Show statement by war I 1 production board 0 in response to numerous in queries qu iries R R guthrie chief of the textiles clothing and Leat leather goods branch explained today to day 1 the official position of the war W production board on the question of women knitting sweaters for soldiers and sailors I 1 the war production board said mr guthrie does doe want I 1 women to knit sweaters where absolutely Isol sol needed by the armed forces and where the commanding officers ask for the supplies it is our opinion that the average soldier and sailor is adequately clothed by the government and need additional clothing however there are exceptions our boys in iceland are such an exception they can make good I 1 use of additional clothing the same may be true of soldiers sena sen into the field on long campaigns on the whole we dont want I 1 a broad wave of knitting that will consume millions of pounds of 1 wool that is needed for essential purposes this is the system we have set up with the red cross when a 1 commanding officer desires such additional clothing as sweaters he will apply to the red cross which I 1 will then arrange for the sweaters to be knitted in this way every sweater knitte knitted d will serve a good purpose and there will be no waste of material to say nothing of the labor i of some patriotic woman we welcome 1 the cooperation of women in f n knitting for the armed services I 1 the things they need after the I 1 commanding officers have informed 1 the red cross of those needs |