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AMERICAMAKES GOOD Koover'i Hopes Are Exceeded Remarkable Rseulta at End of Food Admlnlttritlon'l First Year Provee Voluntary System Was No Mlstaks Confldsncs That Pooplt Will Con tlnuo PitrlMlo Conservation Efforts Is Folt tt Washington. W. h. Aver, Federal Food Admlnle tralor fur Oregon, earneitly directa attention to ioma eicerpls from a re cont official luminary, at tha end of Ita first year'e work, of tha United States Kood Adminlatratlon'i alini, method and results. Theia excerpts are given Mow: "Whn (ha U. 8. Food Admlnlntra tloa undertook tha work of conserving and moblllilni America'! food re aourcee, there were three mnthodi of approach possible In handling thi problem, theia nethoda of control be Inc rationing, high prices and volun tary effort. The Three lyetema. "The Introduction of rationing Into toll country would bare resulted In an Inevitable re-actlon. It would alio mean a tremendous eipendlture. On the bull dt the rationing lyitem adopted by European countries for Certain itapla fooda, It would require $4,100,000 a year for the printing of the neceiaary ration cardi; It would demand one official for every 1,000 lamlllei to take oars of dlitrlbutloi under tlili ayittm; In fact, on the European baala, about 146.000,000 a year would be required to admlnliter the rationing intern la thla country. "Control of consumption by high rices waa obviously too unfair to merit consideration In auch a country aa ours, meaning aa It must, conserva tion for tha rich at tha exponas of tha poor. "The voluntary system, based upon ducatlon and publicity (tha third al ternative), wsa selected because of tha moderate expsns lavolved, and eceuse of tha opportunity It afforded to use the great desire of loyal Amer icans to aervs their country, Reeulta Enormeua. "The results of tha voluntary control f food have been enormoua. The sur plus of tha 1917 II wheat crop, based on normal consumption, would have bees 20,000.000 bushels. If the present rat of saving by the American people continues, we shall be abla to deliver to our Allies from thla orop possibly 170,000,000 bushels of wheat, of which 1(0,000,000 will represent tha volun tary savings of the American people. Thla delivery of wheat has enabled the Allies to meet the more Immediate and preaslng bread neods of their peo ple, and to keep up tha bread ratios of their soldiers. "As to our exports of meat, tha re sults of conservation are even mors remarkable. Tha analysis of figures In regard to hogs Indicates that we were 1.000,000 to 7,000,000 bogs short whan tha conservation campaign waa started. Before tha war, tha average monthly export of bog products was about 10,000,000 pounds, la March 1811, we exported 200,000,000 pounds and oan an our way clear, with the present saving and production,' to go forward at thla rata for an Indefinite period, Before 1914, wa were export ing from 1,000,000 to 1,000,000 pounds of beef per month. After tha Euro pean war began, there waa an In create to about M.000,000 par month. Now, we'ara exporting at the rata of 130,000,000 pound! of beef per month and, with the continuation of comer vatlon and production, there la no reaaon to anticipate a material reduc tion In these figures. v Orset Offsnslva Nssdsd. Ths winning of the war depends pon the development ef great often alva strength oa the part ef tha United States. This offensive must Include ships, men, supplies and food. With the Increase In the slaa of our Army, there Is a oecessary decrease in our productive oapaclty, Rarveita are Sound to vary with seaional condi tions. "Tha only safe procedure for ss and for the Allies la to provide enormous reserve stocks of staple foods, both sera and In Europe, to meet any emer gency which may arise. In a later period of the war, to have to atop In a critloal phase of it In order to Bjit unusual emphasis upon agricultural production, might ba fatal to our final success. "There must ba no let-down In ths program of conservation until the new harvest. Heartened . by our aucceai and by the spirit of devotion and self- saorlfloc shown by the American peo ple, we must go ahead more than ever convinced of our responsibility to those who fight with us and to thosi unfortunate peoples who look to ui as ths one souroa of the food supply necessary to keep them from deduc tion. In France and England ' "The American Labor Mission Just home from London, wai appointed by President Wilson to make a study of tondltlons In England and France. 01 Ita nineteen members, nine are from the American Federation of Labor, two of whom are women. Tka otben represent every social siement of thi Amur lean people. This mission tnadtj a comprehensive study of condl'lonij In the Allied countries, and bi.fore j tearing London for America, lasueu the following statement regarding food conditions: " 'lines landing In England, all mem bers of the committee have visited t number of cltlea and Interviewed c a largs number of people regarding tit food situation, aa well as other mat tart arising from tha war, and we feel tt our duty to Impress upon the Amer ican people the fact that they should endeavor to conserve food In a larger measure, that we may lupply the peo ple of the Allied countrlei with the thlngt necessary to their luitenance. There la no doubt that tba people of Grat IlrlUIn and the Allied countries are making untold sacrifices, mora than Amor le a realises.' Wheat and Meat Abroad. "In 1914 France produced II per cent of her normal consumption of wheat In 1917 ber production was only 45 per cent After deducting ths amount necessary for seed, It wai es timated that the 1917 production would be but one third of France's needs. It muat be remembered, too, that Francs baa always figured ber needs on a different basis than ours. The French people have never waated food, conse quently France's normal consumption has been practically Identical with her actual neceaslUos. The ration of the French soldiers has twice been cut, and tha soldier's ration is never low ered until tha danger at horns from food shortage la critical Certain re ports bavs been brought to this coun try that there la plenty of meat la France. These reports originated In the fact that at one time if wai neces sary, because of the lack of feeds, to slaughter large quantltlea of her dairy cattle. The Immediate result wai a temporary glut of meat, but the final result Is tbat today Franca Is on a meat ration of one pound a week, in cluding horse flesh.'' It'a Up to Je. "Germany's war of starvation Is A challenge most of all to America," says a Food Administration Bulletin, "Agalnat Germany's likt for dominion, America's purpose la to establish ths society of nations. Agalnat deitruc llon, America's aim la healing. Agalnat mastery, America's ideal Is service. "We cannot aurpaaa the steadfast. Bess of Britain, the courage of Italy, the exaltation of France. "We cannot excel the Allies In hero ism, in endurance, In fortitude. Our force in battle, though It jnay be de ceive, will not be as great as theirs. "We can hope to contribute most to the common cause from our larger resources. To relieve desperate pri vation, America cau supply food. "Giving up wheat Is a little thing compared to their death struggle In which our soldiers ars splendidly sharing. "A little thing yet ws can do It with greatness of spirit Supporting our army and adding whole hearted service to humanity, It Is in America's power to defeat forever the paulon of conquest "Now la tba hour of teetlng. Wheat Is ths teit" Give the Children Milk. Milk la one of the moit Important food sources the human race pos sesses. For the proper nourishment of the child, it is absolutely Indispen sable and Ita use should be kept up In the diet as long as possible. Not only does tt contain all the essential food elements In the most available form for ready digestion, but tha recent scientific discoveries show It to be es pecially rich in certain peculiar prop erties that alone render growth pos sible. ' It la not enough to take off your hat to the flag take off your coat and roll up your sleeves, and having mads those preparations, do something use ful for America and her causa OUR GREAT TASK ' By Herbert Hoover. If you could stand In the middle of Europe teday and survey the land to its borders, you would discover Its whole population of 400,000,000 human being! short of food. : Millions of peo ple tn Poland, Finland, Serbia, Ar menia and, Russia are dying of starva tion and. other millions ars suffering from too little food. Our Allies and the neutrals ars living on the barest margins that will support Ufa and strength, . This, the most appalling and dread ful thing that has come to humanity since the dawn of olvilliatlon, Is to me the outstanding creation of Ger man militarism. The Germans them selves are not the worst sufferers. They are extorting at the cannon's mouth the harvests and cattle of the poople they have overrun, leaving them in desolation. It tha war wars to cease tomorrow, the toll of actual dead from starvstloa within the Oar man lines would double or treble ths 5,000,000 or (,000,000 of men who have been actually killed by Germany sad her allies In arms. The 19,000,000 pec pla In occupied Belgium and Northern, Franca would have dies of starvation bad tt not bees for is and the Allies. We must build our food resources to stand ready for any demands, upon us by the Allies. It Is of no purpose to us to send millions of our best to Franca If we fall to maintain the strength of their men, women end children' on our lines of communlca tlon. This United States Is the last reservoir of men, the last reservoir of ships, tba last reservoir of munitions and ths last reservoir of food upon which ths Allied world must depend If Germany la to be defeated and if wa are to ba free men. Now Is the time to eat and to pre serve home grown products.' Perish able fruits are coming on ths market the gardens are making available dally supplies of food that will take the place of the commercial canned ar ticles that ars needed for shipment abroad. Sugar has been made avail able for horns canning purposes and tha aupply Is good at the present time. The home garden and ths canning of its producta meaas mors this year than it ever did before because It will play a very Important part In keeping the fighting forces supplied with the kind of food they need at the tine they need It Boat America expects every civilian to do his or her duty la ths same spirit as she expects each soldier when the command comes, "TO GO OVER THE TOP" wltheut turning to see If his neighbor bad gona first Ws have often quoted that old verae, "Gather your roses while ye may," and we can will now chants It to "gather your vegetables," for by so doing wa can accomplish great good. "Ws stand behind our boyt in Francs and we will not call It a aacii flea but a privilege to do our bit to ward feeding them Over There." Emma V. Milllken. Conserve, reserve and preserve all of these fine fruits and vegetables that are, now within your reach; you will need them the coming winter. By eating more perishables hers at home we may save others from per ishing "Over There." The farm as well as the front needs men who sea straight and shoot straight War it OUR BUSINESS; ws can't win by carrj 'ug It as a tida Una. BUILD UP INDUSTRY L J. 8lmpson Belisves this la Oregon's Harvesting if KSI MONMOUTH HARDWARE CO. i m Problsm Now, Seventy per cent of Oregon's Im ports could be manufactured here. The biggest part of the profit usually goes not to the man who produces the raw material but to the man who puts It in shape for the, market Buy! 'Oregon made goods 'whenever possible, and keep your money at home.- L. 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