The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01

danger is entirely In the direction Of
letting so-callcd wcll-cnouGh alone.
And it is exactly the same, also. In
another great department Of American
responsibility on which also an untold
number, Of lives may depend through
failure To take advantage OF the most
favorable opportunity 10 gain the objects
or the war by aStutc negotiation; in
other words. IL gain diplomatic VIC
tory. There are certain neutral coun-
tries which are strategics,lly situated for
such incidents. and no diplomat has such
favorable opportunities as an American
diplomat for Il stroke Of inestimablc
value This is not n subject on which
much can profitahIy hc said in detail.
but il is one Of frightfu responsibility for
our government , and il is field in
which all the work cannot possibly be
don" in Washington. for reasons which
can better b" thought out than discussed
Economy In Bread.
~! tho economic side Of our job. there
IS one step just taken by France that
might he followed in the United States.
4 short time ago the broad III France
was sour and UNPLEASANT Now it is
much moro satisfactory. The change is
due change in the process Of kncad-
plain water. e.. This process enables tho
French To MAKE good bread while using
~ per cent ri tn" wheat The United
States uses about ID per cent. The pro-
poSal has already been mad" 10 the
American army 10 get in touch with ing
French expert in charge OF the nc/
method. II the United states is willing,
TO make tho change. let us say not to
the full extent Of tn" Hdd.d ~ per cent.
but L. Il total uf N per rcrlL. the IL
rcr cent thus saved would mean about
600. mo tons increase in what the | NIT
ri states has I" Civ" {" her allies. an
amount :" great that 1t would contribute
seriously Ia victory and to rehabilitation
after IN" WIZ Germany is milling nj
o. per cent. hut We know toe little about
the quality of her bread IL draw safe
lessons from her practice. most of our
SO-Callrd iTTfornHtiG1l being tn" Kind Of
gossip that is 4 slippery foundation for
Iud gIn"ut. In Franco. however. We have
the demonstration ready for nur army
chiefs. and If they arc satisfied Mr..
Hoover Will d"ubtI"Ss start the saving
ut home: &c indeed h" docs not do so IN
his own. account. Another change in
food sham'T,s desired by French OK
ports is Il greatly increased shipment
~ corn. The cattle here are now eating
~" and barley. and if corn should be
Scut over for them the rye and barley
could hr made into bread.
The Red Cross Work.
job in France and how Y is going along.
would Do 1T all fair if it left out the
auxiliary efforts. ut the head Of which
is The Red Cross. OF coursr you have
the figures in the United states. and
understand tn" general divisions Of the
work; but on" on the spot is greatly
impressed ais" with the human factor.
The quality of Americans who have
been brought Into The organization Is
nf tho best. They ar" largely men who
have become eminent in the Stnlrs for
successful social work. administrative
business. or medicine. The average
ability Is high. and tho devotion high
These men. largely in active middle life,
have left families and business careers
with the same enthusiast saCrifice that
Is shown by the Younger mrn who arc
eager In do their lighting and by the
hundreds Of women of dc!icacY and cui-.
turr who GLADLY accept the most labn-
riouS and obscure tnskS as n method Of
doing their hit. The Red Cross il
showing fine tact, too. and has rapid
ly mastered tn" .Srnblcm of establish
ing an ideal relation IN the French Con-
sidering that it Is only about six
months since the whole relief side OF
the work. military and civil, was Put
under the supervision Of this nrCaniza-
tion there is every reason TO believe
that in the end VIC may hr as proud
OF what the Red Cross has done since
We entered the war MS We arc nf what
the commission for relief in Belgium
accomplished :'cforc we went in. Hap
ply one OF the steps In organization
successfully taken ia the perfectly
smooth cooperation between the Red
Cross and the Young Mems Christian
association The part of the work left
10 the Y. N. c.. A. Is entirely distinct.
1t is taking care Of the leisure OF the
soldiers and there is nothing more i'm
portant Every moral danger that