El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18

, this opinion was verified when In the
retreat from MOSCOW the NopaleOEic
army went to pieces in the grip Of
starvation and cold The soldiers
with bags OF loot uopn their should
ers would have traded all the gold
and Jewels they had plllaged in Mos
cow-iust for q single crust or bread
Ernest Poole in The Harbor"
makes his revolutionist say in regard
to the Russian revolution OF 1906
This revolution rests upon hay.'
So we might say that civilization
Is like an inverted pyramid. the base
being food. From this base has eE-
tended out and upward the whole
structure OF human society Let the
base but crumble, and the whole mass
totters TO its fall
should Pray for Food.
II this is true. IL Is most fitting
that We pray for food. And today Il
is especially needful. For never
since our Lord gave utterance 70 his
prayer. has mankind been in so poig-
nant need of daily bread! Yet. the
prayer should not be raised IN eX-
pectatiOn OF some magic supply OF
food. Rather it must be the means
OF strengthening mankind and our
selves for the task Of meeting the
enormous demands which are put
upon US
What are the demands? We hear
about them every day. Miss Gearing
has been here TO tell what they are
and to stimulate US 20 do our share
help feed the armies OF men who are
taken away from productive labor.
Soldiers consume food and produce
none. Someone must make up for
this.
We must help make up for the
French land and Belgian land which
has been laid waste by war.
We must make up for the enormous
acreage which has fallen into Ger
man hands and can no longer help
feed the allies
We must help TO feed the munition
workers in England and France.
We have got to produce enough
food 20 counter balance the destruc-
ton OF cargoes by U-bOats.
Demands Are Pressing.
These demands are tremendously
pressing. Food holds the balance Of
the war Hungry soldiers lose their
morale Hungry workers produce
slowly and ineffeciently. Hungry
peoples become desperate and clamor
for peace on any terms. Hungry
mothers give birth TO puny babies ,
Hungry children become the stuff Of
q decadent society. Hunger means
defeat, REORGANIZATION, revolution. !
disease, degeneracyt
Waste Of food today, therefore. IS I
a threat to human ideals 1t is 4 l
act Use OF wheat in any
large quantity, cynical Indifference to /
food conservation. lavish waste OF I
any food Whatsoever-these things
menace the survival OF the fabric OF [
Christian Utilization. For daily I
bread underprops the success Of the /
allied causet
In the light Of these pungent facts. |
the question OF food becomes a ques- |
ton Of conscience. The old advertise !
nHmTs AHEnNN m~hU# eat uraA u
viii tell you what you are" has I
new meaning. Frankly. you can Judge 4
q man today by the food he eatsi
A man in Wisconsin wrote me /
letter saying that he was a Christian [
socialist. and complaining OF the food /
restrictions Ny reply to him was I
that rs a christian he snculG taye no /
regret at sacrificing his diet for the /
sake OF humanity. indeed. food con-
offers the Christian a su-
'reme Opportunity 70 employ his 4
deals In practical affairs.
The conscience Of the community
s being grippe0- In a Highland Park |
>ar last week, out OF "a car cards I
III / counted correctly there were
1ine which had 70 do with food con-
A local dealer in chinaware told
ne that the demand for large plat
.ers had completely disappeared since I
he war came 10 America, because
people we're no longer serving the
Iuality OF quantity OF food which re-
luires a large platter.
Housewives are being imbued with
he spirit Families are entering into
he trial Of new Wheatless foods with /
he zest Of adventurers. The matter
S striking home TO the individual
we are beginning to eat
,ur daily bread for the services Of
nan and the glory OF God.
Revive asayinE Grnce.s
The practice OF saying grace" be-
ore meals has become somewhat IN
popular in many families. This Is a
rood time to revive It When a fami-
y sits down before a meal served
lnder a strict observance OF the con-
ervation pr0gram-and when IL con-
umes the viands TO the very last
peck and crumb-and when Il con-
ciously feels that the food which is
aten is going 70 build brain and
muscle for some real service in the