Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-28
PRESIDENT CALLS
FOR GREATER
ECONOMY IN U. S.
American People Especially
Urged to Reduce Pork and
Wheat Consumption

Washington, Jan. 28.-The Presi-
dent has called upon the Nation for
greater food economy. For the most
part the reduction in wheat and
meat consumption, he urged, is left
to the voluntary and patriotic CO.
operation of the American people.
The police force to enforce the
Presidents proclamation will be
American housewives. Here is what
the President asks:
Two .wheatless days every week
Monday and Wednesday.
A wheatess meal every day.
A meatless Tuesday.
A porkless Saturday.
A meatlesS meal every day.
Economy in sugar consumption
and elimination of waste every day.
The President, acting on the rec
ommendation of Herbert c. Hoover,
the food administrator, called on
the people of the Nation to adopt
this program with just as thorough
patriotic response as prompts them
to give their sons to the Army, be-
cause food supplies to the nations
making common cause with the
United States against Germany are
as essential as troops in the trench
es.
The President asked for a reduc-
ton of thirty per cent. In the con-
cuilplioh ol wheat anu ltS prOuuctS
for home baking, which provides
sixty per cent. of the bread con-
sumed by the Nation, and he asked
for consumption of the new victory
bread-a mixed bread, beginning
with five per cent. cereals other than
wheat and gradually increasing until
II is only eighty per cent. wheat
flour. The Allied nations have gone
Tar beyond this, and in Germany
bread contains only fifteen per cent.
of wheat flour.
New Program Effective To-day
The President asks that the new
program become effective to-day.
Commercial bakers will be required,
under the food administrators Ii
censing power. to bake the new vic
tory bread, and legislation is to be
offered in Congress providing that
hotels, restaurants, dining cars and
other public eating places be requir-
ed by law to observe the program.
The reasons for the new pro-
gram were given last night by Mr..
Hoover. If the American people fail
for the Allies Will have to be re-
duced and the extreme rations al
ready in effect in France and Eng
land cannot be maintained.
Mr.. Hoover admitted to-day that
he was genuinely alarmed over the
corn situation, which is vital fac
tor in the new program. Although
the Nation had the largest corn crop
in history last year, only forty per
cent. of 1t has been moved from the
arms, due to the transportation
Congestion.
Food Administrators Statement
The Food Administration issued
the following statement
The following is a summary of
l., -, g.. Il, e 4
by the United States Food Admins |
tration, with the approval of the
president. in order to effect the fur
ther conservation in foodstuffs ne
cessary to support the Allies and |
pur own armed forces over the next
our months. These rules are effec-
i've from the morning of Monday,
January 2S.
1.-The effectiveness of these rules is
ependent solely upon the good will
and the Willingness to sacrifice by
he American people. In the last
nalysis the success or failure of
ny plan such as that here outlined
ests with the people. We are de-
endent upon the cooperation of
be trades. We have but one police |
brce-the American woman-and |
'e depend upon her to organize |
cooperation with our state and
bcal food administrators to see that |
1ese rules are obeyed by that small |
minority who may fail. Part of the |
ules will be enforced under the
ever food act; other parts are vol
ntary, and will depend for their
lccess upon public sentiment. Our
Nperience hitherto has shown a
illingness of the vast majority of
cnsumers, and a full cooperation
the trades, to undergo the self
hcrifice necessary to render such
easures effective. The small mi |
brity who refuses to cooperate |
hould not be allowed to defeat the |
ation's necessities:
First. AS their part in reduc-
g the consumption of wheat flour,
pc consumers of the country are
h,led upon, in purchasing such
pur, to buy at the same time an
DUAL weight of the other cereals |
tornmeal, cornstarch, cornflour,
bminy, corn grits, barley flour, rice, |
ce flour, oatmeal, rolled oats buck |
heat flour, potato flour, sweet po-
to flour, soya bean flour and fe-
rita flour and meals). The house
ife may use these products separ- |
lely in making bread, cakes and /
hstry, or mix them as she thinks |
est.
THE retailers are to sell wheat
pur only with an equal weight of
zee other cereals.
Second. Consumers will be able |
obtain mixed cereal bread from |
Heir bakers. who will be required
nder the license regulations to mix
We per cent. (5 per cent? of other
Iereals with their wheat flour, both |
n bread and rolls, and will be re-
huired gradually to increase in this
substitution until beginning Febru-
pry "a, a minimum of twenty per
bent of Such cereals Is To he used |
The Food Administration strongly
:rges of consumers the buying of |
this bread, which will be known as
kictory bread, and will contain not
ess than twenty per cent. of ce-
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