Show r l rj i SUGAR R SHOWED OUR BACKBONE i it t. t American Willi Willingness gness to Give Up i k Luxury Demonstrated Nai Nations Nation's Na- Na Nations Nation's tion's War Conscience StAND WITH THE ALLIES r q By ByR Reducing Consumption People ofa of f. f a 3 the the United States Averted aaY a aY J h. h i i. i i i. i Famine at at Home i. i c J. J V- V Vr Or r of Low Supplies t The fact that the people of ot th the x a j United States were were able to reduce by byr than one half million tons their r il more than September and October August r conclusively conchs conchs- consumption of sugar proves 1 alv ly that their war var conscience was wai thoroughly awakened and that th the country as a whole stood ready tp follow follow tollow fol tol- low the injunctions of the Government t. t Our normal consumption of sugar fn in inthe the month four period beginning with July has been tons per month a total of ot for tor the quarter year r. r In July when ur sugar e stringency began to reach its height consumption was reduced to tons In August Au August Au- Au u- u gust only tons went into distribution distribution dis dis- and in September only tons In October the distribution fell to tons If K the ger ral public had failed to observe the Injunctions of the Food 3 Administration this country wo would ld r have bave been een in the throes of a sugar sugar I famine before the end of August Ourt Our t visible supplies were so low as M to bring great ir at anxiety to those familiar with the sugar situation They feared th that t It would be absolutely Impossible to reduce consumption to a point where I sugar tugar would no longer be a mere I lui- lui A. A nry In the Am American rIcan diet t Few Sew n accomplishments of 01 the Food 1 r A Administration will stan stand forth so 10 pre predominantly t this reduced f dominantly cS as consumption S tion pf Pt sugar By It we have been n able ablen l li n to bridge over the period of stringency 1 t 1 until the new beet and and Louisiana caneI cane cane i I r. r v. v sugar lUgar crops were in sight 1 Now the nation is In a position so f that If it we choose we may return to f oUr our normal home use of sugar andI and iJ Europe with the release of ships to fo go fofar o ot t tar fir afield can maintain Its recent restricted reI re re- I L rations If however those tho e h nations are to Increase their use of f I 7 c sugar very considerably it must be by br our oar continued sharing sha with wl them the through ugh limiting limiting- our own V consume tion |