The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31
Hoover Would Put the Bur-
den of Saving on Greedy,
Not On the Poor
ASKS SAME FARE
FOR ALL PERSONS
Mandatory Laws Must Supersede the
Voluntary Basis, According to the Ad-
Observation-Disclosures with Sugar
Proves Necessity.

Proves Necessity.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3l-Herbert
Hoover, food administrator, in letter
sent TO Representative Anderson of
Minnesota, has advocated the extension
OF the food act along the lines of the
measure recently introduced by Repre-
sentative Lever, chairman of the com
mittco on agriculture 10 include the
control of distribution, manufacture,
and preservation Of foodstufTs. The let
ter giving Mr. Hoover 5 ideas of the
food situation was made public today.
Control of distribution Of food is
urged so that all classes and localities
may fare alike. Control of foods used
in manufacture is deemed necessary by
Mr.. Hoover so that the use of essentials
can be limited to urgent necessity. He
believes that the food administrator
should have further powers in order that
he may be able 10 "attack the non-es-
-eutial use of foodStuffs, - and that
1--WE should attack the points of unnec-
csaarv consumption of foodstuffs.
Mr. Hoover contends that if the ad
ditional powers are given him he can
"place the burden where it belongs
Oh the luxurious and greedy, and not
upon the poor. But this can be done
he says, only by some additional meas
urca Of control over distribution and
non essential use.
The time has come. he saws when
the voluntary consumntion plan must
bc SUPERSEDED bv mandatory laws. In
other words. while the GREAT masses
have co-aperated in conservation. many
public places have not obeved the spirit
Of the voluntary plan. and therefore
additional powers are sought in the bill
rcecntIv introduced bv Repre.entative
Lever.
Mr.. Hoover letter TO REPRESENTATIVE
Anderson follows:
1.-THE Hon. SYDNEY Anderson Honse of
Nan- t..asssqmwwwttvwssD- NORTHUMBERLAND
Nv Dear Mr. Anderson. am
greatly obliged for your letter Of Jan
" iurlosipg draft If ON not which ,.o,
believe would h, aIeono+e to cover The
present situation. i fear il does not
70 far enough TO meet the emproencv
The points covered bv vour pro.
uosal are
/ ''{a) Licensing public catipp nlaccs
"tb) Percentage of wheat in tflonr
. "(eJ Nixinn other cereals in lonr
/ Id Wheatless or other less, davs
per week.
"(eJ Use of foodstufTs in non food
products.
"'(fl Limitations on food served in
public eating places.
Section ta1 il effectively coverod
by section ~, which is much more Of
fective and direct and wouId save the
/ expense OF some $1,000 70 $1,000 rar
month in licensing 225,OOO public eat
inc places
( Sections 90 and (c) can be com
! passed under the Lever act so far as
/ they are practicable. Sections (dl, TEL.
/ and % are admirable
I THE extensions in the measures in
the Lever act, which our experience and
present situation lead us TO believe
4 are vital for conservation, should alss
include:
/. Control Of distribution, in orde,
that all classes and localities may fare
alike aHd that unnecessary consumption
should be prevented.
:. Control Of use of foodstuffs il
food manufactures, with view to lin
iung the less essential manufactures.
s. Control OF commodities critical
J ~ necessary for the production an,
preservation OF foodssutfs in order t,
prevent great lcSscS Of military sacri
hces.
In the first instance, | would refe
YOU to the copy | inclose of a statemen
which we issued this morning outlining
the necessity and the plans for furthe
conservation in certain commodities