The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-08
English, Japanese, Portuguese
and Korean Press Represent
ed At Big Meeting
CHAIRMAN DOLE ASKS AID
OF ALL IN THE TERRITORY
Admits That Mistakes May Be
Made, In Work OF ConserV-
ing the Food Supply

The cooperation Of the press Of
Honolulu was pledged to the ter
ritorial food commission last
night at dinner-meeting held at
the University Club, at which
editors Of English, japanese Por-
tuguese and Korean papers met
with Chairman Dole and Major
Lincoln and discussed the first and
most necessary "war measure"
before the people Of these Isl
ands. The Chinese and Hawaiian
editors who had been invited were
unable to attend, but it was felt
that their cooperation might very
well be taken for granted.
Mr., Dole explained that the
commission had to make its own
precedents as it proceeded and APP
preciated the fact that in the task
before it there would undoubted-
" be mistakes made as well as
progress accomplished. He urged
the press to do its big part in the
work, approaching the fact that
in this work the cooperation OF
the press is essential to success.
I'VE are always open to sugges-
ton" he said, "and we look to
the press not only to help us
when we are proceeding correctly
but to point it out to us if we are
making mistakes. We will well
come suggestions from any quar-
ter and want the press and pub
lie fully to understand that we
will be attempting to perform the
patriotic work entrusted to us to
the very best of our ability.
"These Islands are today facing wal
conditions and we have been urged in
the general message of the President
and In the special request of the seere.
fary of the interior TO make these Is.
lands as nearly self-supporting as they
ran be made, at the same time speed.
Jog up production for export. We
wHnt now TO grow more food for our
selves and for our live stock in order
to cut down the imports from the main
land of food that will be available for
our Allies in Europe if we can do with.
out II. At the same time We want to
do nothing that will interfere in the
least with the production of sugar, be-
cause that is one of the essential foods
needed by our own people on the main
land and by our allies. .."...
.nOur commission, which has very
wide powers, stands for the democratic
way Of meeting a situation that is be
ing met in an antocratic way amongst
our enemies. We are a committee .au
thorized by an act of the Legislature
elected by the people, and in that way
we represent the people of Hawaii. We
have been named under that act by the
Governor, who represents the federal
government here. Thus we do not feel
that we are an arbitrary body, TO force
rules on the people, but that we are q
representative body with power r.
carry out what are certainly the patri
otto desires Of the loyal Americans of
the Territory" ~ s.s .,|I J.
In general terms, Mr. Dole and
Major Lincoln outlined what plans the
committee has been able to discuss in
the few hours since ITS organization
the very outlining of these plans giving
an idea Of the wide scope of the com
mittee q work. Questions Of land and
water transportation, questions Of
marketing food products, questions OF
the elimination Of waste in the matter
Of transportation to market and Of de
livery 70 ultimate consumers, questions
Of systematizing production in order &c
prevent glutted markets alternating
with bare markets, questions OF good
roads, cold storage, kitchen supervision
and substitute foods, all are included
among the problems to be faced, and
some of them faced Immediately.
nThe matter Of increased production
Of food Is something that has 10 b.
taken up without undue haste" said
Major Lincoln, rfbut the matter OF
food conservation is something that can
be started by every women In Hawai-
on Monday morning. And it is jus
az necessary to save as il is to pro
duee, perhaps more so. Every house
wife can see to IL that waste in food
stuff IL eliminated, She can start in
Immediately TO substituting Hawaiian
grown foods for some OF the imported
fooda. Sweet potatoes can be snbsti
fnted for white potatoes many times
more than has been the case. The use
az hananSs as vegetable can be mutt
pIied MANY times nrRr The dire
courses can be cut with advantage.
This matter Of conserving the food
fnpr'v Is TO be nresentAA 10 the woVner
Of the community as their first patri
otie duty, while the hotels, restaurants
and clubs are 10 be asked 10 cut their