cerning the food question, and while this 

 has served a very important purpose, much 

 of it, unfortunately, has not been of a char- 

 acter to give the people exact information in 

 regard to 



First. What America must do to save 

 the world from famine : 



Second. What the actual resources are 

 in (a) surplus food supplies, if any; (b) 

 available tillable land; and (c) prospective 

 labor ; 



Third. How the forces of the nation can 

 best be organized (a) to increase the food 

 production to the highest point for the com- 

 ing season ; (b) to avoid the various factors 

 liable to jeopardize the various crops ; (c) 

 to aid and promote successful harvesting; 

 (d) to control the uses and disposition of 

 the crops when harvested; (e) to insure 

 necessary transportation to storage and dis- 

 tribution centers ; (f ) to regulate food 

 prices, if necessary, without injury to the 

 producer, injustice to the consumer, or dis- 

 turbance of collateral trade conditions; and 

 finally (g) to avoid all possible decrease or 

 depreciation of natural resources in order 

 to conserve their future productivity. 



With the food problem thus explained in 

 detail, the people will realize the desirability 

 of any action the ( iovernment may decide 

 to take, and not only give their hearty ap- 

 proval, but, with the true spirit of patriot- 



