The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-03-21
NO PLACE FOR THE LAG
GARD OR INDIFfER=
ENT NOW
Are We Going to Line Up
With and Give Support to
the Enemy by Withholding
the Necessary Food?
(BY W. GATTIs FOSTER. }

We are asked by our government
to eliminate waste, to conserve food
stuffs and reduce our consumption
of meats and wheat flour, substitut-
ing other and equally nutritious and
wholesome foods in their place, The
necessity for this request is we'll
known and its purpose is clear. 1t is
a war measure and is made because
of a military need and for the COM
mon good of all.
This is asking of us but a. small
sacrifice and a full and prompt COM
pliance will entail no real hard
ship upon any one, or at most but
little, and as patriotic American
citizens we should willingly and
gladly in ready and quick compii-
ance with the government appeal
and 10y ally take our stand with it
to battle for world democracy, for
the freedom and safety of nations
and the rights and honor of Amer
ica against the despotism and world
dominance of German militiarism.
The question of food Saving and
the elimination of all waste has be-
come vital issue before the people
of this nation and thus war assO-
ciates in this most sanguinary con-
flict and tremendous struggle Of
right against wrong, of justice and
liberty against oppression and ser
Witty and it's enforcement, absolute
ly essential to the successful prose
cution and early termination of the
war against Germany and her vas
sal associates, with the thoughtful
and intelligent. rs Importance as
military measure made necessary
by the exeeencies of war cannot be
too strongly emphasized and as pa
triotic and loyal citizens true to our
selves and to our country, it is the
high duty of all to accept'it it without
opposition or complaint. 1t is a ques=
ton involving oar own future ma
tional safety, and we cannot set it
aside as of but little consequence.
Food is the one first essential and
important requisite to an army's
equipment and our soldiers and
those who are fighting with them
must have it if we would win in this
war. 1t is the first need, for no mat
ter how we'll supplied they may be
with guns and other munitions O1
war, they would be impotent and
helpless without this indispensable
aid to victory If they fight they
must be fed promptly and sufficient
ly.
We need to learn the lessons OF
thrift. economy and self. denial more
thoroughly than we have ever YET
learned them. The peculiar and
crave conditions of the present time
demand it of US. Thousands of the
worlds helpless and starving popu.
lation are dying of hunger and they
are asking of us bread Extrava
gance and wastefulness at such &
time becomes high crime and un'
, worthy of noble and generous peo
ple. Let us not turn away from
them in this hour of sore need, but
with tender compassion and respon
sive sympathy hold out to them {
helping hand in their helpless, desti
tute condition and tormenting,, starV
ing distress.
We are the most prosperous peo
pie, probably the mosthextravaean
and wasteful also, on earth. Th'
whole world of luxuries has been a
our command, and the physical maj
has not gone unsupplied also it
vanity and pride. There has been
superabundance, our markets hav'
been overfowing with the world
accumulated store, and there ha
been no lack with any one becaus'
of scarcity of needed supplies. Nov
we are called upon to reduce ou
consumption and conserve our sup
ply, cut off the unnecessary and saw
J the overplus for the sake our evil
fighting forces at home and abroad
: for the sake of their comrades il
arms, for the sake of the destitute
and starving in other lands and TO
the sake of our own selves who ar
left at home and are asked to do thi
bit. We can live comfortably an
well on much less than we hav
been using. This is no idle asser
ton founded only on illogical theor
but is plain statement of fact. w
have as a people been consumin
more than has been good for us, t
say::nothiug of the shameful and sin
full waste Of all kinds of fO0dstuff