The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-05
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KNOWN IN EUROPE
Voluntary Saving On Wheat viii
Make New Laws For
" War Unnecessary ,


New York, is the neck of the funnsl
through which America annually pours
its vast surplus Of grain into the lap
Of Europe The members Of the New
York Produce Exchange, are the keep
eTs of the gates through. which this
stream is perpetually flowing and are
therefore able to comprehend the full
Significance Of the recent announce
ment of the food executive of the
FTeneh commission in Washington. that,
England, France and Italy will need
$50 900 900 bushels Of grain "to meet
the conditions to be faced before the
next .harvest.'' -. ., H.
r. BY reason of the closing Of some Of
the ocean lanes of commerce. and the
shortage Of ships, the greater part Of
|, this supply mpst be furnished by the
! United States and Canada, and mostly
in the form of wheat and wheat flour.
The wheat crop, even based upon the
most optimistic predictions, promises to
! be a short one, and, although America
is a land Of Overwhelmingly remOS-
| ed from danger of food famine, a, strict
economy intthe use Of wheat products
! will have to he praetised if we arc
tn fulfil the obligation imposed upon
us and which we gladly assume, &c
maintaining to the full extent Of our
/ rNility the strength of our fighting
allies. ~
Out Of the abundance Of the conn
rron there would be. no difficulty In
: supplying the entire grain shortage Of
our allies, but Europe Is but slowly
| learning the use of corn as human
Thai
grinding it for that purpose, and the
rroPlc are. not accustomed to its USE
Moreover for an army ration which is
fully Op",half in the form of bread,
corn is not well adapted.
With our enormously varied food
supply there will be no hardship in
! greatly charging the consumption Of
corn products, and the conserving of an
EQUAL volume Of wheat Sumptuarv leg
i iSlati"n which is DOW pending in Wash
| ington has been framed with this end
! j" view; but while legislation waits on
I congressional discussion, the New York
Produce Exchange urges an immediate
voluntary movement on the part Of all
! people TO make such legislation un-
necessary.
So far as it is possible there should
he substitution on oil tables-of both
the rich and the pooF-in the public
dining rooms of hotels and restaura mt +
and in the-hOnnes of the people, of the
food products Of corn. oats, rye. barley
and rice, in place Of the products Of
wh6Qt."
This. ght. conveniently take the
form IF the elimination of wheat bread
from tthe breakfast table Of the nation
until the. end Of the war, its place be.
ing taken by corn, bread or other corn
products and oar penl, of which there
is an abundant supply, and which fur
nish 4 great variety of wholesome and
acceptable break fast foods.
There are miIiOus. of people in the
United States who are earnestly seek
ing an opportunity for doing their Bit
toward the winning of the war. Fat
ing corn bread for breakfast nav mol
on the face Of it--apPear to be eithcl
nm act of sacrifice or service cOntribn
tory to winning the war in Europe. il
is. howeVer,ja very definite and effec
tive form Of service to that end. and
If the propaganda can be spread wide
and far enough TO enlist the 60 opera
ti"n NJ great mass Of the people, /,
will help mighty to solve the crushin.
problem which is now facing the fooc
adm nistrator Of the United States. w,
"r" permitted to quote these words
fr""' his lips:
If We continue our normal rate o
HportntiOn Of breadstuffs until the enc
Of this wear oGr allies win be reduce,
I" tlttyeight nerrent of their food re
n"'romentS We must give them an
other twenty five percent or the wa
{ b" lost. That means that we mus
I -"nt th"m an additional hundred mil
3, Lon bushels 1T wheat over our norma
= SAinmentS' We Must 10 II, cvcn If W
v take II nff our own tables.
- " best the loaf Of our niles wi
r - U"iVatinn 'oaf and everv ounrp "
- ADJ ~ u Is - contribution ia thui
strength and constancN in the war"