The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-11
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Constructive Regulation.


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Constructive Regulation.
1--WE propose to proceed as rapidly
A ~ poeeihle with constructive reguia-
tion IN various commodities ana 10
announce each program as quickly as
( n n properly formulated. We hope
. within the next few days TO announce
the method of wheat and -four con-
troll
Must F'ccd Our Allies.
The deep obligation is upon us TO
feed the armies and tho peoples as
soctatAd with US in this struggle, The
" diversion Of 40. 10000 Of their men 30
war or war work: the additional MIL
\ Hons OF women drafted 20 the places
of their husbands or brothers; the toIl
of the submarine. have all conspired
10 20 reduce production that their mar
reets this autumn will alls5oo GOO 200
bushels of grain below their normal
production Our Western European
4 allies because of the destruction 81
shipping by submarine and the isoIS-
ton from the normal markets by bel
iigerent lines. are forced upon our
markets not only as the nearest hn'
rs the only market aplble of relieving
their bitter necessities. Therefore.
whereas, We exported before the war
hut so 600. coo bushels Of wheat per
annum this year we must ind for
them 100000 bushels in the face
II short crop.
Added Demand for Meat.
ALREADY the greater call for meat
and animal products, due to the stress
Of war on the millions of men on the
lighting line and the enhanced physt-
cal labor OF populations ordinarily
Subststing on lighter diets. have com
PEELED our allies to kill upwards of
$4,000. 900 head OF their stock animals,
Not only must we increase their sup
plies of meat and dairy products but
must prepare as war goes on TO meet
an even greater demand for these
Necessary commodities.
France and Italy formerly pro
duced their own sugar while England
and Ireland imported largely from
Germany.
Have a Supcrabundancc.
Fortunately we have for our own
use superahundance Of foodstufts of
,ther kinds-the perishs hles. fish. corn
and other cereals-and surely our
first manifest duty is To substitute
these for those other products which
are OF greater use to our fellou-fght-
ers Our second duty Is 20 eliminate
waste to the last degree Seventy per
cent of our people are wsll-known to
be as thrifty and careful as any in
The world. They can. heaorer-S1s sub
stttute foods as above. II is not too
much to ask the other thirty per cent.
by simple living. TO reduce their con
sumption.
Our allies have reduced consump-
ton by the most drastic measures.
but it is impossible to reduce con-
sumption to those In war work and
engaged In other physical labor
Therefore. the incidence of this dras-
tic reduction among our allies falls
upon old people and women anf chill
dren, and any shortage In the supplies
we may send them Will fall upon this
class only. for until they are reduced
to starvation they themselves will in
sist on every sacrifice IN order that
their fighters In the trenches and the
men and women In the munition fac
.ories may be maintained
I'VE have in our abundance. and
In our waste, an ample supply TO
carry them and ourselves over this
next winter without suffering We
shall invite all classes and all trades
10 sign volunteer pledge to cooper
ate with us in the undertaking and
80 become as much members Of the
food administration as we ourselves
are
No Royal Road to Conservation,
There Is no royal road to food
conservation. II can be accomplished
only through sincere and earnest
daily cooperation In the twenty mil
Hon Kitchens and at the twenty mill
Hon dinner tables of the United
States II we can reduce our con-
sumption OF wheat -four by one pound.
our meat by seven ounces our fat
by seven ounces. our sugar by seven
ounces per person per week, these
quantities. multiplied by one hundred
million, will imneasurably aid and en-
(, courage oe,r-.> s.lea AesrN earre~ ferg
growing armies and SO effectively
serve the great and noble cause o,
humanity In which our nation has
efn harked
The terms of the food control bill
also endow the president with power
over fuel. including coal, oil and
natural gas. 1t Is likely that Mr..
hoover will take a hand in the oil
ana gasoline market. but the price OF
coal Is now being fixed as under the
Terms OF the bill upon a cost investi-
cation by the federal trade commits
zion The ommission will proclaim
these costs and the president viii re-
ouire the miners 10 charge a nrice
that Will yield only reasona bio
profit