Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1919-01-22
TO FEED GERMANY
BY RAISING some
ECONOMIC BARS
pRoolEM 70 ONE o. LIFTING
BLOCKADE. NOT GOING TO
REttee OF hUMA.
We MUST PREVENT ANARCHY
csestase Task 10 - Provide Feed eos
libsratsd Peoples Of Europe,
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VIII .he people of this county Be
called upon TO make sacrifices 70 deny
themselves food, TIA, Germany mxJ
be fed: This question has been &sked
frequently Of the Aissour, Division q
the Food Administration.
Just before he sailed for Europe
Mr. Hoover said that, according 70 the
plans already made. Germany will 5e
fed by economic measures which only
contemplate the raising OF a few EN-
barge and shipping barriers. Our
grea, task is TO .eed The L Lsera;ed peo
pies Of Europe. he said
There Is . great problem II the
situation O. the enemy people. a5oa,
twenty million be said This yroo
lem is not ole Of going 10 ihe!: ~
IN. II Ii a problem u relaxing the
wa,ertigh; blockade. which eon,:nues
through the ayn.stice. suticseutIy 80
that they may secure Tor themselves
tie bare necessities th2, vii! give
stable government Tnless ANARCHY
can be put down and stability @. gov
errment can be obtained In these Ell
emy states. there vii! be nobody &c
make peace with and nobody 10 pa!
the bill 20 France anc Belgium for The
fearful destruction iha; has been done
Il would certainly approach this
problem with mixed feelings. having
been long Z witness 10 the robbery OF
food from women and children. and
tie destruction H millions o. tons Of
food a; sea and 20 the misery Inds;
which millions smorgs, The big aac
little Allies have suffered under The
German yoke.
i am going 10 Europe 10 discus.
the further food measures that mus;
ae organized a. q result os tie csssa
ton Of hos,!lis.es The food problem
in Europe today 10 one u! extreme
complexity, OF their 4:d million. praf
,.cA!iy only ih.ee AREAS South Russia
Hungary and Denmark
shout forty million. hAy. su.!icivl
food supplies 10 las, until ne1t Asg
vest ~i;hou, imports Some mus
have immediate relief
With transportation and fn&ncis
decentralization, the i<E de.cy Is .c
peasants TO cease marketing eNra
their surplus Anc thus ln>ant az
culiies are Projected !aiG tie c!,ie
even when resources aye available i.
The country The peasant and village
c: Europe always provides 70. h.Ease3.
.or The whole year tn any event;
Arrangements have ioag since beer
eoi" pleted BY which TIE big ALLIES
France. England ami Italy. Will b.
pro' slonet This covers lZs million
people
Our e.s; ard deepes, Concern no~
mus, De tor Tie little Allies sao acFe
under the German yoke. lie Be!gi&ns
the Serhisas. RoumAHiAns. Greek
Csechs. JuSo Sls,s and Others, Their
are some seventy ave nillioa p<oai.
in these groups. AMI they mas, he sys
'ematicAily he!c~d aad =; osce w
have s.r~Aay doubled The s;rrAm o.
food aowiax toward Belgium
'Oa: Rex, concern mest be- TO rsslA,
blockade measures as !ar as l~ss>t aie
In order ths, tie aeuiFa, states In
kurope, which are aos ali OF short "a
utiuus, should se able to take care o..
| their people aud prevent Ii. krps'h
| o. anarchy This Ia anosAer Sgvap o.
seoU; forty million.
Another prpalesa lies Ia the e.;s
| rlilsioa people III North RUSSIA. = large
| par. II whom ssv Inaccessible oatrk
/ 10 the arcakduwn Of transport attS1
ana through. sheer sGAsehs A.!iiasss
! o! ,hes, an, beyaaa help 'hss water
| These grsGrs are the oE.es TIA, ragS'
enlist the sympathy o. the America Z
people and FOR whom we are grrpsrea
| 10 make necessary sacrifice