Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-06-17
Win Proceed With 0fganiza-
ton Of Food Administration
at 0ncei Senate Will Take
Up Measure Monday,
HOUSE TO OPEN DEBATE
ON BILL At SAME TIME
Hoover Announces Plan for
EnIisting Every Housewife
in Nation as a Member Of
Administration.


Washington, June l6.-Congress'
delay in passing the administrators
food bills drew from President Wilson
today an order directing Herbert c.
Hoover to proceed Immediately with
organization of the new food admins
tration insofar as it contemplates food
conservation and elimination of waste
through the cooperation of volun-
teer forces.
while it would in many ways be
desirable to await complete legislation
establishing the food administration
the president wrote, 'it appears TO me
that so far as volunteer effort can be
assembled we should wait no longer"
Plans for enlisting every housewife
in the country as a volunteer member
OF the food administration have been
announced by Mr.. Hoover, who plans
to reach the women through state de-
tense councils and through various
women's organizations. Every woman
will be taught to save food in the
kitchen and how to purchase for her
family.
Senate Speeds Up
President Wilson'S insistence that
the food bills be speeded up caused
the senate today to put the food con-
troll bill next on the calendar and the
measure will be taken up Monday
when the house also begins debate on
the bill. The measure was reported
to the senate today without recon-
Hendafion. A.
Tho presidents letter to MFR. Hoov-
err follows:
1T seems to me that the Inaugural
ton OF that portion of the plan for
food administration which contem-
plates a national mobilization of the
great voluntary forces of the country
which are ready to work towards saw
ing food and eliminating waste admits
OF no further delay.
"The approaching harvesting, the
immediate necessity for wise use and
saving. not only in food but in all 9th.
er expenditures, the many undirected
and overlapping efforts being made
toward this end, all press for national
direction and inspiration. While 1,
would in many ways be desra BILE to
wait complete legislation establishing
the food administration. it appears to
me that so far as voluntary effort can
be assembled. we should not wait any
longer and, therefore, I would be very
glad il you would proceed in those di-
rections at once.
Women Seek to Aid.
The women of the nation are al
ready earnestly seeking to do their
part in this. our greatest struggle for
the maintenance of our national
IDEALS. and in no direction can they
SO greatly assist as by enlisting in the
service Of the food administration and
cheerfully accepting its direction and
advice. BY SO doing, they will in
crease the surplus Of food availab BILE
for our own army and for the export
to the allies.
TO provide adequate supplies for
the coming year Is Of absolutely vital
Importance to the conduct of the war
and without very conscientious elm
lnatfon OF waste and very strict econ
omy in our food consumption, we can
not hope to fulfill this primary duty.
II 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 are engaged in the personal dis
tribution of foods will keep with the
same earnestness and in the same
spirit. rsN ~
II give you full authority to under
take any steps necessary for the prop
er organization and stimulation of
their efforts" !.