Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-09
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Tho teamwork or the ,aywhs DC
rar'mcnts AMI bureaus ~ ~ gov
,'nmont In tho puuduH, ~ tht, War
has necom, $50 demoralDged tha, TIE
whole u"uury r wondering " any
thing constructive rpn pus,iny
emerge from the Vcitcror commands
and ,ourtetmanas. declarations and
dculIiH wni"h are dni'y reported
from the national capital
Addms ~ tho confusion - the ro-
cent optimistic nIcV Of rhr secretary
ot me agriculture given to lh" house
committee ON agriculture whl,h hus
been cousidorur the proposition to
extend aid 20 the farmers u tho pur.
chase ~ seed Secretary llpustou h
reported us saying that tho food slt
LntInn In the country ns q whole is
good, and that there tx mo- need fpi
any hSEteria over q dangerous short
ago of any commodity Tho Y-rlo
pn was called before IN" ,uumlt.
tee 20 discuss tho hlll 20 ur"tiIr
funds 10 the farmers 10 has seed
particularly ln the northwest. and
while ho give no opinion ~ - the
wisdom ~ the proposal tho hair
man Of the committee. Lever OF
South Carolina, said hc did not think
th" Information given tho committee
would warrant extending financial
assistance to farmers Tor the pur-
,hase ol socd. WIN this Wow the
representatives O. ~ hc western
siatrs take issue. md they intend to
mnke a fight for legislation.
This country has boon heightened
out of lts boots the last tco months
with nuIictIns issuing from the food
administrators office. statements of
department chiefs and newspaper
comment based on these statements
dcclafirg that unless We economile
In consumption and developed larger
production everybody In goins to
siaryc to death and Won lllndenburg
viii have To- take his own sauer
kraut TO Paris for the dinner he viii
surely eat there n We fail to cut our
rations and incrense our food sup
ply
Wo have heon advised to raise
sralls In our back yards. cat whale
meat, try an occasional eat pot pie
Nrink all the milk we can hold (nt
~ cents per quarD, KIN all the fuos'.
ers. load up on bran and midd,lngs
sample certain sNa weeds tackle
stewcd shark, serve horse rousi. aud
turn the old barn into rabbit hutch.
oysters are advised at all seasons
and Secretary Rcdfield has dlvcd
into Greek waters and brought up
the euohalon, guaranteed To- fN q
man 40 that he viii not even want to
eat for weeks. All these thing, by
bureaucratic disponaatlon We may
chew.
A for the things we must eschew.
their name Is legion We have the
meatless, whoatloss sweetless. anu
at all times the eatleas day We are
rationed on sugar pork has heon
cannonlged, beef wears halo. 'Hnd
bread is orawnod with stars Tho
man who has a flitoh of bacon In his
cellar retires with the fear Of being
shot at sunrise, and most OF US feel
that the possession of u barrel OF
flour would work corruption OF the
blood, the constitutional inhibition
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
And yet the secretary Of agricul- !
turo. who should know, tells w that
We should be calm while Hoover
-norts. Now which Is it? Refore |
we sit down TO our next meal Of |
frlcasscd buzhard, boiled acorns md |
moss. We should like to he assured on |
the state OF the union with regard /
10 future provender. Meantime we |
ihink II would he well 90 help ,hose /,
western farmers buy their seed III
is better TO be safe than he hun |.
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