The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-29
Ability Of, America to Syste-
Matte Efforts Seen as
Valuable Asset.
WOMEN GREAT HELP
Conservation in Food Al
ready Accomplished Puts
Germany to Shame.

Washington, July 2S.--America will
win the war, Herbert Hoover declared
in q statement tonight, because Of its
superior resources and through the
ability Of the American people to or
ganiAe. The success already evident.
OF the nations voluntary food conser-
walton effort, Mr.. Hoover said, points
to a final victory.
Germany accomplishes less in this
directiOn in II months" said Mr..
Hoover, than our people have in four.
the only need Of legislation and au-
tn0rity, Is to curb those who would
profit by this voluntary movement"
Women Big Asset.
More than 100000 women. Mr..
Hoover announced, have enrolled as
members of the food administration
and pledged themselves to follow its
directions as to saving food within the
household. Within 60 days, he said.
many more millions will have become
members.
Success in this war Is a question
OF resources" said Mr.. Hoover, land
the Will and ability Of the people to
" 9cAAAAC IuCulSClNVS u use lucIl IJkut~
" and to endure. Many thinking
Americans and the whole world have
been watching anxiously the last four
months In the fear that democratic
America could not organize to meet
autocratic Germany. Germany has
been confident that it could not be
done.
Respond to Inspiration.
Contrary proof is Immediately at
our door and our people have Vlready
demonstrated their ability to mobilize,
organize, endure and prepare volun-
tarily and efficiently in many direc-
ttOns and upon a mere word of inspira-
ton, aside from the remarkable as
semblage Of our army and finances.
Our present prospects Indicate an
increase Of production of cereals by
S5O,000.000 bushels and although our
farmers planted an increased acreage
Of wheat. the weather has not re-
sponded for this product. Literally
millions Of new gardens have been
planted or extended everywhere. We
have the largest supply of vegetables
ever in our history.
Wolf at Europe's Door.
The wolf is at the door of Europe
and with all these SURPRISES our stock
OF foodstuffs would still have been too
little for the demand upon us during
the coming year If our people had not
responded to the call for wise use,
economy and elimination of waste. The
response not only in planting, but also
In conservation. has been of such a
spontaneous and magnificent order as
to give confident optimism to the abil-
ity of our people to prepare and to
perserere.
Now that we make 4 broad sur
vcy Of the country after four months
we find every state spontaneously Gre
ating a definite and active food or
ganization. We find well considered
and well defined organization of sub
committees on the various phases Of
food production and conservation and
we see these reduplicated by sub-or-
sarizations in counties and municipal
tiles.
Ready to Defend Faith.
This is the organization of democ-
racy and this Is positive proof that
only upon call of national duty our
people will rise, and rise over night to
the real defense OF their faith. l have
no fears that the superior intelligence
of our people and their capacity of
self denial their will to persevere will
not prove wall against which the
Germans may battle for the next five
years II 1t be necessary.
Even though the situation in Eu-
rope may be gloomy today, no Ameri-
can who has knowledge Of the results
already obtained in every direction. !
need have one atom of fear that
democracy will not defend itself in
these United States"