Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-30
FOOD CONTROL
MEANS VICTORY
European Shortage Places Prob.
lem Before American Govern.
ment--farsighted Policy
Adopted.
NEED 75.0O0,0O0 Blu. WHEAT.
Food Administration Asks Aid OF
Every American in Gigantic
Task of Feeding Millions
NEED 100000 Blu. WHEAT.

II 10 the food problem over there
that makes food problem over here
II we wished 70 be supremely selfish
and supremacy shortsishted-we could
60 90 eating as much as we like nnd
whatever we ike. without much dill
Guilty or interruption--at least, until
the Germans camel
Bur We are not doing things 10 tha'
selfish and suicidal way. We are Try
Ing TO make a great common pool OF
all OF our food, and all Of the food OF
the allies. and all of the food we eau
get from South American and other
neutrals. and dividing II up fairly
among America, England. France, Bel
GUM and italy.
This does not mean that all OF he
people In the great pool are going 10
have the same ration, bur fneanS that
We are trying TO arrange 10 have
enough for everybody, so that The sol
diers-our soldiers and their soldiers
will he well fed, as they have to be
10 fight hard and Continuously, snd
THAI The munitions workers aud tie
workers in all The 0sler necessary ih-
dustries. and the men and women 81
home will all have enough 10 keep
alive aud well. II is absolutely neces'
ssry 10 do rhis II the war is 10 he won,
and We are going TO do II, but il means
planning, working, arranging, cooper
ating. being careful, NOT wasting, say
ms
And Il means that each and every
one OF us has yot 10 help.
Now. we have enough and more than
enough food for ourselves, and the
Government 10 going to see to il that
We keep here at home a sufficient sup.
eIy Of every essential kind Of food to
suppert our people. Out over there
they simply have not enough. Lord
Rhendda, the English food controller,
recently cabled the american feod al.
n,inistrator, that un,ess we can send
the allies before the next uropean
harvest 75.00o,0o0 bushels Of wheat in
addition to what had been sent up to
January 4 Of this year No could not
assure the people Of the allies that
they would have a sufficient supply Of
feod to carry on the war.
he did not say anything in this cable
shout the other food necessary, bur
he has told o: these needs In othfr
cahIes-sud by his actions la Englsnti.
For example, his latest regulation
compsIs q reduction Of meat eating IN
The rnltea 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--t'ra had less than half
her normal crop o. wheat-and the
available shipping Is small in amount
and constantly heing lessened by sub
marines, 50 that It Is now practically
Impossible 10 use any ships for the long
voyage necessary 10 bring food from
Australia and other remote markets
The food must come chiefly from
Americs. In specific figures 1t Is nee
essarv for us TO send to the allies
l,l00,0O1 tons Of i00dstuffs month.
Thls Is great responsibility and 4
great problem. The food must be
found, and also the ships 10 carry II.
II IL being done, but can only continue
10 he done by the help and fun co
operation Of an Of us over our broad
land. We must produce aud save
more.
TO supply the wheat necessary until
lie next harvest, we must reduce our
consumption by from one-fourth 70
one.third: we must cut down our usuAl
average consumption OF meats aud
fals by from 10 10 IL per cent. and
dairy products by about 10 per cent.
over there they are tightening their
belts and doing everything they can.
They are eating war bread: they are
curing down their sugar in England
10 Two ponnds per person per month,
aud In France aud Italy TO one pound
~" much are YOU eating ?--aud ihcy
are nsing ration cards for most VI III.
STAPLES. We must meet sacrifice with
sacrifice. II we don't. We are helping
10 lose The war instead Of helping 10
Win IL.