Show FARMERS PRO BLEM BIG SAYS HOOVER QUESTION IS TO BRIDGE GAP BETWEEN WAR AND PEACE IN satisfactory MANNER hen markets of europe are opened freely to trade there will be a greater de demand m and for food than can be supplied paris Iler herbert berl hoover united states food administrator and director general of tile the international relief relict organization in ili n statement issued sunday declared that alir th dominating food problem in fit the united states state at it tills 4 Is a very ory much lunch bigger problem than the chicago pa packer cherN it Is 14 it problem of tile the american farmer if tile lie packers profit of 2 or 3 per cent on liln him turnover is too high it Is the duty daty of congress to tax it out of bill if the banners fan ners prices threaten to fill fall below the level kel of it a fair return it t behooves behoove 3 the country to do some quick clear th the perplexities arising out of inability to demobilize totally the alie food situation of the world lit in the period between bet w een the hie ariner lice and pence make inake t the lie position in tin tilt mutter matter of more immediate concern titan than t the lie A fuluio t lit 0 o of the chicago packers taking it broadly broud ly before the european war ir began we exported about tons of food a ye ear a r tills year yet w we are prepa prepared red to export tit nt the alie rate of from to tons the increase represents tile lie pa ti til lotte otle service of tit lie american fanner plus lus the voluntary sacrifice of the lie average american under the lie mon alon of the pleas front from the allied governments ern ments that hint without an all enormous in jer etise in ii our food supplies their very ery ches would mould ho be menaced we are thus facet faced with a serious problem respect to our own great supplies accumulated if an in earl early peace Is signed and the taina 03 acts of tire are opened freely to trade there will be a greater demand ifor for foot food from jie now new mouths ever this surplus could supply hut but tit in the periods between the arini armistice stice find peace we ve have rl very difficult situation we ve have found it possible to pro iteck the american fanner in tit alie two and one link half months since tile lie apinis lice I 1 alila it is no s have done by co operal ing with UK allies lit in opening wider markets to neutral countries and ly by relief into the liberated territories ri tories the next anti and lust last six fekn of the high fat fait production season will lie be stilt still more difficult to manage na jell cannot be expected lit in that time markets |