Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-30
Stirring Appeal Issued by
Herbert Hoover, Federal
Food Administrator, to
Idahoans.
Inauguration of Pie d G e
Week Campaign Oct. 81
to % Announced-Idaho
Administrator Adds Per
sonal Appeal for Conser-
Walton.

| With tho purpose of enrolling every
| American man and woman in IA def
mite organization to win the war by
! food saving and by the judcious use
of food, Herbert Hoover federal food
! administrator Saturday sounded in
| ringing tones, his first announcement
| of the food pledge enrolment cam
/ paign for the week Of October 2 to %.
Food will win the war" the slogan
| adopted by Nh. Hoover on what he
considers an unprecedented adventure
| in democracy" is already the battle
cry Of nearly two million women, who
have taken the pledge to furnish the
food our allies and overseas armies re-
quire.
According to II. ]. Hill, national
campaign director, these loyal women,
already are visibly increasing the
available supplies and, the small
amount which each individual is asked
TO save through substitution and avoid
ance of waste when multiplied by mil
lions becomes an effective total
In augurating the food pledge cam
paign, Mr., Hoover, in making what he
considers to be probably, the most
important statement that is likely to be
issued" leads with: THE harvest is
now at hand and we can measure the
worlds resources. The available sup
plies this harvest are less than last
year, the demand upon us is greater
than last year and from the last har-
vest we exported more than we could
readily afford. We can only meet the
call upon us next year by savings and
substitution OF commodities which can
not be exported
Calling attention to all Europe being
on ratons or restricted supplies. and
that only in our country is each one
permitted to judge for himself the
duty he owes his country in food con
servation, although the world depends
upon us to guard and provide it's sup
ply" Mr.. Hoover's statement contin-
ues: "This is a duty of necessity, hui
mainly and honor.
AS free people we have elected
to discharge this duty, not under au-
tocratic decree. but without other re-
straint than the guidance of individual
conscience. on the success of this UNI
preccdented adventure in democracy
will largely stake the issue of this
war"
THE HOOVER APPEAL.
Mr.. Hoovcr's statement, received in
a wire saturday by r. +. Bicknel, fed
cral food administrator for Idaho, fol-
lows;
The week of October 81 to Is has
been selected for nation wide cam
paign to cp.Spictc the enrolment of
our forces in conservation of our food
supply The harvest is now in hand
and we can measure the worlds re-
sources. The available supplies this
harvest are less than last year. The
demand upon us is greater than last
year and from the last harvest we eN-
ported more than we could really af-
ford. We can only meet the call upon
as next year by savings and subst-
tuition OF commodities which cannot
he transported.
ALLIES FIRST LINE DEFENSE.
The allies are our first line of de-
Tense, they must be fed and food will
win the war. All Europe Is in ra-
lions or on restricted supplies. Only
in our own country Is each one per-
mitted to judge for himself the duty
he owes his country in food consump-
ton although the world depends upon
us to guard and provide its food sup
ply This Is duty of necessity. hui
manity and honor. As n free people
we have elected TO DISCHARGE this duty
not under auiocratic decree but with
ont other restraint than the guidance
of individual conscience. ON the sue /
cess Of this unprecedented adventure
in democracy will largely stake the
issue of the war. We are asking ev-
cry HOUSEHOLDER. every hotel. restaur- /
ant and dealer in foodstuffs in the ma
tion to become a member of the food
administration for conservation and
to pledge themselves to follow in so
far as circumstances permit the sug |.
gestions that will be Offered from tim"
to time as to measures of food savings |
MEANS NO PRIVATIoN.
For us there is no threat of priva
tion. We wish only that our people I
should eat plenty but wisely and with.
out waste. Wisdom in eating is to
make possible such adjustments in our
food consumption shipping and war
as will allow us to fulfill |
our duty in exports to our allies. BY |
elimination of waste we serve our
selves economically and morally. |
therefore appeal TO the churches and
to the schools for their assistance In
this crusade to all the organizations
for defense. local and national to all
the agencies commercial social and
civil. that they join the administration
in this work for the fundamental safety
of the nation"
BIcKNELL ENDORSES APPEAL.
Announcement has been made that
the enrolment campaign organized by
states Is Already well under way and
most of the states have already COM
pIeted their preliminary arrange
ments for assuring the complete sue
cess of the efforts within their bord-
ers.
house TO house canvass of the
twenty two million families In the