PROHIBITION FOOD FOREUROPE

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16426, 21 January 1919, Page 7

PROHIBITION

FOOD FOREUROPE

ADOPTED IN UNITED STATES. (By Cable.—Prees Association. —Copyright.) (Australian and K.Z. Cublo Association.) (Received January 20th, 10.45 p.m.) WASHINGTON, January 19. A feature of national prohibition is the rapidity of its accomplishment, twenty States having gone dry since the beginning of tho year. The prohibitionists' principal -weapon was Major-General Wood's testimony as to its benefit in the army zone.

QUESTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION.

SUPREME COUNCIL SET UP. (By Cable.—Press Afeociation.—' Copyright-) (Australian and Cable Association.) (Received Januarv 21st, 12.30 a.m.) LONDON, January 19. It is officially stated that the associated Governments have established a Supreme Council consisting of repjrosentatives of France, Italy, 110 United States, and Great Britain, to deal with food, finance, and slipping resources in connexion with the rovictualling and supply of the liberated and enemy territory, and co-ordinate such supplies with the supplies for the Allied and neutral countries. At the in&tanco of the War Cabinet Mr H.. J. Ford, Viscount Reading, and Sir J. Beale will represent Groat Britain for the time being on the Council, and wilL leave London immediately for Paris. The American representatives will be Mr C. H. Hoovor and Mr Norman Davis, and the French M. Clementel and M. Vilgrain. Certain emergency measures have already been taken by which assistance has been rendered to Serbia and Roumania. Concerning Austro-Ger-niany, an inter-Allied Commission has been working for some time, Sir W. Boveridge, of the Food Ministry, having met representatives of Vienna and the Aubtro-German territories at Borne, the Commission since procee-1-iiirr to Vienna and Prague. The food situation in thoso territories is serious and is rendered more serious Dy transport and financial difficulties. Interim arrangements are being made for the supply of a certain quantity of foodstuffs. Some supplies have already been sent to Vienna. Further action will doubtless bo required when the Commission reports to the Supreme Council. The Associated Governments are fullv alive to the importance of the problem of supplies. There is every reason to hope that- the Supreme . Council will shortly be able to establish a comprehensive scheme dealing with the whole situation.