The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-11-29
UNITED STATES
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
MISSISSIPPI DIVISION
by HARPER LEIPER.
by HARPER LEIPER,

Field Representative.
Herbert Hoover Calls On Mississippi.
December I For Renewed Service
and Sacrifice.
Washington, ID G.
Again in full confidence, l call upon
the American people 10 set aside Sun
day, December first. and the week fol.
lowing. for the con-
sideration of Aneri-
A~ cas- opportunity for
~AhW renewed service and
sacrifice.
I~ Last summer, when
III the military situation
was acute. we assur-
ID the Inter-Allied Food Conference in
L6hdon that whatever the war-foOd
program OF the Allies required we were
prepared to meet. that the Confer
snce need not consider whether or o
We had the supplies-we were pre-
pared to find them: we pledged our
selves. by the voluntary economy OF
eur people. to have the reserves in
food to supply all necessities. The
ending OF the war does not release us
nom the pledge. The same populations
must be fed. and until another sea-
son has passed they cannot feed them
selves.
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 d;min he'd, however. On
the contrary. il is increased. In addi
ton to the supplyiHs Of those to whom
we are already pledged. we now have
the splendid opportunity and obliga-
tion or meeting the needs Of those mil
li.i>s OF people in the hitherto Occu,
pied territories who are facing actual
starvation. Tie people CT Belgium.
Northern Fran .. Serbia. Rounauia,
Montenegro. Poland. Russia. and Ar,
ne1i2 rely upon America for imme-
ciate Md. We must also participate
in tie preservation Of the newly liber
ated nations of Austria; nor can we
ignore TIA effect on the future world
developments of d famine condition
mo- those other people whom We
have recently released from our enc
mics. All these considerations mean
that UPWARDS OF 100 millicl people.
in addition TO thCse we are already
pledged TO serve. ere now looking TO
US in their misery and famine. Our
appeal today III therefore larger than
the 70 mer appea. 70 the war con.
science which mast be the guiding
insri~ 'ion of u future program.
- 'e'ermining fa,tor 'or the sue
coss i such A elTa-sed appeal will
be the vivid ccus-ics *: ess III every
individual in each com aunity OF obi
CATION and opportrnit*. 1t IS that com
mon recognition OF ~oblic2ron that we
gent world conscience" in the Ameri-
can people must le the main depend
ence OF the stricken countries of the
world until normal conditions are oncs
more restored.
America. by her participation in the
war. has accomplished her detectives
OF self-defense and of vindHcating the
efficiency of a government I'M which
h people, md the people only, are
sovereign. She has established the
foundations of government by the peo.
pie ~throushout the enemy countries,
and this is the real huiwark Of world
peace We have yet to build On these
foundations. No government nor ma,
ten can stand II Its people are starv.
ing. We must do our part IL the world
be not consumed. In . flame Of an.
a-chy.
The American people. IN this most
critical period Of their history. have
the opportunity to demonstrate not
emily their ability 70 assist in estab-
fishing peace on earth. but also their
conservation. by self-denial. TO the
cause Hf suffering humanity.
HERBERT HOOVER