St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-17
/ enccial to-tha Caledonian)

81 Adams Va oct. III eucfai
EocG Administration, James HARNESS.
in common with the administrators
in all of the states announced this
evening the poStponementt OF the
pIellf.3 card drive from the week be-
siIlrlIlg oct. 81, to the following
week beginning Oct. s28.
In 4 letter addressed to Herbert
'Hooyor, the President held that II
would be undesirable in the interest
Of both these capital matters" that
the wind up on the two campaigns
should fall within the same week, MIR.
Wilson making it plain that the f'lll
success of each movement is essentiar
to an efficient carrying on OF the war.
the President desi,'isg most earnestly
to avoid any circumstances which
might initiate against the success OF
either. Because of the ''exigencles
Of the the treasury it was decided
that the pledge card drive could be
the better postponed and food admin :.
strator Hoover has taken the tneces--
sary steps to comply with the Presi-
tents request delaying the pledge
lard campaign just one week. The
Presidents letter to Mr.. Hoover in
which he sets forth the vital impor
,nce of food conservation is as fol-
lows: ~
my Dear Mr.. Hoover the exigcn-
lies of the treasury have required
ietting the final week of the Liberty,
4oan campaign during the period of
October FL to %. This I understand
brings it into the same week as the
Food Conservation pledge sard cam
oaign. 1t seems to me undesirable
n the interest of both these capital
matters that his should occur in all
he circumstances, therefore, would
De glad if the pledge card campaign
could be deferred one week, that is,
until October % to November 4.
I'm asking this alteration of plans
of yourself and your assistants I
tsrould like to take this occasion 40
impress upon them that I in no way
lnderate the Importance of their ef-
fort. II we are to supply our allies
with the necessary food and are to
reduce our own prices of foodstuffs
during the coming winter, it can on
~ be accomplished by the utmost self
denial and service on the part of all
our people through the elimination
of waste and by rigid economy in the
use of food. Therefore would be
glad if you would convey to all of
our staff throughout. the country my
feeling of the prime Importance of
their plans and their work.
Il wish particularly to express my
great appreciation of the service
which this additional tax will impose
upon the many thousand volunteers
who have already deferred their own
comforts to public interest in this
important work. ask them not te
4 allow this alteration in programs tt
,dampen their fine enthusiasm, but ra
Their to redouble their energies ii
thtir very great branch of nationt
service
Mr.. Hqover's reply to the Presiden
is as follows: Dear Mr. President
am obliged for your, favor Of Octob
! rio. We Of course have taken tn
necessary steps to comply with you
wish as to deferring the final worl
OF our Food Conservation pledge cam
paign until the week of October 2s
70 November 4You will of course re
) some of the more remote d,striet,
nave no doubt that the i've hl,nare
:. thousand workers VINO have anlisfe
II. bis. service viii Loyalty rssy,fs,a Y
y yoslr request FER Il greater and Iausse
on the national in j. 5rtallee al Il,
CONSERVATION "a nj Iasg1i $40 s1id
/ late our large body Of devoted wor,,
5 ers to. the utmost .
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