The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13
FOOD CONTROL ;
MEANS VICTORY
European Shortage Places Prob
lem Before American Govern
ment-Farsighted Policy
Adopted.
NEED 100000 Blu. WHEAT.
Food Administration Asks Aid Of
Every American In Gigantic
Task Of Feeding Millions

Il 10 the food problem over there
that makes food problem over here
II we wished to be supremacy SELFISH
and supremely shortslghted could
20 on eating rs much rs we like ana
whatever we like. without much dill
Guilty or interruption least, until
the Germans came
But We are not doing things in that
selfish and suicidal way. We are try.
Ing to make a great common pool or
all OF our food, and all If the food or
the allies. and all Of the food we can
yet from South American and other
neutrals, and dividing 1t NJ fairly
among America, England, France Bel
gtum aud Italy.
This does not mean hat all Of the
people Ia the great pool are going to
have the same ration. hut means that
we are trying 10 arrange 10 have
enough for everybody. 50 that the sol
diars-our soldiers and their soldiers
will be well fed, ms they have TO be
10 fight hard and continuously, and
that the munitions workers and the
workers In all the other necessary In
dustries. and the men and women ut
home will all have enough to keep
alive and well Ii Is absolutely neces-
sary TO do this II the war Is to he won.
aud we are going TO do II, but II means
planning. working. arranging cooper
sting, heing careful, not wasting, saw
ing.
And Il means that each and every
one OF us has got Ia help.
Now, we have enough and more than
enough food for ourselves. and the
Government 10 going TO see to II that
we keep here At home a sufficient sup
oily o. every essential kind Of food to
support our people. But over there
they simply have not enough. Lord
Rhondda, the English food controller.
recently cabIed the American food ad-
the aliies before the next uropean
harvest $4,000, 900 bushels Of wheat In
addition TO what had been sent up TO
January Of this year no could not
assure the people Of the allies that
they would have sufficient supply Of
foed to carry on the war.
He did not say anything in this cable
about the other food necessary, but
he has told of these needs IN other
cables-and by his actions In England.
For example, his latest regulation
compels n reduction Of meat eating In
v,,lt Il ,,u "a, VII .Nf
one pound per week per person. this
pound including the bone and other
waste parts In the meat as bought In
the shop.
The allies must have more wheat,
more meat, more fats. more dairy prod
ucts. more sugar. Their harvests were
very short--F'rsnce had less than half
her normal crop OF .wheat-and the
available shipping is small In amount
and constantly being lessened by sub.
marines. 80 that II IL now practically
impossible to use any ships for the long
voyage necessary to bring food from
Australia and other remote markets.
The food must come chiefly from
America. In specific figures II Is nec-
essary for us tn send to the allies
100000 tons OF foodstuffs month.
This is n great responsibility and Q
great problem. The food must he
found, and also The ships to carry It.
Ii II being done, but can only continue
to be done by the help and full CO
operation Of all OF us over our bread
land We must produce and save
more.
To supply the wheat necessary until
the next harvest, we must reduce our
consumption by from one-fourth to
one-third; we must cut down our usual
average consumption Of meats and
fats by from 10 to 10 per cent. and
dairy products by about 10 per cent.
Over there they are tightening their
belts and doing everything they can.
INfHhey are eating war bread; they are
tting down their sugar In England
two pounds per person per month,
and Ia France and Italy to one pound
how much are you eating ?-and they
are using ration cards for most Of the
staples We must meet sacrifice with
sacrifice. II we don't, we are helping
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