Williston graphic., 1918-09-05
PLAYING FAIR
WITH FOOD
BY E. G. PIPP'
Copyright, lslls.)
Playinr Fair With Food

Playing Fair With Food
When we in America deny ourselves
that our allies may have, we can be
sure that the sacrifice is appreciated
and that England in no way takes
advantage of what we do.
Very strict laws have been passed
for conserving food over there and
they are enforced rigidly.
The object of the British govern
ment is so to distribute the food made
available that rich and poor shall be
served alike. To this end there are
laws against boarding, against any
one person purchasing more than the
governments allowance, and, to pre-
vent profteering, the government
fixes the price of meat and other nec-
essities. .....
Gasoline and other war necessities
are carefully conserved. In London
the number of taxicabs has been re-
duced, and the fare fixed. Private
cars are forbidden to use gasoline,
and one sees no pleasure riding in
England, and no driving of passen-
ger cars by private individuals ex-
cept in the government service.
On two occasions when I was 60
ing on a tour of inspection as a guest
of the government, we were to pass
through Hyde Park. Each time the
driver asked me to sign a statement
showing that the car was sent out by
the government. Without this state
ment policeman would have stopped
US and ordered us to appear in po-
lice court. We did not see another
car either time in passing through
the park. England wants all the
gasoline saved to use in transporting
men and materials at the front and
will not permit its use for private
purposes.
British Grit
In England, everywhere, one is i'm
pressed with the wonderful spirit of
the people, with the indomitable will,
with the grit, and the cleverness, yes,
cleverness which equals that Of the
Germans but without the Germans
Dragging about it, with the capacity
for taking punishment and no whin-
ing, with the generosity which talks
of the achievements of others when
their own are the equal of any.
England has suffered, suffered
grievously; the young men have died
there by the hundreds of thousands,
died in families in all the walks of
life. But the spirit of Britain still
lives.
spoke of this loss to an English
officer.
eyes, it is true that our young men
have given up their lives for inter-
national decency," he said, "but you
ought to wait until you get to France.
There is where the people have suf-
fered; there is where the ravages Of
war are felt. The French are brilliant
fighters; they take punishment and
come back with a dash," and so he
continued, giving credit to others, as
nearly every Englishman does, when
in reality Great Britain has carried
very large share of the burden, and
has been the backbone of the war on
the part of the allies. .-...
After having visited their fleet,
their munition plants and training
camps, remarked to British colonel
that their achievements were great;
that they had come out Of a condition
of unpreparedness and had made
great strides.
eyes, we have finally gotten in
shape to do bit of good work." he
said. The man himself had done bril-
liant work at the front.
"But you Americans are doing
things in big way. You are ac-
customed to doing things on large
scale. We made many blunders at
the beginning, but your people are
shrewd enough to study them and
profit by them. I think the work Of
America has been wonderful. Your
government achieved great things
quickly.
"You made a great record in the
first five months of the war, and you
are still making it. In those five
months America declared war, pass
ed appropriation bills, passed con-
scription law, treating all classes
alike, built 16 great cantonments, had
them we'll equipped and ready for
use, and had $4,000 soldiers in them.
You people may not realize it, but
we who were in. the early struggle
here do realize that it was wonder
full piece of work, and it is a great
satisfaction to know that your peo-
pie as whole are behind the move
ment; that you give and give and
pay and pay, with ever increasing
amounts-and do it freely.
"Some of us were q little impatient
because you did not come into the
war sooner. We thought that the
Lusitania affair should have brought
you in, but, as it appears to US now,
your president was wiser about it
than we were. An army to wage a
successful war must have the people
at home behind it heart and soul.
You people were not unit for enter
ing the war, and SO your president
waited until you became a unit, and
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