The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1917-10-26
ANSWERS QUESTIONS
ON HOOVER PLEDGE
MiSsouri's Food Administra-
ton Outlines Reasons for
Family Conservation.
ASK ALL TO SIGN
Every Member of Family
Should Be Among Signers,
According to Circular.

The Food Administration of Mi.
souri, has prepared a circular of te
questions and answers why ever
member Of the family should sign th
Hoover pledge. The circular follows
What is the purpose of the Famil
Enrolment Campaign?
To give every food consumer in tn
United States chance to support tn
war policies Of our government b.
supporting one of the most importan
branches OF our government-th,
Federal Food Administration.
What is required of me, if sign tn,
pledge list? y.
Nothing is required. but 1t Is ex
peeted that every signer will do hi
best to save foods. particularly
wheat, meat, fats and sugar. 1t ID
expected that every family will make
1t q family problem to figure out
Ways and means of helping to save
foods.
Why are the men and children
asked to enroll?
Because they are food consumers.
The people who do the eating must
do the saving-the housewife can
not do it alone. No red-blooded man
will expect his wife, mother or sister
to do the saving for the whole
family. She can be depended on to
DO her part, but she's entitled to the
support of her family.
Why should we save food at all?
Because the actual world production
OF wheat, meat, fats and sugar is not
enough to feed our army, our people at
home and our allies. The only way
to get enough food is to save what
we have produced.
Why should we be interested in
feeding our allies?
Because the day we stop feeding
our allies, we sign the death warrant
for large part of our half million of
American boys who will soon be at
the fghting front and the other half
million who will shortly follow them.
Let our allies starve and our boys
will have to fight alone. Is there any
patriotic citizen of this country who |
will voluntarily choose to have our
army face the kaiser's fighting
machine single handed, just for lack of
little help and personal sacrifice on
the part Of those of US who are per
nitted to stay at home?
How great is the food shortage at
he present time?
We do not have actual figures on
neat and fats. but we know positive
y that we are far below the actual
iced and the situation is not improv-
ng. We have figures on wheat and
ugar. With a normal consumption
II home. we will have 77,500,000
'pshels of wheat to send abroad this
ear. We actually need 100000, 900
'ushels for export. We normally have .
% sugar for export. This year we
rust And 100000 tons before January 6
Is It possible under any food saw
ng plan for us to save such enorm-
Us amounts Of food?
Yes 1t is very easily possible. For !
xample. we here in America use 80
ounds Of sugar apiece per year; in 4
rance. they use 21 pounds apiece. :
We can save many times the export
eeds IN sugar before we reach the
rench standard. Remember there
fe d hundred million people in our c
ountry and IL every person will save a
teaspoonful of sugar at each meal, r
iere will be plenty Of surplus sugar
n export. We have a bountiful crop :,
potatoes and corn this year A :,
befal use of both to take the place :,
wheat wherever possible will give =
all the wheat needed for export. !,
What difference will 1t make If I doi
IT sign the pledge list? s
Yod know the eagerness with which :,
Iery one Of US watches the papers
r indications, Of failure on the part >,
the German people to support their
,vernment. You know it means a 3,
Of the German military :,
'wer. The Imperial German r
Dvernment" is watching with .,
Iual eagerness for evidences of :,
ilure among our people to get -
uarely behind their government In I,
OF its war policies. He knows that
sofidly united America means a
'eedily defeated kaiser. y
what expense will there be to me .,
I sign the pledge list?
Not one cent. 1t is merely ex- .,
cted that every signer do his ut :,
ost to follow the instructions Of the :.
,deraI Food Administration in con- ..
rving foods. Instead Of costing any
ing. IT will actually mean a saving to
cry family. ~ ~
what is the chief difficulty con- =,
Jntfng this great food saving cam =,
ign? -
fhe chief difficulty lies in the fact =.
II so little is asked Of the people
1t many think 1t not worth while. G,
.member there are a hundred mil n
n people IN America, and II each %
rson win do just little. the result
II be an enormous saving Of food. .,