The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-18
PLEDGE CARD CAMPAIGN
WEEK or OCTOBER 2sTH
0ange of Plan Made Necessary by
The Liberty Loan Drive.

oange of Plan Made Necessary By
The Liberty Loan Drive.
Springfield, Oct i2-Because Of tn,
desire Of Prcsidcn, Wilson that III,
final drive In the Liberty Loan cam
paign and the food administrator
campaign 10 secure the signature oi
every American housewife TO a card
picdging conservation and avoidance OF
waste shall not come at the same time
and consulting the "cxigcncics OF the
treasury" Federal Food Administra-
tor James Hartness, in common with
the administrators in all Of the states,
announced this evening the postpone
ment Of the pledge card drive from the
week beginning October 2i to the fol-
lowing week. beginning October rs.
In a letter addressed to Herbert
Hoover the President held that II
would be undesirable in the interest
Of both these capital matters" that the
wind up Of the two campaigns should
fall within the same week, Mr. Wilson
making II plain that the full success
Of each movement is essential TO an
ehirient carrying on Of the war, the
President desiring most earnestly to
avoid any circumstances which might
initiate against the success Of either.
Because Of the "exigencies Of the
treasury" il was decided that the
pledge card drive could be the better
postponed and Food Administrator
Hoover has taken the necessary step
70 comply with the Presidents request
Delaying the pledge card campaign
Just one week.
The Presidents letter To Mr.. Hoover
in which he sets forth the vital i'm
portance OF food conservation, is as
follows:
my Dear Mr.. Hoover:
"Thc exigencies of the treasury
have required setting the final week OF
the Liberty Loan campaign during the
period Of October q To 2S. This, |
understand, brings it into the same
week as the food conservation pledge
card campaign. It seems to me unde-
sirable in the interest Of both these
capital matters that this should occur.
In all the circumstances, therefore, !
would be glad IL the pledge card cam
paign could be deferred one week, that
II, until October rs to November 4.
Tn asking this alteration Of plans
of yourself and your assistants, |
should like to take this occasion to
impress upon them that ! in no way
underrate the Importance of their ef-
forts. II we are to supply our allies
with the necessary food and are to
reduce our own prices Of foodstufs
during the coming winter, it can only
be accomplished by the utmost self
denial and service on the part of all
our people through the elimination OF
waste and by rigid economy in the use
Of food.
therefore would be glad if you
would convey to all Of your staff
throughout the country my feeling of
the prime Importance Of their plans
and their work. wish particularly to
express my great appreciation Of the
service which this additional tax will
impose upon the many thousand vol
unteers who have already deferred
their own comforts to public interest
in this important work. ask them
mot to allow this alteration in pro-
grams TO dampen their fine enthusi-
asm, but rather to redouble their en-
ergies in their very great branch OF
National service"
Mr.. Hoover's reply To the President
was as follows:
~Dear Mr.. President:
II am obliged for your favor Of Oc-
tober 10. We, of course, have taken
the necessary steps to comply with
your wish as to deferring the final
work Of our food conservation pledge
campaign until the week Of October rs
70 November 4. You will Of course
realize that we may be unable to reach
somc Of the more remote districts. !
have no doubt that the five hundred
thousand workers who have enlisted in
his service viii Loyalty respond to
your request for greater and longer
exertion. Your emphasis on
Ihe national Importance Of the conser-
vation campaign should stimulate our
large body Of devoted workers to the
utmost effort"