The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-06
FOUR MOUTHS 70 FEED
FOR EVERY AMERICAN.
Peace Releases Millions From Ger
man Yoke, And Thereby Doubles
Americas obligations To Humanity
10000, 900 Tons Of Foodstuffs Must
Do Shipped To Save Europe From
Anarchy And Famine.

An appeal to Americas world con-
science Is made by Herbert Hoover
toward food privation and possible
famine from upwards OF 300,oO0,0O0
people. Add in the home needs of the
United States and it is seen that every
man, woman and child must spare no
shtort in production or conservation
Z The Food Administrators under
taking ON behalf of this nation is to be
carried out. 1t means that for every
pair of hands in the United States
there are now four mouths to feed.
Somehow or other at least 20,OGO,OUO
tonA OF foodstuffs must be shipped
during the ensuing twelve months.
Mr.. Hoover is now in Europe arTang-
Ing that this vast relief work which il
made possible by economy at home
shall Be carried out with efficiency
abroad. The text of his message to his
fellow countrymen, which was an
nounced from almost every pulpit on
Sunday, reads as follows:
Again in full confidence, call upon
he American people to set aside sun
lay, December first, and the week fol-
lowing, for the consideration of Amer
ca's opportunity for renewed service
and sacrifice
Last summer, when the military sit
aation was acute, we assured the Inter-
Allied Food Conference in London that
whatever the war-food program OF the
Allies required We were prepared to
meet; that the Conference need not
consider whether or not we had the
BuppHes-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 populations must
b fed, and until another season has
passed they cannot feed themselves.
The change in the foreign situation
nsoessarily alters the details Of our
eeod program, because the freeing of
the seas from the submarine menace
ronders accessible the wheat supplies
Of India, Australia and the Argentine.
The total food demand upon the Unit.
ID 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 OBJ
legation of meeting the needs Of those
millions OF people in the hitherto oc-
Oupied territories who are facing &C.
tu0 starvation. The people of Bel
GUM, Northern France, Serbia, Rou-
mania, Montenegro, Poland, Russia
and Armenia rely upon America for
immediate aid. We must also partici-
pate in the preservation of the newly
liberated nations in Austria, nor can
We ignore the effect on the future
world developments Of famine con-
ditisn among those other people whom
~ have recently released from our
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 u 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
o. our future program.
The President of the United States
has asked me to take charge tor this
Government OF this work: to perfect
nd enlarge the arrangements for food
stu6s to the populations of Belgium
and france now being released, and to
0eaaize and determine the need of
provision to the liberated peoples Of
oouthsrn Europe to prevent such de.