The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-26
Food Controller Hoover Issues a Call for the Women To Support
 the CO|orS. ECONOMIC AT HOM E No Fees or Dues Will Be Charged To Join New Organization, Only
 Pledge Given.
ECONOMIC AT HO M E


 mail )-Herbert c. Hoover outlined last night his plans for enlisting the nations housewives as actual mem bers of the food administration, and appealed te them to join him in the fight for conservation measures and the elimination of waste
 The women will be enrolled during T period of registration from July to July b, through the council of na- tional defence and the state defense councils.
 Hoover is proceeding at the direc- tion 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 in so far as contemplates assembling volun- teer effort
 says his statement, "we ask every woman in the United States engaged in the personal control of food to register for actual membership in the food administration, thus enter ing directly into the national service. We shall, later on, ask various class es of men likewise engaged in food preparation and distribution also to volunteer for the national service in their various branches.
 We must enter a period of sacri- flee for our country and for democ- "a ,,,tD hot l,,t many can remain at home. The worlds supply of food is short ana many must suffer We have the ma ior burden of feeding the whole world. Food must be managed and transported in our country and to our allies in such a way as to get the most out of it. Those who re- main at home can also help and can fight by helping the fighter fight and can serve by saving.
 Food to Decide War Since food will decide the wal each American woman can do real national service by protecting the food supply of the nation. Ninety per cent of American food consump- tion passes through the hand of our women. In no other field do small things, when multiplied by our hun dred million people, count for so much. A single pound of bread saved weekly for each person will increase our export surplus of wheat 100, 100000 bushels. and an average saving of ? cents on each meal ev- cry day for each person will save to the nation for war purposes $2,. DOG, 100000 per annum.
 "The proper assurance of the food to our allies will not only encourage them, but it will ma ntain them in war. Without a larger margin from our 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 guid ng hand of women in the home can ilOne control in this matter.
 Furthermore, this is not alone a war question. The high prices which are bearing so hard on the poor md the more moderate wage earners n this country are partially due to he shortage of supplies in the world markets and the saving in consump- ion 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 ar engagements which we plan to make turing the forthcoming year for the supply of our allies, we will bear he first regard to our own people, md they shall have plenty, provided hat they eat wisely and without waste.
 All efforts at saving must be di- rected toward the great national and international situation. These eff forts must also be made in unison and by all of us. Therefore, the groundwork of direction must be na- tional in character. calculated not on ly to effect national economy, but also to serve the war interests of the country as a whole, Those direc- tions will require supplement from time to time, of local character, and we propose in the first instance to send out directions to each member directly. and after explanation is completed and the food administra- tion is erected, to cooperate with the state government by decentral- izing administration as far as possi- ble into their hands through the var ious food committees.
 "Inasmuch as before legislation is completed the food administration has no representative 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 1 and will continue intensively for fifteen days. and will consist simply in ask