The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-11-08
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WE MUST FEED EUROPE
MANY YEARS TO COME
We Must Use Substitutes to Some
Extent In Future to Furnish
Europe With Necessities
(By Federal Food Administrator

After the war-what?
There is much for the people of
the United States to lend themselves
to in that necessary readjustment
period for the final accomplishment
Of the full and complete victory
which this country made possible.
Hostilities have not ended. On
thousands of miles Of battlefront the
fighting is as persistent and intense
as it was the day the first American
shot was fired to free the whole world
from autocracy's yoke. That fierce
fighting may go on for months in
much of the contested territory, des-
pite the gloriously hopeful aspect of
the moment. Most certain is it that
Il will go on until the last shred of
the autocracy which made the world
war has crumbled, fallen and finally
;S thing of the past.
To that end America has lent her
men, her millions and her pledge of
honor.
II The greater part of the past four
years the most important of an war
burdens has rested upon the people
Of the United States; burden which
eventually reached to every hearth
stone of our country-the burden of
sustaining the armies of Right and
keeping alive the nations oppressed.
To accomplish Americas purpose
in the war-the freedom of people
from serviiity to the whims of auto
cratic 'royalty"-our own patriotism
and love of liberty has yielded to
regulation That has made of
Americans more economical, more
efficient and less luxury-loving ma
ton. 1t has educated up to and in
spired a volunteer spirit of give and
live comparable today by that of no
other nation on earth.
This nation, therefore, has won
for itself and within itself one of this
ages greatest victories, and yet,
there confronts us a remaining and
sorely trying period in which the
measure of good from that victory
must be taken.
1t is that which answers the ques-
ton: "After the war-what?"
When the last hostile shot shall
have been fred, whether that be next
month or next year, the armies of
Europe and France; the people of
Europe and France; turn back from
war to the routine Of life, looking on
a thing of desolation and destruction.
Untold miles of territory which mem
ory pictured as modern Eden is no
less now than the barred and black
ened crust of wars carnage in its
most unthinkable state of debris.
There lie no longer the green fields
or stand the peaceful homes of thrift
ty peopla Their men long since
went to the field of battle, where hun
dreds of thousands of them are to re-
main forever. Hunger and direst
privation and suffering succeeded the
peace, prosperity and thrift and that
Americas moral obligation to
care for.
We have to feed the world
The creation of the United States
Fcod Administration was designed as
the war and navy department of the
allies in which food was to be the
It's duties become man.
fold and its recruited home-army
millions. It's battles all have. thus
far been attended by victory whole
somely complete in sustaining life in
stead of expending it. 1t has been
the reserve of every allied fighting
army on the firing line.
It's battle must go on when the
other battle stops.
After the war nations are to de-
mobilize millions of men and recon-
vert vast human machines into mere
Cities, towns, homes and
farms are to be rehabitated. Chaos
and destruction must be brought back
to order and reconstruction. Waste
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