The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27
NO EXPORTABLE
WHEAT IN US.
America in Keeping Allies in
Fighting Trim, Must Do 1t
Out Of Conservation
GREAT DUTY
RESTS ON PUBLIC
Hardness Says Every Ounce
of Wheat Saved Is Ounce
Released to the Allies

ence between Federal Food Admins
traitor Herbert Hoover and the foo
administrators of the several states
declared today that the country is ia
from being awakened to the serious
ness of the food situation In the AL
lied world and consequently Is not Il
position to realize the responsibilit
that is placed upon every individual
to help In solving the great problem
OF keeping our fighting allies supplied
with food.
i 1.-The problem Of feeding the Allie
is more serious than the food admin
istration thought last summer II woulc
become, Mr.. Hardness said. "Tht
continuance of the war, from the AL
lied side, depends on the daily ant
monthly arrival over there of giver
ships which leave our shores laden
with the food supplies for which there
is such an imperative demand II our
allies are to maintain their fighting
efficiency.
1.-The general food situation is made
| doubly complex by the shortage OF
! ships. and 1t is not too much to say
| that If defeat comes to the Allies ii
will be because the problem OF food
| and ships was not solved The great
| handicap imposed by the shipping
shortage is shown by the fact that
while there is not left In the United
States a single exportahle bushel of
wheat Chat Is, not a bushel now re-
mains over our normal requlrements)
the Australian crop Of 1915 has only
half been moved, the 1916 export crop.
has not been touched at all, and now
Australia is coming in with its 1917
yield, none OF which can not yet be
tapped because we can not detach
ships for such long voyage.
THE Argentine has big wheat
crop, but carrying that to Europe au-
tomatically lessons the tonnage as a
consequence of frightening the voy-
age. and, moreover. Argentine wheat
can not become a factor before the
middle OF January. This means that
supplying the Allies with wheat be-
comes purely question of conserva-
ton. The United States and Canada
must carry the load until the middle
of January. and the United States
must do it out of conservation entire
ly This means that when an individ-
ual refrains from eating a piece of
bread or any other food containing
wheat. he is releasing Just so much for
war purposes.
THE individual may be certain that
this means exactly what it says
every ounce of wheat saved is an
ounce more for our fighting allies To
this narrow margin has the worlds
available wheat supply come. This
situation places great responsible
ity on the individual American. Can
there be normal consumption Of wheat
foods when IL is realized that the
fighting nations stand In such need
of that commodity? Shall I insist
upon bread and cake and pie when |
know that by so doing | am depriving
q fighting agency of imperatively |
needed food? That is the question the |
American people must ask themselves |
now.
We must realize that consump- |
ton has been reduced to the very |
margin of safety in European coun-
tries, so that our Allies are not ask
ing us for anything they do not actual
y need. and we must remember that /
hey are asking II with a right and
an insistence that must be needed
America must follow in the same path.
is now on a voluntary
basis, but how long it can remain
here depends upon the extent Of the
voluntary saving and whether the
general situation improves or becomes
worse. But the American people
hould realize that they have come
o the parting OF the ways. Waste
nd unnecessary consumption of GER
ain foods must come to an end either
or by some measure of re-
PRESTON. |;
ITO obtain a picture OF what a food |
heritage means, let IL be said that the |
ecent Russian revolution was nothing I
ut monster food riot, which will 4
70 followed by others because the !
transport situation is such in that !
Unhappy country that supplies cannot
e distributed. There will be more 4
uffering and revolt in the cen,ers OF c
population the coming winter. In t
tally the food situation brought
bout riots and weakened the morale
nont lost their war enthusiasm
hen they learn that dear ones at
ONE are going hungry. I
Il hope the sixtyfiv thousand odd II
atriotic Vermont families who signed h
be food conservation pledge card will 1
ealize that their call TO the colors has Z
cen sounded and that they will re- I
ouble their efforts along lines Of sub y.
titution and conservation suggested
the kitchen card also hope that :
hose who did not sign the card for :
ny reason will reconsider their &C
on in view Of the increased serious
sss OF the situation. There Is a defln-
e war service OF unmeasurable val
2 in this conservation work. Sure
We AZ home will not fail 70 make
le lesser sacrifice entailed In food
when We are sending our
,ys so freely 70 make the supreme
lcrifce that ne may continue 70 live
ee people in a free land