Show ENGLAND FACES FOOD SHORTAGE startling admission made by member of british cabinet london francis dyke acland fin ancial secretary of the treasury speaking in the house of at commons on the agricultural situation made a somewhat disturbing it was imperative mr acland said that farmers should drop their prejudice against the employment of female la bor bar A breakdown in home supplies was only avoidable if the labor eit sit bation did int grow worse the danger point of greatly de creased production already has been reached and even as things were going it was now feared that england could not hope to maintain her production on last years level it more men mem were swept into the army from the farms ehe she could only escape fam ine by diverting to importation ot of foodstuff foodstuffs ships which are sa a urgently needed for the transport of at munitions |