Show J HOW AMERICA CAN FEED ITS ALLIES ALUES Important Message to People From Herbert C C. C Hoover Administrator WORLD SUPPLIES SUPPLIES' ESTIMATED TED Increased Production Elimination of Waste and Careful Control of Food Exports Form the tho Solution of This War Problem Washington ton Aug LO What O.-What What the tile poo- poo pie ile of 01 the United States not only can cm cari but must do doIn in the he matter of food production pro pm- and u use e In order to help hell win the he war Is set forth In detail in a n statement Issued today by hy Food Administrator Administrator Administrator Ad Ad- Herbert C. C Hoover If we fall to do our part In this respect He lie says S 'S the people of the allies s cannot he be maintained at war for their soldiers cannot fl flight fight ht without food The normal Imports of wheat and nud other cereals by France Italy the United Kingdom and Belgium and the estimates of the he 1917 crop In those countries compared to the normal production production production pro pro- are fire given b by Mr Hoover In form and the thc conclusion Is drawn that In ht or order er to provide normal consumption It will be necessary for or them to Import In the next 1 12 months bushels of or wheat and G bushels o of other cere- cere Als Is If the crops of ot the United States and IId Canada all nil mature safely North 1 America will have an nn apparent surplus surplus sur stir plus of ot bushels of wheat and bushels of other cere cere- als The oThe allies therefore must use other cereals than wheat for mixing In n their war bread blead and the people of America must reduce their consumption consumption tion lon of wheat flour from rom five to four pounds per pel week per person Decrease In Food Animals A careful estimate of the worlds world's food animal po position shows a n total net d decrease crease of and this will willbe be Je greater as the war goes on As Ashe the he Increase of herds and flocks tal takes es years rears we must reduce the Jon lon eliminate waste and carefully control con- con rol meat exports Our home dalr dairy products supplies supplies' are decreasing while our population Is increasing and we must ship Increasing increasing in In- creasing amounts of such products to our allies allies' Consequently this Indus this Indus Industry tr try must be stimulated and home users must save the wastes In 1 milk lIk and anil butter Much the same may b be said fn the he case of sugar Mr Ir Hoover urges a greater consumption consumption con con- of fish and sea foods foods' in which our coasts and lakes are enormously enormously enormously enor enor- rich The products of the land he ie reminds us are con conserved by the eating of those of the time sea Our Duty In conclusion the food administrator sa says s 's I have endeavored endeavor d to show In previous pre l ous articles that the world Is short of food that Europe is confronted with the he grim specter of starvation unless from rom our abundance and our waste we keep the wolf from the door Not only must we have a proper propel use of our food supply In order that we may furnish our allies with the sinews with which th they may fight our battles but hut it Is Isan Isan isan an act of humanity towards fellow fellowmen fellowmen fellowmen men women and children B By the diversion of millions of men from production to war b by the occupation occupation occupation armies b the isolation Isolation Isolation iso Iso- pation of land by by lation of markets by belligerent lines and b by the destruction of shipping by submarines not only has the home production pro pro- of ot our allies fallen by over oyer bushels of ot grain Iraln but they are fire thrown upon us for a n much larger proportion of their normal Imports Import formerly formerly for for- merl merly obtained from other markets They have reduced consumption at ever every point but men in the trenches men in the shops and the millions of women placed at physical labor require require require re re- quire more food than during peace pence peacetimes peacetimes times and the Incidence of their saving and any shortage which they may suffer suffer suf sut- fer falls first upon women and chill chil dren If It this privation becomes too great their peoples cannot be maintained main main- maintained 1 constant In the w war ar and we will willbe willbe willbe be left alone to fight the battle of democracy with wills Germany The Tine problem of ot food conservation isone I is isone one of ot man many complexions We e cannot and we do not wish with our free In Institutions Institutions Institutions In- In and our large resources of food rood to Imitate t Europe In its policed rationing but we must mURt voluntarily and Intelligently assume the responsibility before us as one In which everyone has ms a direct and Inescapable interest V We must Increase our export of foods to the allies and ond In the circumstances circumstance of or our shipping situation these exports must be of the most concentrated foo foods s These are wheat flour beef pork pOlk and dairy products We have other other other oth oth- er foods in great reat abundance which we can use Instead of these commodities and we can prevent wastes In n a thousand thousand thousand thou thou- sand directions We must guard the drainage of ot exports from the tho United States that we retain a n proper supply for our our own country and we must adopt such measures sure as us will ameliorate ameliorate amelio atHelia- rate so far fur as may be the price conditions conditions condi condi- lions of our less fortunate We might so drain the supplies from the country to Europe as by bv the hlll higi prices that would follow to force tar Cur people to shorten their consumption This operation epee oper atlon of normal economic forces would starve t that at element clement of the i I n to wh whom hom in w we e owe the roost most pro U We must tr try to Impose the thu but don equally upon all Action Must Be Voluntary i t There Thore Is no royal rOJal road ron to food con con- ron con ser We can only accomplish h thi h by the voluntary action of ot our whole people each ench element clement in proportion proper proper- lion tion to Its moans means It Is a matter of or equality of Il Ii burden t n a U matter of mint m ute saving and anal substitution at every point in the lie kitchens on the dinner tables and Hud In lu the H m manufacturing wholesale and retail establishments of the country countr The task Is thus In III Its essence time the dally Individual hilll service of all ull the people g f livery Every group fan enn substitute and even ven venI I the great reat majority of thrift thrifty people can save a n little little and and the more luxurious sous ous elements of the population can cun h by I reduction to simple living save much The rile final result of substituting other products and saving one olle pound of or wheat flour two ounces of fats seven ounces of su sugar ar and seven ounces of meat weekly each by-each by each per person on will I when when we have multiplied tills thIs b by on onI one onehundred I hundred million have Increased our 11 I exports to the amounts a absolutely required required re re- re- re b by our allies This means no nomore nomore nomore more than that we should eat cat plenty plent but hut t eat cat wisely and without waste I Food conservation has other of of utmost Importance Wars must be he paid for b by savings We must savo save the ln-the Irr In commodities and the consumption of ot unproductive labor la lay hor bor In order that we may divert our our manhood to the army and to the shops The whole of Europe has been engaged engaged engaged en en- ever sl ce e a the war Will began In the elimination of ot waste the simplification of life and the Increase of or Its Industrial Industrial industrial Indus Indus- trial capacity When the war Is over oyer the consuming power of 01 the world w willbe will willbe be reduced b by the loss of prosperity and man power and we shall enter a n period of competition without parallel In f ferocity After the After the war we must maintain our foreign markets If It our working people are to be employed We shall be In no position to compete If It we continue to live on the same hn basis ls of ot waste and extravagance on which we have lived hitherto Simple temperate living Is a moral issue of or the first order at an any time and any other basis of conduct during luring the war becomes becomes be be- comes a wrong against the interest of ot the country and the Interest of ot democracy The impact of or the food shortage e of ot Europe has knocked at nt ever every door of ot the United States during the past three years ears The prices of foodstuffs have nearly doubled and the re reverberations of ot Europe's increasing shortage e would have thundered twice as loudly durning durn durt ing the time coming year ear even had we not riot entered the war We are toda today in an era of ot high prices We must maintain prices at such a n level Jevel as will stimulate production production tion Co for l' l we are faced b by a n starving world and time the value of a commodity to the tho hungry Is greater than thon Its price As a a result of the world shortage e o oT o supplies our consumers have suffered from speculation and anti extortion While wages for some kinds of labor have increased with the rise In food prices In others It has hns been boen to maintain maintain main maln tain our high standard of nutrition By the elimination of waste In all classes by the reduction In the consumption con con- of foodstuffs by the more fortunate fortunate fortunate for for- we shall Increase our supplies not only for fOl export but for home and by y Increased supplies we can help Iii In Inthe the amelioration of ot prices For Better setter Distribution Beyond this the duty has been heen laid upon the food administration to cooperate cooperate cooperate op co erate with the patriotic men In trades and commerce that we may eliminate the evils which have grown brown Into our system of distribution that the burden burden burden bur bur- den may fall taU equitably upon all an b by restoration restoration res res- so far as ma may be he of ot the normal normal normal nor nor- mal course of trade It Is the purpose of the food administration to use Its utmost power an and the utmost ability that patriotism can assemble to ameliorate ameliorate ameli ameli- ameliorate orate this situation to such a degree as may be possible Time The food administration Is assembling assembling assembling assem assem- bling the best expert advice In the country on home economics on food utilization on trade i practices and trade wastes and on the conduct of public eating places placeR and we shall outline outline outline out out- line from time to time detailed suggestions suggestions which if honestly carried out by such Individuals In the country we be- be De DeHeve will effect the time result which we wo must attain We are asking ever every home every public eating place an and many trades to sign a pledge card to accept these directions so far as their circumstances permit and we are arc organizing various Instrumentalities to ameliorate speculation We c are rc asling asking asking ask ask- ing the men wen of the country who who- arc aro not actually engaged in the handling of or food to sign similar pled pledges es that the they shall see to it so 80 fur far us as they are able that these directions are followed |