The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-23
Tells What Will Be Re-
quired for Needs of Army
and Allies Next Year !:
SAME CONDITIONS
HERE AS IN EUROPE
Imports of Sugar, Coffee and Tropical
Fruits Will Have to Be Cut Down
Shipments to Europe Next Year Must
Be 5,730,0oO Tons More Than Last.

De D, IoO,OUU IouS MoTe Indu Last.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-In out
lining the food conservation program
which the people of the United States
must adopt in order to send an Ameri-
can army of 100000 or more fighting
men to France by next summer, Food
Administrator Hoover said Saturday it
would be necessary to ship abroad for
the American armies and the allied and
neutral nations, $780, 900 tons of meat
fats, breadstuffs, sugar and feed grains
in the year ending July l, 1919.
This huge total represents 5,730,00o.
tons more than was shipped in the year
ending July !, 1913. The magnitude of
the Task is further emphasized by the
fact that this surplus alone is 1877 900
tons greater than the entire annual
shipments based upon the average for
the three years before the war.
Mr.. Hoover points out that the huge
shipments must be made in order to re-
lease hundreds of thousands of tons of
allied shipping, now engaged in carry
ing foodstuifs from South America,
Australia and other countries at a great
distance from the allied nations, and
make them available for carrying
American troops and munitions to
France.
He Will, therefore. ask the people of
the United States to accept the same
food conditions as those which must be
met in Europe. With such program
in operation, he believes the food sup
plies for all needs in all the allied coun-
tries. including the foodstuffs for the
American overseas force. can be sup
plied, without again resorting TO wheat
less and meatless DAYS He places his
case before the American people in this
statements
There IS no prospect of a proper
ending Of the war before the campaign
Of the summer of 1919 To attain vie
tory we must place in France $780,.
000 fighting men with the greatest me-
chanical equipment that has ever been
given to an army While we expect the
position on the western front may be
improved, from Q military point of view
between now and then. there can be no
hope of a contamination of thu end that
we must secure until another year has
gone by.
. If we are to accomplish TINS end in
1919 we viii save 100000 American
lives that will be expended If we have
70 continue until 1920. To give this
final blow in 1919 we have not only to
ind the men, shipping, and equipment
Tor this Gigantic army. but his 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
Had believe we can bring this dread
t'al 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 1ontribote 10 winning tile war;
he food program is no mall part
OF he Issue. To provide shins for our
army we have not only to build all that
we can. but we must have the helm of
allied Shipping. In order that the Allies
may provide this thew r1ust take food
salps from the more distant markets
and place them upon the shorter run
tothe United States. We mus decrease
?ur imports Of sugar, coffee, and trop-
zeal fruits.
If we survey our ability to meet
orr promise to the allies we find that
while our wheat production this year
rs better than last year, our production
Of other cereals is less We have had
severe losses through drought in many
sections. On balance our resources are
no greater than last year. We find,
however, that we can give this increase
IN food supplies, Of 5,730.000 tons over
the amount necessary to maintain our
own health and strength.
At best the allied table viii he less
than ours. for the allied peoples are
denying themselves more in order TO
TRANSPORT our soldiers We can do no
less than fill the ships they send us.
OF our imports, we shall apparently
nave sufficient sugar to maintain the
present consumption 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 reed, if no one makes an. over brew
OF our own products we must secure n
''''u' ti'Ai III CbIlSuIlDtfOil ana waste IN
the two great groups Of first bread
Ssnils; and, second, meats and fats
that Is, in all bread and cereals. beef
pork, poultry dairy and veaetable-oil
| pfoducts. a.st,.
The averace consumption ! of our
neople Of >breTdstuffs amounts to about
s'z~Pounds per week and Of meats and
rats to four pounds per week for each
person. A reduction in consumption of
less than one-haIf pound per week per
"eFson in each of these two great groups
OF foods would accomplish our purpose.
we wish to emphasize, however, that
we do not want curtailment in the use
of milk for children.
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 rightfully be asked to make the
suggested reduction in consumption.