FOOD CONFERENCE

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 May 1943, Page 6

FOOD CONFERENCE

MR. ROOSEVELT’S MESSAGE.

RUGBY, May 18.

The United Nations Conference on food and agriculture opened at Flot Springs, Virginia, to-day. A message from President Roose-, velt, outlining the importance of foocl and agriculture during the war and post-war periods was read. . The message said: “Each nation individually and all the nations collectively must undertake responsibilities. They must take all the necessary steps to develop world food production, so that it will be adequate id meet the essential nutritional needs of the world population. They must see to it that no hindrances, whether of international trade, of transportation, or of internal distribution, will be allowed to prevent any nation or group of citizens within a nation from obtaining the food necessary to health.” Mr. Roosevelt reminded delegates that the broad objectives for which the United Nations were working had been stated in the. Atlantic Charter, the United Nations declaration, also at the meeting of the American Republics at Rio de Janeiro. He added that the purpose of the Conference was to consider how best to further those policies with regard to the consumption, production and distribution of food and other agricultural products after the war. . Judge Marvin Jones, head of tne American delegation, was chosen as Chairman of the Conference. English was selected as the official language. The Conference is expected to end not later than June 3.