The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
Herbert c. Hoover. President 8
Food Administrator, Says
Must Have Women's Help
VICTORY'S ONLY HOPE
Is SAVING IN HOME
Pledge to Be Signed by Every
Housewife. Who Will Prom
ise Utmost Cooperation in
Saving Food

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Washington, June 1.-THE women
of the country are TO be registered by
tho food administration Just a. were
the men who are going to the trenches
in France except that there ia no age
limit. In a statement issued tonight
Herbert G Hoover. designated by
President Wilson to be food controller
under the Level bills now pending IN
congress. calls upon all women to sup
port his conservation plans.
All women are to be asked 10 sign
a pledge which, II observed. Mr..
Hoover says will save as much in
year as was asked for IN the liberty
loan. The pledge reads:
Il am glad to Join you in the exer-
else OF food conservation for our ma
ton and | hereby accept mem bership
in tho United States food administra-
ton. pledging myself to carry out the
directions and advice OF the food ad
ministratlon in the control of my
house hold in SO far as my circum-
stances permit
Mr.. Hoover stated that the food adj
minstration has six general principles
Of instruction They are:
principles of Instruction.
First, to save the wheat. There will
be enough both for this country and
our allies If by making slight sacri-
| fces such as adopting wheatless
meal a day, the nation saves for the
| good of all
Second. TO save the meal. This is
necessary because the supply of cat
tie and hogs is decreasing. Buy less
and serve smaller portions.
Third. 10 save the fats. Use no but
tor III cooking We consume three
, times the fats that are necessary for
nutrition and We need them now for
war.
Fourth, any deficiency in tire food
supply occasioned by following the
above instructions can be made up by
. increasing the use of fish, potatoes,
, beans, turnips. cabbage ard vegetables
generally, and corn, buckwheat, rice
and rye.
! Fifth, to save transportation Con
sumo products Of local origin as far
as possible is our railways are unable
{ to meet the war pressure for NUM-
/ lions.
Sixth. we preach and want every
one to preach the gospel OF the clean
plate. to buy less foodstufs. to serve
smaller portions and TO see that moth
{ ing of value goes into the garba sc
can.
! Mr.. Hoover, in outlining his plan
to his support, said:
Enlist Every Woman.
! "As requested by the president we
ask every woman in the United States
engaged In the personal control of
food to register for actual member
ship in the food administration, thus
entering indirectly into the national
service. We shall later on ask VA
rious classes OF men likewise engaged
In food distribution to volunteer.
! We must enter period of sacri
| fee for our country and for democ-
racy. Many must go into battle, but
many can only remain at home. The
worlds food supply is short and many
must suffer We have the major bur
den of feeding the whole world, Food
must be managed and transported In
our own country and TO the allies in
such way as to get the most out
of 1t. Those who remain at home
can also help and can fight by help
ing the fighter fight and can serve
by saving
Since food will decide the war.
each American woman can do real
national service by protecting the food
supply of the nation. Ninety per cent
! of American food consumption passes
| through the hands OF our women.
In no other field do small things. when
multiplied by our hundred milltoa
! people count for so much. A single
pound of bread saved weekly for each
person will increase our export sur
plus OF wheat 90, 100000 bushels. and
an average saving of two cents on
each meal every day for each person,
1 will save to the nation for war pur-
Iposes 100000 here annually.
| The proper assurances of the food
to our allies will not only encourage
them, but 1t will maintain them in
war.
| Women Alone Can Control.
! without larger margin from our
abundant food supplies, only to be
{ secured by individual effort and vofun-
teer sacrifice the war will be prolong-
| ed and thousands of lives. not only
| Of men but also of women and chill
dren needlessly lost. The guiding hand
! of women in the home can alone con-
| troll in this matter
| Furthermore. this is not alone
war question. The high prices which
are bearing so hard upon the poor and
| the more moderate wage-earners in
this country are partially due to the
shortage supplies in the world $
| market and the saving In consumption
and waste which can be made will
| lessen the price to those of our own
people which must be our first solicit
| tude. In all of the arrangements
which We plan to make during the
fort Incoming year for the supply Of
our allies. we will bear the first regard
to our own people, that they shall