Government acquisition of food supplies in time of war is no less important than conscription. Equity is the fundamental principle applicable to both these essential phases of war administration.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The importance to the nation of a generously adequate food supply for the coming year cannot be overemphasized, in view of the economic problems which may arise as a result of the entrance of the United States into the war.
War and preparations for war have acquired a kind of legitimacy.
We all know that in war the political and military factors have to complement each other.
Success in war and preservation of a country's social framework as a purpose at least equal in importance to welfare of individuals.
Food is national security. Food is craft. Food is everything, when you think about it.
No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.
Often, the pretexts for starting a war are not real shortages of land, food or fuel, but rather perceptions - like fear, honor and perceived self-interest.
In war, the army is not merely a pure consumer, but a negative producer.
For a country boy, poor as I was, whose constant worry was to be able to have enough to eat, the Army guaranteed one's survival.
The first and most imperative necessity in war is money, for money means everything else - men, guns, ammunition.