Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-05-10

FEDERSL FOOD kDnIHISTRA-
T!0HFOR VIRGINIA,
MR. HOOVER'S MESSAGE TO THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.

UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINS
TRATION, WASHINGTON, D. c.
To All Who Have Ccoperated in the
Work Of the United States Food AID.
ministration:
Again in full confidence, l call upon
the American people TO set aside SUI.
day, December first, and the week FOL.
lowing, for the consideration OF Amer.
ica's opportunity for renewed service
and sacrifice.
Last summer, when the military Sit
uation was acute, we assured the inter-
allied Food Conference in London thai
whatever the war-f0od program OF ne
Allies required We were prepared 70
| meet; that the COnierenc need rot
consider whether Or not We had ths
supplies-we were prepared to hEd
them; we pledged ourselves, by the
voluntary economy OF our people, tG
have the reserves in food TO supply all
necessities. The ending~Cf the wal
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 ana the Argentine.
The total food demand upon the Unit
cd States is not diminished, however.
On the contrary, it is increased. In
addition to the supplying of those to
whom we are already pledged, We now
have the splendid opportunity and Oh.
legation OF meeting the needs Of those
millions Of people in the hitherto oc.
cuDied territories who are facing ac-
tual starvation The people Q Bel.
GUM, Northern France. Serbia, ROu.
mania, Montenegro, Poland. Russia
and Armenia rely upon America for
immediate aid. We must also PARTED.
pate in the preservation Of the newly
liberated nations in Austria, nor can
We ignore the effect on the future
world developments Of a famine con.
dition among those other people whom
we have recently released from OR
enemies. All these considerations
mean that upwards Of 200 million peO-
pie, in addition to those we are al.
ready pledged TO serve, are now look.
Ing to us in their misery and famine.
Our appeal today is therefore larger
than the former appeal to the war
conscience" Of our people. The new
appeal is to the world conscience"
which must be the guiding inspiration
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 arrangements for food
stuffs to the populations of Belgium
and France now being released. and 10
organize and determine the need Of
provision to the liberated peoples Of
Southern Europe 10 prevent such de.
bacle as has taken place In Russia.
The determining factor for the sue.
cess Of such an enlarged appeal will
be the vivid consciousness in every in.
dividual in each community of obliga.
ton and opportunity. 1t is that com,
mon recognition OF obligation that we
now wish to create. Such an intelli.
gent "OF4u COnSC-eHCS III the Amer.
lean people must be the main depend
ence OF the stricken countries of the
world until normal conditions are
once more restored.
America BY her participation in the
war has accomplished her detectives
of self-defence and OF vindicating the
efficiency of a government in which
the people, and the people only, are
sovereign. She has established the
OF government by the peo-
pie throughout the enemy countries,
and this is the real bulwarlI OF world
peace. We have yet to build on these
No government nor ma
ton can stand if It's people are starv-
Ing. We must do our part il the world
be rot consumed in a 1a!ae 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
by selr-denial, TO the
cause of suffering humanity.
HERBERT HOOVER.
December I, 1913.