Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
WILL SEND ALLIES
MORE FO0DSTUFFS
But Sufficient to Remain to
Feed U. S. Properly, Mr..
Hoover Says.
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Food Administrator Hoover. in out
lining in statement issued last night
the food conservation program recon-
mended for the American people dur
ing the coming year. said the United
States was prepared to ship 5.730.000
more tons of foodstuffs to it's armies
and allies than last year and still have
a margin over the amount necessary
to maintain health and strength at
home.
This great Undertaking cannot be
accomplished, however, Mr.. Hoover
emphasized, without due regard to the
Importance of saving by every person.
Our Table Better Than Theirs.
Even under this International food
program. which means further self
denial bv the allies, the allied table
at best, Mr.. Hoover said. will be less
than ours. for their people are deny
ing themselves more in order to trans
than fill the ships they send u.s." he
added
With no prospect, as he saw it, Of a
proper ending of the war before the
summer campaign of 1919. the food
problem. the food administrator de-
clared. is no small part of the issue.
The allied civilians and armies, the
American armies. the Belgian relief
and certain neutra1s who are de-
pendent upon the United States will
for the year beginning July 1. This,
in round numbers. will include meats
and fats, 100000 tons: breadstuffs.
10,4oO.000; sugar. 1.S50.000, and feed
grains. mostly Army oats, 2,700,000.
There will be no food rationing tic IN
continue to. conserve rs in the past.
AIr. Hoover said, nor will it be neces-
sary, he hoped, to resort to wheatless
and meatless days. =
Plenty Of Sugar to Go Around.
"Of our imports" Mr. Hoover said,
I'VE shall apparently have sufficient
sumption and take care of the extra
drain of the allies from our markets,
instead of compelling them to send
their ships to the. far east. We can
secure in sailing vessels the coffee
we need, If no one makes an. over
brew. OF our own product we must
secure reduction in consumption and
waste in the two great groups tof,
first. breadstuffs; and second, meats
and fats-that is.'in all bread and ce-
reals. beef, pork, poultry, dairy and
vegetable oil products. -! ::
The average consumption Of our
people of breadstuffs amounts to six
pounds per week and of meats and
fats to four pounds week for each
person, A reduction in consum ption
of less than one-half pound per week
per person in each of these two great
groups of foods would accomplish our
purpose. We wish to emphasize,
however, that we do not want cur!
tailment in the use Of milk for chill
dren.
Some of our homes. by reason Of
limited income. cannot now provide
more food than they should have to
maintain health in the family they
cannot rightful1y be asked to make
the suggested reduction in consump-
tion. But the great majority Of our
homes can do more than suggested.
Need for Greater Simplicity.
Eve need even greater simplicity Of
section of, the community to whom
foodstufrs are a secondary item in ex-
penditure.
I'VE estimate that nearly 5000. 900
people eat at our public eating places
hotels. restaurants, boarding houses,
clubs, dining cars and so forth. The
food consumption in these places is
larger than in the average homes.
We are asking the proprietors and
employees of these institutions to un-
dertake. in many particulars, a more
strict program than last year, and
we are confident that they will will
ingly do this.
will never have if our people continue
to support us as in the past, We are
simply making an appeal to the in
telligence in the homes and public eat
ing places of America to work out for
themselves the means and manner of
saving.
Can Rely on the People.
This year. as last. believe we can
untary action of our own people. The
willingness to assume individual re-
sponsibility in this matter by the vast
majority is one of the greatest proofs
of the character and ideanSm Of our
people. and feel 1t can be constantly
this year is to further reduce con.
sumption and waste Of all food.
I'VE have SO arranged the inter-
national food program that, except
for a moderate substitution Of other
cereals in bread, it will not. we hope,
stun for another. nor to resort to
wheatless and meatless days. What
we need is to reduce directly our con-
sumption Of all foodstuffs, laying spe-
cial emphasis on the staples. The
allies are in need Of all the surplus
of the great staples that We can pro-
1T is necessary that every family
in the United States study its food
budget and food ways to SEQ II it can
not buy less, return nothing to the
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