The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-10-25
new CARD SYSTEM OF
FOOD REGULATIONS TO
TAKE EFFECT AT ONCE
Restrictions on All Foods to
Be Put On In October
and November

The Food Administration Oct0-
ber-November program will bring to
the American housewife, new
Home Card" as important as are
the new rules, just promulgated, to-
the hotels and public eating places.
Get ready for it. Study it when it
comes and throw yourself right into
the spirit of it, is the request of the
Administration.
Henceforth the Allies and America
will eat at common table. That
was the outcome of the interallied
conference of Food Administrators
recently at London.
The New Home Card will set forth
concisely and to the point the salient
facts of the 1918-19 Food Conserva-
tion Program. 1t is necessary to the
home and it must be placed upon the
kitchen wall of every home. 1t be-
comes from the moment it has been
left at the household door, law of
the home; and it's enforcibility lies
in the fact that it grows out of the
wishes of the American people, not
from arbitrary pressure and restraint.
The New Home Card is the refiec-
ton upon parchment of the willing
ness to assume individual responsible
ity and is one of the greatest proofs
of the character and idealism of our
people.
Our simple formula for this year
is to further reduce consumption and
waste Of all food. The international
program is so arranged that there
will be little need for substitution,
nor to resort to wheatless and meat
less days. What we need is to reduce
directly our consumption Of all food
stuffs, laying special emphasis upon
the staples. The Allies are in need
of all the surplus Of the great staples
that we can provide.
"Tf," as Mr.. Hoover states, 1--WE
survey our ability to meet this def
nite promise to them we find that
our wheat production this year is bet
ter than last year, our production of
other materials is less. We have had
severe losses through drouth in many
sections. On balance our resources
are no greater than last year. We
find, however, that we can give this
increase in food supplies of 5,730,000
tons over last year, and still have
a margin over the amount necessary
to maintain our health and strength.
"At best the allied table will be
less than ours, for the allied peoples
are denying themselves more in order
to transport our soldiers. We can
do no less than fill the ships they send
u.s."
"Of our imports, we shall APP
parently sugar to maintain the pre-
sent 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
East. We can secure in sailing yes
sells the coffee we need, if no one
makes an overbrew"
"0f our own products we must
secure a reduction in consumption
and waste in the two great groups of,
first, breadstuffs, 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 amounts to six
pounds per week, and of meats and
fats to four pounds week for each
person. A reduction in consumption
Of less than one-half pound per week
per person in each of these two great
groups of food would accomplish our
purpose. We wish to emphasize,
however, that we do not want cur
tailment in the use of milk for child
ren."
Mr.. Hoover believes we can ac-
compIish all the needed savings by
voluntary action of our people. Te
has never accepted any other view.