Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-01
FOOD CONTROL
MEANS VICTORY
N6aillU 3-l &llh irt
European Shortage Places Prob
lem Before American Govern.
ment-Farsighted Policy
Adopted.
NEED 100000 BU. WHEAT.
Food Administration Asks Aid q
Every American In Gigantic
Task Of Feeding MIllIona

II is the food problem over there
that makes food problem over here.
II We wished to be supremely selfish.
and supremely shortslghted- could
go on eating as much as we like and
whatever we like, without much din.
Guilty or interruptIon-at least. until
the Germans camel
But we are not doing things In that
selfish and suicidal way. We are try.
ing to make a great common pool OF
all OF our food. and all NJ the food OF
the allies, and all OF the food we can
get from South American and other
neutrals. and dividing II up fairly
among America. England. France, Bel.
gium and Italy.
This does not mean hat all OF the
people In the great pool are going to
have the same ration, but nIeans that
We are trying To arrange to have
enough for everybody. so that the sol.
diers-our soldiers and their soldiers
will be well fed. Ms they have to be
TO hght hard and continuously. and
that the munitions workers and the
workers In all the other necessary In.
dustries. and the men and women at
home will all have enough to keep
alive and well. II Is absolutely neces-
snry TO do this II the war Is to DO won,
and we are going to do II, but II means
planning. working. arranging cooper.
ating, being careful. not wasting. sav.
ing.
And II means that each and every
one Of MS has got to help.
Now. we have enough and more than
enough food for ourselves, and the
Government 10 goiro to see to II that
we keep here at home = sufficient sup.
ply Of every essential kind Of food to
support our people. But over there
they simply have not enough. Lord
Rhondda. the English food controller,
recently cabied the American food a.
mInistrstor, that unless we can send
the allies before the next uropean
harvest $4,000, 900 bushels Of wheat In
addition to what had been sent UP to
January Of this year he could not
assure the people Of the aIIIes that
they would have q sufficient supply Of
food to carry on the war. t
He did not say anything In this csbls
about the other food necessary, but
he has told Of these needs In other
cables-and by his actions In England.
For example. his latest regulation
cOmpels reduction Of meat eating In
the United Kingdom to maximum Of
one pound per week per person, this
pound including the bone and other
waste parts In the meat as bought In
the shop.
The allies must have more wheat,
more meat, more fats, more dairy prod.
ucts, more sugar. Their harvests were
very short-T'rance had less than hnlf
her normal crop Of wheat--and the
available shipping Is small In amount
and constantly being lessened by sub.
marines, so that II Is now practically
impossible to use any ships for the long
voyage necessary to bring food from
Australia and other remote marke.s.
The food must come chiefly from
America. In specific figures II is nee
essary for us to send to the allies
100000 tons of foodstuffs month.
This Is great responsibility and q
great problem The food must he
found, and also the ships to carry It.
II is being done. but can only continue
to be done by the help and full CO.
operation Of all OF us over our broad
land. We must produce and save
more.
To supply the wheat necessary until
the next harvest, we must reduce our
consumption by from one-f0urth TO
One-third we must cut down our usual
average consumption OF meats and
fats by from 10 to IS per cent. and
dairy products by about 10 per cent.
Over there they are Tightening their
belts and doing everything they can.