Evening star., 1945-06-24
Canada Due 10 Ration
Meat 10 End Shortage
And U. 5. Complaints
Bv the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, June 23.-The world
food crisis, growing domestic short
ages and a rise in black operations
are driving Canada toward ration
ing of meat and the step probably
will be taken in the near future.
Except for a nine-month period
of meat rationing ended March l
l944-a mild form which did not
reduce consumption - the govern
ment has avoid the measure as un-
necessary, despite complaints, both
from the United States and from
within Canada itself, that the do
minion was not doing its share to
aid a War-torn world.
Rationing now is likely, however,
to meet increasing meat shortages
at home and q growing feeling
among many Canadians that this
country by tightening its belt could
alleviate suffering in Europe.
Those favoring rationing also
advocate it as means Of improving
Canada's public relations" with the
United States.
Reports Similar.
Canada's nonrationed meat status
is held to be contributing to a gen.
eral impression in the United States
that the dominion is a relative land
of plenty in all foods. This is denied
here, and for every story of an
American who has returned from
Canada with stories of shops filled
with scarce items, Canadians coun-
ter with similar tales of Canadians
finding the same situation in the
United States.
Actually, there are many scarce
items in both countries, but they
often are in different commodities
Canadians returning from the
United States boast about having
been able to buy peanut butter,
preserves, processed baby foods,
liquor and other items difficult to
obtain here
This is the situation in Canada
regarding major food items.
l. Butter. More plentiful than
in the United States. but Canada
does not have any margarine. But
ter is rationed at ounces per week
2. Cheese. Unrationed. Appar-
emily easier to get in Canadian cities
than in United States. Prices gen.
orally lower, Canadian officials say,
because of better price control. Per
capita consumption in Canada and
United States in 1914 same at At
pounds annually.
3. Sugar. Rationed at l9 pounds
a person year, plus 10 pounds for
canning.
Canned Goods Rationed.
4. Canned fruits, canned baby
foods, jams and jellies, honey,
syrups. all rationed in a group by in
terchangeable coupons. although at
certain times canned fruits are sold
free.
S. Canned meat. All stocks
frozen May !. Most of these stocks
and more than 80 per cent of meat
canned after May II will go to Al
lied fighting forces and liberated
people of Europe.
6. Tea and coffee. Unrationed
since September 10. 1914 Coffee ra-
tioning began in August. 1912. and
lasted IA months longer than in the
United States.
7. Canned vegetables. Unra-
toned. Distribution controlled to
assure supplies to priority users,
balance allotted on basis of l94l
sales to retailers. who assume final
responsibility for equitable distri-
button.
8. Evaporated milk. Rationed,
available only to infants under 2
years and children and invalids
having doctors certificate. Ration
256 ounces every three months.
9. Potatoes. In seasonal short
supply now all over Canada.
Canadian officials warn against
too close comparisons be-
tween the two countries because of
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