Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-28
PROCLAMATION
BY President Wilson of
The United States

Many causes have contributed
to create the. necessity. for q more
intensive effort on the part OF Our
people to save food. in order that
we may supply our associates In
the wal with the sustcnance Wit
ally necessary to them in these
days of privatiOn and stress. The
reduced productivity Of Europe
because of the large diversion OF
man-pOwer to the war, the par
tial failure of hnrvcsts, and the
elimination Of the more distant
markets for fOOlstuffs through the
destruction Of shipping, places the
burden OF their subsistence on
our shoulders.
The food administration has
formulated suggestions which, IL
followed, will enable us to meet
this great responsibility without
any, real Inconvenience on our
part.
In order that VIC may reduce
our consumption OF wheat and
wheat products by thirty per
ccnt-a reduction imperatively
necessary to provide tho supply
for over Observation-Disclosures, job,
hers, and retailers should ,pur.
chase and resell o their customers
seventy per cent of the amounts
used in 1917. All manufacturers
of alimcntary. pastcs, biscuits.
crackers. pastry and breakfast
cereals should reduce their pur.
chases and consumption of wheat
and wheat flour to 20 per cent OF
their 1917 requirements. and all
bakers Of bread, and rolls to so
per cent of the current require.
mentS. Consumers should reduce
their purchases of wheat products
for home preparation to at most
10 per cent of those of last year,
or, when buying bread, should
purchase mixed cereal breads
from the bakers.
To provide sufficient cereal
food. homes. public eating houses.
dealers, and manufacturers should
substitute potatoes. vegetables,
corn, barley, oats, and rice pro-
ducts and the mixed cereal bread
and other products of the bakers,
which contains an admixture of
other cereals.
In order that consumption may
he restricted to this extent, Mon
days and Wednesdays should be
observed as WheatlesS days each
week. and one meal each day
should be observed as n Wbcatlcsa
meal.
In both homes and public cat
ing places. in order to reduce the
consumption Of beef, pork and
sheep products, Tuesdays should
be observed as mcatlcss day in
each week, one mcatlcss meal
should be observed in each day;
while In addition, Saturday in each
Vvnnk Stnyp1I f,prtI,1s. h. ~H~---l
as Il day upon which there should
be no consumption of pork pro.
ducts.
A continued economy in the
use of sugar will be necessary
until later in tho year.
1t is imperative that all waste
and unnecessary consumption of
all sorts Of fOOdstuns should be
rfgidly eliminated.
The maintenance of the health
and strength of our own people
Is vitality necessary at this time.
and there should be no danger:
GUS restriction of the food supply:
but the elimination of every sort
OF waste and the substitution OF
other commodities which we have
more abundant supplies for those
which we need to save, will in no
way impair the strength of our
people and will enable to niece
one of the most pressing obliga-
tons of the war, II
1. therefore, in the national in.
tcrcst, take the liberty of calling
upon every loyal American to take
fully to heart the suggestions
which arc being circulated by the
food administration and of beg,
ging that they be followed. I am
confident that the great body OF
u women who have labOred SO
loyalty in cooperation with the
. food administration for the sues
cess of food conservation will
strengthen their efforts and will
take 1t as a part of their burden
in this period of national seryic6
to see that the above suggestions
arc observed throughout the land
WOODROW WILSON. :
The White House, 18th Jan. 1918.
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