THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

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Jews to Aid Food Conservation Campaign

Representatives of Many Organizations Meet at Washington to
Co-Operate With Hoover—Rabbi Krauskopf
to Direct Work

A conference of the representatives
of the leading Jewish national organi-
zations, with Hon. Herbert Hoover,
United States food administrator, and
Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf, director of
food conservation among Jewish popu-
lation of the United States, was held,
pursuant to an invitation extended by
Mr. Hoover, in Washington, D. C.,
last week.
The following representatives were
present:

d, preSident Federation
Dr. Harry Fried
of American Zionist; 111xttev. Dr. D. de Sola Pool,
representing the New York Kehillah and New
York Board of Charities.
J. I. Peyser, Esq., and Judge Milton Stras-
burger, representing Adolf Kraus, president of
the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith.
Edward Herbert, executive secretary, Ameri-
can Union of Roumanian Jews, New York.
Rabbi Sidney E. Goldstein, director of social
service, Free Synagogue, New York.
Mr. Morris Freilicoff, representing Jewish
Socialist Labor Party-Paole Zionists.
Rev. Edward Davis, representing army and
navy . department, Y. M. H. A., and kindred
association.
judge Jacob S. Strahl, Nasi, Order Sons of
Zion, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr. Angelo Elias, Esq., representing Inde-
pendent Order, Free Sons of Israel.
Mr. Henry Hurwitz, chancellor, Intercollegi-
ate Menorah Association.
Mr. Henry II. Levenson, grand master, In-
dependent Order Sons of Israel, Boston, Mass.
Mr. L. Gotlieb, representing Hebrew Shelter-
ing and Immigrant Aid Society, New York.
Dr. Rubinsohn, Independent Order B'rith
Sholom.
Mr. Benjamin Meiman, Workman's Circle
of America.

In opening the Conference of Rep-
resentatives of National Jewish Or-
ganizations, the Rev. Dr. Joseph
Krauskopf stated that the food con-
servation propaganda has been or-
ganized into different groups and dif-
ferent departments, and all kinds of
organizations and groups have been
called here for conference. One day
last week was given up to religious in-
terests, when there were gathered
here the leaders of the different relig-
ious bodies of the country, and out of
the large body there was selected a
small group—one to represent the
Catholic Church, one or more to rep-
resent different groups of the Protest-
ant Churches, and one to represent
the Synagogue. Those at the head of
the Jewish group are to get into
touch with the national religious and
fraternal organizations, and to get
them to begin a movement which
shall touch every Jewish household in
the United States, with a view to se-

curing their co-operation to conserve
food, so that there shall be an abun-
dance at home and something left for
the nations abroad.
After Rabbi Sidney E. Goldstein and
the Rev. Dr. D. de Sola Pool made a
further presentation of the matter, the
delegates were introduced to the Hon.
Herbert Hoover, who addressed them.
"We have been a very wasteful, ex-
travagant people," said Mr. Hoover,
"and that extravagance has increased
among the upper classes in this coun-
try—the more well-to-do classes—
until there is growing in this country a
class division based on the extrava-
gance and incompetence of the people
who have large incomes. So that
from a moral point of view, and from
the point of view of the whole struc-
ture of democracy, it is more desir-
able that we should introduce a more
ecomonic form of living in this
country."
Mr. Hoover made a plea for active
co-operation on the part of the
churches and organizations repre-
sented in the matter of keeping before
the public at all times the necessity
for food conservation. He stated that
the churches were of more value as
publicity agencies than the newspap-
ers because of the stronger appeal
that only the churches can make.
In response to questions, Mr.
Hoover pointed out that special food
conservation measures would be need-
ed for many years to come, and the
pending food bills were explained by
Mr. Hoover, the hope being expressed
that they would soon be enacted by
congress. No adequate conservation
could be effected, lie said, without gov-
ernmental control of food supplies.
After a general discussion of the
necessity for food conservation, the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
"Resolved, That Mr. Hoover ap-
point a chairman of a committee on
food conservation in each national
Jewish organization, that these chair-
men form committees in their re-
spective organizations, national and
local, to carry the campaign of food
conservation directly to the members
of these organizations and their fam-
ilies; these committees to work under
the supervision of Mr. Hoover's Na-
tional Committee for the Jewish
community."

During the conference it was ex- DJEMAL PASHA AGAINST JEW.
ISH COLONIZATION?
plained that no funds had been ap-
The Hague, Netherlands—Djemal
propriated by congress for the work
Pasha, Turkish commander in Syria,
of the U. S. food administration; that one of the most influential leaders of
Mr. Hoover, Rabbi Krauskouf and the the Young Turks, stated recently in
other workers, were rendering their an interview, in a review calk('
services without remuneration or com- "German Policy," that all Ameri-
can, English, French and Rus-
Julius I. Peyser, Esq., of Washing-
ton, was elected treasurer in the event sian schools in Syria and Pales-
that contributions should be re- tine already had been closed and
ceived for the prosecution of the that he would never allow them to re-
propaganda. Dr. David de Sola Pool open after the war. He regarded this
and Rabbi Sidney Goldstein, both of as an indispensable step toward the
New York, were elected secretaries; rooting out of Entente influence in the
Mr. Henry Hurwitz, Judge Jacob post helium period. Jewish coloniza-
Strahl, Edward Herbert, were ap- tion, he declared, was equally injuri-
pointed as committee of publicity. ous and he would do his utmost to op-
The Jewish commission in Washing- pose it.
The number of the review contain-
ton, consisting of Rabbi Joseph
Krauskouf, Rabbi Sidney E. Gold- ing the interview, although of June S
date, has only just arrived through a
stein and Dr. D. de Sola Pool has an
office in the Old Department of Jus- secret route. It is believed the Ger-
tice Building, where all suggestions man Government has forbidden copies
and offers of co-operation and service of it from getting abroad, owing to its
strongly anti-Jewish character.
should be addressed.

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To the Jewish Women of Detroit

An army of earnest women is making a systematic canvass of the city to secure fifty thousand signa-
tures to the Hoover Food Saving Pledge. Possibly o ne of these twelve hundred women has already visited
your home. If so, we thank you for your kindly reception.
More likely, you have not been called upon. In that case we bespeak your courtesy and co-operation,
so that a great work may be achieved with credit to our city, and to the enduring benefit of our nation.
When you are called upon today, tomorrow, or in a few days—greet your caller with a smile. Be pre-
pared to sign the "Hoover Pledge." Prove by your signing that you feel the necessity of doing away with
all waste.
Your signature pledges you to co-operate with the nation's food administrator "insofar as your circum-
stances permit." It means only that you will throw no good food away—that you will allow none to go to
waste—that you will help "save the nation by saving your food." It costs you nothing but your co-opera-
tion.

SAVE FOOD

Sign the

HOOVER PLEDGE

This advertisement is furnished through the courtesy of the following firms:

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