Mr. Hoover, the American Food Administrator, speaking at the Mansion
House on Tuesday, said that "all anxiety as to the great essentials of food was passed." America, with Canada, could send the Allies twice as much food this year as America sent last year. The European Allies could be supplied with abundant
bread of better quality. America's meat and fat supplies were ample. The submarine menace no longer threatened the day-to-day supply of food to Great Britain, France, Italy, and Greece. Mr. Hoover read a message from President Wilson, saying that the American people would gladly make any sacrifice to maintain the health, comfort, and courage of the Allied peoples. "We are, in fact," said the President, "eating at a common table with them." Mr. Hoover pointed out that within the enemy lines the dominating fact was hunger, and that "a periphery of starvation rings about so-called German victory." America was, however, steadfastly endeavouring to feed the unhappy people of Belgium and Northern France, whose sufferings the Allies must never forget.
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