The Washington times., 1917-09-30
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BY IDA N. TARBELL.



In this attempt to fix the value OF
the ounce in the great matter OF win
ming the war we constantly ma the
effort tossave both the ounce OF bread
and the ounce of energy spoiled by
the lack OF the ounce OF cooperation
Democracy depends in the long run
on how successfully all the people
carry out what the majority have
made up their minds to be necessary
There is no doubt at all that the
majority OF us at this time have made
up our minds that we must stop al
wastsge, of bread and energy, but
unless we get into the habit of do
ing this together-that is. OF usinE
the ounce of-co-operatiOn-the results
are going to fall far short of our cal
culAtions.
We are having a striking illustra
tion of the essential nature Of CO
operation in the way we have been
bungling the enormous crop Of green
vegetables that we set out with such
Energy last spring to produce.
Garden Crops New Problem.
Unless our eyes deceive US. there
are more gardens in this country to-
day than ever were before. In spite
OF all the gardens that have failed
for lack OF wedding or because the
first impulse gave out, large numbers
have been carried through to a highly
productive point.
But all OF the energy that has beer
put into them will be lost II what II
raised Is not used. And in hundreds
of cases II cannot be used unless
there is some sort OF cooperative ef
fort to take care OF the crop.
From all parts of the country WI
| are hearing the wall that gardeners
who responded TO the country's crI
for more product are unable to sci
or use their truck; that things arr
wasting for lack OF a place to pu
| them.
Too late at many points we ar,
seeing that what we failed to grasl
was that the ounce OF cooperation
must be mixed with the ounce o
energy II We were going to have tn
proper results.
Women Establish Centers-
1t is fine proof of the spirit whicl
animates the country that on all side
methods OF taking care OF this wastlnl
crop began to be devised as soon as tn
need was understood.
| In all parts OF the country women o
| various societies who have combines
| themselves under the Woman's Commit
tee of the Council Of National Defens
are working out practical schemes o
taking care OF the material which ha
not already been destroyed.
In several States the women working
under this committee have establishe,
food centers. They have in these Ger
ters not only means for canning goods
but for selling and exchanging. The
! have established auto corpB, and liver
little cars are running through the dis
tricts belonging TO center coIectn
, everything that the farmer and gardene
have that would otherwise go 10 waste
These centers aim to do whatever IN
producer wants done with his crop-se
IL II he wants to sell It; can II II h
wants to can It, either for himself 10
1 selling or for relief work; eFchange
II he wants to exchange IT. store II
he wants TO store 1t
These food centers not only co-operat
with the producer. but with the marke
men and all retail stores In green gooo
/ and fruits. Late in the day the wome
take of the market mans hands wha
ever he has left.
should Be Nationwide.
What is working out is really one
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