The fact that the people of the United States were able to reduce by more than one-half million tons their July, August, September, and October consumption of sugar proves conclusively that their war conscience was thoroughly awakened and that the country as a whole stood ready to follow the injunctions of the Government. Our normal consumption of sugar in the four-month period beginning with July has been 400,000 tons per month, a total of 1,000,000 tons for the quarter year. In July, when our sugar stringency began to reach its height, consumption was reduced to 260,000 tons. In August only 325,000 tons went into distribution and in September only 279,000 tons fell to 230,000 tons. In October the distribution of the general public had failed to observe the injunctions of the Food Administration this country would have been in the throes of a sugar famine before the end of August. Our visible supplies were so low as to bring sugar crops were in sight. Now the nation is in a position so that if we choose we may return to our normal home use of sugar, and Europe, with the release of ships to go strict relations. If, however, those nations are to increase their use of great anxiety to those familiar with the sugar situation. They feared that it would be absolutely impossible to reduce consumption to a point where sugar would no longer be a mere luxury in the American diet. 