The Washington herald., 1917-06-18
Home ECONOMY URGED
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count for so much. A single pound
of bread saved weekly for each per
son will increase our export surplus
Of wheat 100, 900 bushels, and an
average saving of two cents on each
meal every day for each person. viii
save to the nation for war purposes
s., OOO, 10000 per annum. The proper
| q ssurance of the food to our allies
will not orly encourage them but It
will maintain them in war. Without
larger margin from our abundant
food supply, only to be secured by in
dividual effort and volunteer sacrihce,
the war will be prolonged and thou
sands of lives, not only OF men but
also of women and children, needless
ly lost. The guiding hand of women
in the home can control in this mat
ter
Furthermore this is not alone q
war question. The high prices which
are bearing so hard upon the poor
and the more moderate wage earners
the shortage Of supplies in the world
market and the saving in Consump-
tion and waste which can be made
will lessen the prices to those of our
own people which must be our first
solicitude. In all of the arrangements
which We plan to make during the
forthcoming year for the supply of
our allies, we will bear the first re-
gard to our own people, that they
shall have plenty. provided that they
eat wisely and without waste.
The groundwork Of direction must
be national in character, calculated
not only to effect national economy
but also to serve the war interests OF
the country as a whole. After legis-
lation is completed and the food .ad-
ministration is erected, we propose to
cooperate with the State govern
hNy 0anfPa1 living adTniniGfFa lion
as far as possible into their hands
through the various food committees.
"Inasmuch as before legislation is
completed the food administration
has no representatives throughout the
country, the National Council of De-
fense is kindly requesting all the
State Councils Of Defense, with the
assistance of the women's committee
Of the National Council of Defense.
to undertake the registration. This
registration will begin July l and will
continue intensiyely for fifteen days,
and will consist simply in asking
every woman in the country to vOlun-
teer in this important service by sign
ing and mailing to the food admins
traitor, conservation division, Wash
ington, the pledge.
I'VE not only want the name and
address but we want the number OF
persons in the household, we want to
know whether the household en-
ploys a cook, whether it has a garden,
and we want to know the occupation
of the breadwinner. There are no fees
or dues to be paid. The food admins
tration wishes now to have as mem
bers all of those actually handling
food in the homes.
ION receipt OF the pledge, We will
send out preliminary instructions and
a household tag to be hung in the win
dow. The insignia of the food ad-
ministration will consist of the ma
tional shield surrounded by heads of
wheat, and we hope to have the
shield displayed on every home in the
United States.
We feel confident that all the worn-
ems organizations in the country will
fall in with the Presidents request and
actively support our campaign?
with the assistance of various
trained women in the country, we are
formulating committees on domestic
economy, and from leaders in the
subject Of nutrition we are organic
ing committees on food conservation
and utilization, and we propose with
their advice to furnish information
from time to time to the members of
administration as to the manner in
which they can best serve the national
interests in food conservation"