The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-09-26
PEOPLE MUST SAVE FOOD.
Hoover Outlints Programme OF Con-
servation.-Every One to Assist.

Washington, Sept. 21.-Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover, in a statement
issued today, outlining the food con-
servation programme, recommended
for the American people during the
coming year, said the United States
was prepared to ship ~3,'30,ooo
more tons of foodstuff to it's armies
and allies than last year and still
have a margin over the amount nee
essary to maintain health and
strength at home.
This great undertaking can not be
accomplished, however, Mr.. Hoover
emphasized, without due regard to
the Importance of. saving by every
person.
Even under this international food
programme, which means further
self-denial by the allies, the allied
table at best, Mr.. Hoover said, will be
less than ours, for their people are
denying themselves more in order to
transport our soldiers.
I'VE can do no less than fill the
ships they send u.s." he added.
With no prospect, as he saw it, of
a proper ending of the war before the
summer campaign of 1919, the food
problem, the food administrator de-
clared, is no small part of the issue.
The allied civilians and armies, the
American armies, the Belgium relief
and certain neutrals who are depend
ent upon the United States, will re-
quire 17,550,000 tons of >foodstufs
for the year beginning July 1: This,
in round numbers, will include meats
and fats, $500, 900 tons; breadstufs,
100000 tons; sugar, 100000
tons and feed grains, mostly army
oats, 2,70O,00O.
There will be no food rationing in
this country so long as the people
conserve as in the past, Mr.. Hoover
said, nor will it be necessary, he
hoped, to resort to wheatless and
meatless days.
Will Have Necessities.
"Of our imports" Mr.. Hoover said,
1--WE apparently have sufficient sugar
to maintain the present consumption
and take care of the extra drain OF
the allies from our markets instead of
compelling them to send their ships
to the Far West. We can secure in
sailing vessels the coffee we need, it
no onesmakess an o%verbrew. Of our
own products We must secure a re-
duction in consumption and waste in
the two great groups of, first bread
stuffs, and second, meats and fats
that is, in all bread and cereals, beef,
pork, poultry, dairy and vegetable oil
products. The average consumption
of our people of ~breadstuffs amount
to six pounds per week and of meats
and fats to four pounds a week for
each person. A reduction in con-
sumption of less than one-half pound
per week per person in each of these
two great groups of foods would &C
complish our purpose. We wish to
emphasize, however, that we do not
want curtailment in the use of milk
for children.
"Some of our homes by reason OF
limited income a not now provide
more food than they should have to
maintain health of the family. They
can not rightfully be asked to make
the suggested reduction in consump-
ton, but the great majority of our
homes can do more than suggested.
I'VE need even greater simplicity
of living than last year amongst all
that section of the community to
whom foodstuffs are a secondary item
in expenditure.
I'VE estimate that nearly 100000
people eat at our public eating places
hotels, restaurants, boarding houses
clubs, dining cars, and so forth. The
food consumption in these places is
larger than in the average homes. We
are asking the proprietors and en-
ployers of these institutions to under
take in many particular ways a more
strict programme than last year and
we are confident that they will will
lingly do this.
Rationing Not Needed.
This is not rationing-a thing we
will never have if our people continue
to support US as in the past. We are
simply making an appeal to the intel
ligence in the homes and public eat,
ing places of America to work out fol-
themselves the means and name OF
saving