Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-11-20
new FOOD PROGRAM

Frank n. Brooks, just Back From q
Conference in Washington With
Mr.. Hoover and the State Federal
Food Administrators Announces
important Changes.
The 5000 Rule is abrogated i'm
mediately. The sugar limit is to be
raised from three to four pounds, De-
cember 1. Vigilance to prevent prof
iteering in food commodities will be
increased. Every effort will be made
to punish those guilty of taking any
unfair advantage due to the release
of food restrici ions. Ten million peo-
pie in Russia lay perish of hunger.
Bolshevism Will rule and spread
rapidly unless starving mu1titudes
are fed. Restrictions may have to be
renewed if necessary. Simple living
absolu4 c'y necessary for a long time.
Mr.. BIS statement folioT-s:-
In making the announcement that
wheat flour can now be used without
substitutes, effective Immediately,
and that sugar on the basis of four
pounds per person per month will be
the rule effective December 1, 1 wish
to couple with it statement that
SNOuiU COmpel W1UcSI dIIeuIIOu duu
action.
in North Russia forty million peo-
pie in Europe this winter, every
Hoover stated that ten million of
these forty million people would
doubtless perish this coming winter"
When it is realized that starving
conditions face about 200 million peo-
pie in Europe this winter, every
American should rise above his
passion for good things to eat. The
ideals that Our Boys" have fought
and died for, that food has been
saved for in order that liberty might
reign, and that have enabled this
country to remain steadfast, certain
ly will not fOrsake starving multitudes
now.
Immediately the question is asked,
why does the Food Administration
release restrictions if food must be
saved? Here is a conflicting situa-
ton, but the answer is easily forth
coming.
One Of the firm and sound princi-
pies upon which Mr.. Hoover based
prevented the Food Administration
from going on to rocks that have i'm
perilled other war activities, and yet
has caused, at the time decisions
were made, criticism, is that, if ne
cessity requires restrictions, be
prompt in applying, but equally
prompt in Withdrawing them when
sudden changes remove the need of
restrictions.
NV message boils down to this
Certain restrictions are removed. We
have liberty to eat more than we
need. If we use this liberty in eat
ing more than is necessary to sustain
health and strength, our liberty indi-
Gates reckless disregard of others.
This is Bolshevism in its most hide
Gus form.
In my estimate Mr.. Hoover, in go
ing to Europe now, to organize the
distribution of the food supply of the
world, goes forth to the greatest i'm
mediate task that now confronts the
world. His simple straight forward
nanliness, his love of humanity and
Justice, will bring success if his re-
uuest for cooperation is needed.
believe he will succeed because peo-
pie everywhere will do all they can
to help hin in his God-like mission.
Mr. Hoover has saved Belgium. He
has saved the cause of the Allies. He
now goes forth to save the world
from starvation. In such sublime
effort, 1 know Vermonters will sacri-
fee to the limit when called upon.
Let me quote from Mr.. Hoover's
wonderful appeal to the State Food
Administrators in session at Wash
ington, as follows: Referring to the
changes in conditions and rulings he
said, There is one policy which can
not change, That is the vital neces-
sity of simple Iivin1. to economy in
consumption of commodities more or
less substitutes for each other. We
must realize that the spectre of famine
abroad now haunts the abundance Of
our table at Home"
Suddenly war activities ceased. AS
suddenly the new conditions opened
up sources of food supply in Austria
liza, East India, Java, and South Amer
lea. In addition to this, hugh crop
of wheat in United States is piling up
at ports and warehouses. Let us thank
God for it.
At this point a situation has devel-
,oped that, for at least few months,
makes it possible to get Immediately,
the huge quantities of food commodi-
ties required in Europe. We are
therefore permitted to use without re-
strictions food supplies heretofore
restricted.
The Food Administration is glad to
take the public into it's confidence. 1t
promptly makes one of those quick ad-
justments and states most emphatical-
ly that when shipping facilities are
provided and more food is needed for
export that it may be necessary to
again suddenly place restrictions on
some articles Of food. If the food Ad-
ministration calls upon the people to
do this, it has the utmost confidence
that food conservation, which saved
our cause from actual defeat more
than once, will then lead to heights of
devotion and unselfishness, so that
the hungry and destitute may be cared
for, and the world saved from Bolshe-
vism. Anarchy is bred fastest where
hunger-mad populations follow quack
leaders to far worse conditions.
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