Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-06-18
Herbert c.. Hoover Delivers
Message to Housewives of
America Urging Them to Co.
operate With Government.
HIGH PRICES PARTLY DUE
TO SHORTAGE, he SAYS
Enrolment viii Begin July I
and Will Be Carried on In
tensiyeIy Fifteen Days, Ac-
cording to Plan,
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Washington. June l7.--Herbert c..
Hoover outlined tonight his plans for
enlistIng the nations housewives as
actual members of the food admins
tration and appealed TO them to join
him in the fight for conservation
measures and the elimination of waste
The women win be enrolled during a
period of registration from July TO
July Is through the council of ma
tjonal defense and the state defense
councils,
Mr.. Hoover is proceeding at the di-
rection of President Wilson, who with
out waiting for congress to enact the
administration food bills. directed him
to proceed with organization of the
food administration insofar as ii con-
templates assembling volunteer effort.
"As requested by the president,
says his statement, I'VE ask every
woman In the United States engaged
in the personal control Of food to reg
lister for actual membership in the
food administration, thus entering di-
rectly into the national service. We
shall later on ask various classes OF
men likewise engaged in food prepara-
lion and distribution to also volunteer
to the national service In their vari~
Gus branches.
Help Fighter Fight.
Many must go into battle but many
can only remain at home. The worlds
fooa supply IA zhnrt s.sIJ mary anus.
suffer. We have the major burden o.
feeding the whole world. Food must
be managed and transported in our
way as to get the most out Of it,
Those who remain at home can also
help and can fight by helping the
fighter fight.
Since food will decide the war
each American woman can do a 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
10 other field do small things. when
multiplied by our 100. 100000 people,
count for so much. A single pound
Of bread saved weekly for each per-
of wheat 100000 bushels, and an
average saving of 2 cents on each
meal every day for each person. will!
save to the nation for war purposes
$4,000, 900, 900 per annum.
Would Maintain Allies.
THE proper assurance of the food
10 our allies will not only encourage
them, but it will maintain them in
war, without a larger margin from !
aur abundant food supply, only to be !
secured by individual effort and vol |
unteer sacrifice, the war will be pro
longed, and thousands Of lives, not
only Of men but also OF women and
children needlessly lost. The guiding |
hand of women in the home can alone |
control in this matter. |
Furthermore this Is not alone q |
war question. The high prices which
are bearing so hard on the poor and
more moderate wage earners In this
country, are partially due to the short !
age of supplies in the worlds marker
and the saving in consumption and
waste which can be made will lessen
the prices to those of our own peo-
ple which must be our first solicitude.
In all of the arrangements which We
plep to make curing the forthcoming
year for the supply Of our allies, we
will bear the first regard to, our own
people, that they shall have plenty,
provided that they. eat wisely and
without waste.
Must Work in Unison.
"All effort at saving must be di-
srra
international situation. These efforts
must also be made in unison and by
all of us. Therefore, the groundwork
Of direction must be national in char
acter, calculated not only to effect ma
ttanal economy but also to serve the
war interests of the country as
whole. These directions will require
supplement. from time to time, OF To-
cal character. and we propose il, the
first instance to send ont directions to
each member directly and after legis-
iation is completed AID the food ad.
mi listrar.on is erected, to cooperate
with the stctc governments by decen-
.ralizing administration as far as pos
sib!e into their hands through the
various fcod committees
'Inasnucfi as before legislation is
completed the food administration
has not representatives throughout
the country. the nation.l couneil o.
defense Is kindly requesting all the
state councils Of defense with the as
sistance OF the women's committee Of
The national council Of defense to un-
dertake the registration. This regis
tration will begin July list and will
continue intensively for fifteen days.
and will consist simply in asking ev-
cry woman in the country to volun-
teer in this Important service by sign I,
ing and mailing to the food adminis- II