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Show I MEN MEET FROST ALL THE STATES Join With Council of National Defense in Promoting Nation's Na-tion's Resources. WASHINGTON, May 2. Representatives Represent-atives of all states, Including a number num-ber of governors, met today with the council of national defense to promote pro-mote unification of the nation's energies ener-gies and resources for the war by closer co-operation between federal and state agencies. The delegates, many of whom were chairmen or members mem-bers of state councils of defense, wore to be received by President Wilson and to hear addresses by Secretaries pfc. Baker, Wilson and Assistant Secretary 3U,'i of Agriculture Pearson and will hear B other officials tomorrow. Bf Among the questions up for discus- m sion were prohibition during the war H I to conserve food materials ordinarily Hj I used for liquor; encouragement of larg- H er crop production and better market- B ing methods; labor supply, particularly fl . for farm work, and industrial condi- fl tions affecting output of munitions and other war supplies. Bj. Prohibition a War Measure. fl ; Governor Harris of Georgia present- i ed the prohibition question and urged the other governors to recommend it as a war measure to the president and m to the people of their states. A depart- ment of agriculture report was cited showing that in 1916, S145.000.000 1 1 worth of grain and other food mate- I j rials were consumed in liquor manu- facture in the United States. I I Agents of the department of agricul-m agricul-m ture explained to the state representa-m representa-m tives plans for organizing the United w Boys' Working Reserve for summer II farm work. I, Governors who responded to invita- li tions to attend the conferences in- eluded: I Harris of Georgia. Harding of Iowa, j!fc Boyle of Nevada, Frazler of North Da,-Y Da,-Y kota, Lister of Washington and Alex- j I ander of Idaho. |
