Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-11
Old FOX and ohtldren starve.

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Old Folk and children starve.
@"Eyerys ounce Of waste is q contri-
button toward starvation. Our allies
reduced consumption by the most
drastic measures, but 1t is impossible
to reduce consumption to those In war
work and engaged in other physical
labor.
therefore the incidence Of this
drastic reduction among our allies
falls upon the old people and the wo-
men and children, and n shortage In
the supplies we may send them will
fall upon this class and this class only,
for until they are reduced to starva-
ton they themselves will insist on
every sacrifice in order that their fight
ers in the trenches and the men and
women In the munition factories may
be maintained.
eve have in u abundance and in
our waste, an ample supply to carry
them and ourselves over this next win
ter without suffering. If we fail, it is
because Individual American citizens
have failed to see and do this loyal ma
tional duty. This Is a service in which
every man woman and child in this
country may enter.
We Must Feed Our Allies.
1.-THE deep obligation is upon us to
feed the armies and the peoples asso-
ciated with us in this struggle. The
diversion of 40, 600, 90 of their men to
war or war work; the additional mill
ions of women drafted to the places
of their husbands and brothers.; the
toll of the submarine, have all con-
spired to so reduce production that
their harvests this autumn will fall
SOC, OOO, 900 bushels OF grain below
lt1oir porpoo1 nrn1J1cfion A1wava do.
pendent upon import from other coun-
tries for a substantial part Of their
food needs, our western European al
lies, because Of the destruction of
shipping by submarines and the isola-
ton from the normal markets by bel
ligerent lines, are forced to a large
degree upon our markets not only as
the nearest but rs the only market
capable Of relieving their bitter nee
essity. isaAGl :
"Therefore, whereas we exported be-
fore the war but s80,000,000 bushels
of wheat per annum, this a by one
means or another we. must find fol-
them 225, 0O0,0O0 bushels, and this In
the face of a short crop. Our best
will but partly meet their needs fol
even then they must reduce their
bread consumption Is per cen and
it will be war bread they must eat
war bread Of which a large portion
consists of other cereals.
Meat supply Dwindling.
ALREADY the greater call for meat
and animal products, due to the stress
Of war on the millions Of men on the
fighting line and the enhanced phys.
ical labor of populations ordinarily
subsisting on lighter diets. coupled
with the inadequate world supply
| 1Ao we Nol1A1 = a1Ifa1. 70 I'LL ~
wards of $4,000, 900 head of theil
stock animals. This is burning the
candle at both ends, for they r thus
sitting their annual production
Therefore, not only must we increase
their supplies Of meat and dairy prod
ucts, but must prepare az war goes or
to meet an rel greater demand FOL
these necessary commodities.
Because of the shortage Of shipping
only the most concentrated Of foods
wheat, grain, beef, pork and dairy pro"
ducts and sugar can be sent across tn,
seas. Fortunately, we have for oul
own use a superabundance of food
stuffs Of other kinds-the perishables
fish, corn and other cereals-and SURE
ly U first manifest duty is to substi'
tute these for those other product
which are of greater use to our fel
low fighters.
No Harm TO Honest Business.
The food administration is callet
into being to stabilize and not to dis
turb conditions and to defend homes
enterprise against illegitimate compe
tition. It has been devised to correc
the abnormalties and abuses tina
have 'crept into the trade by reason o
the world disturbance and to restor,
business as far as may be to a rea
sonable basis.
The businessmen Of this country,
am convinced, realize their own patrf
lotto obligation and the GsoIemnitye O.
the situation and will fairly and gen
erously cooperate in meeting the ma
tional emergency. II do not .believ.
that drastic forces need be applied t,
maintain economic distribution ant
sane use of supplies by the great ma
Ijority Of American people, and I hav,
learned q deep and abiding faith ii
1.-The intelligence of the average Amer
lican business man whose AID we an,
ticipate andGdepend on to remedy@th,
evils developed by the
bet Dishonest Beware.
The first move OF the food admin
istration will be to. bring abou
changes In 1.-The system Of distributing
n wheat andfsin the manufacture ant
sale OF flour. and bread. twill tax,
up next the production 9of;Smeat ant
dairy foods. The trade commission
has investigators now In the f1oul
mills and in the meat packing houses