We have replied as follows:
ter from President Wilson:
"The White House, Washington,
Tenth:
"My Dear Mr. Hoover:
"The exigencies of the treasury
have required setting the final week of
the Liberty loan campaign during the
period of October 21 to 28. This I un
derstand brings it into the same week
as the food conservation pledge cam
paign. It seems to me undesirable in
the interest of both these capital mat
ters that this should occur. In all the
circumstances therefore I would be
glaft if the pledge campaign could be
deferred one week, that is, until Octo
ber 28 to November 4. In asking this
alteration of the plans of yourself and
your associates I should like to take
this occasion to impress upon them
that I in no way underrate the import
ance of their effort. If we are to sup
ply our Allies with the necessary food
and are to reduce our own prices of
foodstuffs during the coming winter,
it can only be accomplished by the ut
most self-denial and service on the
part of all our people through the
elimination of waste and by rigid econ
omy in the use of food. Therefore I
Postponed
of President Wilson
would be glad if you would convey to
all of your staff throughout the coun
try my feeling of the prime importance
of their plans and their work. I wish
particularly to express my great ap
preciation of the service which this
additional tax on their time will im
pose upon them many thousand volun
teers wh ohave already deferred their
own concerns to public interest in this
important work. I ask them not to al
low this alteration in program to
dampen their fine enthusiasm, but
rather to redouble their energies in
their very great branch of national
service.
