Evening journal., 1918-10-25
PACKERS help TO
Win WORLD WAR
Government Depends on In
.dustry to Keep Fighting
Men Well Fed
BEST OF FOOD
FOR THE SOLDIER

F. Edison White, vlce-president Of
Armour and Company, in an sddres;
before the American Meat Packers Con-
vention at Chicago, very Interestingly
described the part the American pack
ers are taking TO win the war.
In part Mr.. White said.
Without the American meat packers
The feeding Of the ever-growing allied
defense line in France would have been
well nigh impossible. The American
meat packers-you gentlemen, II you
please-made IL possible to feed the sol
ulers who held the Huns at bay over
the many weary months that interven-
ed before Uncle Sam lost patience with
the Beast Of Berlin and turned loose
the American warriors who are today
pressing at the Kaiser's heels as he re-
treats before them.
During those early days OF the war,
The American meat packers were the
machine utilized by the allies for feed
Ing their armies. Il was then that we
learned the truth OF Judge Gary's state
msnt that the only difference between
a thousand and a million IS three
nphers. The Judge was right. Three
hphers make a thousand into a million
md In those flrst years OF the great
war, we learned to think about orders
Ii terms Of millions instead Of thou
sands-and learned Il just as though
she three ciphers were really the only
Inference.
~ have personal knowledge OF one
transaction which aptly illustrates this
changed viewpoint. The italian govern
ment showed sufficient inteyest in our
sanned meats TO sample them with {;
view 90 ordering some for the ltaliar
army. The representative In this coun-
Try was a venerable old man and at the
Amo OF our FIRST discussion, suggest
ID that he need not bother coming clear
but 10 Chicago II he decided TO buy
/ told him l would run down TO New
Fork TO see him any time he wanted
he.
''Weli, 20 make a long story short, I
rot a message TO visit him In New York
Ind I went there. Gentlemen, it took
pnly one hour 10 come 10 an agreement,
tra'v 10 up and sign the order for H.
10000 tins Of meat. Seventeen million
Why when l sent the word back to the
head office, they thought the telegraph
operator had amused himself by adding
aphers 90 the real figures.
"But the 100000 was real and we
have since learned TO think regularly
n terms OF millions.
Nearly any one OF you, I imagine,
ian tell Of big orders for meat which
bame 20 you during those early days or
The war. The British government
bought heavily. So did the French.
Every ship that sailed from our shores
carried food for the fighters who stood
between the Huns and the bloody VIC
tory which they sought.
Wonderful, indeed, was the service
rendered the Allies during the first
three years Of the war. That 1t could
be improved seemed improbable and
yet-when this nation picked up the
gauntlet hurled into our faces by Ger
many, even greater things had to be
done. Your works have shown that
Mr. Armour voiced your sentiment as
well as his own when he made his
memorable announcement that the gov
ernment could have this plant and his
men and himself 70 hSp win the war.
What that meant TO the nation is best
shown by a few instances Of the serv-
lee the packers have rendered since the
frst Of Americas millions Of soldiers
appeared on the firing line in France.
at is a proud boast that we have the
lest fed army IN the world. Our SOL
Hers get food the like Of which was
unknown TO the soldiers OF previous
vars. Hannibal, Napoleon, Washington
ind Grant fed their fighters on food
brgely gathered from the surrounding
hrritorv nv forage parties, and the men