Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
VERMONT WILL MEET
FOOD SAVING TEST
People of Green Mountain State
viii Not Weaken When Called
Upon to Make Personal Sacri.
fees In Furthering the Ma.
ti0nal Cause.

"There is nothing in the history of Yer.
mont that warrants anyone believing that
the people of this State are not only will
ing but anxious to support the national
government In time Of war, nor is there
any warrant for the opinion that the war;
will Of our people Is habby and that they
will weaken when they are called upon
to make personal sacrifices in furthering
the national cause" said Acting Food
Administrator John T. Cushing of st.
Adams, in an address Tuesday at the
University Of Vermont. under the auspices
of the homo economics department, on
food problems arising from the war.
Mr.. Cushing, discussing the 1850 order
recently put out from washington, which
requires with the purchase Of flour an
equal purchase Of ono or . combination Of
the following cereal substitutes: barley
flour. buckwheat -four, corn flour, corn
meal. corn starch, corn grits. feterita
flour. rice and rice hours. rolled oats, soya
fours and meals. hominy. oatmeal. potato
bean flour. sweet potato -four. said: 1T
Is true that when this order was suddenly
issued we were face'to face with definite
problem. the lack Of substitutes. and the
fact that weeks before the order was con-
templated Vermont had appealed to WASH
ingten for an increased supply did not
help because Of the transportation con-
gestion. That problem still exists, but
am assured from Mr.. Hoover that every
thing humanity possible is being done to
ship these substitutes into Vermont with
the greatest possible dispatch.
Meanwhile we are observing the $3.50
~~AA to-
makes good on it's promises we will be
able to weather the storm. providing we
have the cooperation Of the public, and
for one am not going to pay the people
Of this State the poor compliment Of think
ing that they are unwilling to make the
best Of disagreeable situation. Before
the point Of actual suffering is reached
we can modify the percentage, but barring
failure Of the government to supply the
promised transportation relief this will not
become necessary.
II am keeping myself informed Of the
situation throughout the State by fire.
quent conferences and 1t should be .
source Of pride to our people that I am
told repeatedly that Vermont can meet
the test. The grocers in the large are
loyalty cooperating. but they must re-
ceive the cooperation Of the purchasing
public. Beyond any question a great
many homes in the State have q large
amount Of flour on hand. Such as
these will not buy more -four now II they
are compelled to take the substitutes,
thereby making the present limited
quantity 60 further than it otherwise
would.
II have no doubt that many persons with
-four on hand have made the attempt to
purchase more. testing the line to sec II
It would hold, as 1t were, and because of
this the demand has been in a measure
fictitious. Persons with flour in their
homes should make no attempt to pur-
chase more now. II they do they are
hindering the administration and making
1t unnecessarily difficult for the govern
ment to furnish our associates in the war
with the wheat they must have II they
are to continue in the Tight The COM
plant that any person will have to 20
without bread because Of inability to make
a purchase of -four Is unfounded. Possibly
q few will not be able to make 1t at home
for a few days, but the baker shop opens
the avenue to escape.
'"The entering wedge Of the stern reali-
ties of war has come. When we think
Of the sacrifices the other bellgerents
have made, we cannot. in our State or
national pride, weaken at the little we
are called upon to bear at this time.
II we fail to supply our allies with this
food, the war will be lost before Amer
lea will have an opportunity to win It.
Wood alone cannot win the war; but
without 1t our money. our ships, our men
will be helpless and useless. And until
the next harvest. the necessary supplies
which America must furnish must come
out OF conservation. l do not believe
that in Vermont there is any weaken
Ing, any desire that we dodge our re-
sponsibilities. That would not be char.
acterstic of the people,"
Mr. Gushing also discussed the new
home regulations which call for two
wheatless days a week, Monday and We'd
nesday. and one wheatless meal a day:
one meatless day. Tuesday, one meatless
meal every day and two porkless days
In every week. Tuesday and Saturday.
He also urged the saving Of all fats, the
making OF every day a sugar saving
day. the wise use of milk and the album
dant use of fruits. vegetables and pota-
toes. mo other one war duty IL so i'm.
perative at this time as the close
observance Of all the rules Of conser-
walton and substitution. II the war is
lost because Of food failure. 1t will be
Americas fault" Mr.. Cushing said in
closing.
In reply to tho question why the peo.
pie Of this country are asked to save
sugar in their homes while the candy,
factories are allowed to 60 on using
sugar. Mr.. Cushing said that IL the
candy corporations had to dissolve.
which would be the case II they could
not have sugar. many thousands of girls
who can do no other kind of work would
be thrown out on the streets without EN-.
Payment and at a time like this such a
thing would be disastrous.
When asked II 1t were not Just as we'll
10 use half wheat and half substitutes
In making bread every day as to have
only certain wheatless days. Mr.. Cushing
said that the administration was trying
10 save wheat. Many people demanded
TINS regular program to help them con-
serve but II wheat could really be saved
just as we'll by following some other
program that would be fully as accept
able. The thing to do is to save wheat.