Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-18
United STATES FOOD ADMIN
STnATI0a FOOD CONTROL
A WAR fsEAlljnEE-
4 REVIEW.

our declaration of war against Ger
MANY. President Wilson announced the
administration food control policy
1t was based upon his faith in the At
ness of the American people to give
through the successful conduct of tie
protected food administration, 'the
finest possible demonstration OF the
willingness, the ability, and the Ell
cheney OF democracy, sad OF its JUST
ned reliance upon the freedom OF III
divi6ual initiative"
On the 10th Of August, 1917, Con
gress passed the Food Control Act,
and the will of the President became
the law OF free people pledged 70
the united method Of fooG adIIla,s-
tration through the voluntary coop
Grafton and direction OF legitimate DIS
tributors of foodstuffs and with the
help Of the WOE en- OF the country,
uiou which Mr.. Hoover rested his con-
Eenoe.
BY the Presidents executive order
Of the same date, the United States
Food Administration came into exist
ence for the duration Of the war, as an
e.aergency measure made necessary
s'lv reason OF the existence of state
of war" Its one single objective is 10
contribute to he winning of the war
1t is war work and nothing else.
All of the white nations and some
OF the dark peoples now have tood az
IL illustrators, made necessary By the
food shortage of the world brought
about By the existence Of state OF
war" which has Withdrawn two-hftha
q the man power from productive 70
destructive pursuits. :
When the people are asked to mix
ct least 20 per cent. Of other cerea!s
wiln all the wheat -four they Use. 1t
is because "the existence Of state
q. war" forces upon Us the choice o.
using Victory flour" now which vii.
enable US to build up the necessary
feed reserves, or delaying the day o.
victory BY refusing to sit at the COM
mon table with the Allies-demand-
iug the white bread Of the Stacker. 1t
Ia because of "the existence OF state
of war" that the Food Admintstra-
ton asks that we use only such GUS
OF beef as cannot well be shipped. ana
10 be saving in the use Of ali fats, IN
order that shipments OF neat-slvlnS
foods may not fail the fighting men in
The cold rain and mud of the trenches
nor the brave peoples behind the lines.
War has turned food s.lps into troop
ships. has made necessary the snort
run to America instead Of the longer
run to South America, Australia and
the East; it has turned the civilian
into a soldier who needs greater
amount of sugar as energy fuel. The
"existence OF a state Of war" has add
ed a casualty list 10 our daily news
items. 1t has forced gently nurtured
women to stand il line to get bit of
breld or soup. 1t has brought famine
close, caused little children to cry
yainly for bread, and made hunger
end foul disease familiar facts to our
associates in the war. By reason OF
Their courage ana sacrifices and the
valcr of the young men OF America
nOW overseas, we are still permitted
tc i've in safety and plenty. so familiar
ead comfortable that the existence OF
G state of war" appears TO many too
far away and unreal 10 overshadow
The petty troubles about which they
fret-like the number OF Jumps OF
SUGAR in ones tea, the complexion of
the bread, tie cut OF the roast, ana
Foe Administration restrictions on
bu< -1g. Every act Of the Food Admin
istr ton should De q reminder OF the
"ex'ste1ce of a state Of war" and all
tina: the terrible business means, and
the obligation every man. woman and
chi owes to test every action every
d2y and hour b. the one touchstone-
doe this OF that contribute to winning
the -Tar?"
Il . because food is a prime neces-
sity. touching daily the lives of all the
people that Mr.. Wilson said in the
beginning sit is OF vita! importance
to every man who produces food and
to every man who takes part In its
distribution that these policies thus
literally administered should succeed
aaG succeed altogether. II is the only
wa we can prove it to be absolutely
unnecessary to resort to the rigorous
and drastic measures which have
proved 70 be neces sary in some Of
the European countries" And com
pcisory food control has never been
\ success anywhere, even in Germany.
Il L. estimated that at least IS per
cent of the American people are loyal
ut heart and need only to be educated
70 prove their support OF the Govern
ment through cooperation with the
Eood Administration The per cent.
Eu-t not be allowed to prey uooT
the n. TIE Food Administration Wss
created TO stabilize not to disturb
CO.. i.tions, TO defend honest enterprise
e "a nst illegitimate competition. Il
W established because It's functions
wee essential 10 tie national security
Rld defense through the successful
prosecution Of the war. Il deals only
with the commodities which minister
to mans primary needs the thinsr
" tlout which lie and strength can
Lct be maintained and the enemy
reached and overcome The civilizs-
ton for which we stand must perisf
OFF the earth II these things called
"necessaries" are not provided AM
eqaitaply distributed for the 200 900 =
0o0 peoples fighting Germany today
los, 600, 900 of them American; $780,
600 to these Americans must be on the
Western Front in time for the summer
campaign Of 1919.
What are necessaries Luxury-l oy.
Ing Americans find it hard to strip
TIER desires TO the limits of the Food
Control Act, which classes as "neoes-
saries" foods, feeds and fuels; that is.
noa-ishment for man and beast, and
those things necessary for their pro
duction (and fuel, which does not
come within the Jurisdiction OF the
Food ADMINISTRATOR
To the Food Administration belongs
the responsibility of kee ping check
upon the foods and feeds available
for use by ourselves and our Asso-
GATES in the war, for Belgian Relief,
and for such neutrals as depend upon
Us for certain supplies-a sort of in
t. national inventory Of foods and
feeds, kept constantly up to date, that
1t may be known whether there is
enough for a full ration all around,
and if not, how much we may In good
war conscience use. Having taken
stock of the available food, the Food
Administration must see that It Is
fairly distributed among the people
who are today banded together to save