We greatly regret to record the death on Wednesday of
Lord Rhondda. He was only sixty-two. If, as we fear, the excessive strain of his duties as Food Controller overtasked the physical energy that remained to him after an exceptionally busy life, Lord Rhondda nevertheless had the satisfaction of knowing that he had succeeded in his last great task. Under his direction, the nation's food supplies have been rationed and the prices regulated with the minimum of friction or controversy. Lord Rhondda benefited, no doubt, by the errors of his predecessor. He was more fortunate, too, than other Food Controllers, except in America, in that there has been no real scarcity of any articles of food, except fresh meat. Nevertheless, his genius as an organizer, and especially his wisdom in creating and in trusting the local Food Committees, have been of incalculable value to the country. If there is now no food problem in the dangerous political sense, we have to thank Lord Rhondda.
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