The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-25
FOOD WILL WIN THE WAR
Great Pledge Card Campaign TO Com.
mence Next Week

| Montpelier, Oct. ZZ-~li the amer
| an people commit themselves def
| itoly 20 the creed that Food will wi
| he war" Gov. Horace +. Graham !
convinced that the demonstration o
the unity of the people behind tn
government will serve such notice o
the German rulers that we are in thi
war to the finish as to bring "confu
sion and discouragement" TO them
and the governor further believes tha
when the Germans are convinced tha
such is our determination the day o
peace will be hastened and "the few
er lives will the nation have to sacri
fee"
The governor is unqualifiedly behin'
the food conservation campaign,
most important feature of which II
the drive during the week Of October
2S to secure the signature of every
Vermont housewife to card pledgine
conservation and support to the food
administration, declaring that again
"the opportunity is presented patriotic
old Vermont to show that she is de-
termined as ever to do whatever she
can for the nation" and he shows that
full registration is necessary II the
splendid record the state has already
made in the present war is to be con-
tinued.
II have often publicly stated" the
governor said, "that we have had a
surfeit of talk and that the time has
come to act. Each new day brings a
new call / expect that the people Of
Vermont will act as unit in this food
conservation movement, that when the
pledges are all in, it will be found that
every Vermonter has enlistd in the
army.
81 know that every Vermonter is
loyal to the core. But this is time
for expression, for positive action. 1t
is no time to let reserve control our
feelings. We must show how we feel,
because every such demonstration,
making its way to Germany as we
know twill, serves notice that this
country is in the war to finish, that
the people are a unit behind their gov
ernment, thereby bringing confusion
and encouragement to our enemies,
who have been hoping that the Ameri-
can people, would conduct this war in
a half-hearted way. i,
1.-THE sooner we impress upon the
rulers Of Germany that they have
erred in measuring our determination,
the sooner will peace come; and the
sooner peace comes, the fewer lives
will the nation have to sacrifice. 1t is
in this way that we can doubly capi-
talize this food conservation work;
first by making sure Of adequate food
supplies for ourselves and for our al
les; second, by letting the world know
hat all the might Of this great nation
S being used.
Vermont has measured up to what
he country had right to expect from
he most American of all states. ! am
indeed happy to be able to say that
We set an unequalled example in our
var appropriation of million dollars
hat in the matter of enlistments for
military service we stand well at the
op Of the list Of states; while we have
ent additional hundreds of our young
nen into officers training camps, into
he navy and its reserves. and into
ther branches of war endeavor.
"This we must follow up by hundred
er cent registration during conserva-
ion pledge week. The opportunity is
resented patriotic old Vermont to
how that she is as determined as ever
, do whatever she can for the nation.
Vhen the figures from all over the
ountry are in, let Vermont stand first
! the list. In order TO do this, there
lust be full cooperation on the part
{ every person in this conservation
The people must realize
le necessity, not alone of conserving
,od but of pledging themselves, of
ltting themselves on record. There .
no more important present duty
ICING our people. Conscious Of this,
lere can be no doubt what their ac-