The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-08-24

] Washington, Aug. ZO.-fOou Au'
ministrator Hoover tells the American
people, in a lengthy statement issued
today, Just what Is the food situation
of the world, what are to be the needs
of the nations allied against the cen
/ tral powers, and what must be done
to supply those needs and to feed the
populatlon of our own land.
The normal imports Of wheat ana
other cereals by France, Italy, the
United Kingdom and Belgium, and the
estimates of the 1917 crop in those
countries compared to the normal pro-
duction are given by Mr.. Hoover In
tabulatcd form, and the conclusion Is
drawn that in order to provide normal
consumption It win be necessary
for them to import In the next Il
months 577O00,0O0 bushels Of wheat
and 674.OO0,OOO bushels Of other cere-
ais. If the crops Of the United States
and Canada all mature safely, North
America will have an apparent sur
plus of 20S,OO0,000 bushels Of wheat
and 950OOO.000 bushels of other cere-
ais. The allies. therefore, must use
other cereals than wheat for mixing
in their war bread, and the people OF
America must reduce their consump-
ton of wheat -four from five to four
pounds per week per person.
Decrease in Food Animals.
A careful estimate of the worlds
food animal position shows total net
decrease of 115005,000, and this viii
be greater as the war goes on. AS
the increase of herds and flocks takes
years, we must reduce the consump-
ton, eliminate waste and carefully con-
troll meat exports.
Our home dairy products supplies
are decreasing, while our population is
increasing, and we must ship in
creasing amounts of such products to
our allies. Consequently this indus
try must be stimulated, and home
users must save the wastes in milk and
butter. Much the same may be said in
the case Of sugar.
Mr. Hoover urges a greater CON
sumption of fish and sea foods, in
which our coasts and lakes are enor-
mously rich. The products of the land,
he reminds us, are conserved by the
eating of those of the sea.
Our Duty.
In conclusion the food administrator
says:
have endeavored to show in previ-
GUS articles that the world is short of
food; that Europe is confronted with
the grim specter of starvation unless
from our abundance and our waste we
keep the wolf from the door. Not only
must we have a proper use of our food
supply in order that we may furnish
our allies with the sinews with which
they may fight our battles, but it is
an act of humanity towards fellow
men, women and children.
BY the diversion of millions of men
from production to war, by the Occu-
patton of land by armies, by the iso-
latiOn of markets, by belligerent lines
and by the destruction of shipping by
not only has the home pro-
ductiOn of our allies fallen by over
50O,0OO,O00 bushels Of grain, but they
are thrown upon us for a much larger
proportion of their normal imports for
merly obtained from other markets.
They have reduced consumption at
every point, but men in the trenches, |
men in the shops, and the millions of |
placed at physical labor re-
luire more food than during peace |
tines, and the incidence of their saving |
and any shortage which they may suf- |
FER, falls first upon women and chill |
lren. If this privation becomes too |
great, their peoples cannot be main
aimed constant in the war, and we will |
De left alone to fight the battle of
democracy with Germany.
The problem of food conservation is
me of many competitions. We cannot,
md we do not wish, with our free in
;titutiOns and our large resources of
'oOd, to initiate Europe in its policed
uLlOHlnB, DuL we IuuSL voluntarily anu
assume the responsibility
,efore us as one In which everyone
las a direct and inescapable interest.
We must increase our export of foods
o the allies, and in the circumstances
# our shipping situation, these exports
must be of the most concentrated
Oods. These are wheat, -four, beef,
,ork and dairy products. We have 9th
n foods in great abundance which we
AN use instead of these commodities,
md we can prevent wastes in thou
and directions. We must guard the
lrainage of exports from the United
states, that we retain a proper supply
or our own country, and we must
Ldopt such measures as will ameliO-
ate, so far as may be, the price condi-
ions of our less fortunate. We might
o drain the supplies from the country
o Europe as by the high prices that
would follow to force our people to
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