The Washington times., 1918-09-22

Germany can be beaten with the
great allied campaign OF the sum
mer of 191e-but before then there
Is no prospect OF a proper ending Of
the war
This was the hope and warning
held out to the American people yes
day by Food Administrator Herbert
Hoover.
Il believe" he said. I'VE can bring
this dreadful business to an end III
every man, woman and child in the
United States tests every action
touchstone-does this or that con-
tribute to winning the war;"
To attain the victory sought. he
said. the following must be accom-
plished:
$500 900 Yanks Needed.
over 100000 fighting Yanks must
be placed in France, of which Cen
eral March declared yesterday l.
$50, 900 already are there.
We must supply the greatest me-
chanical equipment ever given an
army.
We must provide ships for our
army. and to do this cut down i'm
ports OF sugar, coffee. and tropical
fruits
We must keep the allied civil
population in ample food by shipping
this year 100000 tons more meats,
fats. dairy products, etc, than last
year. 100000 tons more bread
stuffs. $4,000 tons more sugar. and
every family in the United States
must STUDY its food budget, to see
IL 1t cannot buy less, serve less, re-
turn nothing to the kitchen. and |
practice the gospel Of the clean |
plate"
To Save Million Lives:
IF this is DONE" Gays Hoover, 1--WE
will save a million American lives
that will be expended il we have to
continue until 1920"
Hoover's forecast was called forth |
at the launching OF his food pro-
gram for the American people dur
ing the coming year.
while we expect the position on
the western front may be improved /
from a military point of view, be-
tween now and then 1.-THE next sum-
mer campaignl, there can be no hope 1
Of a consummation of the end that we ]
must secure until another year has
gone by" he said. To give this final
blow in 1919 we have not only to find /
the men (three and a half million
fghters), shipping, and equipment for
this gigantic army. but the allied
armies and the allied civil population
must have ample food in the mean d
time IL we are to maintain their
strength.
The food program is no small part Il
Al fhfa To nHnviAa Chfn1
Dur army. we have not only to build Il
all that we can, but we must have the Y
help of allied shipping. In order that !,
the allies may provide this, they must I
take food ships from the more distant II
markets and place them upon the
run to the United States. We H
must decrease our imports of sugar.
coffee, and tropical fruits. Under :,
ihese conditions the demand upon us
IS for larger supplies"
Expect Much From z. 5.
Hoover then declared that inter
allied conferences on food supply and
Shipping have estimated that America
Turing the year ending July 1, 1919
must ship a total of 2.6OO. 900 tons Of
meats and fats, 100000 tons Of
1850. 900 tons of sugar.
md 1000, 900 tons OF feed grain-a
grand total OF II 1850, 900 tons OF food
md feedstuffs.
Despite this program. Hoover said,
urther self-denial must and will be
,racticed by the allies next year "in
he common cause"
AT the Presidents direction" he
declared, 81 have assured them that
we eat at a common table and upon
ntering conferences in Europe we
them that whatever their
var food program calls for from US,
We should fulfill"
Can Meet Demands.
Although the production OF cereals
ther than wheat is less than last
ear. the United States can meet.these