Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-19
CLOSE STUDY OF FOOD
taDISCLOSES SHORTAGE
after Huns Had Deliberately Plundered Belgium Amer
SIS u icaStepped in to Feed the Millions Of Starv-
s88g e ling People in Stricken Territory,

The United states had already come
so aSsrealization of the seriousness OF
the economic situation confronting the
allies when it entered the war. Under
standing Of the conditions, far-reach
s ing and OF decisive, effect Upon 10th
military strength and civilian poula-
9sftlony was decpcnsd. .broadcned by tho
closer study OF actual engagement i'll
the conflict.
had fbeen next door TO starving. The
& sFiuns had deliberately plundcred the
iands and its people. Markets disap-
speared. grannres gave up their con-
tents: live stock was butchercd foods
iof All kinds were seized by the in
raders. The Belgian people appealed
10 humane America for food. And
america. let ii he remembered proudly.
fed them. though Ia do so indirectly
yhelped the Hun.
Herbert c. Hoover. Westcrner. a
mining engineer, n successful business
man ready 10 retire became head Of
the Americah relief coipmis4'ion and di-
ing Belgium. His work was thorough
scientific, satisfying. II would have
f Resn bi enGnf brirh IN pIs to hays
But Hun ruthicssncss finally stopped
( the work OF the American Relief Com
mission and Hoover's efforts in behalf
Is Of the BelgianS were automatically
) PROBLEM COMES moaIl:
~. no AMERICAN PEOPLE
When the American people entered
The war, resolved 10 put forth the
whole power Of their wealth and the
lnanpower of 100.o0o,0O0 TO win 1t, at
tention had TO be given to food and
fuel questions here At homo. II became
necessary, In order to avoid Englands
mistakes for the United States to out
line definite programme whereby fuel
and food could be supplied TO the ma
tons with which ii was allied against
the Hun and found TO meet Its own
needs in the field, on the seas and ut
home.
Herbert c. Hoover's record in Bel
GUM, made him head Of the United
states food administration. fight
meveiopen in Congress against one
United States, but the White House
won Won, and ,,. the man who had fed Bel
spoilers was. put in charge.
Immediately the American people
understood; as they, believed, what war
to experience. as they believed, hard
S ships, trials and fluctuations. AS a
matter of fact, they understood fairly
>weil and suffered not at all: but they
sdid enter upon new era OF economy
I'm which they learned for the first time
s Ihe value of many foods that hitherto
ssSaYe: this being accomplished by pa
5strpbtic appeals sent ont by direction
of Mr.; Hoover FOR the hoys., over
PAMPERED APPETTTES CURBED
@ ITO AID STRICKEN FAMILIES
HSut- StStI anu ncit Dccannc al
most at once the three food articles the
& people We're asked TO save. Wheat
because 1t was needed for Europe, which
3 row must depend almost entirely uuou
America for its supply. The forcing
OF the Dardanclles. by which il was
hoped to release the Russian stores,
had been unsuccessful, and America be-
!. came. for the allies he "granary OF
tho world"
se The5Europcan had not learned to sent
! corn bread, and corn products would
mot keep so we'll rs wheat. The
american people We're asked TO eat
more cQrn. The value OF barley rs n
r food was learned. Bran bread Eraced
! the tables of Americans and hclped
their digestion. Rye bread. rice bread
wheat. There were instituted wheat
less days"
sugar-''savc q lump every day Tor
the boys over there" This was the