Show THE SUGAR QUESTION A year ago dom domestic estic use ol of sugar in this his country was 55 pounds its total use 90 pounds a year per person a needless ne edless and often n harmful indulgence great britain was using 67 pounds france 26 pounds when they could get it which was not always in august britain reduced households f to td 34 24 pounds a year in september france cut them to 13 pounds and both restricted commercial use still they could not get gel sugar and mr hover took the matter in hand anti and asked the americans to help them out which they did to the amount of about tons now we are asked to do a little better to help win the war for we can never do thit with starving soldiers american households are now requested to get along with 35 36 pounds a year per person only explosives canned and preserved fruits and a few other essentials are to draw full allowance |