go-ing It was now feared that England cduld not hope to maintain her pro' ductlon on last year's level. If moro men were swept Into the nrmy from tho farms, she could only escape fam-Ino fam-Ino by diverting to Importation of foodstuffs ships which are bo urgently urgent-ly needed for tho transport of munitions. muni-tions. And, Mr. Acland, concluded, we aro unable to say whether there will bo ships to divert that way. |