The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-06-06
FOOD CONTROL
means VICTORY
European Shortage Places Prob
lem Before American Govern
ment-Farsiyhted Policy
Adopted.
NEED 100000 BU. WHEAT.
Food Administration Asks Aid Of
Every American In Gigantic
Task Of Feeding MiIIions.

1t is the food problem over there
that makes food problem over here.
If we wished to be supremacy selfish
and supremely shortsighted-we could
20 on eating as much as We like and
whatever We like, without much difi.
Guilty or interruption-at 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 peol of
all Of our food, and all Of the food OF
the allies, and all of the food we can
get from South American and other
neutrals, and dividing it up fairly
among America, England, France, Bel
gium and Italy.
This does not mean that all Of the
people in the great pool are going to
have the same ration, but means that
We are trying to arrange to have
enough for everybody, so that the sol
diers-our soldiers and their soldiers
will be well fed, as they have 10 b
to fight hard and continuously, and
that the munitions workers and the
workers in all the other necessary In
dustries, and the men and women at
home will all have enough to keeI
alive and we'll. 1t 10 absolutely neces
sary to do this II the war Is to be won
and we are going to do 1t, but 1t means
planning, working. arranging, cooper
ating, being careful, not wasting, saw
ing.
And 1t means that each and every
one Of us has got to help.
Now, we have enough and more thar
enough food for ourselves, and the
Government Is going to see to 1t thai
ge keep here at home sufficient sup
ply Of every essential kline sf food te
support our people. But over ther.
they simply have not enough. Lore
Rhsndda, the English food controller
recently cabled the American fosd ad
administrator, that unless We can sene
the allies before tho next uropear
harvest 75,o0o. 900 bushels Of wheat II
addition to what had been sent up 4
January 4 Of this year he could NO
asoure the --.,t,'>,-> 40 aIIIes tha
they wo"Isr to produce the o. ~. =,
feed tsality of root, and the maaufat
He did 1tract freYthing In this cabl,
about the otneE food necessary, bu
he has told of these needs In othel
cables by his actions in Engla nd
For example, his latest regulation
oompels reduction Of meat eating IL
the United Kingdom to a maximum O.
sAe pound per week per person, thi,
psund including the bone and othe
waste parts In the meat as bought IL
the shop.
The allies must have more wheat
more meat, more fats, more dairy prod
ucts, more sugar. Their harvests wer,
very shOrt-France had less than hal
her normal crop of wheat-and tn,
available shipping is small in amour
and constantly being lessened by sub
marines, so that 1T Is now PRACTICAL,
impossible to use any ships for the lon,
voyage necessary to bring food from
Australia and other remote markets
The food must come chiefly from
America. In specific figures 1t is nee
essary for us to send to the alfe
100000 tons of foodstuffs month
This Is great responsibility and {
great problem. The food must b,
found, and also the ships to carry II
1t Is being done, but can only continu,
to be done by the help and full CO
operation Of all Of us over our broat
land. We must produce and sav,
more.
To supply the wheat necessary anti
the next harvest, we must reduce oul
consumption by from fourth Il
one-third; we must cut down our usua
average consumption of meats arc
fats by from 10 to Is per cent. ant
dairy products by about 10 per cent
Over there they are tightening theil
belts and doing everything they can
They are eating war bread; they art
cutting down their sugar In England
to two pounds per person per month
and in 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. If we don't, we are helping
to lose the war instead Of helping tc
win 1T.