Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-05
FOOD CONSERVATION
DISCUSSED BY EXPERT
Edwin G. Baetjer Talks Before
Housewives and Crocers of
Annapolis
VERY BENEFICIAL MEETING.
State Food Administrator Tells Of Needs
Of America and Allies and How
Every One Caa Help in
Real Ways


Real Ways
| Appearing under the auspices of the
| Woman's Council of Defense, Mr.. Ed
win G. Baetjer, National Food Admin
istrator for Maryland, addressed
representative audience in the House
of Delegates chamber at the State
| House yesterday afternoon There
| were not only housewives who were
| full of questions and wanted TO
| know but prominent merchants, and
| number of the leading professional
| and other business men also on hand
At the conclusion of the meeting
when Mr.. Baetjer, after a most COM
| prehensive address had announced a
willingness TO answer any questions
which those present desired to put to
| him it was the consensus of opinion
| that the meeting had undoubtedly
| done good in clearing up the some
what complicated question of food
conservation and government regula-
| ton
| Mr.. Baetjer was introduced by Sen
| ator Frank NJ Duvall of Anne Arun-
| del county
| He pointed out that while there is
undoubtedly a large surplus of food
stuffs in this country and the world
| today, the "availbale" surplus is the
smallest ever known in the history
of the world.
There is a large surplus of various
products, but they might just as we'll
I<o
be transported to countries which
need them,'' said he.
Shipping To Blame.
Destruction of shipping has upset
food supplies of the whole world, and
| is directly responsible for the acute
shortage not only in this country,b but
for all the belligerents and all the
neutrals," continued the speaker.
THE taking of men from produc-
tive work has not hit this country so
hard by a great deal, as it has Eng
land, France, Canada, Scotland and
the other Allies.
The First Problem.
"The first problem being the natural
civilian population of belligerents and
the neutral nations" was another
point in the address.
"This country is making Holland
supply its nearest of our allies in re-
turn for food we are sending Holland.
I'VE have also to keep civilian pop
ulation here and abroad satisfied with
frna fttr
Hunger, as we all know, is the worse
disorganizer in the world. The war
must be won by giving support to
men at front
"If we are reasonable and willing
to cooperate we can accomplish the
aid of our allies and still never really
suffer hunger pangs at home.
Every time you suffer an incon-
venience you are directly contributing
to the winning of the war Only about
80 per cent of America is now doing
this"
Urges Substitution.
Mr. Baetjer also urged substitution
of one food for another France at
very much greater sacrifice is using
| as much corn as wheat substitutes
as this country asks of Americans.
That food sitting on shelf serves
no purpose whatever" was one of his
warnings. That boarding does not
mean years supply. 1t means
boarding for three weeks. Abandon
ment is much more necessary than
conservation, according to Mr.. Baet-
| jer.
Food can be sent into Belgium in
/ two weeks, but when it is needed
| there it does no good if delivered two
| weeks too late" said he in opposing
the boarding of even weeks extra
supply.
you say you are saving it, but un-
der these circumstances you are real
| ly keeping it away at the time it is
needed. Then if you afterward turn
/ it all loose it is too late to revive the
starving ones who will be helped be-
| fore it gets to them:
The speaker then pointed out that
our mills are planned to handle so
| much raw food material in a year,
and canont handle that years supply
in a month.
''The President is fully prepared to
go to the length of issuing food cards
If cooperation does not work. was
the food administrators warning.
"A little restraint ON appetite is a
very small contribution" he said
Milk. -four, pork and sugar are ex-
| plosive mines" in times like these
We have tried to eliminate war profits
and no element of speculative profit
| is now allowed
Belgium and France are not under
obligation to us for our aid Rather we
are under obligation to them. They
are defending the frontiers of civiliza-
tion which are frontiers of United
| States