The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-05-04
APPEAL OF ECONOMIST.

Il have been endeavoring to form
some sort of notion of the worlds sup
plies of food both this season and next,
and have come to the conclusion that
II the American people will continue
10 help the world to get through this
time of great stress and strain by Q)
growing as much food as possible and
l2) themselves consuming no more
than absolutely essential, the world
will weather through, although the
margin of safety will be very slender.
Would it be possible for the ladies of
America to start an economy cam
paign for the benefit of the women
and children, not of Belgium only but
practically of the entire world for it
is evident that many poor family
will not be able to buy food in the
coming twelve or eighteen months in
consequence of it's dearness and search
ty unless those women who can afford
to pay high prices voluntarily deny
themselves and share the food which
Providence provides with their poorer
sisters? If they do this, then the
heart of the world will beat with that
mother-love which is all powerful for
good and which will prevent the re-
cnrrence of such a disaster as that
now threatening the human race. The
need of humanity is great. The heart
of America is also great. From a
letter by Sir George Paish, editor Of
the London "Statist," and one of the
best-known economists in England.
America is prosperous, more pros
porous than it has ever been. There |
is abundance of money and business |
is and should continue to be good, but |
there is no denying the fact that this |
country, the whole world, faces very |
serious food crisis. There have been !
two or three years of short crops. |
there have been three years of the |
1uOoL otupCluOuS WdOlO luC WI ~ hoo |
ever known. Wars are notable for |
their waste and extravaganza. In the |
midst of plenty of money and of good |
business, The Herald must join the al
most universal appeal for economy in |
the use of foodstuffs.
To win this holy war for freedom |
the people of this country, and espe- |
cially the women must make some |
sacrifices They must do their best |
to husband the limited food resources
in order that there may be food for
our soldiers, for our seamen, for those
of the allies who are mingling their |
blood with ours upon the altar Of free
dom. There are a hundred ways in
which the women can. prove real SOL
diers. They can serve fewer big din
ners, eliminate refreshments at their
parties" and social gatherings, dis
courage the big basket dinners in the
country. And we can have, for the
men, fewer banquets and luncheons
and when they are served have sim
pier menus.
1t is not because the people are not
able financially to continue to consume
AS much food as they have been u.s.
ing, but because Of the scarcity Of
foodstuffs in this country and in the
world. Let the women be not de-
ceived because some selfish individ-
nails are boarding for the last dollar a
few hundred barrels of corn. There
is no question Of the shortage of food :,
In the world. and all the money in all
the banks upon the earth cannot pur
chase food if none exists. The women
can be real and valiant soldiers in this
cause. The Herald expresses the hope
that the patriotic women Of Maury
county, both in the city and in the
will follow these suggestions
and set worthy example to their Sis
ters over the state, of self sacrificing
devotion to the country's cause.