Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-03
By T. W. Getty

Omitted Press staff correspoudept,
London, April l5-(By maiD-Ap-
pealing to the entire womaubood Of
Britain 10 enlist in his army. "Gener.
nj - Kennedy Jones, director OF FOND
economy, inaugurated his spring cam
paigh against starvation with the yipor
mat characterized his previous success.
iul battles for England : cause.
Women are the food BUYERS and
the food preparers OF the nation. -
Jones said, "and ! look to them 10 de-
feat the present menace of the snbma-
rlne blockade by preventing extrava-
ganee in any form. f"
AS England faces far greater dan
ger from the threatened shortage of
food than from the central powers on
any battlefield, the eeHntry's women
have been called to a battle which is
lcertain to have as decisive an effect
on the outcome of the war as any
push against the German trenches
by their brothers at the front.
To the well to do, the director eener.
al made his first appeal.
Leave bread, meat, sugar and pota-
toes for the poor is his original sug-
gestion. "There are many expensive
substitutes the rich can afford: but it
is necessary that the food on which the
working classes depend be supplied
them.
81 see no reason for compulsory ra-
tioning at present." Jones said, 81
firmly believe that when the people
clearly understand the situation they
will do what is required. l am here to
make them understand.
Kennedy Jones is the square jawed
man of whom Bonar Law, after the re-
cent win the war loan achieved suc4
cess, said "To this man perhaps more
than any other, the success of the loan
was due. " No country has even seen
such an advertising campaign as the
one which brought the hordes of gold
tumbling into England s Golfers from
all over the land, and Jones personally
had charge of this campaign.
When the loan period expired, Eng
land could not afford to let such a.
valuable agent and aggressive leader
return to comparative obscurity and he
was enrolled under Lord Devonport S
banner with the title of direetor-gen-
eral of food economy. In him, the coun-
! try is confident its vital problem will
not long remain unsolved.
England has not yet awakened to
the reality of the crisis Despite Devon
Iport s daily appeals and long newspa-
Iper columns of statistics and warnings
! and the premier occasional pointed
remarks on the subject, the country at
large goes on eating, almost all it can
get.
81 am enlisting the women on my
Iside,D was the new director general 3
first statement to the public. aft ev-
cry one will Loyalty observe Lord De-
tvonport' s directions for houserold ra-
tions a lbs. bread per person per
week; 212 lbs meat, and 3-4 lb. sugar.
the food supplies will be maintained. -
| This is the most encouraging news
on this subject England has heard in
many a day.
"But,-'' Jones continued, "thert
must be no lodging the restrictions. .
The ministry of food has divided Its
nation saving campaign into four see
tions:
Obtaining supplies and maintaining
stocks;
Equitable dlstubutl0n;
Restricting consumption by a serie
of rations, carefully considered will
regard to every interest; and
The teaching of economy and bring
ing home to the people its urgent neces
Isity
For the present, Jones announced, ht
will direct his energies toward accom-
In1ishin0 the fourth duty.
81 look to every man and woman t,
support me, he said, eff they vii
do so there will be no need for too'
tickets, or family books, which will en-
tail an infinity of trouble and tn
creation of an undesirable officialdom.
owe shall try to do without an
; fresh orders excepting as regards nc
tells, restaurants and clubs, the propne
tors and managers Of which have ask
ed the food controller to lay down def
mite rules for their guidance and t
treat all alike.
"There is no intention at present o
interfering with the sale of simpl
sweets and confectionery; 100000 'pec