The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-10-29

"Home Card telling what foods the government would
like to have them conserve and why they will present one
The workers will explain briefly and clearly what the
governments food conservation idea is and what is asked
of each housewife.
Not to Eat Less Substitution
The Food Pledge is not Food Administration officials
pointed out today effort to get people to eat less but
to substitute those foods of which the country has
abundance for those that urgently needed by the peo
pies of the Allied countries in Europe and their armies
and ours
President Wilson, in letter to the Food Admjnistra-
tor has said I'm other way they american Wom
en- greatly assist by enstng in the service Of the
Food Administration and cheerfuy accepting its direc
ton and advice BY so doing they will increase the
plus Of food available for own army and for export
to our allies.
30 provide adequate supplies for the coming year is
of absolutely vital Importance to the conduct OF the
and without very conscientious elimination Of waste and
very strict economy in our food consumption, cannot
hope to fulfill this primary duty trust therefore, that
the women of the country will not only respond to your
appeal and accept the pledge to the Food Administration
which YOU are proposing but that all men also who
engaged in The personal distribution Of foods will cooper
ate with tie same earnestness and in the same spirit
The obligation assumed in enrolling as a member Of
the Food Administration is simple. 1t involves dues
other fees
Pledge Housewives Are to Sign
Following is the briefy-wOrded pledge each house
wife is asked to sign:
@" glad to join you in the service Of food conser
walton for nation and hereby accept membership in
the United States Food Administration pIedging myself
to carry out the directions and advice of the Food Admin
straor in my home insofar as my circumstances permit
"A Membership Window Card will be delivered to
each enrolling member upon receipt of the signed pledge
,o
suggestions taken as a whole constituting series Of les
sons in home economics.
There is threat of pryatiOn," said the Food Ad-
mnistator in a statement formally announcing Food
Pledge Week I'VE wish only that people should
plenty but wisely and without waste Wisdom in eating
is to make possible such adjustments in food consup
ton, shipping and necessities will allow to full
fill our duty in exports to allies. BY elimination of
waste we serve ourselves economically and morally.
This is duty of necessity humanity and honor AS
free people we have elected to discharge this duty not
under autocrac decree but without other restraint than
the guidance of individual conscience Upon the success
of this unprecedented adventure in democracy will large
Iy stake the issue of the war
Feed Our Allies This Winter
The problem of America, as the Food Administrator
sees it, is to feed our allies this winter by sending them as
much food as we can Of the most concentrated nurtive
value in the least shipping space These foods wheat
beef pork dairy products and sugar This is to be accom-
pshed the housewives will be told by eating less of these
and more of other foods of which have abundance
and by wasting less of all foods.
There is a superabundance of vegetables, especially
Of potatoes but they cannot be shipped to our allies be-
they require from four to ten times the tonnage of
more concentrated foods and the saving of ocean tonnage
of the vital problems of the war The food Admin
straton therefore, urges the liberal use of vegetables
and Of fruit poultry fish and other sea foods with arg-
err use of corn meal for the purpose of saving wheat AS
these foods heaIthfu and relatively low in price,
points out the American people are not asked to endure