The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-18
4 MANLY DOCUMENT
BY A MAN

Last TUESDAY DelOiF At 70"
that President Wilson had positiYel}
made the appointment Of Herbert e.
Hoover as food administrator OF the
limited States. The Silver State printed
an editorial headed why Hoover
WHY Not Perkins," %(suggesting the
name Of George W. Perkins as a bel
ter-known. and perhaps more able
man than Hoover. Yesterday the
text Of Mr.. Hooyer's initial statement
to the people arrived in Winnemucea'
and il probably answers the question
It is indeed doubtful if Mr.. Perkins
could have originated 50 masterful.
and yet so kindly, a document. This
regrets that it may not
print Mr.. Hooyer's statement in full
He states the necessity of taking
action which will circumyent the
seheming Of the hoarder, the specula-
tor the reaper of excess profits and
two telegraphie reports printed in The
Silver State of Thursday. under the
heading Hoover Declares Wal on
sharks show in what a determined
ann the man has undertaken his
gigantic task. One. from New YORK.
told of his stopping the speculation II
sugar: the other announced his decla-
ration that meat prices must come
down.
Mr.. Hoover says, among other
things: "The food administration l.
called into being to stabilize and not
to disturb conditions, and to defend
honest enterprise against illegitimate
competition"
This paragraph rings true:
Il do not believe that drastic force
need be applied to maintain economic
distribution and sane use Of supplies
by the great majority of American
people, and / have learned a deep and
abiding faith in the intelligence of the
average American business man.
whose aid we anticipate and depend
on to remedy the evils developed by
the war, which he admits and de-
plores as deeply as ourselves. But
If there be those whose expect %
exploit this hour of sacrifice; if there
are men or organizations scheming to
increase the trials of this country,
we shall not hesitate to apply to the
full the drastic coerciye powers that
Congress has conferred upon us in
this instrument"
Here is his appeal to individual
patriotism:
This war is a struggle to assure
the dominance of democracy. Every
flag that flies against the Central
Powers is by proxy the American flag.
Every man in the ranks. of the Allies,
every woman and child in Europe
sacrificing in the maintenance of these
men, is fighting in our defense.
I'VE have, in our abundance and
in our waste, an ample supply to carry
them and ourselves over this next
winter without suffering. If we fail,
it is because individual American
citizens have failed to see and do this
loyal national duty. This is a service
in which every man, woman and child
in this country may enter"
There is no royal road to food con-
%servation. 1t can be accomplished
only through sincere and earnest
daily cooperation in the 10000, 900
kitchens and at the 5000, 900 dinner
tables of the United States. If we
can reduce our consumption of wheat
-four by one pound, our meat by seven
ounces, our fat by ounces, our
sugar by seven ounces per person per
week, these quantities multiplied by
100. 000.0 900 will immeasurably aid and
encourage. our allies. help our own
growing armies, and so effectively
serve the great and noble cause OF
humanity in which our nation has
embarked. This cooperation and
service | ask of all in full confidence
that America will render more for
flag and freedom than king-riddon
peoples surrender at compulsion."
The document in its entirety has
our unqualified admiration.