The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-12
MORE SAVING
IS NECESSARY
To Provide Food for Allies
During Remainder
of War
FURTHER PROGRAM
TO BE ANNOUNCED
National Food Administration Depends
on Housewives to Garry Out New
Proposals-More Meat is Needed
Abroad

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Enforced
food conservation in restaurants and
extension of authorizing regulations
to make them apply to the household
are included in the plans of the food
administration for creating larger
export surplus of food for the allies.
This was revealed last night in Il state
ment by Food Administrator Hoover
setting forth that the allies are in
need of an additional 75,000,000 to 90
/ eco, 600 bushels of wheat and that they
| have asked America to double meat eX-
ports. Only by further saving, Mr..
Hoover declared, can the food be
| shipped. There is no need for ration
\ ion, and with the supplementary regu-
lations there will be no shortages.
''It is true that the allies need from
! 100000 to q0,000000 bushels more
American wheat says the statement.
cit is also true we have already ex-
4 ported the theoretical surplus of last
harvest over our normal consumption
| The American people have saved a con
siderable amount, estimated from %,
100000 to 5O,O00,0O0 bushels, during
the past five months and we are eX
porting this saving.
. eve cannot and will not expor
more than our savings, for our owl
people must also be fed. The allie
: have reduced the bread ration to thci
people sharply the last few days, ant
if this lowered ration is to be main
: tanned we must save more than hith
erto. Every grain of wheat and ever
, ounce of flour and bread saved now j
! exactly that amount supplied to som
man, woman and child among the a
lies.
"Our IS state food administrator
: have been in session in Washingto
the last few days devising with US
further program of saving which W
/ will announce in a few days, in whic
f we count with confidence on support.
Il "Thc allies are also asking us if "
; can double our meat and PORK produC
exports, as they must in Enulant
!, France and Italy further reduce the
u meat aud fat ration unless we can il
crease exports. We have replied thu
= we will ask our people to save NOR
p for we can only export our savings
"Therc need be no fear that OF
own supplies would not be protcstc
=, and if, as a result Of misappreheusio
" anyone should attempt the purchase
foodstuffs for boarding it Will be 70
"A bling the allies of Just that amour
and is a violation of the food law thu
will be followed up sharply. We ha7
ruled that the holding of more than 3
days supplies by dealers. manufa
u turcrs, wholesalers and retailers 60
rs stitutes boarding and the purchase
ST more than usual amounts by consume
k. will likewise be 50 construed.
t. owe are going to ask the millions
IN devoted women who support the fo
,a administration to see that our ne
= proposals are carried out on every sid
: I'm this we are taking a line unia
n among nations and witltathe confiden
that IN them we have a power for e
torcement, and, through our press,
the creation of public opinion great
than among any other people on cart
Legislation Is being considered by \
Lever and Senator Pomerene for DR.
entatlon to congress for some furtl
extension of the President $ powers
enforce conservation in manufacture
d trades and in public eating places.
" though the majority have co-orerat
willingly and effectively there Is a
nority which patriotic appeals do /
seem to reach With such regulati
there will be no shortages: and ca
justice to all. There is no need of
"a tioning in America