Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02
FOOD SAVING WEEK
 FOR WORL D RELIEF

In all the churches of all denomina- tsoas in Connecticut on Sunday spe- cial message from United States Food Administrator Herbert Hoover was read and in many cases the Sunday | sermon was based on MT. Hoover's message.
 MT. Hoover, Connecticuts federal food administrator Robert Scoyille, I and other expert observers of the ] world food situation are unanimous in 1 the belief that nothing will stabilize 1 the governments of the peoples just 1 liberated from the Pr4ssian yoke so ] quickly as the receipt of sufficient food supplies to save them from starvation. Mir. Hoover has said that famine 1 1 the mother of anarchy and as prac I tieal measure has pointed out the wis 1 dom of the American people out of their savings supplying the people of France, Begliurn. Italy. Serbia. and other countries.
 Already it is known that tons of l foodstuffs are racing to reach norVl- l ern Russia before the Baltic sea be- l comes icebound. MT. Hoover feels that regardless of heroic measures adopted, millions of innocent victims in North In observing this week as "Consef- yation Week for World Reflex Tues day has been set aside for community meetings and addresses: Wednesday for special meetings of all womens or
 ganizations and Friday for special ex- ereises in schools and colleges. The
 women's organizations are asked to 1 adopt pledge to prevent waste and the selfish use of food reserves.
 Many of the larger hotels and res tauH2Sts in Connecticut have assured the food administration of their hear 1 ty cooperation and will carry on thei. menu cards slogans like these '"This is Conservation Week For World Reief D
 We Are Trying to Save Food" Are
 You Saving Food in Your Home" The state council of defense bulletin boards have been placed at the disposal of the
 food administration for the week foI the display of the new conservation posters.
 The food administration officials are basing their appeal for continued an6 increased conservation of all feedstuffs
 on the golden rule of recognizing dis tress toward all suffering humanity and on Americas pledge which MT Il Hoover gave last summer in LondoT !, and in Paris. As to feeding the enc : my peoples and certain eeutral na-
 tons, Mir. Hoover has explicitly stated that nothing of the sort will be done : until the situation has been carefully examined As to the claim that foet l is already being sent into Germany ant
 Austria, the food administration ex, plains that not one ounce has beer sent across the border line exceot tflt ! small amount that has been taken il
 by American Red Cross workers t feed American prisoners and refugees 2 If, after careful Investigation, MT
 Hoover and his advisers believe tha
 the enemy lacks certain essential food } sfuffs which are imperative for tn stsbilization and maintenance of gov ernrnent and thereby necessary for tn
 payment of whatever indernnitjes ma. s he imposed as a penalty fer destruc ]. I tion and outrages in France and Bel 3 sium it is probable that the enem : will be permitted to buy at regula
 market prices the necessary foodstl1fs
 | Tn other words. as one foo6 admins
 tration official explains. it is merely 1 case of feeding 9 horse which wi make n oney for us If he lives, bu : which, if starved because of previou s bad habits. would die and be tota = I0SS