Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-24
SAVING FOOD WILL
HELP WIN WAR
Hoover Explains the Conditions
Abroad and Outlines FRO
gram for Year.

"'rhere is no prospect OF proper emu
ing of the war before the campaign o' the
summer of 1919. To attain victory we
must place in France three and nan
million fighting men with the greatest
mechanical equipment that mas ever "tt'i
gwen to any army. Whlie we expect Tue
nosit;on on the western front may hc mn
proved from a military point of view,
between now and then, there can be no
bone Of y rpns,immation OF the end that
we must secure until another year has
gone by. :, ,o,o
,,r will save a million American lives that
will he extended # We have To continue
mill 1920. To give this final blow IN
1910 we have not only to find the men,
sbipping and equipment for this gigantic
army. but this army. the Allied armies
and the Allied civil population must have
ample food in the meantime if We are TO
maintain their strength. We can do all
these things and believe we can bring
tins dreadful business 20 an end # every
man. woman and child in the nited
States tests every action every day ana
hour hv the one touchstonC docs TINS
or that contribute To winning the war?
The food program IS 20 small part OF
this ISSUE To provide ships for our army ,
VIC have not only to build all that We can
but we must have the help OF Allied Shipp-
ing. In order that the Allies may provide
this they must take food ships from the
more distant markets and place them
unon the shorter run to the United states.
VIC must decrease our imports OF sugar,
coffee and tropical fruits.
Under these conditions thc demand
upon US is for larger supplies The con
fcrenccs on food supply and shipping we
have held IN Europe enable us 70 estimate
our burden.
''Evcn this program means further
denial Of the tllcs next year. They
arr making tins sacrifice III the com
mon cause We must MAINTAIN the
health and strength Of every human
being among them Or they will hc IN
ahlc to put their iul strength along
>r,. o1lr own IN the supreme effort
= tho Presidents direction. have
9,Srncd them that in this common
cause. We eat at common table. and
4l4o,, ,,rt.Ilng these conferences m
l-rotc Nc promise them that what
..ye- thcr war-food program called Tor
on u- We should fulfill.
,,pRI. WHAT nUT OTHER CEREALS rAI.L oF
Ii We survey our ability 10 meet
th, definite promise to them We tInd
Nc.r IS better than last wear, our pro
ductinn of other cereals Is iCSS We
have had severe losses through drought
IN many sections On balance our
resources are no greater than last year
w, find however that we can give tins
increase in food supplies, Of 5,130,WO
ION, over las year. and stlll have =
margin over thr amount necessary to
maintain our own health and strength
At hc,r the tllicd table will DC less
than ours. for the Allied peoples arr
dcn,7nc themselves more IN order to
TRANSPORT our soldiers VIC can do no
les than I'll the ships they send us
''Ot our imports. We shall appar-
cntIN have sufficient sugar 10 MAINTAIN
,hc present consumption and take care
al the rN+ra drain ot the Allies from
orr markets. instead Of compelling
them to send their ships TO the Far
Eas: We can secure in sailing YES
,clS the coffee we need, If no ono makes
an ovcr-brew OF our own products
W. must secure 4 reduction in con-
sumption and waste IN the two great
of. firSt hreadstuffs and second. meats
and iats that is IN all bread and cereal,
beef. pork, poultry. dairy and vegetable
oil products The average conSump-
non of our people OF hreadstufs amounts
10 about SIN pounds per week and of
meats and fats to four pounds a week
lor each person. 4 reduction in con-
sumption OF less than one-half pound
per week per person IN each OF these two
great groups Of foods would accomplish
our purpose We wish to emphasize how
eyer that We do Dot want curtailnent
ii the Use Of milk for children.
Some OF our homes by reason of limit
food than thew should have TO maintain
health IN the family. They cannot
richjfully be asked to make the suggested
reduction in consumption. But the
great majority Of our homes can Go
moro than suggested.
SIMPLE WAY or LIVING.
Ne need even greater simplicity Of
living than last year amongst all that
section of the community to whom
foodstuffs are a secondary item in cx-
penditure
We estimate that nearly 1000, 900
people eat al our public eating places
hotels, restaurants, boarding houses.
clubs. dining cars. and so forth The
food consumption in these places Is
larger than IN the average homes We
are asking the proprieturs and en-
ploves of these institutions TO under
take in many particulars q more strict
program than last year. and We are
confident that they will willingly do
this
This Is not rationing Ii thing we
will never have if our' people continue
to support us as in the past We are
simply making an appeal to The intel
Hgence in the homes and public eating
places Of America to work out for
themselves the means and manner Of
saving.
''Tms year as last ! believe we can
accomplish the necessary ends BY vol
untary action OF our own people The
willingness to assume individual re-
sponsibiity in this matter by the vast
majority is one of the greatest proofs
and ] feel II can be conSt antly relied
upon Our simple formula for this wear
is to further reduce consumption aud
waste of all food We have 50 arranged
the international food program that.
except for a moderate substitution OF
other cereals in bread. it will not We
hope, be necessary TO substitute one
foodstuff for another. nor 10 resort to
Uheatless and Ineatless days " hat
vp need is to reduce directly our con
-lnption Of all foodstuffs, laying especial
emphasis on the staples. The Allies
are in need Of all the surplus Of the gr, at
staples that We can provide.
1t Is necessary that every family
IN the United States study its food budg-
q and food ways TO see if il cannot