The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-06-14
FOOD CONTROL
MEANS VICTORY
Shortage Places Prob
lem Before American Govern
ment-Farsighted Policy
Adopted.
100000 BU. WHEAT.
Food Administration Asks Aid Of
Every American In Gigantic
Task Of Feeding MiIilOns.

Task Of Feeding MiIIlOns.
Il is the food problem over there
that makes a food problem over here.
Il we wished to be Supremacy selfish
and supremeIy shortsIghted-we could
80 on eating as much as we like and
whatever we like, without much diff
Guilty or interruption-at least, until
the Germans camel
But we are not doing things in that
sellsh and suicidal way. We are try.
lug to make a great common pool Of
an OF our food, and all Of the food Of
'the allies, and all of the food we can
get from South American and other
neutrals, and dividing It up fairly
among America, England, France, Bel
giuin and Italy.
This does not mean that all Of the
people In the great pool are going to
have tie same ration. but means thai
we are trying to arrange to have
enough for everybody, SO that the sol
diers-our soldiers ard their soldiers
viii be well fed, as they have to be
% 1ght hard and continuously, and
that the munitions workers and the
workers in all the other necessary In.
dustries, and the men and women at
home. viii al have enough to keep
alive and well. 1t Is absolutely neces-
sarg to do this II the war is to be won,
and We are going to do 1t, but 1t means
planning, working, arranging, cooper
atings being careful, not wasting. saw
ing
And It means that each and every
III Of US has got TO help.
Now, we have enough and more than
enough food for ourselves, and the
Government Is going to see to it that
we keep here at home 4 sufficient sup
ply Of every essential kind Of food to
support u people. But over there
they simply have not enough. Lord
Rhondda, the English food controller,
recently cabled the American food ad.
mlnlstrator, that unless we can send
the allies before the next uropean
harvest $4,000 900 bushels Of wheat In
addition to what had been sent up tc
january 4 Of this year he could moi
assure the people Of the allies that
they would have a sufficient supply Of
food to carry on the war.
re did not say anything In this cable
about the other food necessary, but
he has told Of these needs in other
cables-and by his actions In England
For example, his latest regulation
compels a reduction Of meat eating In
the United Kingdom to a maximum Of
one pound per week per person, this
pound including the bone and Other
waste parts In the meat as bought In
the shop.
The allies must have more wheat
more meat, more fats, more dairy prod
ucts. more sugar. Their harvests were
very short-France had less than hal
her normal crop Of wheat-and tn,
Available shipping is small In amount
and constantly being lessened by sub
marines, so that II is now practically
impossible to use any ships for the lonl
voyage necessary to bring food from
Australia and other remote markets
The food must come chiefly from
America. In specific figures 1t is nee
essary for us to send to the allie
100000 tons of foodstuffs a month
This IS a gre,1 tespoiTry;i.;s md
great problem, The food must b
found, and also the ships to carry II
It IS being done, but can only continul
10 be done by the help and full CO
operation Of all Of us over our broaI
land. We must produce and saw
more.
TO supply the wheat necessary unit
ne next harvest, we must reduce on
assumption by from o~ne-fourth t
ma,ihlrd we must cut down our usua
gctage consumption OF meats an
fats by from 10 to Is per cent. an
dairy products by about 10 per cent
over there they are tightening theI
belts aud d0iHF everything they ear
They are eating war bread; they ar
cutting down their sugar In EnglanI
to two pounds per person per month
and In France and Italy to n pound
how much are you eating?-and the,
are using ration cards for most Of tn
staples. We must meet sacrifice wit
sacrifice. II We don't, W. are helpln
to lose the war instead Of helping :
win II.