The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-30

The above is . part of the appeal
which was issued by the food admins
traitor yesterday land sent broadcast
throughout the country through the
medium of the Associated Press and is
the opening gun Of great nationwide
campaign to be conducted during
Food Pledge Week. which begins to
day and win end next Sunday, Novem.
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Here in Honolulu the pledges, plac-
ards and other. printed matter have not
been received in time to open the cam.
paign today but these are expected to
arrive within the next few days and
the food commission win then take up
the matter of their distribution, circu-
lation and the conduct Of campaign
similar to those that began this morn.
ing on the United States mainland.
1t has been announced by the food
administration that there has been or
ganized and modified an army Of half
million men and women ready for the
campaign under the various food al.
illustrators. This announcement tells
of the plans that have been made and
how Food Pledge Week" is to be
conducted. ~. Zu."l
Half Million canvassers
The 100000 eangssscrs reported on a
preliminary survey several days ago
that they were sure to get the sigma.
lures of approximately 100000
American housewives to the food
pledge. A million and quarter of the
country = 10000 housewives already
have signed the card promising to con
serve food. This leaves between seven
and eight million unaccounted for, and
the food administration today expressed
the conviction that all of them will be
pledged before the campaign ends.
Reports show that school children are
organized in many places as volunteer
assistant units to help. in the campaign
to enlist all the cOuntry's twenty-five
million housewives in the work OF con
serving "war foods of which there
is a world shortage. .
To Visit Every Home
Among the 100000 workers who will
visit every home in the country is a
large number of "war mothers, wO-
men whose sons or other male relatives
have gone 20 the front or are in train.
ing in this country.
Today, the opening day of the cam
paign, will be marked by war-fOod
conservation sermons by the country =
| 100 900 ministers in churches all over
the land. The food administration
states that the response of the minis
tiers has been extraordinarily generous
| in this respect
state, city, county and local organ
izations constitute the working ma
ehinery Of tn" campaign. Beginning
and continuing until Saturday, these
workers will make a house to house
canvass of the country, inquiring of
each housewife of the 100000 fami-
lies in the United tSates whether she
has enrolled as a member of the food,
admi nistratiOn by signing the Food
Pledge Card y.
The workers will carry cards for
those housewives who have not yot en-
rolled. To each housewife who hasn't
a 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 government food
of each housewife. ... .a.-..t...
ADMINISTRATION officials point out, an eff
fort to get people to eat less, but TO
substitute those foods of which the
country has an abundance for those
that are urgently needed by the people
of the Allied Countries in Europe and
their Armies and ours. ....
President Wilson Speaks
President Wilson, in a letter to the
food administrator has said; "In no
other way can they american women)
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 increase
the surplus of food available for our
own army and for export to our allies.
"TO provide adequate supplies for
the coming year is Of absolutely vital
importance to the conduct of the war,
and without a very conscientious eli
mination of waste and very strict
economy in our food consumption, we
cannot hope to fulfill this primary
duty. trust, therefore, that the wo.
men of the country will not only re.
spond to your appeal and accept the
pledge of the food administration which
you are proposing, but that all men
! also who are engaged in the personal
| distribution of foods will cooperate
| with the same earnestness and In the
same spirit"
Obligation is Simple
The obligation assumed in enrolling
as u member of the food administra