The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28
BRITISH FOOD CONTROLLER
 DECLARES UNLESS MORE FOOD
 SENT, ALLIES CANNOT WIN WAR

Luther C. Hess local food administrator last ing receipt of wire from Territorial Food Administrator Gunnson giving the statement sent to the United States food administrator by Lord Rhonda British food controller and in addition, the statement to the people of the United States issued by Herbert C. Hoover national food admns traor, and Mr. Gunnisons statement to the people of the territory.
 These point nothing else before, the imperative need for conserving every mite According these men, unless the people of the United States have enough wheat allies be fed the Germans will win the The proposition is the most serious that has yet fronted the people of Alaska since this began, and it is that deserves the deepest consideration
 The United States food administration yesterday ing released the following cable from Lord Rhonda food controller of Great Britain Uness you able to send the allies least seventve million bushels of wheat and above what you have exported up to January first and ill addition to the total exporabe surplus from Canada cannot take the responsibility of assuring people that there will be food enough to win the Imperative necessity compes cable you in this blunt way. No one knows better than that the American people, regardless of tona and individual sacrifice have far refused nothing that is needed for the war; but it lies with Americans decide whether the allies in Europe shall have enough bread hold until the United States is able throw its force into the field have not minced words be- convinced that the American people if they know the truth will hesitate the emergency"
 United States Food Controller Hoover's reply follows: I've will export every grain that the American people from their normal consumption We believe people will fail to meet the emergency Hoover points out further, that must find fifteen million additional bushels for Belgian relief and million bushels for Cuba and neutral countries making total of one hundred million bushels of wheat.
 The federal food administrator for Alaska gave out the following statement yesterday morning. directed par tculary to the housewives of Alaska The plain, blunt statement of Lord Rhonda British food controller brings every every household the turning of the road
 The way of careless thoughtess observance neglect of the food administrations appeal wheat and other essential foods is the way of least resistance If follow that way win the war, and the nameles horrors and suffering of and children in Flanders Northern France, Italy, Poland and Serbia will be repeated in Am erica Destruction wrought by Vesuvius Mt Pelee is
 thousand times preferable the tortures administered in the of PruSsiansm This seventyfve million bushels of wheat from the kitchens of land-your kitchens. It will come only you give to the problem of saving wheat your thoughtful earnest patient endeavor. You may be working in the Red Cross may have sent husband brother the front and bought Liberty Bonds with your savings Those splendid but you haven't done enough yet This the way of infinite and panstaking. This is your special personal problem If all your time occupied with other war activ
 es discontinue of them and turn your thoughts to the saving of food in the kitchen If you saving food now, still more food It does matter what friends neghbors do you responsible for your kitchen and the food you and your family ea Your other activities useless and wasted if you don't save food Do you for those who have gone to fight? Then don't sacrifice them to satisfy the famiys palate that you may have time for something else. Today and until the end of the this the primarily important work for who stay home. It is your problem Make h yows- yo ud1dna 70ork whether you work in your kitchen works for you Your great tgrandmothers sacr hced everything that country might be born That lib ery may continue to exist you called upon give of your time and your thought this problem You are not asked to sacrifice than they sacrificed You have hardships to undergo Surely you do this By saving wheat you saving the word and the world needs wheat and your effort before"