The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-11-14
NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN
ON new FOOD PROGRAM
WILL BEGIN FIRST WEEK IN oe
cEMBeR.
Military situation Forms No Adeessss
Reason for Reiasstion OF Con
servstion Plans

The nationwide campaign Of the
United States Food Administration
setting forth the new food program
for American homes, because OF innu'
enza has been deferred from the week
of Oct. % to Nov 10 the week OF
Dec. | The week will begin with con
ser, alton Sunday on Dec The De
cemhcr Il te IL necessary In order 10
avoid conflict with the Y. NJ I. 4.
can raisn
MIR Hoover advises Nj Peden that
the military situation forms no anc
qilaie reason Tor relaxation OF conser'
walton. hui. on the contrary. the EURO
pean developments make emphasis
upon this conservation effort as par
ticularly important. The evacuation
Of 90 cupied territory imposes upon the
American people responsibility Tor al
ditiOnal william population. and every
acre regained means 80 many addition
al mouths that must be- fed
Food Control After War.
How about the question CT food
control alter the war; Mr. Hoover
WAS asked
lie replied We'll. what do you
think? There are practically 5S.oOO.
600 people starving right now In 10
land and Russia There are more IN
Roumania and Serbia We are doing
nothing for them now, but We must DO
when the chance comes. SO Tar as the
western allies are concerned we are
sending them now what Is equiVaien'
to food enough for 30,0OO,ooO people,
That represents their deficiency THAT
deficiency will not disappear WIN
peace. And there are all the starving
people We are not reaching nov 10 De
considered will not speak oi the
people I'm the enemy countries
I'VE cant stop when the war stops
For one thing II We abandon confirm
of exports u we went back 10 GOMEZ
tions as they we're before the Food Az
ministratiop was created. we'd have
famine In this country within sif
months OF peace. Europe would storm
our market. We must maintain resh
lation for that reason alone But j
think We will want TO do II Tor the
same idealistic reasons that have been
responsible for our conservation pro
gram up 10 now
Animal Herds Wiped Out.
The animal herds OF many paris OF
Europe are eng wiped Odi they are
almos, gone In some places They hnn
10 be slaughtered for meat and be
cause they couldn't be fed So here
we have been working 10 build up p
great animal reserve We must ri
pIenish those herds for them after I'M
| 10. N IN N
Those herds mean milk and butter spt
fat as well as meat And the meat "
going To he vitality important IN re-
building the Weakened and inpover'
i.hed peoples who have had 10 80
through 10. strain Of the war
We're getting the reserve Doing
that involves a good many problems
Feed Is one Then there are droufhs
land III, hts that We have 10 combat
as they come We have 10 move cat
lie nv train AT times from section
here they cant be fed or watered
sun We are succeeding and there are
no difficulties We can't overcome. We
are doing splendidly with hoes 4 wear
ago our herd Of hogs numbered aboin
( 80 0O0 0un Now II has gone up TO 80.
uO000
Nov Looking Ahead.
These are facts which answer me
question We are looking ahead nov
T to The time after the war. We stu
have plenty 10 do during the war anf
I I will have. and the war II not over yet
nor can We see the end OF II But W
can't ignore what we shall have TO do
I afterwnrd II we do. We will not b.
able 20 make good
$ The work must go on. There n {
n tremendous lot yet to be accom- phshed
. We have $500. 900 tons more of food
, stuffs to ship abroad this year thar
last and the surplus 10 draw from Il
no larger than last years" says Ad
o ministrator Peden.
Food conservation continues as nee
:, essary although on voluntary bash
AS ever The duration OF the war 4
: still an uncertain factor, but after TN
end does come imagine a large mum
Der OF American soldiers must be lef
in Europe for months 10 aid policini
the situation there. and II will take
year OF more after peace is declared q
i transport AL our boys back hom
\, again
I, Must Feed Starving People.
b in the meantime We must fee
: them, and We must feed them plent
fully We must assist in the feedin
Is Of some $1,000 00u OF the starving pee
, ples Of the smaller nations frin Kin
Vi the border OF Germany and Austris
~ Hungary. who must look 10 Americ
for food-perhaps for several years I
y come.
There the great opportunity 10 q
1. our part In restoring the equilibrium
OF Europe Is still ahead of US. and W
y must grasp u and grow not weary I
! well doing until afier peace comes an
- after the reconstruction period whe
:, the small nations are set upon tibet
ie feet asain. established In their respe'
81 tive places and POSITIONS among IN
4. prosperous. ha by nations of the eartl
Thus. a. We have sacrificed. as "
have economical. let us continue viii