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Foreign News
February 13, 1918
Belding Banner
Belding, Ionia County, Michigan
What is this article about?
US Food Administration urges no food waste, calling it a sin, to supply starving Europe and maintain war efficiency; food is sacred and means life for allies.
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EUROPE NEEDS FOOD
Food Administration Declares It Is an Absolute Sin to Waste Food—Food Has Become Sacred.
Europe is still sending an insistent call for more food. We must send it if the war is to go on efficiently. If we eat it all we cannot ship it, and the food administration has already tried to picture how much that wheat is needed to people who will starve if they do not get it, the food administration states.
"For the least bit of heedlessness on your part in food conservation some one somewhere in the world must suffer privation," an official statement declares. "The food administration has mastered the problem of America's food in such a way that every ounce of food conserved and kept in the currents of trade goes to an empty stomach in Europe.
"It is an absolute sin to waste food. Food has become sacred.
"Food means life; it means somebody's life, and you cannot escape responsibility.
"There is no waste of food among the allied nations."
Food Administration Declares It Is an Absolute Sin to Waste Food—Food Has Become Sacred.
Europe is still sending an insistent call for more food. We must send it if the war is to go on efficiently. If we eat it all we cannot ship it, and the food administration has already tried to picture how much that wheat is needed to people who will starve if they do not get it, the food administration states.
"For the least bit of heedlessness on your part in food conservation some one somewhere in the world must suffer privation," an official statement declares. "The food administration has mastered the problem of America's food in such a way that every ounce of food conserved and kept in the currents of trade goes to an empty stomach in Europe.
"It is an absolute sin to waste food. Food has become sacred.
"Food means life; it means somebody's life, and you cannot escape responsibility.
"There is no waste of food among the allied nations."
What sub-type of article is it?
War Report
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Europe Food Needs
Food Conservation
War Effort
Allied Nations
Food Administration
Where did it happen?
Europe
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Europe
Outcome
every ounce of conserved food goes to an empty stomach in europe; no waste among allied nations.
Event Details
The Food Administration declares it an absolute sin to waste food, which has become sacred, as Europe urgently needs more food to sustain the war effort. Wasting food causes suffering elsewhere, and conservation ensures food reaches those who will starve without it.