Mexico Missouri message., 1918-02-14
PRESIDENT ISSUES
APPROXIMATION
CHIEF MAGISTRATE ASKS FUR
THEIR CURTAILMENT OF
WHEAT USES.
2 WHEATLEsS DAYS WEEKLY
imperative That Continued Economy
Be Praetlced by Patriots--No Re-
strictlon Of Food-Waste
Must Be Eliminated.

ashington.-Presiden Wilson has
issued the following proclamation on
food conservation:
A PROCLAMATION.
Many causes have contributed to
the necessity for a more intensive ef.
fort on the part Of our people to save
food In order that we may supply our
associates in the war with the susie
nance vitally necessary to them in
these days Of pFivatioA and stress.
The reduced productivity Of Europe
because Of tho large diversion Of man
power to the war, the partial failure
OF the harvests and the elimination Of
the more distant markets for food.
stuffs through the destruction of ship
ping, places the burden of their sub
sistence very largely on our shoulders.
The food administration has for.
mulated suggestions which, If followed
will enable us to meet this great re-
sponsibility, without any real incon@
venienoe on our part.
In order that we may reduce our
wheat consumption by 80 per cent
a reduction imperatively necessary to
provide the supply for overseas-ah
wholesalers and jobbers and retailers
should purchase and resell to their
customers only 70 per cent Of the
amounts used in 1917. All manufac-
turers Of alimentary pastes, biscuits,
crackers, pastry and breakfast cereals
should reduce their purchases and the
consumption of wheat and wheat flour
to 70 per cent of their 1917 require
ments and all bakers Of bread and
rolls to 80 per cent of their current
requirements. Consumers should re-
duce their purchases Of wheat prod.
ucts for home preparation to at most
20 per cent of those OF last year, or
when buying bread should purchase.
mixed cereal bread from the bakers.
To provide sufficient cereal food.
homes, public eating houses, dealers
and manufacturers should substitute
vegetables, corn, barley, oats and rice
products, and the mixed cereal bread
and other products Of the bakers that
contain an admixture of other cereals
In order that consumption may be-
" lnlS SALCut, anu
Wednesdays should be observed as
wheatless days each week, and one
meal each day should be observed as
a wheatless meal.
In both homes and public eating
places, in order to reduce the con-
sumption of beef, pork and sheep prod.
ucts, Tuesday should be observed as
meatless day in each week; one meat.
less meal should be observed in each
day; while in addition, Saturday in
each week should further be observed
as a day upon which there should be
| no consumption of pork.
A continued economy in the use of
sugar will be necessary until late in
the year.
1t is imperative that all waste and
unnecessary consumption OF food.
stuffs should be eliminated rigidly.
The maintenance of the health and
strength of our own people is vitally
necessary at this time, and there is
to be no dangerous restriction of the
| food supply; but the elimination of
every sort of waste and the substitu
ton of other commodities, of which
we have more abundant supplies, for
for those which we need to save. will
in no way impair the strength of our
! people and will enable us to meet one
of the most pressing obligations of
| the war.
I, therefore, in the national interest,
take the liberty of calling upon every
loyal American to take fully to heart
the suggestions which are being cir.
culated by the food administration and
Of begging that they be followed
am confident that the great body OF
our women who have labored so 10y.
ally in cooperation with the food ad'
ministration for the success of food
conservation will strengthen their eff.
forts and will take it as a part of
their burden in this period of national
service to see the above suggestions
are observed throughout the land.
WOODROW WILSON,
The White House, 26th January,
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