The Pulaskian., 1917-08-24

the great majority of thrifty na--, can save little-and the more ,s' Nop'e ous elements of the population ',l' reduction to simple living save M " The final result of substituting e~ otbA. products and saving one ponnd wheat flour, two ounces of fats oi ounces of sugar and seven opnoo. en meat weekly. by each person oi when we have multiplied this h., i hundred million, have increased One on exports to the amounts absolntaIo Vu' quired by our allies. This maans more than that we should eat nIe.t no but eat wisely and without waste
 Food conservation has other os
 of utmost importance. Ware r,,,lI. r1I's ., paid for by savings. We mnst oe Tn the consumption in commodities a.. the consumption of unproductiva 1o Dor in order that we may divert o,ss manhood to the army and to tbo shs,'- If by the reduction in consnnr,+io.s 70 labor and the commodities that if n.o duces and the diversion of this sax,n. to that labor and those commodit,as demanded by the war, we shall ho oh,S to fight to eternity We can roortoaa0 our future savings for a littla vba,' sse but a piling up of mortgages is bnt . short step toward bankruptcy Evorn atom that we save is available for s,,h seription to Liberty bonds
 The whole of Europe has heor gagged ever since the war began in A. elimination of waste, the slmplification of life, and the increase of it's indrs trial capacity. When the war iS oua. the consuming power of the world vii, be reduced by the loss of proSn~i+, and man power, and we shall entar period of competition without narallol in ferocity. After the war. wa mus, maintain our foreign markets if onr working people are to be employed We shall be in no position to comnoto if we continue to live on the samo basis of waste and extravaganza on which we have lived hitherto. Simn,a temperate living is moral issue ef tbo first order at any time, and any otbe, basis of conduct during the war he. comes wrong against the interest ot the country and the interest of democracy.
 The impact of the food shortage of Europe has knocked at every door nj the United States during the past three years. The prices of foodstuffs have nearly doubled, and the reverberations of Europe's increasing shortage would have thundered twice as loudly dur Ing the coming year even had we not entered the war, and 1t can now only be mitigated if we can exert strong control and this in many directions
 We are today in an era of high prices. We must maintain prices at such a level as will stimulate produe. tion, for we are faced by a starving world and the value of a commodity to the hungry is greater than it's price.
 AS result of the world shortage of supplies. our consumers have suffered from speculation and extortion. While wages for some kinds of labor haFa increased with the rise in food prices, in others, it has been difficult to main. tain our high standard of nutrition
 By the elimination of waste in all classes, by the reduction in the con. sumption of foodstuffs by the more for. tunate, we shall increase our supplies not only for export but for home, and by increased supplies we can help in the amelioration of prices.
 For Better Distribution.
 Beyond this the duty has been laid upon the food administration to coop crate with the patriotic men in trades and commerce, that we may eliminate the evils which have grown into our system of distribution, that the bur den may fall equitably upon all by res toration, so far as may be- of the nor nal course of trade It is the purpose of the food administration to use It's utmost power and the utmost abllly that patriotism can assemble to ameh' crate this situation to such degree as may be possible.
 The food administration is assem- bling the best expert advlce Ill tne country on home economics, on 1ooo utilization, on trade practices anu trade wastes, and on the conduct oi public eating places, and we shall out line from time to time detailed sugges' tions, which if honestly carried out U! such individuals in the country, we pe' lieve will effect the result which Ws must attain. We are asking ever! home, every public eating place anu many trades, to sign a pledge caiu to accept these directions, so Tar as their circumstances permit, and we aie organizing various instrumentalitles " ameliorate speculation. We are aSA. ing the men of the country Wno ais not actually engaged in the handling of food to sign similar pledges 'na' they shall see to it, so far as tiley a'' able, that these directions are fohoWeu We are asking all who wish us wen and who undertake our service u ~ come actual members of the food au