Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-01
HOOVERIZATION TO BE PRAC.
TISED BY AUDUBON WOMEN

Sunday some time was spent in
nearly every church in the land in
the behalf of Mr. Hoover's plan of
food conservation in the U. S. during
the period of the war. The churches
of Audubon devoted a few minutes
at each service Sunday to assist in
promoting this very necessary mea-
sure. Conservation cards were hand
ed to the women to sign and send
them to the department at Washing
ton. 1t was a pledge to be conser
vative of food, not waste and to re-
frain from the use of many articles
of food that could easily be trans
ported and in their places to use
more perishable foods at home.
Meatless days, wheatless days and
other days devoted to the abstenance
of many of the most important foods
that the allies and the soldiers of
this country may be amply fed that
they may be able to fight their best.
many of the different foods, this con-
servation must take place.
We give herewith the address of
Mr.. Hoover to the American women:
My Country Women
l ask your help.
The President has laid upon me
and has asked me to assume great
responsibility in the conservation of
the food supplies of our country. 1t
would be am unbearable burden but
for two reasons:
One is, l am sure every loyal
American will at this time undertake
unhesitatingly and intellectually
| what ever service is required of him.
The other reason is the American
Woman. l believe you have only to
understand the needs of this nation
of the Allies, and in fact of the en-
tire world, in order to enlist your
immediate and intelligent support.
realize full we'll that seventy per
cent of our households are conduct
ed with thrift and without waste, but
even in these we need to secure the
use of equally good food in substitu-
ton for these commodities which are
of so concentrated a character that
they can be shipped over the seas in
these times of short shipping.
| Among the thirty percent, 1t is true
enough that we have deserved the
reputation of the most wasteful re.
putation in the world, and the time
has come to turn our faces squarely
in the opposite direction and make
our country a model throughout, OF
economical management.
Indeed, IL our American ideal of 9
square meal is right, we can do nc
less.
For the three years now the people
Of the Allied countries have borne
the burden of this struggle for lift
and liberty, and are bearing 1t witt
pain and privation. There are mil
lions of women in Belgium and north
ern France today who for three years
have heard no word Of their hus
bands, their sons or their brothers
who go about their daily tasks pro
vided with the most meagre allow
ance of food for their children, will
a smile on their faces.
1t is for women such as these, To-
soldiers gallant beyond description
for little children of Europe, that 20,
now face the immediate duty of TAX
ing up arms, as it were in your house
holds. You are great army drafted
by conscience into what is now thu
most urgent activity of the war-tha
Of increasing and conserving the foot
supply.
Conditions that have brough
about a world shortage of food hav'
placed upon the shoulders of you, thu
women of America, to great degree
the responsibility of winning this wa
for the wolf is at the door of all thu
world except our own country, ant
we have a superabundance.
We are not alone appealing to thu
women; we are actively organizing
so far as possible without legislation
the men in trades, hotels, restaurant
and in food distribution, hoping no
only to eliminate waste, but to mod
crate the burden of speculation an(
extortionate profits.
In confidence / turn to you so Il
conduct your affairs. and so to influ
encel the activities of your communi
ty. that we may largely pay for thu
war as we go anlong out of our saw
ings in food and in human produc
ton.
With deep gratitude for the earn
est support already given me, l am,
Faithfully yours,
Herbert Hoover