Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-12-06
MEssAGEYTo
AMERICAN PEOPLE

| Last SUMMER, Wnen 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 were
! prepared to meet; that the confer
ence 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 popu-
lations must be fed and until another
season has passed they can not feed
themselves
The change in the foreign situa-
ton necessarily alters the details OF
our food program because the free
ing of the seas, from submarine men
ace renders accessible the wheat sup
plies of India, Australia and the Ar
gentine. The total food demand up
on the United States is not dimin-
ished, however. On the contrary, it
is increasing. 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 those mil
lions of people in the hitherto occu-
pied territories who are facing ac-
tual starvation. The people of Bel
GUM, northern France, Siberia, Rou
mania, Montenegro, Poland, Russia
and Armenia rely upon America for
Immediate aid We must also par
ticipate in the preservation of the
newly liberated nations in Austria;
nor can we ignore the effect on the
future world developments of al
famine condition among those other
people whom we have recently re-
leased from our enemies. All these
considerations mean that upwards of
200,000,000 people in addition to
those we are already pledged to
serve are now looking to us in their
misery and famine. Our appeal to-
day is, therefore, larger than the
former appeal to the war con
science" of our people. The new ap-
peal is to the world conscience
which must be the guiding inspira-
ton of our future program.
The President of the United States
has asked me to take charge for this
government OF this work; to perfect
and enlarge the arrangement for
food stuffs to the populations OIL
Belgium and France now being re-
leased and to organize and determine
the need of provision to the liberat- |
ed people of southern Europe to pre-
vent such debacle as has taken place |
in Russia.
The determining factor for the
success of such an enlarged appeal |
will be the vivid consciousness in |
every individual in each community |
OF obligation and opportunity It'll
is that common recognition of obliga-
Such an intelligent world CON
science" in the American people
must be the main dependence of the
stricken countries of the world until
normal conditions are once more re-
stored
America, by her participation in
the war has accomplished her OBJ
jectives of self defense and of vindi-
eating the efficiency of government
in which the people and the people
only are sovereign. She has estab-
lished the foundations of government
by the people throughout the enemy
countries and is thus the real bull
Wark of world peace. We have yet
to build on these foundations. No
government nor nation can stand
ii its people are starving. We must
do our part if the world be not con-
sumed in a flame of anarchy.
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
conservation by self denial to the
cause of suffering humanity.
HERBERT HOOVER.
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