Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-18
The Governments "Pledee"?

:. Auburn W. c. T. L. organization has
.tilcd protest with Food Administrator
Hoover and Fuel Administrator Car
field against the waste of food material
converted into booze. and the fuel used
in the processes and plants. This
movement is likely 10 become country
wide, the w. c. 7. |. everywhere in
.sisting that the national administration
sexcrcise its power to save food before
.again attempting to pledge household
sers to restrict the narrow limits all
.ready suffered in millions OF homes.
sThe protest above referred to reads:
Dear Sir:
In view Of conditions in our country
today. the sacrifices We are making to
aid in securing the world to democ
! rary, intelligence. morality. and safe
ty: in view of the suffering Of self
denial to which men and women are
: subjecting themselves and the conser-
! walton OF food and fuel called for. we
. feel that the time has come when
should emphatically appeal to those ri
authority-food and fuel administra-
! tors and our honored President. com
! manderin-chief of our army--to deal
justly and fairly with our people. We
ask and earnestly demand that the
: brcwerics, distileries and saloons of
) our country be closed. during the war
at least; that the immense amount OF
grain consumed for only a curse and
the coal used to keep the furnaces
; burning. be devoted to their legiti-
mate use to the comfort of people at
home. and our allies abroad
I AUBURN w. C. T. L..
I (Signed)
MRS SApIES T. ROIS
: MRS. EMMA S. rArT F5fss9S2''
MRS. MARIAN LUCAS s'Fs'a'S
Urea surer
. With reference to the difficulties
:.lready met in many homes. the
following letter from an Augusta wom-
.an, just at hand is illuminating:
Editor Kennebec Journal
| am not writing this for publication,
put Just TO call Your attention TO few
Facts regarding the poor people and the
unnecessary hardships that are being
placed upon them | will Just cite my
own case which no doubt is the case Of
many. have only enough money to bay
she necessares OF life. went into town
Ind got bag OF -four. 7 had to buy as
nuch more cereal that had a plenty OF
81 home. | wanted to buy butter. milk
Shedl ana otner artlclGS l needed very
much but it took all the money had for
the -four and cereal so the articles
really needed J could not get. | wen,
unto 4 store TO get some sugar. They
said | could have two pounds by buying
Two pounds Of meal to so with it. which
had already bought.
+: ! am willing TO eat cerca, ud any thing
else to help our Allies and our dear 10: s
lover there but it is pretty poor stuff
10 cat If you can't get sufar or milk 10
g with IL II we could have our money
and buy Just what we needed-but:er
pix. meat etc. with the -four and notn,
ing more. that would help us. and we
Mould have money then to buy stamps to
help across the water. They told us To
cat chicken to save meat. 1t is not every,
poor person that can step in and buy i
chicken even at 50 cents a pound, but the
latest is TO spare the hem. and they
don't want US to have beef or pork or
anything that can be sent away
Now l ask what is n poor person TO
live on" II you can explain il satisfac-
torily I think many a patriotic poor one
would be very grateful for the iDforma-
ton.