The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-04-16
European Shortage Places Prob.
lem Before American Govern.
ment-Farsighted Policy -,
Adopted.
NEED 100000 su. WHEAT.
Feed AdmlnIstratlsW Aslss AID q
Every American In Gigantic
Task o. FsstIns MllIlens.

It u the food problem over there
that makes food problem over here.
II we wished to be supremely selfish
and supremely shortsighted-we could
20 on eating a. much ~ We like and
whatever we like. without much dini-
Guilty or lnterruption-.at least, until
the Germans camel
But we are not doiA. things In that
selfish and suicidal way. We are try.
Ing to make . great common pool Of
all of our food, and ali 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.
gium and Italy.
This does not mean that Ill Of the
people In the great pool are going to
have the same ration, but means that
We are trying to arrange to have
enough for everybody. 20 that the sol.
diers-our soldiers and their soldiers
will be well fed, ~ they have to b
to tight hard and continuously. and
that the munitions workers and the
workers In all the other necessary In.
dustries. and tho men and women at
home will all have enough to keep
alive and well. It II absolutely neces-
sary to do this II the war IL to be won,
and we are going to do It, but It means
planning. working. arranging. cooper.
ating, being careful. not wasting, say.
Ing.
And II mems that each and every
one Of US has got to help.
Now, we have enough and more than
enough food for ourselves, and The
Government 10 going % zee 70 Il that
We keep here at home sussieisnt cup.
ply o. every essential kind Of food %
support our people. out over there
they slmply have not enough. Lord
Rhendda. the Enollsh feed controller.
recently eablsd the American. food I'd.
mlnlstrater, that unless We can ssnd
the allies before tho next ..'urepean
harvest $4,000, 900 bvshsls - wheat In
addition - what had bsen cent VI -
January I o. thls year 10 could net
assure ne people % The allies that
1 they would have euseelent supply ~
feed % carry On The wae.
he 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
compeis q reduction Of meat eating in
the United Kingdom to maximum Of
one pound per week per person. this
pound including the bone and other
waste parts In the meat - 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-Trancs had less than half
her normal crop Of wheat-and the
available shipping ID small IN amount
and constantly being lessened By sub
marines, % that Il 10 now practically
limposslbSs to ne any shipe for the long
voyage necessary to bring food from
I Australia and other remote marketA
Tue food must come chiefly from
America: Ip specific figures Il b nee
essary for % 10 send to the alice
100000 tons Of foodstufls . month.
1u1S ~ BtcoS responsibility 8uu y
greet problem. The food must Be
found and also the ships to carry Il
u y being done. but can only continus
| 70 he done BY the help and full co.
| operation Of all Of 10 over our broad
land. We must produce and save
| more.
To supply the wheat necessary until
the next harvest, We must reduce our
consumption By from one-fourth, to
one-third; We must cut down our usual
average consumption Of meats and
fats BY from 10 to 10 per cent and
dairy products by about 10 per cent
Over there Il - are tightening theil
belts and doing everything they can.
They are eating war bread; they arr
cutting down their sugar In England
to two pounds per person per month,
and In France and Italy to one pound
how much are you eating -and they
are using ration cards for most Of the
staples. We must meet sacrifice With
sacrifice. II we don't. We are helping
to lose the war instead Of helping "a