The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-13

Administrator Hoover Setting Forth
the Vital Importance of Food Conser-
walton.
SPRINGFIELD. Oct I3.--Because of
the desire of President Wilson that the
final drives in the Liberty loan cam
paim and the food administration s
campaign to secure the signature Of
every American housewife to a card
|plcdging conservation and avoidance of
waste shall not come at the same time
aud consulting the "cxigcneies of the
treasury" Federal Food Administrator
James Hartness, in common with the
administrators in all of the states, an
Iuounccd last evening the postponemcnt
of the pledge card drive from the week
beginning October 2l to the following
week, beginning October 2s.
In a letter addressed to Herbert
Hoover the President held that it would
De undesirable in the interest of both
these capital matters" that the wind.
Iup of the two campaigns should fall
within the same week, Mr.. Wilson max
ling it plain that the full success of
each movement is essential in an eff
deieui carrying on of the war, the Pres
/ ideut desiring most earnestly to avoid
Iauv circumstances which might mill
| tate against the success of either. Be
cause of the "cxigencies of the treas
Jury il was decided that the pledge
Icard drive could bc the better postponed
aud Food Administrator Hoover has
taken the necessary step to comply
with the Presidents request, delaying
the pledge card campaign just one
week.
The President s letter to Mr.. Hoover,
/ in which he sets forth the vital impor-
taucc of food conservation, is as fol
lows:
My Dear Mr.. Hoover:
The eXigencics Of the treasury have
required setting the final week Of the
4 Liberty loan campaign during the pc
Rod of October II to -2S. This un-
Iderstand, brings it. into the same week
Ias the FOOD Conservation pledge card
campaign 1t seems to me undesirable
ia the interest of both these capital
matters that this should occur In all
the circumstances, therefore, I would
be glad if the pledge card campaign
could be deferred one week, that Is
until Octobr - TO November !.
In asking this alteration of plans
Iof yourself and your assistants,
should like to take this occasion TO i'm
press upon them that ! in no way un
Idcrratc the Importance OF their effort
II we are to supply our allies with IN,
Necessary food and are 10 reduce oul
own prices OF foodstufls during the
coming winter, it can only be accom-
rlishcd by the utmost self denial anC
=, service on the part of all our peopl,
through the elimination Of waste an,
. hv rigid economy i'm the use of food
. Therefore, / would be glad if yo,
; would convey to all of your stat
throughout the country my feeling of thu
prime Importance Of their plans an,
their work. | wish particularly to ex
. press my great appreciation Of the
service which this additional tax viii
, impose upon the many thousand voluu
. tecrs who have already deferred thCi
! own comforts to public interest in thi
:; important work ! ask them not to a
i1w this alteration i'll programs to damp
: en- their fine enthusiasm but rather t
{. rcdoublc their energies in their yer
Earcat branch of National service. -
s Mr.. Hoover's reply to the Presiden
Z was as follows:
= 90 Dcag Mr. President:
: 90 ] am obliged for your favor of O,
> tubor 10. We, of course, have take
T. the necessary steps to comply with YOU
wish as to dcferring the final work {
n. our food conservation pledge campaig
- until the week of October 2s to y
T. rcmbcr 4. You will, of course, reali,
s hat we may bc unable to reach son
is Of the more remote districts. I ha,
no doubt that the five hundred tho
i, sand workers who have enlisted in tn
- service will Loyalty respond to your r
40 quest for q greater and longer cont
- red excrtiou. Your emphasis on Il
y" national importance of the consery
- lion campaign should stimulate 0
large body Of devoted workers to t
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