The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-27
MILLIONS LOOKING
TO j. 5. FOR HELP
swoRLp CONSCIENCE" MUST BE
AROUSED IN PEOPLE OF AMER.
icA, HOOVER SAYS.
IN APPEAL TO THE CHURCHES
Conservation sunday Message OF Fool
Administrator Tells Great keed
Of World Reiief.

Upwards of 900 million people ale
looking tu this country In their miseI
and famlle for relief and the APPEAL
today ol The Food Administration II
iarl.r than tho former appeal 10 snc
"war cuns ricnCe" ut the people oi
America. The new appeal IL TO Tho
"wurld conscience" which must be
the guiding inspiration of the future
program for food conservation The
American people. in his most critical
period oi their history. have tho op
poriunity to demonstrate" not only
their ability to assist In "s'ablithing
peace on earth. but also their d,nse
era,ion. by sclfdenial. to the cause OF
suffering humanity.
This, In brief. /, the messsi.c of
Herbert Hoover to tn. people ~ this
country which was read W tho
churches on conservation sunday
Last summer. when III. mili'iry ait
ua,ior was acute. the Inter Alliii food
confer once was assured tina, what
ever the warfood program ~ the
allies required this country was pre-
pared to meet. Mr, Hoover sait In his
message
9Th. ending OF ,h; wat does no, rc.
leaS. W. ;,om this pledge The same
population mus, b. fed. and until an
other season has passed they cannot
feed themselves" III. message said.
"rhc chang. In the foreign situation
necessarily alters the details of our
food program. because III. freeing OF
the seas from the submarine menace
tenders accessible. tho wheat supplies
OF India. Australia and the Argentine.
Tn. total food demand upon the
United States IL no, diminished. how.
ever On the contrary. II II Increased.
In addition 10 the supplying OF those
to whom We are already pledged. We
now have the splendid opportunity
and obligation of meeting the needs
OF those millions of people In the
hitherto occupied territory who are
fatiLg actual starvation. The people
pi Belgium. Northern France. Serbia.
Roumania, Montenegro. Poland. Rus
wa ~ hth N'Hy 'PHN fH'
for immediate aid We mus, also
participa," In the preservation of tho
newly liberated nations In Austria,
nor can We ignore the eject on III.
future world development Of a famine
condition among those other people
whom "" have recently released from
nlr enemies. All these considerations
mcan that upwards Of goo million peo
pie, In addition To thbsc We are already
pledged to serve. Hrc now looking
10 " In their misery and famine, Our
appeal today Is therefore larger than
the former appeal ~ tho war con
science Of our people, The new ap
peal Is 10 the world conscience which
must be the guiding Inspiration ol our
future program
"Thc President " the United states
has kcd me To take charge for this
Government of this work. 10 perfect
aud cnlarg. the arrangements for
foodstuifI to the populations Of Bel
GUM and France now being released,
and 20 organize ana dctcrmin" the
need Of provisions 10 liberated pc0
pies In Southern Europe to prevent
such II debaole a. has taken place In
Russia.
"Tho determining factor for the sue
cess Of such an enlarged appeal will
be the vivid consciousness In every
individual In each community Of obli,
gation that we now wish 10 create
Such an intelligent world conscience
In the American people must be the
main dependence N the stricken
countries of the world until normal
conditions are once more restored.
America by her participation In the
war has accomplished her objectives
OF self,defense and OF vindicating the
efficiency of government In which
the people. and the people only. are
sorereign. She has established the
foundations Of government by the peo'
pie throughout the enemy countries,
and this Is the real bulwark OF world
peace. We have yet to build on these
foundations. No government nor ma
tion can stand u its people are starv.
ing. We must do our part II the world
be not consumed In a fame OF an
archy.
The American people. In this most
critical period OF their history. have
the opportunity to demonstrate not
only their ability to assist In estab'
fishing peace on earth, but also their
consecration. by self-denial. to the