Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-16
HOOvER'S MESSAGE
To AMERICANS

Again. in full confidence l call upon
the American people TO set side Sun
day, and the week following, for the
consideration of Americas opportun-
ity for renewed service and sacrifice.
Last summer when the military
situation was acute, we assured the
Inter-Allied Food Conference in Lon
don that whatever the war food pro-
gram of the allies required we Swere
prepared 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 our
food program because the freeing of
the seas from the submarine menace
renders accessible the wheat supplies
of India, Australia and the Argentine
The total food demand upon the
United States is not diminished. how
ever. On the contrary it is increased.
In addition to the supplying of those to
who now are already pledged we now
have the splendid opportunity and OBJ
legation of meeting the needs of those
millions of people in the hitherto &C
cupied territories who are facing actual
starvation. The people of Belgium,
northern France, Serbia Roumania.
Montenegro. Poland, Russia and Ar
menia relp upon America for immediate
aid.
We must also participate in the pre-
servation of the newly liberated ma
lions in Austria: nor can we ignore
the effect on the future world develop
ments of famine condition among
those other people whom we have re-
Gently released from our enemies. All
these considerations mean that upward
of two hundred million people, in ad-
dition to those we are already pledged
to serve, are now looking to us in theil
misery and famine. Our appeal today
is therefore larger than the former
appeal to the War Conscience" of oul
people. The new appeal is to the
World Conscience" which must be the
| guiding inspiration of our future pro-
gram.
| The president of the United State:
I government of this work: to perfecr
and enlarge the arrangements for food
/ stuffs to the populations of Belgium
and France now being released and t.
organize and determine the need o.
provision to the liberated peoples O.
/ southern Europe to prevent such de.
bacle as has taken place in Russia.
The determining &actor for the sue,
! nf cttPh on1arO yr-i1
be the vivid consciousness in every
! individual in each community of OBJ
! legation and opportunity. lit is tina
common recognition of obligation tina
we now wish to create Such an in
telligent World Conscience in thu
! American people must be the mali
of the world unit normal conditions
are once more restored.
America by her participation in tn
war has accomplished her objective
of self-defense and of vindicating tn
efficiency Of a government in whicl
the people ant the people only ar
sovereign. Sc has established tn
foundations Of government by the PEG
pie thropghogt the enemy countrie
and this is NE real bulwark of worl
peace. We have yet to build on thes
foundations. No government nor ma
ton can stand if its people are starv
ing. We must do our parl if the worl
be not consumed in a flame of an
archy.
The American people in this mos
critical period of their history hav
the opportunity to demonstrate ne
. only their ability to assist in estah
| fishing peace on earth, but also the
: conservation by self-denial to til
cause of suffering humanity.
: (Signed) HERBERT HOOVER.