The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-04-18
European Shortage Places Prob.
lem Before American Govern.
ment-Farsighted Policy
Adopted. y
NEED 100000 Bu. WHEAT.
Food Administration Asks Aid a
Every American In Gigantic
Task Of Feeding Millions. j

II ID the FOOD problem over there
I that makes food problem over here.
II we wished to be supremely selfish
and supremely shortsighted-we could
60 on eating % much % We like ana
whatever we like. without much din,
Guilty .ors-inteIraptaSn~-at least, until
the Germans camel
But we are not doing things in that
selfish and suicidal way. We are try.
ing to make 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 we'll 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 well. 1t is absolutely neces,
| sary to do this If the war is to he won,
and we are going to do it, but it means
planning, working. arranging, cooper
atng, being careful, not wasting, saw,
| ing.
And it 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 Il that
we keep here at home sufficient cup,
ply Of every essential kind Of feed q
support cur people. But ever there
they simply have net enough. Lsra
Rhendda, the English feed ssntrelisr,
recently eabisd the American. feed a;
ninIstratsr, that unless We can END
the aiIiss bsfsrs the next wrspsan
harvest 7s,eoe.o 900 bvshsls u wheat II
addition . what had bssn cent W q
January I ss THE year 10 esuld ase
assure the people % the ailiss that
they would have q svfselsnt suppiy q
feed 70 carry On the war.
He did not SAY anything IN this, cable
about the other food zlleesssary, but
he has told Of these needs in other
cables-and BY his actions in England,
For example, his latest regulations
compels reduction Of meat eating il
the United Kingdom to maximum Of
one pound per week per person, this
pound including the bone and other
waste parts in the meat as bought in
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 half
her normal crop of wheat-and the
available shipping is small in amount
and constantly being lessened by sub
marines. so that it is now practically
impossible to use any ships for the LONG
voyage necessary to bring food from
Australia and other remote mark ets
The food must come chiefly from
America. In specific figures it is nee,
essary for us to send to the allies
100000 tons Of foodstuffs a month.
This is a great responsibility and q
great problem. The food must be
found, and also. the ships to carry it.
1t is being done, but can only continue
to be done by the help and full, co,
operation Of all Of us over our broad
land. We must produce and save
more.
To supply the wheat necessary until
the next harvest, we must reduce our
consumption by from one-fourth I'd
one-third; we must cut down our usual
average consumption of meats and
fats by from 10 to Is per cent. and
dairy products by about 10 per cent.
Over there they are tightening their.
belts and doing everything they can.
They are eating war bread: they are
cutting down their sugar in England
to two pounds per person per ,month1
and in France and Italy to one pound
how much are you eating they
are using ration cards for most of thd
staples. We must meet sacrifice with
sacrifice. If we don't, we are helping
to lose the war instead Of helping to
win it.