Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-12-29
UNITED STATES FOOD
ADMINISTRATION

Washington, D. C.,-The American
people are depending upon the Unit
ed States Food Administration to
see that our soldiers, Allies and our
selves have plenty OF food at as reas
enable price as the war conditions
will allow. THIS is one thing to re-
member, that we are living in war
times; hence we must govern ourselv
es accordingly.
The number Of Food Administra-
ton window cards In the windows Of
loyal homes Is one Of the best signs
that they who pass may see that the
people of those houses have pledged
themselves to do what their Govern
ment asks them to do in the saving
Of wheat, meat fats and sugar, by U.s.
ing less Of these foods and substitu-
ting other food In their stead. So
don't be a Stacker. Let other people
know that you are with them in do
ing your bit" If you have no card
in your window, get one from the Fed
efal Food Administrators Of your
State. If you want to have that
great, grand and glorious feeling"
do all the things your Government
asks you to do.
The Food Administration does not
want you to go hungry. The Food
Administration wants you to have
plenty to eat, but you are asked not
to eat all you want of those foods
which we must ship to our soldiers
and the allies. Eat "a little less wheat
meat fats and sugar aud Rll you need
Of the other foods. Patriotic people
are cheerfully making personal sacri
ftces in their eating. This is not the
time for the "big eats"
The United States Food Administra
ton has had % commission merchant
punished because he allowed several
tar. loads of potatoes to detoriate
1t was found that this commission
would have allowed the. pc
tptoes to spoil rather than place them
on the market for sale. It was a sur
prise to him when he received sum
mons to appear before the D. c.. Food
Food Administrators to have his lie
ense to do business, taken from him
at once. The Food Administrator
does not intend that any persons,
such as commission merchants or
Wholesale dealers. who handle large
quantities of food shall allow food
stuffs to spoil, or to become unfit for
use as foods. It Is also unlawful for
food dealers to store food longer than
p reasonable time, after which time
this food must be placed on the mar
'ke'l Tn that. Tire people 1:,th 'T,cJ ".
Thus dealers cannot put foodstuffs In
Large warehouses or in cold storage,
and then keep them for a long time
and sell them when the price Is high.
Through the prevention OF the hoard
Ing OF food for q long time 1t will be
possible for the people to secure food
at lower price than would other
wise be possible during war time. s
a coal dealer in Washington was
reported to have In storage three hun
dred or more tons Of coal This coal
Saould have been sold to the peopls.
He may be allowed to sell co,d when
the war Is over, but at the present
time, and as long as the war lasts. he
will not be allowed to buy and sell
coal as a dealer. This is his punish
2ment by the Fuel Administration
y few such examples here
and there will convince those who
are dealing In food and fuel and are
trying to profit by war conditions.
THAT the Government Is in earnest.
You see that we must be patient
and have confidence in our. Govern.
ment. It takes time to do things and
there. are many things being done for
your benefit by your Governments
which you never know. Read your ma
pers and you will soon learn some of
these appreciate what your Govern.
ment Is trying to do for us all. n,
The thought Food Will Win The
War" Is giving our enemies much con
Germ. There are rumors and rumors
being circulated among women. that
our Government intends to take a 1,art
OF all Of their canned fruits and yeea.
tables for the use OF our soldiers
'Ihese rumors are untrue and start
from enemy agents who try 10 make
the American people dissatisfied with
their own Government. Those per-
sons, here among us, who try to In
Iluence people against their Govern
ment by fault-finding and spreading
the tales told them by our enemies
are Just as dangerous to our country
as the Germans are The following
statement has been Issued on this
subject by Herbert Hoover, United
states States Food Administrator:
We have reports from various
Rarts of the, country Of crooks. thaiy.
es and confidence operators who ara
going from house to house purport.
Ing to be authorized by the Food Adj
mtnistration and other Departments
OF the Government to collect or com
mEa mar foodstuffs for the Govern
ment or the army
wish to. say emphatically that no.
department Of the Government has
or will ever make such demands on
householders, and that all such Deo
pie are petty frauds and should ; he
held for the police. The Government
agencies are Investigating various
cases and information is sought of
PHI such persons by this Department.
Bishop J. M. Conner, b. D., Of the