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Show MAY RE A FAMINE SAISEHOVERNDR lISl tMTMI STVTI.S TO HIT T TUP. Hi:s lorniir Pciitlr, Homo Pnmi tho Pwi-I. Si)a Country In Hot Willi tho Wnr IVcr Ittllevo That Subninr-lno Subninr-lno Mnj Ho Crlpplnl II) n our-iigcotK our-iigcotK Iali t I'lnivi of P.vll. That a fhorlago of food and the poMlhllllt of a world famine preitiitn a much itreater danger than that of submarine warfare, la the opinion of William Hpr). former governor of Ptah who returned recentl) to Rail Irfike Pit) from a visit of a month nt the commercial center of the l!nt Ho diolarea that the people are nil aflame to the seriousness of the situ ation nnd that there will lie no shirking shirk-ing i llher In the determination to overcome the food shortage or of the winning of the war nt nrm After reviewing conditions relative to submarine warfare with naval experts ex-perts at Washington nnd New Vork, ex'tlovrrnor Hpr) has come to the romlusloii that In an ntidnclnua at tempt to reach the submarine baso either In Hamburg or the Kiel canal mn) He the solution to the submarine problem He added that It was not known If n sincere attempt had been made nn )tt. although the wnr hna progressed more thnn two nnd n half ear, to raid the Herman base Ntiggrt ltnlil Ho llno. 'Home plan mn) Ikj dlsvovcrcd and nrrnngrd b) which submarines mn) be (ombnlttd successfull) nt sea said tho former governor ' llut there Is one thing certain n successful rnld on the ilirmim nubmarlne base would cripple submarines to tisetessness. I suggested to iv number of prominent men In Ni w Vork that white an audacious auda-cious attempt ti raid Hamburg or tho Kiel runal might appenr suicidal the suet ess of the tiliin would com hide the wnr, and there came oonsldernbli npprovnl It was (orilIrd suicidal for Dene) to enter Mnulla Imrlxir but he entirid, tit verlhelosM, nnd was rewarded re-warded with victor). A well organlted attempt to rnld the Kiel mini I or the districts where the submarine bnso must bo l) the combined fleet should bo given er) definite consideration. There might bo nppnlllnK losses, but In the fare of what submarines aro doing do-ing todn) I believe It Well worth tr. Ing" Attitude Toniml Ni u trait. Purther It wns pointed out b) the former govini'ir that In order to bring tho wnr to lta earliest com lit-slon lit-slon It waa necesaar) for the Pultid States to scud nil Its food anil other suppllt to Mligcrcni nations, lie wild that Ihe Htamllnavlan countries, which continue to remain neutral, should bo regarded us enemies of the Uulttd Htalts In that they havo dls-plujed dls-plujed their friendship tntvard the (lermanlc powers b) suppl)lng thnn with food. General study of the fond situation In the United Htutra set ma to Indicate be) ond doubt that the food suppl) will be short unless gigantic if forts nre made to ovircome the situation," continued con-tinued fipr) 'And I want to cnll attention at-tention to tho Importance of the ndoiitlon of a pollc) for the ronsc rvn-tlun rvn-tlun of tho food supply with Ptnh, for It seems to mo Hint Dame Nature has enlisted on tho side of Ihe Herman this ear, Indhated b tho severe winter win-ter and the Into seasons which utc general over tho United Htntes. ' When I was returning to Halt Uike Clt) 1 became acquainted with n Canadian Can-adian cnplaln, cunvabselng from wounds received In the trenches I nikrd him how long the wnr would last nnd he replltd that It would bo n long lime nnd hi emed of the opinion that the Hermans still were strong nnd that there vvna nerd of very superior su-perior o'iposllloit to quell tin in I'm or Sliding Troow. I nm vi ry mmh In favor of the plan of s ndlng Aim rlrnn troops to Hurope The suggestion of Theodore lloosevilt that ho be permitted to organise or-ganise n voluntirr army for service In Franco should be embraced by President Presi-dent Wilson nnd congress. Wilson Is aspiring for a third term, In whlih event It I not probabh that ho will permit Colonel Hoosevilt to dlstln gulsh himself ut Ihe head of n great army to be sent to Ktiropo. It. R. dimming, smittirman well known In Halt Iike City, Is assisting Coloml Itoosivelt ns are many ntlur of his men of rough rider fntm " (lovernnr Apr) speculaltd on bind. nesH changea nftir tho war Ho said that oil nnd sugar were attracting much more Interest nt the pttut time thnn minerals, nn I lie prrtk that nil of tho modern ti ill .in inched inch-ed In tho war will be so lunvilrtiui that the Hotith American ropulilki tf destined to share In In nn ndom fc. Vestment wlili h would i utrlbutt tnnking them rival of the prrw modern nations. He said that thttV vvjopment of oil In Cuba was utlrif. lug worldwide attention and that To-n To-n mn nnd othir Cintril Amtrku countries wero n tout to wilier tmj bid as oil produc'ng stati During his Kastern tour the formr governor took his famll) ti Waihltf ton, I) C. and visited Providence l bnny, N. V, Chlingo, Knnf.u City iu Denver on matter of private builitta |