Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-29
GOVERNOR SENDS
SUPPORT PLEDGE
fContinued From First Paee1

toIio III h1iddSiPiilds oONSl HOi
Brumbaugh and officials of the
State Government are arranging
to place at the disposal of Chair
man George Wharton Pepper and
his committee the assistance of
the department of Capitol Hill.
The Governor telegraphed to the
President the pledge of support by the
committee and announced the adj
dition of ex-Governors Edwin s. Stuart
land Tener to the committee. He also
sent to Chairman Pepper some sug-
gestions TO organize committees OH
food supply and geological resources
and to select men representing the
State Grange, organized labor and
scientific bodies of the state
Plans we're made to-day for the
Governor and his military staff to at
Itend the great patriotic mass meeting
In Philadelphia on Saturday at which
the chief city OF the State Will pledge
its loyalty.
Under authority conferred upon him
Governor Brumbaugh announced to-
day that he proposed to organize S4
sub committees of public safety In as
many sections of the State, remarking
that he planned to organize every
|
and child"
Governors Suggestions
| The Governors suggestions to Mr.
Pepper were as follows:
after thinking over the actions OF
yesterday, i am altogether pleased
with the general outcome and believe
that we have gone a long way in All
effective organization for real and SUBJ
stantial good. Might | suggest the
wisdom now of securing some initial
fund by appeal to the members of this
commission, that will enable us inn
mediately to put a staff of trained
workers, which 1 have assembled and
have ready for action, into the field
to begin this industrial Inventory?
There are at least two additional
organizations that ought to be prompt
| ly recognized in the scheme of organ
ization for our committee on Public
| Safety, (D, a committee on agriCul-
tural products and food supply, and
| (2), a committee on geological re-
sources, having in mind all the mineral
deposits of Pennsylvania that might
be available and necessary in crisis.
I'VE ought in connection with these
two matters to secure the hearty CO.
operation of the State Grange and
labor organizations and the scientific
bodies of the State, and 1 shall have in
mind the naming of men to the COM
mittee representative of these inter-
ests."
The executive committee will take
into consideration at once the project
to put the William Penn and the Lin
coin highways across the State in con-
ditioh for military purposes.
/ To Safeguard Food Supply
One of the things to which the Gov
ernor is giving special attention is the
discussion of the food supply, mobili-
zation of agricultural resources in
other words. This was brought to the
attention of the meeting yesterday by
| Commissioner of Health Dixon and
President II. Il. Sparks of State Col
lege, who said that every effort should
be made to turn the fields OF the State
into poductiveness to meet the food
situation.
DIR. Dixon, who is a practical farm
er, among him varied activities, said
to-day that he considered this to be a
matter of prime Importance and he
suggested that it be Brought to atten-
ton of every farmer and land owner.
State Treasurer Young said this af-
ternoon that he considered that a sub
ject which should he given immediate
attention by people conversant with
| the situation. '"rhe meeting was a
wonderful one, one which | shall
never forget. | never knew of such
gathering or of such united senti-
ment," said the Treasurer in speaking
of it.
PattOn's Call to Arms
Secretary of Agriculture Patton this
afternoon took steps to call to atten-
! ton of the farmers and merchants and
/ housewives of the State the food situ-
alton, urging that not only should
everything be raised that could be
| grown, but that it should be preserved.
! He called attention to the shortage of
food which is in prospect and to the
prices prevailing. The canned goods
supply, he said, will soon be exhaust
ed and everyone should guard against
| it.
Mr.. Patton has had his crop re-
porters and statisticians at work for
weeks getting information nthe stu
alton in regard to food and set forth
| his views in the following statement
issued late to-day:
The Governors telegram to the
President was as follows:
A committee of Public Safety
for Pennsylvania, made up of over
two hundred representative and
influential citizens met here yes
terday on invitation of the Gov
ernor and pledged their services
| to organize Pennsylvania for COM
plete preparedness and to support
the National government in every
patriotic endeavor.
| The Governor issued this statement:
l find that through inadvertenee
Edwin S. Stuart and John X.
Teher, ex-Governors of this Com
monwealth, were not appointed on
| the State Committee of Public
Safety for Pennsylvania. EX-Gov-
ernor William A. Stone would
have been appointed on this COM
mittee were it not for the fact that
his judicial position eXonerates
him from holding such position.
! A Wonderful Meeting
| People who saw the meeting yester-
day Joined with Governor Brumbaugh,
State Treasurer Young, Commissioner
Dixon and others in praising the
splendid sentiment in behalf of mo-
bilizing the manhood and resources
of the Commonwealth to meet the
shock of war. The Governor said that
he considered the meeting one of the
most remarkable ever held in he State
and that he appreciated the sacri-
fees made by captains of business in
coming here and what they offered to
do.
"It will get the great business sys-
tenn of this State behind the movement
for preparedness and place the State
| in the rank 1t has always taken in
every national emergency" said the
Governor. II have been thrilled by
the spirit manifested at the meeting
and expect great good to result not
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