The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-29

.contS the food administration has sav-
! "a the American public at least $780,
100000 IN four months. according to
q statement made b. Herbert Hoover
the other day.
It - our stern duty 70 feed the al
liSs, to maintain their health and
strength at any cost to ourselves :
M. Hoover declared. '.There has not
been. nor will bs % We zee f. enough
sugar for even their present meagre
and depressing ration unless they send
ships to remote markets for It. II we
In our greed and gluttony force them:
either to further reduce their ration
81 to send these ships we will have
dome damage to our abilities to win
this war. az Il n IS, s ~
~ we send the ships 20 Java
for 260, 900 tons ct sugar next year
w will have neesssltatsd the en-
ploymsnf Of eleven extra ships for
onS year. These chips Il ussd n
Transporting troops WOULD take
10000 70 100000 msn - France. :
Reason for World shortage.
AZ Mr.. Hoover pointed out, the
United States, Canada and England
were sugar importing countries before
the war, while France and italy were
very nearly self supporting. The main
sources of the worlds sugar supply
was Germany and neighboring powers.
the West indies and the East indies. 4.
German sugar ID no longer available,.
10 It II used entirely In Germany,
which also absorbs sugar Of surround.
ing countries. .s 4
sEnglAnd can no longer buy 100000
long tons Of sugar each year from
Germany. The French sugar produc-
stion has dropped from 7bO,0 600 to 21O.-
sOOO tons. The italian production has
fallen from &c, 900 tons to q, 600 tons.
Thus three countries were thrown
upon East and West Indian sources
for 1925 600 tons annually to maintain
their normal consumption.
j Because Of the worlds shipping
shortage the allied nations started
drawing on the West Indies for sugar:
East Indian sugar took three times
the number Of ships, since the dis
tance was three times as great. Sud-
denly the west was called on to fur
nish and did furnish 1,420, 600 tons Of
sugar to Europe whom 300 ! Q0I tonssa5
year was the pielwNf demand. The
allies had drawn from Java 100000
tons before the shipping situation be-
came acute. sik .5
.Tn spite Of these shipments" Mr..
Hoover stated the other day, 'the
English government In August reduced
the household sugar ration to 4 basis
Of ~ pounds per annum per capita.
And Ii esptember the French govern
ment reduced their household ration
to 18 2-10 pounds year, or q bit over
! pound Of sugar month. Even this
meagre ration could not be filled by
the French government It was. found
early In the fall. America was then
asked for 100, 900 tons Of sugar and
succeeded In sending $4,000 tons BY
December !. The French request was
xranted because the American house
hold consumption was then at least %
p0uHUU p01 peE1Vus 0Au ~ was CVASAV.
cred the duty Of maintaining the
French morale made our course clear
Today the sugar situation may
bs summarized BY stating that n
America will reduce lie sugar con.
sumption 10 70 10 per cent THE
natlen will bs able 20 send 100000
more soldiers 90 France.
sugar today sells ut seaboard -.
llneries at $7.25 hundred pounds
The wholesale grocer has agreed to
limit his profit to Is cents hundred
plus freight, and the retail grocer II
supposed to take no more than 30 cents
hundred pounds profit. This regu-
lation was made by the food admins
tration, which now asks the housewife
to reduce sugar consumption 40 much
40 possible, using other sweeteners,
and also reminds her that she should
pay no more than 8 cents . pound for
sugar.
Control 81 Cane Refiners' profta
Immediately upon the establish
nsat ps the food administration" M