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nost of them will
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poundage will be-
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ming time on Sat-
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—PX er weapons heretofore not bought
American manufacturers today
were offered “hundreds of millions
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The important expansion of Brit-
ish purchasing was announced al-
most simultaneously in London by
Arthur Greenwood, laborite minis-
ter. and in Washington by Arthur
B. Purvis, chief British purchasing
agent.
Flanked by three leading British
military and industrial technclans,
Purvis laid the proposals before
treasury SecreUry Morgenthsu, of-
fcial coordinator of British and
American war material purchases.
Afterward, Purvis told reporters
that while formerly Britain bought
here only airplanes and other items
of vital and immediate necessity,
he and other British officials were
shaping a long-range program to
purchase many weapons Britain
formerly bought from only its own
factories.
He hinted that this might be a
precaution against the crippling of
British plants by nazi air raiders.
While he declined to give exact
figures, Purvis’ sUtement that the
new orders would amount to “hun-
dreds of millions of dollars” indi-
cated they might raise the British
total in this country since the war
began past $2,000,000,000.
He said that tanks and field ar-
tillery were important Items in the
new program. That, he said, ex-
plained the presence with him of
Brigadier General D. H. Pratt and
Michael Dewar, British tank ex-
perts. Also present was Admiral A.
E. Evans, British naval commander
only recently withdrawn from the
battle fleet to advise Purvis and
Canadian authorities on technical
problems of naval supply.
Admiral Evans’ work here, how-
ever, was said by Purvis not to in-
volve efforts of the British to buy
old destroyers of the United States
navy. He said the British still
hoped for the destroyers, but Evans’
work dealt with new material, rath-
er than “surplus" articles from the
American navy.
By MILTON BRONNER
NEA Service Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—Famine
in Europe is possible—if not immi-
nent. That is the one logical con-
clusion after many conversations
with relief organizations and gov-
ernment officials here in Washing-
ton.
No one will predict the worst
food shortage In European history.
No one will deny the possibility
of severe famine.
The British Isles apparently have
food for this fall and winter
Germany, drawing upon conquer-
ed territories, may escape serious
famine.
Italy is in a tight spot.
The real danger is in France, Bel-
gium, Holland, Denmark, Norway
Factors making for famine are:
1. Last winter was severe,
followed by a cold, wet spring
and crop-destroying floods.
2. Mobilizations took peasants
off farms, leaving women and
children for labor.
3. Actual fighting destroyed
crops-
4. . Conquering Germans live
off and milk invaded countries.
5. Communication and trans-
port is disrupted, hampering
greatly fod distribution.
6. The British blockade keeps
imported food from continental
Europe.
WHEAT CROP
Ravages of war destroyed crops in the field.
7
Six famine factors: British blockade stops foodstuffs.
and oil cake has been imported
The British blockade has stopped
that. Result is that flocks and
herds will have to be reduced.
This means for a short time an
BELOW AVERAGE
The prospective wheat crop of
Europe for 1940 is about ten million
tons below the average consumption.---------
The prospective rye crop is 3,500,000 NAZIS BETTER OFF THAN MOST
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abundance of meat, but with a fol-
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tons.
In the Axis countries—Germany
and Italy-here is a probable wheat,
shortage, compared with consump-
ion of 14 per cent, but this can be
covered by grabs from occupied
lands, by purchases from Danubia,
by substitutes, and by stocks in
hand.
The neutral countries will have
a wheat shortage approximating 20
per cent. The deficit in the occu-
pied territories—and this is the
famine danger point—will be about
40 per cent.
In some aspects the feed grain
situation is better than that of
bread grain, but the geographical
distribution is worse. In Denmark,
Holland, Belgium, France and even
in parts of Germany the situation
is serious, %
In peace times much feed grain
Nazi Germany is likely to escape
the famine, according to an analy-
sis of the German food problem by
experts of the U. 8. Department of
Agriculture.
The Germans have achieved 80
per cent food self-sufficiency. They
have nearly complete self-sufficien-
ty in sugar, potatoes, bread grains,
cabbage, carrots, plums and cher-
ries.---------------------—
Their chief lack is meat and, par-
ticularly, edible fats and oils.
Norway, Denmark, Holland, Bel-
gium, northern France, German-oc-
cupied Poland-in all these there is
reported a serious lack of food.
The American Red Cross and oth-
er American relief agencies are
ready to feed the hungry in those
conquered countries when the road
is clear.
Here war policy enters. Nobody in
Washington knows definitely what
Britain will do. The Intention is to
starve Germany and Italy of food
and raw materials and to prevent
their trading abroad.
The government may not be will-
ing to let foodships carrying sup-
plies to the needy in German-occu-
pied territory. If Britain maintains
the blockade, the Germans will have
to share their food supplies with
the conquered peoples or let them
die
The German people are great
pork eaters. Reports to the U. S.
Department of Agriculture show
Transport destruction handicaps distribution of food.
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stock feed. Already 1,000,000 out of
Denmarks 3.000.000 cattle have been
killed, the meat mainly going to
Germany.
Finland needs food. The war with
Russia, the feding of refugees from
Russian-occupied territories cut
down the food supply.
Great Britain seemingly does not
face any danger this fall and win-
ter. The government claims it has
in storage ample supplies of food
for exerybody, even if the Nazis
succeeded in sinking many ships
carrying food to the United King-
dom. In addition, 1,500,000 acres of
grass land have this year been put
into food production.
Britons are rationed on meat,
butter, sugar, fat and tea, but the
portions are far more liberal than
those allowed in Germany.
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thles January 1, 1940, Germany had
25,300,000 pigs, an increase of 7 per-
cent over 1939. But increased feed-
ing of pigs with household garbage
of feed stuffs for food animals.
The same thing hampers their
raising of cattle and sheep. Ger-
many had 19.900.000 head of cattle
at the beginning of 1940, an Increase
of 4 percent over 1935. In recent
weeks the German meat situation
has been eased by the killing of cat-
tle and pigs in Holland end Den-
mark.
ITALY LOSES ’BATTLE
OF WHEAT
Italy is not as well off as its Axis
partner. Reports to the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture Indicate
Mussolini has lost his much touted
“battle of wheat.”
The average consumption has
been 295,000,000 bushels and in the
past three years that figure has
been achieved by the farmers. But
the outlook for this year is only
208.000.000 bushels.
Bread has already been ration-
ed in the restaurants. One more
meatless day has been ordered,
making four per week
FRANCE. BELGIUM
IN BAD SHAPE
The food situation Is serious in
France. Seven of the invaded prov-
inces-Ardennes. Aisne. Nord. Som-
me, Pas de Calais, Meuse and
Marne-in past years produced 50
percent of French sugar beets, 25
prcent of the wheat, one-third of
the flax, 14 percent of the barley,
18 per cent of the dry edible beans
and peas, 13 percent of potatoes and
12 percent of dairy products.
Little part of this food is left for
the people.
The unoccupied regions, flooded
with millions or refugees, are unable
to meet the situation.
Latest reports are that things
will be serious all over France un-
til the harvest is gathered and
this harvest will be greatly below
par. There is an urgent need for
baby food. Including canned milk
and sugar. The Petain government
has appealed" to the Germans.
In Belgium, it is estimated, 2,-
000.000 people are without adequate
food, the bread shortage being par-
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struction of farms in north Bel-
glum. Cattle died or were seized by
the invading Germans, milch cows
have gone dry, and in many places
crops have gone unattended.
Holland dairy farmers have suf-
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their cattle and hogs, but also from
the enforced slaughter of animals.
This has been caused by the lack of
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its stock feed. Th British blockade
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