Arizona republican., 1917-11-03
LAST DAY OF HE FOOD CARD DR|YE:
 BRINGS CLIMAX
Only Few Decline to Sign Cards; Some Humorous and Seditious Reasons are Given; May Publish the Names

This IS the last day of the great National Food Card Drive in which 100000 homes are expected to be en- listed against the kaiser From .i1 o,er the nation reports have co1ae 0f great enthusiasm in the work which is developing a collateral side in smoking out the unpatriotic in each community and, to an extent, the actively dlsioyal it has served especially to give the women If the country appreciation of 1,'iat may be done in every toGsehOld toward the nations support and toward the betterment of conditions for the soldiers who are fighting in France.
 The work has been prosecuted in Arizona with all vigor under Food .Ad- ministrator Riordan, with Warren Me Arthur as active fee manager. The latter is receiving reports by wire, yet last night was not able to summarize. oniy nom one locality, Miami, had there come any reports other than of the most encouraging nature. Tucson wired that the city mad been covered very completely and >that 2,747 had been enrolled.
 Locally, Chairman Norton and Man ager Nye had hoped to receive and have compiled all of Phoenix by Friday
 
 complete. In several a full 100 per cent record has been made by the wo- men canvassers. Dr. Norton urgently asks that today reports be turned in to him at POI Fleming block as early as possible. together with notation on a card of the address of every person who fails to sign.
 Some Odd EXcucss
 The list of on-signers thus far is not material. One worker observed on turning in her list T really beneveSthe women were panic -stricken,-as they might be when presented a note-Of- hand.-and that their refusal means nothing at all Many wno failed to sign at first were pleased to do so when seen a second time and when the idea at the bottom of it all had been ex- plained more clearly. In a few locali- ties there was evidence of an adverse propaganda, that may have been found l. ed upon malice, as sT:evous misstate- ments had been circulated. In one block of twelve dwellings there had been a community meeting and all the housewives refused to sign.
 The excuses given, as returned by the workers. were diverse and some Nlorid have been amusing were less than a patriotic principle involved. Here are samples. Don { have to, Don't care to- Not much I'm eco nomical enough now. Fear it would compel me to go without food T don't care to be told how to run my table T fear I would not be able to contr all the actions of my kitchen maid
 Some of the notations concerned ig norance, sickness in the family and a wish to be unhampered in diet, but others were more serious in tone Some of the refusals were merely specified un the grounds of "pacifist," ''anar- chist-" or religious one refusal was accompanied by the remark, T hope tFe American troops will be sunk and that the kaiser will win the war; and another told she was not in sympathy with the war or the Red Cross.'
 Talk to Students
 But. on the whole, it is expected that there must be a certain percentage of such folks in any community and that it Is well that they may be known.
 The Phoenix high school students in special assembly held yesterday morning gave ratification of the food conservation movement. The subject was presented by Dr. J. c. Norton county chairman for food-pledge week