The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-29
NO EXpORTABLE
WHEAT IN U. S.
America, in Keeping Allies in Fight.
ing Efficiency. Must Do II
Out Of Conservation
GREAT DUTY RESTS ON PUBLIC
Food Adrinistr ator Hartness says
Every Ounce Of Wheat Saved 70
an Ounce Released TO Ai'ies

Springfield Nov. 27~-James Hart
ness. federal food administrator Tor
Vermont. Just returned from wash
ington, where he attended confer
encc between Federal Food Admins
traitor Herbert Hoover and the food
administrators OF the several states
declared today that the country In far
from being awakened TO the serious
ness OF the food situation In the Al
lied world and consequently Is not In
q position to realize the responsibility
that Is placed upon every individuai
to help In solving the great problem
OF keeping our fighting allies supplied
with food
"The problem of feeding the Allies
Ia more serious than the food admin
istration thought last summer II would
become, Mr. Hartness said This
continuance OF the war, from the Al
lied side, depends on the daily ana
monthly arrival over there OF given
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 hghtina
efficiency.
"The general food situation Is mada
doubly complex by the shortage or
ships, and It Is not too much to say
that II defeat comes to the Allies 10
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 exportable bushel or
wheat (that Is, not bushel now re-
mains over our normal requirements)
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 De
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 AZ
consequence OF frightening the voy-
age, and, moreover. Argentine wheat
can not become 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 entire1
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 1t 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 1t il realized that the
| fighting nations stand In such need
of that commodity? Shall insist
upon bread and cake and pie when
know that by SO doing ] am depriving
a fighting agency of lmpefatiyely
needed food That Is the question the
American people must ask themselves
continually now
I'VE must realize that consump'
ton has been reduced TO the very
margin Of safety in European coun-
tries, 80 that our Allies are not ask
ing us for anything they do not actual
~ need, and we must remember thSf
they are asking II with right and
an insistence that must be needed.
America must follow In the same path
Conservation Is now on a voluntary
basis, but how long IL can remain
there depends upon the extent OF the
voluntary saving and whether the
general situation improves or becomes
worse. But the American people
should realize that they have come
to the parting Of the ways, Waste
and unnecessary consumption OF GER
tain foods must come 10 an end either
voluntarily or by some measure OF re-
preston.
ITO obtain a picture OF what food
shortage means. let II be said that the
recent Russian revolution WAS nothing
but monster food riot, watch Will
be followed by others because the
transport situation Is such In that
unhappy country that supplies cannot
be distributed There will be more
suffering and revolt in the cen'ers OF
population the coming winter In
italy the food situation brought
about riots and weakened the morale
front lost their war enthusiasm
when they learn that dear ones at
home are going hungry
81 hope the SIXTY five thouaand odd
patriotic Vermont families who signed
the food conservation pledge card VIII
| realize that their call TO the colors has
been sounded and that they will re-
4 double their efforts along lines Of sub
stitu,ion and conservation suggested
In the kitchen card J also hope that
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