The record., 1918-02-14

Washington, Jan. 26.-FOllowing is
text Of President Wilson'S food-saving
proclamation:
Many causes have contributed to
create the necessity for u more inten-
sive effort on the part Of our people
to save food il order that we may sup
ply our associates in the war with the
su3tenance vitally necessary to them
in these days of privat:Cn and stress.
The reduced productivity OF Europe
because of the large diversion of man
power to the war, the partial failure
Of harve3ts and the elimination Of the
most distant markets for f0odstuGfs
through the destruction CT shipping,
places the burden Of Their subsistence
very largely on our shoulders.
Tie food administration has formu-
lated suggestions which, ii followed,
viii enable lis to meet tlis great re-
sponsibi.i.y
IN order that We may reduce or con-
by thirty per cent-a Te;k!ction impcr-
atiyely ueresoary TO provide Ike sup
ply for eaS--% hOleSaicrs, joDDers
ard retailers should purchase and re-
sell to their Customers Cn.y seventy
per ce!t of the GnCunts uscl in 1917.
All manufacturers OF alinen, ,ary pastes,
biscuits, crackers, pastry and break
last cereals ShC"ld reduce their pur-
chases and consumption Of wheat and
wheat flour 10 seventy per cent of
iheir 1917 requirements and all bakers
of bread and rolls 20 eighty per cent
of their current requirements Con-
sHners should reduce their purchases
OF wheat products for home preDara-
ton to at least seventy per cent Of
those Of last year, Or, when buying
bread, should purchase mixed cereal
breads from the bakers.
Substitute Potatoes.
To provide sufficient cereal food,
homes, public eating places, dealers
and manufacturers should substitute
potatoes. vegetables, corn, barley, oats
and rice products, and the mixed ce-
real bread ard other products OF the
bakers which contains an adLlixtuTe
OF other cereals.
In order that consumption may be
restricted to this extent, Mondays and
Wednesdays should be observed IS
whcatIess days each week, and one
meal each days should be observed as
= wheatless meal.
IN both homes and public eating
pi&Ics, il order to reduce the corsump
,eictt OF beef, pork and sweet products
TUESDAY should be observed as meat
Sess day iD each week, one mGatless
6naai sh2p]g be Observed in each day
whlLe, n addition. Saturday in eacE
syeak should furtk@s be observed as !
Gay upon which to eliminate pork.
4 Continued economy iil the use O.
sue,.g will be necessary until lat9F il
the .yaaR,
1t is iIaYgrative that all waste aui
unnecessary G:gagunption Of all sort!
@f fooIstuf1s shS&Id be risidly elimi
mated.
Tha maintenance OF the AGaltb an(
Ss1rengtH Of our own people is yitall.
necessa5Y at this time, and ther'
should be x~ dangerous restriction o
the food supply; but the elimination
~ every sort OF w4sse and the substi
tut&ND CT other commodities of whic!
we have more abundant skSDljes 70
those w4iich we need to save, viii i
no way impair the strength Of ou
people.
Urges desperation.
Z, therefore, in the SECTIONAL inter
est, take the liberty OF GAZING upoI
every Ioy@J American to take FUZZY t.
heart the ff8ggestions which are bcin;
circulated by lae food administrator
and of begging ttaf they be followed
| ASA ccnflent that &&s~ great body o
DIR women, who have iaS6red so 10y
ally IN cooperation with the food ad
mir44tratiQY will strengthen their ei
forts and viii .sakG it as a part Of thei
burden in this beylSd Of national seTV
i've to see that the alb9gg suggestion
xaEe observed throaghQRt t}le land.
WOODROW WILSON.
The white House,
is J&pNary, 1918.
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