The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-19
AMERICA MUST SEND
MORE CEREALS ACROSS
M. Tardieu, French High Commissioners,
Says II Must Be Done to Meet the
Pressing Needs of Our Allies.

do more toward reducing the domcstl
consumption of cereals and increasin
exports of that food to France, declare
Andre Tardieu, French high commission
cr to the United States, in an address h
delivered here last night before th
Southern Commercial congress.
you must do it because il is.a ease o
necessity, because il must be done" as
serted M. Tardieu. For these last thLe,
months the shipments of cereals iron
America To Europe have been short about
one'third of the supply recognized as in,
dispensable TO strictly compressed
needs"
Summing up some of the economies OF
food practiced in France and to empha-
size his request for more food rom
America, NJ Tardicu said;
You are aware that the French ma
ton has always lived mostly on wheat
bread Our pre-wsr consumption was
| 100000 tons per month. Our present
consumption has been now reduced to
100000 tons a reduction of about p per
cent
''Of course it was impossible to reduce
to any great extent the bread ration of
ilt Hpiiltl. nat ldllulls NUlNH duOunlT
ed in the first years of the war to about
% ounces, has been progressively cut
down TO little over Il ounces.
But, on the other hand, as regards
the civilian population, we had to estab,
lish the individual bread card, allowing
only about 10 ounces per day, which
means barely the third part of the aver
age daily bread consumption of the
l.f, q. L.
war
Feeding of horses and cattle on &C.
reals which could be used for the making
of bread has been prohibited. This re-
suited in a decrease of 30 per cent i'll the
number of horses in France and in an
important reduction of our cattle.
I'VE have radically suppressed, on the
other hand, all -four consuming indus
tries. The manufacture of biscuits. and |
of pastry has been completely prohibit
ed. Strict rules have been imposed on
hotels and restaurants, namely: absolute |
of fancy bread.
Il heard that some Americans, who
were in France, a few weeks ago, have
been wondering why we have not kept |
he meatless days.
This suppression of meatiess days re-
suited from the lack OF cereals for the
'attle feeding, which involved the killing
If cattle, and the killing of cattle was
meant, on the other hand, to bring about
reduction in the human consumption of
hese same cereals may be allowed TO
i'd that, of late, my good friend, Mr..
Hoover, insisted that, as far as possible,
We ought to try to substitute the meat
consumption for the consumption of ce
eals.
1--WE have reduced our sugar consump
ion by 40 per cent; our rice consump-
ion by 81 per cent; our imports OF fried
egetables have been reduced by 50 per
ent; of oils and fats by As per cent.
"The people who have imposed such ,
acrifices on themselves are a people who
ave kept fighting for almost four years I
"a people who have modified 100000 c
zen FROM population which, excluding |
he invaded territories, does not exceed G
100000 inhabitants, people whose
omen and children have taken the bur r
en- of industrial and agricultural work ,
1T by the men who joined the army. a +
eople whose army lost over a million a
len in killed, over a million men manned !
"A people whose army, nevertheless, is !,
ill holding, with an unconquerable
Leadfastness over two.thirds of the
estern front.
within the last weeks, despite the re-
,rictive measures | have stated, there \
ave been in France agricultural districts (
hich had for days to put up with u A
'mpete. absolute deprivation of bread .
hch could not 30 on without endanger a
q the physical and moral health OF the
ltion.
II am aware of what you have done in
der to reduce your domestic consump
on and to increase your exports. But
III must do more. You must do it. for
is a case of necessity. You must do it Y
cause it can be done. ii
Il beg of you to repeat again to your L
ople what | have told you tonight.
ASK all American citizens, standing
for the national ideal de n
rmined by the president, in order to r
N the war, whether they do not deem :,
at the time has come for new restric -
ms in consumption. Restrictions, how =;
er strict they may be, are necessary in n
der that over there on that front where -
ur troops are beginning to fight, when :;
e whole of the great American army ~
II be in line, she will find unaltercd ="
2 situation on which final victory de- p
nds.
We, and our European allies, the Brit
!. the Italians, have been taught to
fer Americans, who are now sharing
r burden of blood and OF death on the
tile line, we are requesting you to 0l
are. as well, in the rear, our burden of Nj
fering. In order that you and we win 10
ywar, it is necessary that you, here in
nerics, should all agree to new effort
to new privations."
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