Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21
OUTLINE PLAN TO
CONSERVE LARDER
Wilson and Hoover, Named
Food Dictator, Tell Of Meas
ures to Prevent Waste of
Supplies in U. s.
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the food administration, directly un.
der the president, with the co-opera.
ton OF the great and admirable or.
CARNATIONS of the Department OF Agi.
culture, the Department Of Commerce
the Federal Trade commission and the
railroad executives"
Il conceive" says Mr.. Hoover
that the essence Of all war admins
tration falls into two phases:
First, centralized and single re-
sponsibility; second, delegation OF this
responsibility to decentralized admin
istrative organization"
Four Administration Branches.
The four branches of food admins
tration are described by Mr.. Hoover
as follows:
In the first branch we should set
up a certain number of seperate ex-
executive bodies for regulation and
administration OF certain critical COM
modities, and these should be organ
lied on the normal lines OF our COM
mercial institutions, with board Of
directors, a president and executive
ofiicers, who will work out problems
involved in these commodities and
will institute such measures as NAV
be necessary to stabalize prices and
distribution and that these branches
should be constituted Of the leaders
OF the country, PRODUCERS, distribu-
tors, bankers and consumers, alike.
n 1T has been the experience of all
European food control that results
can be best accomplished by acting
through or by regulation Of the or
binary distribution agencies in the
community, placing such restrictions
which will cause minimum sacrifice
on the part of the legitimate distribu-
tor and will eliminate broad national
waste, unnecessary boarding and the
SPECTATOR in foodstuffs. With the
good will of the distributing commune
ity, 1t is possible to do this without
disruption OF the essential commerce
OF the country.
Cooperation Of States.
THE second branch of administra-
ton lies in the cooperation OF the
governors and state administrations
through the establishment of state
TODD administrators who will act on
behalf of the national. executive in
national matters and who will them
selves handle local problems; through
them and their assistants to secure
coordination in distribution from one
section OF the country to another and
70 use the powers against illegitimate
boarding which congress is being
asked to vest in the food administra.
ton.
Furthermore it devolves on the
states to stop waste in public places,
These powers being asked for are
considerable il order that we may
force into the market every form Of |
foodstuH over and above such stock |
as normally and legitimately belongs
to any particular business for its prop |
er conduct and prevent any withhold |
ing, directly or indirectly, Of food sup
plies from the market.
Up to Women of u. S.
THE third equally important de-
partment is one Of domestic economy.
AS 30 per cent OF the ultimate food
consumption of the country is in the
hands of the women of the country.
we will shortly place before them q
plan OF organization including policies
IS to the elimination of waste, the re-
1uction of consumption, the substitu-
hon OF local commodities for those
rom farther ahsld, the substitution OF
,verabundant commodities for those
which we wish to export to our allies.
md instruction in the intelligent pur-
chase and use Of foodstuffs, and to
Jet public opinion against waste and
in public places.
We do not ask that the Americana
,eople starve themselves, but that
hey should eat plenty, wisely and
without waste
1T is my present idea to propose a
Ian to the American women by which
We ask every woman in control of
he household to join as an actual
member of the food administration
md give us pledge that She will, so
ar as her means and circumstances
'ermit. carry out the. instructions ,
which we will give her in detail from
ime to time.
Must Act With Allies.
we hope to set up such an or
over and above this vast
rmy OF supporters as will give it II
Efficiency and intelligence in action.
here is no service in this war on ,
ehalf OF our own country and our
lilies in which the women of the
ountry can so well enlist themselves
$ IN this service and the success of }
ne food administration will rest very
lrgely upon the support which we h
eceive from them, @
The fourth branch of the admins /,
ration must be that of cooperation i