Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-31
j. S. WILL CONQUER
THROUGH RESOURCES
AND ORGANIZATION
Nation Did More in Food Con-
SeVation in Four , Months
Than Germany in Twelve,
Mr., Hoover Declares

WASHINGTON. July 29-Americi
will win the war, Herbert Hoover de-
'lared in a statement tonight. because o.
Is superior resources and through the
ability of the American people to or
,anize. The success, already evident
II the nations voluntary food conser
'ation effort, Mr.. Hoover said. point.
o a final victory.
Germany accomplished less in this
direction in twelve months" said Mr.
Hoover, than our people have in four
rhe only need of legislation and au
hority is 10 curb those who would
'rofit by this voluntary movement"
More than two million women. Mr.
announced. have enrolled al
members of the food administration and
pledged themselves TO follow it's direc
ions as to- saving food within tn
Within sixty days, he said
many more millions will have becom'
members. He said:
No one can rightly be gloomy
over the outcome for the American
people in this war. Success in this
war is a question of resources. and
the will and ability of the people to
organize themselves to use them
rightly and TO endure. Many think
ing Americans and the whole world
have been watching anXiously the
last four months in the fear that
democratic America could not or
ganize to meet autocratic Germany.
Germany has been confident that il
could not be done.
Contrary proof is Immediately at
our door. and our people have al
ready demonstrated their ability to
mobilize. organize, endure and pre-
pare voluntarily and efficiently in
many directions and upon a mere
word of inspiration, aside from the
remarkable assemblage of our army
and finances.
We entered the war four months
ago. aud il. was announced by the
president that one of the great PROB
lens of the war would be food'
that we must prepare to increase
and to save our foodstuffs for
year in advance, not only for our
selves but for our allies as well.
There has been no consequential
greatest spontaneous volunteer ef-
fort ever made in history has not
only been provided us with a larger
stock of food supplies as a result
of patriotic planting in every quar-
ter. but waste is being eliminated
out of every crack and Granny of our.
homes and of our industries, and
this is being done without COM
pulsiou of the law, but by sponta-
.neous effort and self-denial or the
people.
Our present prospects indicate an
increase Of production of cereals
by $50, 900 600 bushels. and. although
our farmers planted an Increased
acreage of wheat, the weather mas
not responded for this product. LIT
orally millions of new gardens nave
been planted or extended every
where. We have the largest supply
of vegetables ever in our history.
The wolf is at the door of Europe.
and with all these surplusses our
stock of foodstuffs would still have
been too little for the demand
upon us during the coming year II
our people had not responded TO the
call for wise use. economy ana elm
ination of waste. The responses not
only in planting, but also in con-
servation have been of such spon-
taneous, magnificent order as TO
give confident optimism in the abil-
ity of our people TO prepare and TO
persevere.
Our American Gamers will this
year produce about 100000 cans
of fruits and vegetables. Our gov
eminent and the allies will require
about 200, 900, 900 of these cans. The
returns we have from various state
organizations indicate from the re-
suits obtained for the first half OF
the season that the American women
will preserve 200. 100000 jars and
cans this year of fruit and Yegeta-
bles, and will thus supply any de-
fiency called for by the armies.
The elimination of waste in the
country has been most gratifying.
The best index of this saving is in
garbage returns from our large
cities. We have the return for the
month of June from cities of a
total population of 100000. show
ing a reduction of their garbage by
80 per cent under the month of June
last year.
Now that we make a broad sur
vey of the country after four months
we find every state spontaneously
creating a definite and active food
organization, presided over by
capable and devoted men and women
who have sacrificed every interest
in this national service. We find
well-considered and well-defins ed
organization of subcommittee on
the various phases of food produc-
tion and conservation. and we see
these reduplicated by suborganiza-
tions in counties and municipali-
ties. This is the organization of
democracy, and this is positive proof
that only upon call Of national duty
our people will rise. and rise over
the superior intelligence Of our peo-
pie and their capacity of self-de-
NAL, their will to presevere. will not
prove a wall against which the Ger
mans may battle for the next five