Show r l' t. t The Food Hoarder I IF hoarder a term that came into being with the api appointment appointment ap ap- F in the United States States' of Herbert C C. Hoover as asi i i pod administrator of the nation and which dropped into the limbo f f di disuse disuse use with the signing sighing of the the armistice may be revived again all justification For th the one agency which which most strongly hoarding of foodstuffs finds fines itself in the position f f. a food hoarder i The TIC United st States tes gover government ment finds itself itself at the close of the thear I var ar with with approximately worth o of surplus war food I Applies These foods are in storage storage liable liable to spoil while the prices j I jf If f foo foodstuffs foodstuffs stuffs on the open m market soar The The question question is is What is is' is I q be done with these surplus food supplies held in storage by bye he e government The answer answer to this question is given by Governor I im imon m Bamberger Sell the food I to to the the people at f fair ir and reasonable prices I I a any y prof profiteering eri g through through the m medium di of state stat and m nici- nici al governments I taL This is the solution to the problem given by Governor amberger and is worthy of ot the the governments government's consi consideration Give Give I each ach state an allotment of the surplus food supplies and let the I of the states state allot each ach city within within its its its' province its share i leaCh pf of the foodstuffs In this way vay the workingman will be enabled p o fight the high cost of living liying o 10 I Already the government has taken some steps on the Atlantic seaboard to dispose of some of the surplus foodstuffs Several cities have been awarded small lots of of fo foodstuffs fo sell in the market at cos cost for the benefit of the poor people This has not been carried far enough The food should be ed to th the inland states state and cities so that it might be sold 0 o the people at a fair price cost plus other expenses 1 Unless the government wishes to remain in the position of ofa a food hoarder hoard it must dispose of this surplus supply of foodstuffs is certain erta ri to spoil unless s consume consumed No better way of disposing dis- dis posing osing of the food can be suggested than the plan of Governor 1 Bamberger s sell Bamberger-sell sell ll it to the people Lets Let's have some action on the matter L Let t your ives in Washington know your thoughts in the matter Ask the government to dispose of the foodstuffs according to Governor lamberger's Bamberger's plan and give the people a chance I |