The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-23
IAQ Hats Go Same Way

and of it's justified reliance upon the
freedom Of individual initiative. The
last thing that any American could
contemplate with equanimity would be
the introduction of anything resem-
bling Prussian autocracy into the
food control Of this country.
1T is of vital interest and impor-
tancc to every man who produces food
and to every man who takes part in
it's distribution that these policies thus
literally administered should succeed
and succeed altogether. 1t is only in
that way that we can prove it to be
absolutely unnecessary to resort to tn Q
rigorous and drastic measures which
the European countries.
With the president, Mr.. Hoover be
lieves it will rarely become necessary
to apply large powers.
Five cardinal principles of food ad-
ministratiOn outlined by Mr.. Hoover =
his statement arc:
THAT the food problem is one oe
wise administration and not cXprcssc,l q
by the words dictator or controller.
but food administrator
That this administration can lie
largely carried out through the coor-
dination and regulation of the existing
legitimate distributive agencies, sup
plemented by certain emergency
bodies composed of representatives of
the producers, distributors and con-
sumcrs
The rganization Of tho commun
ity for voluntary conservation of
foodstuffs.
That all important positions, so far
rs they may be, shall be filled with
volunteers.
That independent responsibility of
tho food administration shall be di-
rectly under the president with the
cooperation of the organizations q.
the Department of Agriculture and
Department OF Commerce, the FEEDER
al Trade Commission and the railroad d
executives"
II conceive" says Mr.. Hoover
that the essence OF all war admins
tration falls into two pl,;,ses:
First: Centralized and single re.
sponsibility.
Second: Delegation of this respon
sibility to decentralized administ,a
tive organs"
The four branches of food admin
istration are described by Mr.. Hoover
rs follows:
In the first branch we should SC,
up certain number Of separate en-
/ ecutive bodies for regulation and ad
ministration of certain critical com
modities and these should be organic
ed on tho normal lines Of our com
, nlcrcial institutions with a hoard of al.
: roctors. "a president and executive Of
Ecers who will work ont problems in
volred i'm these commodities and will
institute such measures as may be
necessary to establish prices and dis
tribution and that these bodies should
be constituted Of the leaders Of the
country producers, distributors. bank
crS AMI cOnSumcrs alike.
II; has boon the experience of ali
European food control that results
can best bc accomplished by acting
through or by regulation of the or.
dinary distribution agencies in the
community, placing such restrictions
which will cause a minimum sacrifice
on tho part OF the legitimate distrib-
utor and will eliminate broad national
waste, unnecessary boarding and the
sheer SPECTATOR i'm foodstuffs. witt,
the good will Of the distributing com
munity ii is possible to do this with
out disruption of the essential com
merce OF the country.
"rhe second branch Of the admin
istratiOn lies In the coopora ton al
tho governors and state administ RI
ltions through the establishment OF