Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
FOOD-SAVING IS WOMAN'S
HARD, VITAL DUTY IN WAR
Mrs. La Wall Says Need for Army Is Not En-
zed-Responsibility Faces Every
Housekeeper, Not Government
Rv MRS. CHARLES II. LA WALL

vice Chairman and Secretary Of the Food ana
C,ECRETARY BAKER is credited with |
~ saying, "If all the women in America
today were to stop doing the things they
are doing and making the sacriiices 'hes
are making to conduct the war we
sbouId have 10 withdraw from the war"
This indicates great responF,pli''y
nut upon the shoulders OF the women
and yet there is one phase OF war VOTE
which does not seem TO be recognized as
of equal Importance with the numerous
other activities taken UP by women
This Is food conservation. We 10 not
mean that IL Is not recogn'zed III 'ne
large general way, but in the sense t"''
IL is the everyday saving and supst'tu-
ton in the individual homes
A famous European student OF history
prophesied seven years ago that me
next great war of the future Woulu ue
won. not by fighting, but by lamlhe, we
ore in that war today and his propnecy
bids fair to be realized 1t has also been
! saId that the nation which has 1000
sunn,v sufficient to enable 1t to last one
/ weak Ionger than any other nation VIII
0
| win the war.
There IS no question that the woman 3
! task as food conservationist Is one Oh
| tho hardest of the war Before the wal
! she could go out and purchase foodstu1s
| that were comparatively easy oil prepa-
ration, especially meats.
have always contended that IL taxes
more brains to run household on an
| effective basis than many businesses,
and far moro than II takes TO NIL tne
| ma iority Of positions held by women III
,ha business world. We have the oppor-
tunity to do "A national service seconu 10
none and we should be proud to do IL
We have faith in the American woman
hat when she has once awakened to her
ohIirations and responsibilities in this
matter she will accept them and do her
hest TO fulfll them. Let us nope she
may not awaken too late TO prevent
German victory.
She must learn how to use the suostl'
,utes for wheats. meats. fats and sugar
Che must learn food values so as 10 DC
ahle 90 nIan a well-balanCed meal. She
must learn to use left-overs and make
them into such palatable dishes that th'
man of the house will feel that he Is
we'll fed at home NO matter no"
closely the woman may follow the food
| conservation pEoBiaih' W. -, :.
nullified II she has not the co-operatloI
of her family.
with our abundance, our undeVelope'
resources. our waste and extravaganza
ve have the power in our hands 10 keel
the wolf from the door of the worlo
hut II can be done only by the complne'
voluntary service OF all the people ou
obligation to feed the Allies is tremen
dous responsibility, not OF the Govern
ment, of any Official nor or our helsn
hor hut II is our own individual respon
sibility, Every man, woman ana chiiu
three times a day, and every day, etnel
fights the Kaiser by carrying out TN
i, national food-conservation program OF
hv not doing 1t, contributes to the sue
! cess of the Central Powers. we nav
: the highest authority for the statemen
= that 'IIe that is not with Me Is agains
Me-"
Food conservation is not money
I saving, except in the case OF meat an
, butter substitutes, although THRIFT an
; economy naturally will follow. Real con
seryation is the substitution or one 100
/, for another: 1t Is not going "lthou
, things SO much as 1t Is finding some
, thing lust as good or maybe better.
5 How will the American people dare u
look a soldier i'm the face II our mel
} come back beaten and defeated arm
because of our failure TO send tho 100
necessary TO keep the Allies In goo'
lighting trim? Such failure Is un