Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-02
HOOVER'S APPEAL
FOR FOOD SAVING
Asks Country to Voluntarily Az old
Waste and EXCESS
Eating.

This IS Conservation Week through
out the United States, and IN every church
in this city and country, Yesterday, the
appeal bv Herbert Hoover, Federal Food
Administrator for greater volu ntary
food saving, WAS read.
Throughout this week, III lodges,
social ludics, Womcns clubs, puhhc
schools. and all organized civic bodies
tn, need Tor saving food without rcguat
ions. III order that the hungry millions OF
Europe may he fed, will be emphasized.
MIR IIoovcrs appeal which cxplai.
the need for the saving, If peace rs 10 he
restored to the world follows.
Washington, ID. C.. December !, l9lS.
Again in full confidence, | call upon
the American people TO set aside Sunday,
December first, and the week following,
for the consideration of America op-
purtunltv for renewed service and sacrifice
Last summer when the MILITARY
situation was acute, we assured the Inter
illIed Food Conference in London that
whatever the war-food program OF the
AlIes required, We were prepared to meet;
that the conference need not consider
whether or not We had the supplies =
Ne were prepared TO find them, We pledged
ourselves, hv the voluntary economy OF
our pcoplc. to have the reserves IN food
10 supply MI necessities. The ending OF
the war does not release Us from the
pledge The samc populations must h.
led and until another season has passed
they cannot feed themselves
Tho change in the foreign situation
necessarily alters the details OF our food
program because the freeing OF the seas
from .he submarine menace renders
accessible the wheat supplies OF lndla,
Australia and the Argentine, The total
food demand upon the n:ted States IS
no diminished however TN the contrary
ii is increased In addition TO the supply
ing Of those 10 whom We are already
pledged. Ne now have the Splendtd
opportunity and obligation Of meeting
the needs ot those millions Of people IN
tho hitherto occupied Serbia, Rumanla,
Montenegro, Poland, Russia and Armenia
rely upon America for immediate AID,
We must also participate IN he prcservH-
tion OF the newly liberated nation IN
AuStria: nor can we ignore the effect on
he future world developments Of
famine condition among those Other
people whom We have recently released
from our enemies All these conscientious
mean that upwards Of two hundred
million people. III addition % those We
are already pledged t. serve, arc now
looking to lis in their misery and famine
our appeal TODAY IS thercfonr largcr
than tho former appeal % the war
Conscience Of our people. Tho new
appeal i 10 the world conscience.
which must he the guiding inspiration
OF our future program
The President Of the | nlted states
has asked me to take charge tOr this
government of this work; 10 perfect and
enlarge the arrangements Tor focdstuffs
to the populations Of Belgium and France,
now being released and 70 organize and
determine the need Of provisions to the
liberated peoples Of Southern Europe TO
prevent such debacle rs has taken place
In Russsa.
The determining factor for the sucrrss
of such an enlarged appeal will bc the
vivid consciousness in every Individual
In each community Of obligation and
opport unity 1t i that common rec
ognition Of obligation that we now wish
10 create. Such an intelligent world
conscience" in ne American people must
ba the main dependence OF the stricken
countries of the world until normal CON
dltions are once norc restored
America hv her participation IN the
war has ACCOMPLISHED her oilcctlves OF
self-defense and OF vindIailng theeffiClency
OF a government IN which the people.
and the people only. are sovereign. She
has established the foundations Of govern
rnent hy the people throughout the
enemy countries. and this IS the real
hulwark OF world peace We have yet
To build on thcsc foundations No govern
ment or nation can stand if It's people
art starving We must do our part, II
the world be not consumed in fame Of
anarchy.
THE American people, in this most
critical period Of their history, have the
opportunity 10 demonstrate, not only
their ability 10 assist IN establishing
peace on earth. tut also their consecration,
by self-denIal to the cause Of suffering
humanity.
Herbert Hoover