Arizona republican., 1917-06-18
HOUSEWIVES MUST HELP IN
 CONSERVATION OF FOOD OF
 NATION DECLARES HOOVER
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 WASHINGTON, June T.-Herbert C. Hoover outlined tonight his plans for eniStng the nations housewives as actual members of the food admin istratiOn and appealed to them to join him in the fight for conservation measures and the elimination of waste. The women will be enrolled during a period of registration from July ] to July 15 through the Council of Ma tional Defense and the state defense councils.
 Mir. Hoover is proceeding at the di- rection of President Wilson. who without waiting for congress to enact the administration food bills, directed him to proceed with organization of the food administration in so far as is contemplated assembling volunteer effort.
 AS requested by the president says his statement, i've ask every woman in the United States engaged in the personal control of food to reg ister for actual membership in the food administration, thus entering directly into the national service. We shall later on ask various classes of men likewise engaged in food preparation and distribution to also volunteer to the national service in their various branches
 We must enter period of sacrifice for our country and for democracy. Many must go into battle but many can only remain at home. The worlds food supply is short and many must suffer. We have the major burden of feeding the whole world. Food must be managed and transported in our country and to our allies in such q way as to get the most out of it. Those ,.1,. hn1t and can fight by helping the fighter fight and can serve by saving
 Since food will decide the wal. each American woman can do real national service by protecting the food supply. Tn no other field do small things. when multiplied by our hum dred million people count for so much A single pound of bread saved weekly for each person will increase our ex- port surplus of wheat 100,0O0.000 bushels. and an average saving of two cents on each meal every day for each person, will save to the nation for war purposes, S2,000,000 per annum.
 Furthermore this is not alone a war question. The high prices which are bearing so hard on the poor and the more moderate wage earners in this country, are partially due to the short age of supplies in the worlds market and the saving in consumption 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 regard to our own peo- pie. that they shall nave plenty, pro vided that they eat wisely and with l ont waste.
 "All effort at saving must be direct ed toward the great national and in ternational situation These efforts must also be made in unison and by all of Us. Therefore, the groundwork of direction must be national in char acter. calculated not only to effect national economy, but also to serve l the war interests of the country as q whole. These directions will require supplement, from time to time, of local character, and we propose in the first Continued on Page TWo)