South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-02
URGES BRE MERS
To STOP WASTAGE
Rev. G. {. Enterline Says PeO-
pie Alone Should Not
Be Called On.

Food conservation could be made
much more effective. according to
4 ftev George T.. Enterline. in his
sermon sunday mOrning on The
Sin OF Wastefulness if DO were be-
gun with the abolition OF the greae
waste caused by the brewers and
distillers Of the land Rev Enter
line believes more real food is con-
sumed ia the manufacture OF int0Xt-
4 catinE liquors than is lost through
extravagance In table delicacles.
Mr. Enterliue's sermon. I'm part
TO what purpose is this waste
! Matthew 26.S These are the words
1 of the disciples of our Lord when
: the woman had poured the cruise OF
/ very precious ointment over the
Master IL matters little whether
or not we agree with THESE disciples
IN their criticism of this particular
act. but we are agreed that waste
| fitness is very wrong The Ameri-
can people have frequently been
charged with the sin Of wasteful-
ness. and Ne lear very much that
there IS considerable ground for the
accusation our almost Inexhaustj-
bic supply OF everything. coupled
with our high wages. has made as
almost without exception, prohigate
and wasteful. American wasteful-
ness ana extravaganza has for years
been matter OF frequent comment
hy old world travellers. The far
garbage can has been almost as
common slogan as the dinner pail.
Are we Wasteful?
zone might bee disposed 20 ask TIE
question. is 10 true that we are
wasteful2 Mr.. Hoover. the high
est authority I'M our country on this
question. says We are. He saws the
waste of food amounts 20 az least
$50 "A wear for every family in
America. and that the estimated ag-
gregate of food waste In this cOun-
try is S1O0.0OO.O0O The garbage
men IN New York city are authority
for the statement that since this
economy agitation i'm the land there
mas been one million tons less o.
garbage i'm that city alone. which
is quite conclusive proof that there
had been waste before. Whatever
there may be now.
We are told that the waste OF a
single ounce of food each day IN
every home means nearly the waste
OF SEQ millions Of pounds Of food.
and that The waste or single slice OF
bread each day IN every home
means "A daily waste of million
leaves of bread This surely is
appalling and deserves our most
serious consideration. 1t teaches us
the value and the possibilities of the
little waste 10y each can reach these
startling proportions. SO can "a little
saving by each. and a little produc-
ton by each. Every pound OF vege-
tables OF other eatahles produced
by YOU and by me. i'm our own little
back yard gardens relieves the mar
lset Just that much, and leaves just
that much more for those wEO can
not produce H.
Every pound we preserve for
the winter reue> es the demand up-
on the winter market just that
much. That is SO self evident that
il needs no proof. For very obvious
reasons none of us can afford Co
disregard IT. lt appeals 10 us from
a simple humanitarian standpoint in
order that we may be able more
nearly 20 supply the pressing needs
OF our allies across the sea, as
patriotic measure IL makes strong
appeal 10 us. OF course we love oar
louutry and arc very wilkins 20 TO
our bit toward it's maintenance. ana
toward the overthrow OF It's greatest
Zoe. the autocrarcy 80 iuUsrrtouSly
eNemphhed In the HChen1oIerns,
and as a means OF SER preservation
we are more than ready 90 respond
70 IT,
Wastagc Through Booze.
But I could become a lot more
enthusiastic about it if there were
little consistency between the
preaching and the practice With
reference to this matter ON the part
of the president and the Consress.
II their attitude toward the most
high-handed and pernicious of all
the MASTERS in the land-,he liquor
interests-the booze makers -- OF
America. is correctly reported I'M our
daily papers. Their I confess to no
little disappointment, and am reads
10 say. where is the consistency. lf
q is true that the waste OF "a single
ounce of food daily IN every home
means the awful waste OF 800 mill
lion pounds a year. then u Us also
true that the few glasses of beer per
capita daily viii reach the enormous
total of 1o- million bushels Of wheat
and other food cereals year IL it
seem fair for ;he president 90 call
upon the American people 90 stop
Wastin- che former why should u
be unfair If the American people
call upon their president 10 put a
stop 20 the latter
I'VE agree with tho president that
n Is wronc 20 waste "a single slice %
bread i'm every home daily and thus
waste an aggregate or a million
loaves Of bread each day surely
thu should be stopped as Ear as II
may be possible 20 do SO. but while
we are doing this would it not ne in
order for our president and the
congress 90 shut or the worse than
waste OF II milton loaves 0aiiy hY
the brewers and distIlers Of the
land Why should We be so zeal
Gus Go stop the little waste and allow
the wanton destruction 90 go on
WIZ try 20 stop the leak at the