Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-03-01
GEORGIANS At MACON
AN INCREASE.
IN FOOD PRODUCTION
Thousands From All Sections
of the State Plan to See
That People Do Their Bit in
Winning the War
By ROLAND ROWE
Journal StaH Correspondent.

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MACON, Ca, Feb. 27.--A ringing call
to every Georgian to bend every effort
and lend every aid possible in the pro-
duction and conservation of food in 1918
was embodied in a resolution unan-
imously passed at the close of the state
wide food meeting held here today at
the city auditorium.
Undivided support was pledged the ma
tional and state governments in the
present crisis. How serious was the
crisis was shown by F. c. Walcott, rep
resentative of food Administrator Her
bert Hoover, who declared in his speech
that the struggle was in the balance,
with Germany still gaining advantage.
Food would turn the balance he said.
The war was 10 be won by the food sup
ply.
The spirit of food conservation per-
vading the meeting was tersely summar-
lied by Mrs. Bessie Wood, of the home
economies department of the state col
lege of agriculture, who declared that
all patriots now were for cutting the
eat out of wheat and meat and putting
the loot in substitutes.
f. c. Walcott assistant and personal
representative of Federal Administrat tor
Herbert Hoover, was introduced by ex-
Governor Nat Harris, who was called on
TO preside at this time by Governor Dor
sey.
Mr.. Walcott paid tribute to the adj
ministration of DR.. A. NJ. Soule and his
assistants in the food conservation cam
paign. There are only a few states
ahead of Georgia in organization" said
he.
Pictures Starving Belgium
Mr.. Walcott pictured the starvation in
Belgium and told what Herbert Hoover
had done in relieving it. Mr.. Walcott
served under Mr.. Hoover in Belgium and
Poland in food relief service. "Mr
Hoover is a genius in food administra-
tion," said Mr.. Walcott, He is the best
man to be our food administrator. He
knows. His rules will become more and
more drastic. l ask you to obey them
without question. He will ask no more
than is necessary"
He said Germany, when he was in
Belgium and Poland, wanted these
countries starved, as starvation there
best served Germany's purpose. Mr..
Walcott had everything prepared for the
relief of starvinb Poland with Germa-
ny's permission when he was suddenly
notlhed that Germany had changed its
mind Mr.. Walcott said that Governor
General Won Kissing, in Belgium, told
him that Germany wanted the Belgians
starved so the Germans could more
easily send them tC work in Germany,
or make them work near the front line
trenches. The German general said If
the Belgians were starved to death or
exiled, Belgium would fill with Germans
and become a German province. The
same was the case with Poland.
Mr. Walcott described wildly the
starving and suffering of the people of
Poland following the retreat of the Rus
sian army and the advance of the Ger
mans.
what is our duty in view of these
things?" asked Mr. Walcott. Russia IS
out of the war. Food shortage brought
the Russian revolution. Rumania is
starving. Greece is very hungry. a
food shortage will shake the foundation
of any government. Food shortage N
the last analysis caused the Italian de-
bacle. Italy had terrible time before
the war France must have more food.
The civilian population is short of food.
England needs seventy-five million bush
els of wheat at once to continue the
war This puts a tremendous strain
on the food administration. The farmer
must be given a profit and kept tilling
his acres. The unskilled workmen must
be kept fed and at work. This puts the
greatest sacrifice in foodcontrol on the
middle men, who have shown wonderful
patriotism.
the farmer 100 per cent more for his
wheat than in peace time and the work
men has to pay only 80 per cent more
than in peace time. The great war
struggle hangs in the balance. A straw
may change il one way or another. Ger
many has been gaining ground since the
beginning. She has gained wonderfully
in the last two months. This country
must exert every food effort possible TO
feed ourselves and our allies. We can
not win without food"
Five-Minute Species
Five-minute speeches were made by
H. G. Hastings, Miss Lois Dowdle and
Mrs. Bessie Wood of the home eco
Monies department of the state college
of agriculture; Clearance Poe, of North
Carolina, editor of the Progressive
Farmer, and Chauncey NJ. Smith.
The meeting is participated in by the
Georgia State Council on Food Pro-
duction and Conservation, organized a
year ago, of which Commissioner ]. ]
Brown is chairman; the federal food
administration for Georgia, which is I'M
der the direction of DR.. A. NJ. Soule,
and the state Council of Defense, of
which Governor Dorsey is head.
Following the opening prayer by Rev.
c. r. jenkins, president of Wesleyan Fee
male college, Governor Dorsey, escort
ing Ex-Governor Nat Harris to the plat
form. opened the meeting with short
speech in which he called attention to
the imperative necessity of increasing
the food supply to win the war. I'VE
must produce more food and feed" said
Governor Dorsey. 'in order to feed our
allies and their soldiers and to feed our
soldiers and our people. We must fight
to victory or all the fruits of all our
former wars and struggles will be lost"
Former Governor Speaks
Governor Dorsey then introduced ex-
Governor Harris, as the man who had
organized the Georgia Agricultural coun-
Gil a year ago, which met today again
after a year of fine accomplishments.
Ex-Governor Harris said he wished
to pay tribute to the craftsmanship of
Governor Dorsey, in that he had con-
tinued and encouraged the State Agri-
cultural council.
at is our war;" said Governor Harris,
I'VE must cooperate, lend every effort,
do everything to bring victory. We
must feed our soldiers. The Confeder-
acy would never have been defeated #