The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-09
FOOD CONTROL
MEANS VICTORY
European Shortage Places Prob.
lem Before American Govern
ment-Farsighted Policy
Adopted
NEED 100000 su. WHEAT.

Food Administration Asks Aid OF
Every American In Gigantic
Task Of Feeding Mllllons.
It is the food problem over there
that makes a food problem over here.
If we wished to be supremely selfish
and supremely shortsighted-we could
so on eating as much as we like and
whatever we like, without much diff.
Guilty or interruption--at least, until
the Germans camel
But we are not doing things in that
selfish and suicidal way. We are try.
Ing to make a great common pool OF
all Of our food, and all Of the food Of
the allies, and all Of the food we can
get from South American and other
neutrals, and dividing It up fairly
among America, England, France, Bel
GUM and Italy.
This does not mean that all Of the
people in the great pool are going to
have the same ration, but means that
we are trying to arrange to have
enough for everybody, so that the sol.
diers-our soldiers and their soldiers
will be well fed, as they have to be
to fight hard and continuously, and
that the munitions workers and the
workers In all the other necessary In
dustries, and the men and women at
home will all have enough to keep
alive and we'll. It Is absolutely neces-
sary to do this II the war is to be won,
and we are going to do It, but 1t means
planning, working, arranging, cooper
ating, being careful, not wasting, saw.
ing.
And 1t means that each and every
one Of us has got to help.
Now, we have enough and more than
enough food for ourselves, and the
Government 10 going TO see to II that
we keep here at home sufficient sup
ply Of every essential kind Of food to
support our people. But over there
they simply have not enough. Lord
Rhondda, the English food controller,
recently cabled the American food ad-
mintstrator, that unless we can send
the allies before the next uropean
harvest rs, ooo, 900 bushels OF wheat In
addition to what had been sent up 70
January ! OF this year he could not
assure the people Of The allies that
they would have sufiIclent supply OF
food to carry on tho war.
He did not say anything In this cable
about the other food necessary, but
he has told Of these needs In other
cables and by his actions in England.
For example, his latest regulation
compels reduction Of meat eating Ii
the United Kingdom to maximum o1
one pound per week per person, this
pound including the bone and other
waste parts in the meat as bought ii
the shop.
The allies must have more wheat,
more meat, more fats, more dairy prod.
ucts, more sugar. Their harvests were
very short-France had less than hall
her normal crop Of wheat and the
available shipping Is small In amount
and constantly being lessened by sub
marines, SO that It Ii now practically
Impossible to use any ships for the lona
voyage necessary to bring food from
Australia and other remote markets.
The food must come chiefly from
America. In specific figures 1t Is nee.
essary for us to send to the allies
100 GOO tons Of foodstuffs month
This ss q great responsibility and I
great problem The food must 81
found, and also the ships to carry It
It Is being done, but can only continue
10 be done by the help and full 60.
operation Of Ill Of US over our broad
land. We must produce and save
more. & 3sY
70 supply the wheat necessary unti]
1.-The next harvest, we must reduce on,
consumption BY from one fourth "a
one-thirtl;; We must cut down our usual
average cohsiimpt ions Of meats and
fats rs from 10 to Is per cent. and
ldairy products BY about 10 per cent
Over there they are Tightening tieii
belts and doing everything they can.
They are eating war bread: they are
Icuttln1 down their sugar 81 England
Ito two pounds per person per month
land IN France and Italy Is one pound-
how much are you eating ana they
are using ration cards for most Of tn
staples We must meet sacrifce With
sacrifice e we don't, We ara helplna
lto lose the war instead IS helping q
win &.
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