If the needs of those who ngnt ior us
nnrma th sen nra to be met. the fond
that sustains those fighters must come
from this country.
If tha lnhnrpr In worthy of his hire.
surely the fighter Is worthy of his food.
That is a principle universally accept
ed by the American public. However,
lt is not every product thnt can be
sent across the sen. Corn will not
serve the need; our allies have never
used It as a food ; they have no mills
tn rrin! It? turn it Into meal In this
country and it would spoil before It
could reach an European port. iu
nra Inst four classes of products, the
experts say, that we must send to our
allies If our duty to tnem is to oe un
charged : they need meat wheat sugar
anñ rtairv nrndncts. We can conserve
our wheat by increasing our consump
tion of other grains, We can conserve
mil- m.flt hv making a greater demand
upon the resources of the fish market
If the United states were an auiu
cratlc country there would be no pop
ular appeal for the conservation of
food. There would be an autocratic
food control. The mailed nst wouiu
rule In the kitchen. Imperial food de
crees would be enforced at the point
of the bayonet. But ours Is not an
autocratic country. Fooa conrroi is ir
k honda nt thA neonle themselves,
and it Is to the people that the food
administration has appeaiea in uie
food pledge card campaign.
Herbert Hoover nas icrmeu m w
peul an "unprecedented adventure in
democracy" an adventure mat wm
determine whether or not a democratic
form of government Is, after all, fitted
to engage In a death grapple with an
autocracy.
