Arizona republican., 1917-07-04
HOOVER TELLS PLAN A[L MAY
 TRY TOFO[L0W
Battle Between Autocracy
 and Democracy Centers Upon Cooperation of Citizens With Their Army
By Herbert Hoover


 The weapons in this war are fight ing men, munitions, food. ships and finance If we are to defend liberty in this year 1917, all these must be upon a scale as will demand the en- ergies of our whole people In pre- vious wars small proportion of the community went to fight, another small portion was devoted to their support, but the great bulk of the na- tion did business as usual''
 Autocracy has been for years or ganizing it's resources to the end that they have placed one out of seven of its population on the fighting line and have so mobilized the civil population as to afford them complete support. They have suppressed production of every luxury and reduced even every necessity. Their arrogant confidence that they will become Masters of the World' is based upon their belief that the materialism. the selfishness and the jealousy of individual interest in democracy makes it impossible for is to organize such a strength. They do not deny the bravery of the men of de- mocracy in battle. but they comfort themselves in the belief that we have not the self sacrifice at home for their support.
 Our problem is not alone to mobilize our civilian population for the support of our fighting men, but we also have the responsibility of the support of the fighting men of our allies. And food is not the least of their necessities One of the great European statesmen has said, The war will not be won by the last 500000 fighting men. but will be won by the last 500,00 bushels of wheat" 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.
 We must feed our allies that their people may remain constant in the war Liberty cannot be maintained upon the empty stomachs of the women and children. Through the drain of war our allies have steadily decreased in food production and other agencies also curtailed their supplies Out of our abundance, by eliminating waste and extravaganza, it is in our power and in our power alone, to hold the wolf from the door of the world. Our obligation is greater than war itself humanity demands it of us.
 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 oul surplus to export; if We substitute other commodities for those We car export, we can further increase this surplus.
 Furthermore, by our economies wt can save a major portion of the cos of the war. We can increase our abil- ity to subscribe to Liberty Loans. | we save foodeve can lower the price O living to our own people and relieve the strain and distress under Whcf they labor today. We can only do thi' by organization so that there shall b. no profiteering from our economy, tha all shall bear the burden equally. The food administration is volun 1 teer organization to be endowed witt l powers by the government. This vol unteer organization is not to be limited | to a few executives in Washington We are solicitors nay, anxious, to SC cure as actual members or this volun l teer effort, every man and ever. woman, every boy and girl in thes l United States who will undertake tn l task with us. There is no dictatorship in volunteer effort. It is by voluntar. mobilization that we can answer auto cracy with democracy. It is as grea in efficiency and greater in spirit. !