Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-11-29
VICTORY ADDS ,iaILLIJaS TO
ALLIES NEEDING FOOD.

Baltimore. - The advent of peace
must inevitably demand not less but
greater saving of food FROM the Amer
lean people. That lie the warning key
note OF the latest message from the
Maryland Food Administration.
A hundred million Allies have been
rescued from thar serVitude. But
though their own national Gags again
noat over their citadsls they are far
from having come to the end of their
legitimate demands upon the United
States. They must be fed.
"0ive me liberty or give me death"
cried Patrick Henry. Through the e.
forts OF the United States and our
Allies In arms these peoples have
now received the blessings Of liberty.
They still want to live. And Tor hun,
dreds Of thousands OF them, cold facts
show Us, that Ii not possible without
enormous oonslgnmeuts OF fo0dstuffs
which this nation alone 10 In a post
hon to send them.
Scarcity OF ships means that the
straight line across the Atlantic is the
only one that can bS operated With
the coming Of peace, the natural do
fnand Of every loyal citizen should
be that every available vessel should
be dedicated to the service Of bring
Ing Uncle Sans soldiers back to their
waiting homes. On their east-bound
trips they must not go with empty
holds. They must be crowded with
vast cargoes of food for their fellow.
victors.
The minimum amount which will
sutfice to avert starvation from our
Allies is computed by Herbert Hoover
at 17,b0O,000 tons for the year ending
next September. BY then, II all goes
well, they will be harvesting their own
nrst normal crop in four years and
will begin to be self-supporting once
more. Meanwhile, 200 100000 Allies
look to us for sustenance and they
put upon US this year a burden half as
big again as we have yet managed to
shoulder. The honor Of the American
people 10 staked upon breaking this
final record
There IL no more food To work ON
than last year. The wheat crop is
estimated by the Department Of Agri.
culture to yield an increaes OF $50.
100000 bushels Against that may be
OF 442, 900, 900 bushels. Altogether the
crop estimate shows a fall Of 226,.
100000 bushels against that may be
put the higher nutrltional value OF the
corn and the great increase in the
number Of the nations hogs. All in
all, the national larder Is about the
same as last year, but the outside de-
mands upon 1t have Increased At least
so per cent.
Only vast saving can save Eu-
rope from anarchy. II means tstrauch.
ment all along the line.
Il we fail the Old World will bo
ALMOST inevitably plunged in an orgle
Of feod riots growing, perhaps, into
absolute anarchy. War has taught
how tie sAairs Of the na4ions ere knit
togethSr and how the plight Of ons ia
apt p enthgle the othArs. The same
lesson holds good n TING Of peace.
Vioisat Disorder cannot b rs4hpant
In Europe Without being tai The
world over. Therefore, sSlfIntorest
deman6s that we avert anarchy b.
preventing its cause, which h starva,
ton
This truth ig SO elementary that Il
Ia inoonoefysble that a people which
has astounded the world with ita ma
tional intelligence can fail 10 grasp II.
The Danger 70 that the relaxation after
the tensest times In hlStory may
cause q temporary slacksalnk ln our
food conservation. Our afiieS cannot
wait While the United States gets ats
bearings. They need victuais IL wedi
as victory They need food every day.
We alone can save and ship IT,