East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11

European Shortage Places Prob
lem Before American Govern
ment- Farsighted Policy
Adopted.
NEED 100000 BUl WHEAT
Food AdmInIstratlon Asks Aid "
Every American IN Gigantic
Task Of Feeding MiIliena

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II Is the food problem over there
that makes food problem over here.
II we wished to be ssupremeIy selfish
and supremely shortsighted--we could
70 on eating as much as we like and
whatever we like without much din.
Guilty or interruption-at least. until
the Germans camel
But we are not doing. things ID that
selfish and suicidal way We are try.
Ing to make a great common pool OF
all OF our food. and all OF the fopd7of
the allies, and all Of the food we can
4 get from South American and other
] neutrals. and dividing 1t up fairly
among America. England. France Bell
elnm and. Italy
\ Tlls does not mean that all Of the
Y people in tile great pool are going to
have the same ration. but means that
We are trying TO arrange to have
enough for everybody, so that the sol
/ diers--Our soldiers and their soldiers
will be well fed, as they have to, be
10 fight hard and continuously, and
that the munitions workers and the
workers In all the other necessary In.
dustrles, and the men and women at
home viii all have enough to keep
4 alive and well. II Is absolutely neces-
sary to do this II the war Is to be won,
and we are going to.do II. but II means
/ planning. working. arranging. cooper.
Ating, being careful. not wasting, saw
Ing.
And It means 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 is going 70 see 70 Il that
we keep here al home a sufficient sup
fpIy Of every essential kind. Of food to
support our people. But aver there,
they simply have NOT enough. lord
Rhondda, the English food controller
recently eahled the American food adj
mlnistrater, that unless we can send
the allies before the next !. uropean
harvest rs, 900 900 bushels Of wheat In
addition to what had been sent up to
January ! Of this year he could not
assure the people Of the aiiies that
they would have a suflielent supply of
food to carry on the war
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 n England.
For example, his latest regulation
compels a reduction OF meat eating in
the United Kingdom TO a maximum OF
one pound per week per psrsons this
pound including the bone and other
waste parts in the meat a. bought in
the shop.
The allies must have more wheat,
more meat, more fats. more dairy prod
ucts. more sugar. Their harvests were
very sllurt--France had less than half
her normal crop OF wheat-and the.
available shipping is small in amount
and constantly being lessened by sub
marines. so that 1t is now practically
impossible TO use any ships for the long
voynge necessary to bring food from,
AustralIa and other remote markets.f
The food must come chiefly from
America. In specific figures It Is nee
essary for. US to send, to the allies
100000 tons OF foodstuffs a month";
This is a, great responsibility and a
great problem. The food must be-
found. and also the ships to carry It.
It is being done, hut can only continual
to be done by the help and full co
operation of all Of Us over our broee
land. We must produce and save
more
To- supply the wheat necessary unit
the next harvest. we must reduce. oul
consumption by from one-fourth tsl
ona-third; we must cut down our usuaf 1
average consumption OF meats and
fats by from 10 TO is 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
cutting down their sugar in England
10 two pounds per person per month.
md ~ France and Italy to one pound
how much are you eating7-and they
ire using ration cards for most Of the
staples. We must meet sacrifice with
sacrifice. II we don't, we are helping
10 lose the war instead Of helping to
win II.