The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-08
The Editors Mail Bag
To The Editor of The Forum:

Because we are going to win this
war, and if you will not save food
for starving multitudes in Europe, If
you will not save food for our own
soldiers and those Of our allies, II
you will not save food for your
country's cause, then do so for your
own sake.
Because you will remember that
the American nation is the most
extravagant nation in the world, If
you save food during this war, you
will be able to do so after the war,
and thereby enrich yourself, and
save at the same time; your bank
account will grow. Remember that
those salary checks will not come to
you always, and a penny saved Is
future time you will be sorry that
you did not save. We trust not but
then there are always so many
things that can happen, and it is
always nice to have a nest egg for a
rainy day. Sickness and the great
reaper may come at any time, and
your expense will go on just the
same. Your country is not asking
you for charity. 1t is asking you to
stay of the market; so that there
will be a surplus Of foods that we
can send to the people OF our allies.
The last census OF our country
shows about 106,000,O00 people but
We will throw off the 5000, 900 for
good measure leaving US an even
l0O,000,Q00 so we will be able TO fig
ure in a quicker manner. We will
place four people in each family.
That will give us 25,000,0 900 families
in the United States. Now on
potatoes with these four people in
each family IL is not asking too
much OF them to save one medium
potato at each meal is it? This
would be three potatoes a day from
each family making 100000 pota-
toes a day saved for our allies. You
can do it, can't you? Thanks, that is
fine, very fine.
Now then We will take sugar on
the same basis with the average
using two teaspoonfuls at each
meal. If they will only use one we
will have saved from the $4,000, 900
families OF four people each 500 900,
600 teaspoonfuls Of sugar on each
day Of the week. This we can send
over to our allies. You can do it,
can't you. Thanks, that is fine, very
fine.
We will now take meat along the
y
able to do with it. You should be
able TO give to the cause of hu-
manity at least say, oh, let's make
it small, say eight ounces, a half a
pound a day. This would give usl
to help the starving people over
there, 12,500,000 pounds a day.
You can do this, can't you? Thanks.
that is fine, very fine.
Flour we must have. With the
cereals that we have in this country
these four people in each of these
rs, 100000 families should be able to
spare at least one pound of wheat
-four. This would give us $4,000. 600
pounds Of wheat -four each day that
we could send over to help nberate
Europe and make the world safe for
democracy.
We now have done our bit to this
extent:
Sugar-12 teaspoonfuls a day.
Eight ounces meat per day.
Three medium size potatoes.
One pound of wheat flour.
Now then this amount could be
given to each one or $4,000, 900 OF
people every day. This would save
them from starvation, and il sure
would not work any hardship on our
own people. If you figure this saw
ing each day for your own good
after "the war is over" you will find
that that salary check will go a
long ways towards building you q
very nice bank roll.
The sooner you save, and keep the
men of our own army and those Of
our allies fed to carry on their work.
the less men we will have to send
over there, we are going to keep GO
ing over il 1T takes every last man
Of US, so perhaps some Of your own
who are now at home will have to
follow in the footsteps of others to
win, because we are going to win,
and the sooner You will cooperate |
with the government in saving food |
stuffs, and staying off the market so |
that this surplus will be on hand, /
to export. the sooner the war will be I
won. and the longer can your loved /
ones now at home stay at home.
JAY KAVANAUGH.
Fargo. N. 10. March S.
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