The Nenana news., 1917-08-04
UNCLE SAM MUST
 FEED THE ALLIES

The weapons in this war are fighting men, munitions, food, ships, and finance declared Herbet C. Hoover in a recent statement which is being given publicity throughout the coun- try. If we are to defend liberty ill this year 1917, all these must be upon such a scale as will demand the energies of our people. In previous wars d small proportion of the country went to fight. another small portion was devoted to their support, but the bulk of the Nation did "business as usual"
 Autocracr has been for years organizing it's resources to the end that the" have placed one out of seven of it's population on the fighting line and have so moboliZed the civil population as to afford them complete sup port. They have suppressed production of every luxury and reduced even every neces- sity. Their arrogant confidence that they will become masters of the world" is based upon
 their belief that the material
 ism, the selfishnesS. and the jealousy of individual interests in democracy make it impos- Sible for it to organize such a strength. They do not deny the bravery of the men of democ- racy in battle, but they com fort themselves in the belief that We have not the self-Sacri-
 flee at home for their support.
 Allies To Be Fed Also.
 Cur problem is not alone to mobolize our civilian popu-
 latiOn for the support of our fighting men. but we also have the responsibility of the SUD-
 port of the fighting men of our allies. And food is not the least 1 of their necessities. One of the great Euronean statesmen has said: "The war will not be won by the last 500,000 fighting men but will be won by the last 500,000 bushels of wheat 1 It is within our ability to give this last 500.000 bushels. but only if we organize to produce, organize to save, and organize to supply all. :-.=. =...s 1 We must feed our allies that their people may remain in the war. Liberty can not be main tained upon the empty stom- achs of women and children. {! Through the drain of war our allies have steadily decreased lin food production and other agencies also curtailed their supplies. Out of our abundance by eliminating waste and eX- trayagance, it is in our power, and in our poTer alone, to hold the wolf from the door of the world. Our obligation is great CT than war itself-humanity demands it of us. :.#
 Eat Without Waste
 We must save in all food. We must eat plenty, but wisely and without waste. If we save in our consumption and our waste we can increase our sur plus to export; if We substitute other commodities for those we can export We can further in crease our surplus.
 Furthermore, by our econ 0mieS we can save a major portion of the cost of the war. We can increase our ability to subscribe tt l;!ertE loans. r W. can save food we can lower tht price of living to our own people and relieve the strain ard CistreS unter which they iahGr today. N1 can only do this by organizing so that there shall be no profiting from our burden equally.
 The food administration is a volunteer organization to be endowed with powers by the Government. This volunteer organization is not to be linn ited to a few executives in Washington. We are sOlicitOus, nay anxious to secure as actual members of this volunteer effort every man and every
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