The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-10-30
HOOVER OUTLINES
1919 FOOD PROGRAM
FOOD CHIEF GIVES FIGURES
SHOWING WHY AMERICAN
PEOPLE MUST CONSERVE.
Gospel Of the Clean Plate VIII Go .
Long Way Toward Turning The
Trick. Allied Table viii Be
Less In Spite OF All Our
Efforts.

Lansing, Oct. 1.-The following
statement by Mr.. Hoover outlines the
food conservation program recon-
mended for the American people dur
ing the coming year:
There is no prospect OF q proper
ending of the war before the cam
paign OF the summer of 1919. To at
tain victory we must place in France
three-and- a-half million fighting men
with the greatest mechanical equip
ment that has ever been given to any
army. While we expect the position
on the Western front may be improv-
ed, from a military point OF view, be-
tween now and then, there can be no
hope OF contamination of the end
that we must secure until another
year has gone by.
If we are to accomplish this end In
4 1919 we viii save million American
lives that will be expended If we have
to continue until 1920. To give this
final blow in 1919 we have not only
TO find the men, shipping and equip
ment for this gigantic army, but this
army. the Allied Armies and the AL
lied civil population must have ample
food in the meantime Ii we are to
maintain their strength. We can do
all these things and believe we can
bring this dreadful business TO an end
If every man, woman and child in
the United States tests every action
every day and hour by the one touch
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winning the war
The food program is no small part
of this issue. To provide ships for
our Army, we have not only to build
all that we can but we must have the
help of Allied shipping. In order that
the Allies may provide this. they must
take food ships from the more dis
tant markets and place them upon
the shorter run to the United States.
We must decrease our imports OF
sugar, coffee and tropical fruits.
Under these conditions, >the demand
upon us is for larger supplies. The
conferences on food supply and ship
ping we have held In Europe enable
us to estimate our burden. Compared
with previous years, the Allied civil
ians and armies, our own armies, the
Belgian Relief and certain neutrals
who are dependent on US require the
following round amounts from US:
Meats and Fats--(Beef. Pork. Dairy.
Poultry and Vegetable Oh Products),
average 3-year Pre-war shipments tons
645.00 shipped year ending July /, 1913
July l. 1919 tons 100000; increase this
year over last year tons 100000
Bread Stuffs-(Wheat and substitutes
In terms OF grain), average 3-year Pre-
war shipments tons 100000; shipped
year ending July 1. 1918 tons $500. 900;
must ship year ending July /, 1919 tons
10. 400, 900; increase this year over last
year tons 100000.
Sugar-(From United States and West
Indies). average 3-year Pre-war ship
ments tons $4,000; shipped year ending
Il July !, 1918 tons 1.620. 900; must ship
year ending July 1. 1919 tons 1850. 900;
Increase this year over last year tons
330, 900.
Feed Grains-tMostly Army Oats). av-
erage 3-year Pre-war shipments tons
$4,000; shipped year ending July /. 1918
tons l,950000; must ship year ending
July /. 1919 tons 100000; Increase this
year over last year tons 100000
Totals-Aversge 3-year Pre-war ship
ments tons 1884, 900; shipped year end
ing July i, 1918 tons 1880, 600; must
ship year ending July /, 1919 tons 1850
900; increase this year over last year
tons 5.730,000
Even this program means further
self denial by the Allies next year.
They are making this sacrifice In the
common cause. We must maintain
the health and strength of every hum
an being among them or they will be
unable to put their full strength
alongside our own in the supreme
effort. At the Presidents direction,
have assured them that "in this COM
mon cause, We eat at common
table,, and upon entering these con-
ferences in Europe we promised them
that whatever their war-food program
called for from US we should fulfill.
II we survey our ability to meet
this definite promise to them we find
that our wheat production this year
! Is better than last year, our produc-
4, ton Of other cereals is less. We have
had severe losses through drought in
many sections. On balance our re-
sources are no great than last year.
! We find however that we can give
this increase in food supplies, OF g.
100000 tons over last year. and still
have margin over the amount neces-
sary to maintain our own health and
strength.
! At best the Allied table will be less
than ours, for the Allied peoples are
denying themselves more in order to
transport our soldiers. We can do no
less than I'LL the ships they send US.
OF our imports, we shall apparently
have sufficient sugar to maintain the
present consumption and take care OF
the extra drain Of the Allies from our
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