Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-08

BY Frederic j. HaSkin

"TAsHINGTON. D. c., May 31.-The great war has
wv brought into being science-the science
" of feeding natons-which cannot fail to be of
the greatest service to civilization in time of peace as
well 1t will furnish basis for the recon-
struction of Europe efficient plan 1t is the
effective scientific that has been taken
against the high cost of living.
These facts made clear by study of the meth
DDS of food administration used in Europe which
the models of the before our congress.
This science is by means complete or perfect
but it is worthy of the principles govern
ing the distribution and consumption of food have been
discovered which the for all nations and
which methods may based.
One of the most important of these principles is that
the distribution of nations food cannot controlled
by laws, be placed in the hands of admin
istrative authority with broad powers. Germany has
food England food administration is in the
hands of man. in France and Italy small committees
hold this enormous power Owing to the need Tor
prompt action and for constantly changing regulations
changing conditions, this concentration of
recognized by experts absolutely necessary And
the administration, in of emergency, is
almost always effective than control by board.
AS Colonel Goethas nearly all boards
That is why the United States is to have
food dictator, deriving the very highest powers from
congress through the president. Farmers and other
citizens testifying before the house committee agri
culture asked that the food administration should be in
the hands of a commission which producers mid
die and would all be represented. That
would undoubtedly be more in accordance with Ameri-
traditions 1t might be hazarded that If the
efficient of feeding the nation which
been evolved should be made permanent part of the
national government such board would administer
them. But during the emergency of less cumber
method is necessary.
Having established this central power the methods
of increasing the nations food supply to stimulate
production lower the of distribution keep the
unit of consumption nearly possible the physi
illogical In the United States all three of these
things entail the elimination of waste-waste land,
wasteful transportation methods waste in homes.
The necessary preliminary to the application of any
of these methods is food This, which is the
least comprehensive of the administration food
to the ayman, is the valuable of all to the
food The will millions of dollars
and it will take at least six months to complete it.
But when it has been made the food administration
will know just exactly how much of each product the
country the of it, and how where
it is moving This information is necessary for all
three of it's methods 1t will show what lines of
duction should be most stimulated where the loss
in distribution, what of there and
how much of it occurs the farm, how much the
road and how much in homes 1t will show these things,
the pound, but with sufficient accuracy for the
purpose For the food survey is experiment. 1t is
established the science of food conservation
Germany, France and England have all made such
they have found how useful these statistics will
be after the when the civilized world will have
need than to its resources with the ut
most efficiency.