Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-31
This Is Call of Food Admin ia.
tion to Public for Com
ing Year.
INCREASE OF FIFTY
PER CENT Is NEEDED
Last Year 1890 coo Tons Sent Army
and Aiiies-rnis Year IT,
$4,000 Must Go.

ne people or the United StdteA
are right bang up against the stiffest
food saving they have known, at least
since civil War times says A. ID. Will
son, federal food administrator for
Minnesota. They must realize this
fact right now and be prepared to
make sacrifices In order that the fight
ing forces of the Allies in Europe and
the civilian population of the Allies
IN Europe, who have endured the bur-
den OF history's most terrible war for
more than four years, may be sus-
tanned In the trying period which we
believe Will mark the finish of the
great conflict
THE cold, hard facts Of the situation
are just these: Last year with not a
little effort, the United States shipped
to Its armies and Allies 1920 900 tons
OF food. This year, with no larger re-
sources upon which to draw they must
snip 17.55o.OO0 tons. This is an in.
crease Of 5,730,00c tons, or practically
so per cent.
In other words, America this year
must save so per cent more food than
they saved year ago.
"How is this to be done?
THE rigid rules which have been
iaid down tor public eating places and
which were outlined in these columns
week ago, show what the food ad.
ministraticn believes it is necessary
for hotels, restaurants. boarding houses
and other places where ready food
Is sold, to do, and the food admins
tration intends to see that this is done.
If public eating places do not Loyalty
end periodically cooperate. the food
administration will not hesitate to Sc
cure compliance through it's control OF
the distribution OF sugar, -four. and
other food supplies.
But, this affects only about 10 per
cent OF the people of The United States.
What about the other 90 per cent or
more than 10000 "0 people? In other
words. what about saving in the Amer
lean home9
This Is the answer: The American
housewife must put herself into irteu-
sfvo training so as 10 learn to manage
her resources as effectively as the sol.
der Is compelled to save his strength
and use it with the most telling force
She must conserve scientifically and
all the other members of the family
must support her loyalty in doing this
All must conserve in the use of every
KIND OF food, To eat merely for the
pleasure of eating. after enough has
been consumed to sustain health and
strength. is to waste Just as surely as
to throw good food into the garbage
can.
Here is typical illustration: A
small boy in Minnesota household
the other day. within an hour after a
hearty dinner, asked for something to
eat. His father knew that he could
not be hungry, that he was merely
asking for food to satisfy his appetite
for goodies His father met his re.
quest with the figures which are given
above and followed that with this
statement, Every mouthfui you eat
which Ia unnecessary for the main
tenance OF your health and strength is
mouthful taken from someone in
europe who needs 1t q thousand times
more than you do. Now, IL as a loyal
Young American you feel you can eat
'ood within an hour after having a full
meal, 1t is up to you The boy was
game and refused the food.
But. II IL just that kind of thing
that American families have got to
face this year. Eating merely for tho
pleasure of eating must stop. II We
are going to do the right thing by our
sons and other relatives, and our
friends. who have gone overseas to
wipe out one OF the cruelest and vilest
groups OF self-constituted syrants that
the world has ever known, and to make
the world free and decent place to
i've in.
I'VE have subscribed for liberty loan
oonds. We have given to the Belgian
relief. to the Red Cross. to the Y. M.
c. A.. Y. w. c. H.. and similar organ
izations. We have contributed loyalty
In order to make the leave-taking Of
our home boys express our determine
lion to support them here at home
while they fight our battles abroad.
All this is good. hut we undo all of
this kind Of thing. In . measure as
least. II We do not conserve food.
y The phrase. food Stacker will b.
come term Of reproach as bitter %
any other to the conscience Of the
American who does not. cooperate in
the home food drive that ia now before
Us.
Il believe. however, that there will
Be few slackers In American homes
this winter" concluded Mr.. Wilson.
Americans are too wide awake to
the necessity Of saving the lives OF
their soldiers by saving food. They
are too loyal to be careless or indif.
ferent in the food campaign that is
ahead. But II should be remembers
chat
by saving food We save soldiseT
HIaR"