Smyrna times., 1918-10-09
FOOD PROGRAM FOR
COMING YEAR
Hoover Outlines Prospects and
Calls Upon All Americans
to Do Their Part.


Hoover Cutlines the food conservation
procram recommended for the Amerl-
| can peOple during the coming year:
| There is no prospect of proper
| ending of the war before the cam
| Daign of the summer of 1919. 10 at
tain victory we must place in France
three and a half million fighting men
with the greatest mechanical equip
ment that has even been given to any
army. While we expect the pOsitlOh
on the western front may be imprOv-
cd from a military point of view, be-
tween now and then, there can be no
hone of a cOnsummatiOn of the end
that we must secure until another
year has gone by.
If we survey our ability to meet this
definite promise to them we find that
while our wheat production this year
is better than last year, our prOduc-
tiOn of other cereals is less. We nave
had severe losses through drought in
MANY sections. On balance our re-
sources are no greater than last year.
We find, however, that if we can give
this increase in food supplies in 1919
we will save a million American lives
that will be expended if we have to
continue until 1920. To give this
final blow in 1919 we have not only to
find the men, shipping, and equipment
for this gigantic army, but this army,
the Allied armies and the Allied civil
population must have ample food in
the meantime if we are to maintain
their strength. We can do all these
things, and l believe we can bring
this dreadful business to an end If
every man, woman and child in the
United States tests every action every
day and hour by the one tOuchstOne-
does this or that contribute to win
ming the war?
The food program is no small part
of this issue. To provide ships for
our army, we have not only to build
all that we can, but we must have the
help of Allied shipping. In order that
the Allies may provide this, they must
take food ships from the more distant
markets and place them upon the
shorter run to the United States. We
must decrease our imports of sugar
coffee, and tropical fruits.
Under these conditions, the demand
upon us is for larger supplies. The
conferences on food supply and ship
ping we have held in Europe enable
us to estimate our burden.
Fill the Allies Ships.
- At least the Allied table will be les
than ours, for the Allied peoples ar
denying themselves more in order t.
transport our soldiers. We can d.
no less than fill the ships they SEN
U.S.
OF our imports, we shall apparentl
have sufficient sugar to maintain tn
present consumption and take care Q
the extra drain of the Allies from Ou
markets, instead of compelling theI
to send their ships to the Far Eas
! We can secure in sailing vessels tn
coffee we need if no one makes a
b. overbrew. OF our own products W
must secure a reduction in cOnsuml
ton and waste in the two gre;
Z groups OF first, breadstuffs, and Sc
Ond meats and fats; that is, in a
bread and cereals, beef, pork, pOultr
dairy and vegetable oil products. I'll
average consumption of our people
2 breadstuffs amounts to about S
pounds per week and of meats al
fats to four pounds a week for ea'
< person. reduction i'll cOnSumptiC
2 of less than One-half pound per wet
3 per person in each of these two gre
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: purpose. We wish to emphasize, no
2 ever, that we do not want curtailme
! in the use of milk for children.
3 Economy in the Homes.
. Some of our homes, by reason of Ii
= tied incomes, can not now provide mo
; food than they should have to ma
y tain health in the family. TIL
= can not rightfully be asked to ma
< the suggested reduction in cOnsun
= tiOn. But the great majority of Q
~ homes can do more than suggest,
We need even greater simplicity
- living than last year amongst all Il
section of the community to VIII,
- fOodstuffs are a secondary item of
penditure.
We estimate that nearly 9,000,(
Z people eat at our public eating pla'
hotels, restaurants, boarding hOus
Z clubs, dining cars and so forth. I
food consumption in these places
: larger than in the average homes.
3 are asking the prOprietOrs and {
z plOyes of these institutions to unC
Z take in many particulars a m
: strict program than last year, and
are confident that they wiz 'illin
do this.
Q This is not ratiOning-a hing
will never have if our people cOnti
to support us as in the past We
simply making an appeal to the
telligence in the homes and pu
eating places Of America to work
for fhamcalvac fhn pnaonc and mon