The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-02
CHURCHES OBSERVED
FOOD CONSERVATION
DAY YESTERDAY
Message From Food Administrator
Read in Churches and People
Urged TO Save.

Inc peOple VI AihSiiSu "SiS "Se'
urged to save food yesterday by Fed
eral Food Administrator Herbert
Hoover. This time folks are urged to
save that the world may be saved
from starvation and the appeal was
made through the ministers of the ma
ton. A letter from Food Administra-
tor Hoover was read in all of the
churches of the nation.
The letter as read follows;
Again in full confidence, call upon
the American people to set aside Sun
day, December 1, and the week fol-
lowing, for the consideration of Amer
ica's opportunity for renewed service
and sacrifice.
Last summer, when the military sit
uation was acute, we assured the In
ter-Allied Food Conference in London
that whatever the war-food program
of the Allies required we were pre-
pared to meet; that the conference
need not consider whether or not we
had the supplies-we were prepared
to find them; we pledged ourselves, by
the voluntary economy of our people,
to have the reserves in food to supply
all necessities. The ending of the war
does not release us from the pledge.
The same populations must be fed,
and until another season has passed
they cannot feed themselves.
The change in the foreign situation
necessarily alters the details of the
food program, because the freeing of
the seas from the submarine menace,
renders accessible the wheat supplies
Of India. Australia, and the Argen-
tine. The total food demand upon the
United States is not diminished, how
ever. On the contrary, 1t is increased,
, In addition to the supplying OF those
to whom we are already pledged, we
=, now have the splendid opportunity
and obligation of meeting the needs OF
q those millions of people in the hither-
:, to occupied territories who are facing
G actual starvation. The people of Bel
=, cium. Northern France, Serbia, Rou
; mania, Montenegro, Poland, Russia
q and Armenia rely upon America fol
q immediate aid. We must also partici
pate in the preservation of the newt!
J. liberated nations in Austria; nor cal
y we ignore the effect on future worlt
n developments of a famine condition
among those other people whom w
;, have recently released from our enc
J. mics. All these considerations meal
! that upwards of 200 million people, II
II addition to those we are alread
10 pledged to serve, are now looking L
us in their misery and famine. Gu
appeal today is therefore larger tina
l. the former appeal to the war con
science" of our people. The new ar
neal is to the world conscience,
Of which must be the guiding inspiratio
lie of our future program.
e. The President of the United State
t has asked me to take charge for Thu
at Government of this work; to perfeC
a and enlarge the arrangements TO
IS foodstuffs to the populations of Be
K GUM and France now being released
III and to organize and determine tn
he need of provision to the liberated pee
pies of Southern Europe to proven
such debacle as has taken place i
Russia.
;. The determining factor for the sue
"A cess of such an enlarged appeal WI
. be vivid consciousness in every individ
ID ual in each community of obligatio
and opportunity. 1t is that commo
recognition of obligation, that we no
re wish to create. Such an intelliger
az world conscience" in the America
10 people must be the main dependenc
of the stricken countries of the worl
until normal conditions are once moi
ur restored.
America by her participation in tn
: war has accomplished her objective
of self-defense and of vindicating tn
4 efficiency of a government in whic
the people, and the people only, al
n sovereign. She has established II
foundations of government by II
people throughout the enemy coul
tries, and this is the real bulwark
world peace. We have yet to build
these foundations. No governmel
nor nation can stand If its people al
starving. We must do our part If Il
world is not consumed in fame
anarchy.
The American people, in this mo
critical period of their history, ha'
the opportunity to demonstrate N
only their ability to assist in esta
fishing peace on earth, but also the
conservation, by self-denial, to &
cause of suffering humanity.
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