The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-19
MORE FOOD MUST BE SAVED.
Enforcement of Conservation Meas.
ures Vital to Success in War.

But for the work of the United
States food administration large
part of the country would now be suf-
fering from hunger. In order to save
larger part of the world from hun
ger the food administration will de-
vote every energy to the fuller saving
of food from now until June.
John NJ. Parker, food administrator
for Louisiana, returned to his office
Monday after week at Washington,
where he attended war council of
the state food administrators with
their chief, Herbert Hoover, and his
staff. The above was the concrete
conclusion he drew from the sessions
reports and resolves.
Five national experts who had just
completed personal surveys at and be-
hind the battle lines in Europe made
their statements to the meeting. The
story of the. suffering they saw, their
analysis of the situations needs,
coupled with the knowledge of the
food ships sunk and the loss Of food
stuffs in other ways, aroused the ad-
ministrators to the imperative neces-
ity Of speeding up their work and Of
stirring the people to complete CO.
operation. Mr.. Parker, like the other
administrators, came back home i'm
pressed with the duty oGforcing re-
suits.
Wheat, meat, sugar and fats must
be saved in larger quantities so that
the armies can be sustained, and the
peoples behind the armies protected
against famine. It is not question
of trying, said Mr.. Parker, but of do
ing it. Meatless and wheatless days
must be observed. Tuesday and Fri
day are meatless days in Louisiana.
The food administration has added
Saturday as porkless day, and it also
asks that there be one meatless meal
on each of the other days of the week.
Wednesday is wheatless day. It is
urged that there be also wheatless
meal on each of the other days. The
wheat crisis is so acute that all bread
for all the meals will soon have
to- be made of mixed flour, so
as to save more wheat. The
nations surplus has all been
shipped, and the wheat on hand must
be divided if the soldiers are to be
fed before the next crop comes in.
To make surer of this, the conserving
will be done at the mills.
Mr.. Parker says the conservation
days are being kept more sacredly by
the hotels and restaurants Of the east.
They must be kept as strictly e. the
eating places in Louisiana, not be-
cause the east is doing it, but because
the welfare of the nation demands it.
There is no more excuse for ignor-
ance, and disregard now must be con-
sidered defiance of the nations will
or disregard of the nations need.
Nobody in the latter category should
be tolerated in this country, and Mr..
Parker feels sure the patriotic people
of the state will see to it that no such
public enemies are permitted to oper-
ate. The people are further con-
cerned because the slackers have
Tc1aimed public pressure as the OBJ,
stacle to their observance OF the food
regulations.
The food administration proposes
to employ more drastic means to
curb disloyal caterers and oppressive
and profteering food merchants.
Even where there is no direct power
to punish, the food administration
will exercise its authority to prohibit
licensed wholesalers from selling sur
niles to the caterers or dealers de.
elared unfair. Mr.. Parker was told
lat Washington that President Wilson
would back any action taken by the
food administration, issuing executive
orders to close establishments under
1.-THE food ban and <.seeping them closes
luntil the end of the war. Mr.. Parksn U ksnn
hopes there win not be any sI g
places III Louisiana.
The food administration is still de-