The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1919-01-24
HOOVER Goes TO FIGHT
famine IN EUROPE,
Message From Federal Food Admin
iStration Outlines Gigantic Task
Which American People Must Fut
I'll II She Prove Not Fatss Te
Nations Pledge.

I'll II She Prove Not False Te
Nations Pledge.
Attila, the Hun. onoe boasked tA0
where his armies had passed no hlads
OF grass would grow. The passage OF
his modern prototypes through CAP
tured territories has Hkewise been
marked by devastation and desoiattoo.
The foe has been driven back TO his
lair, but Americas contribution 10 the
welfare Of the world viii not be coIn-
pIete until the Liberated people Of
Europe are restored to normal cozrh.
tiOns. Their first and crying need Il
for food and on behalf Of this nataoah
Herbert Hoover, Federal Food Admin
iatrator, has promised the shipment
of at least twenty million toms Of food
stuffs during the current twelve
months. That Is wellnigh double the
total which even wartime economy
has been able to accomplish. It Is
task however from which nation
with a world conscience" Will not
shrink
MI Hoover has gone to Europe TO
study the conditions and see what
measures are to be taken In order to
rescue its liberated peoples from
hunger and chaos. Economy at bone
will be supplemented with efficiency
abroad. All told there are 800. 900, 900
men, women and children looking
westward for food. Our aAies como
first, then friendly neutrals, and finally
at the tail end Of Europes breadline
stands the hungry Hun himself. Il k
sound economic policy TO see that he
gets enough sustenance to shoulder
the burden of his punishment. But 1t
is human nature to see that be waits
with empty platter until his betters are
satisfied.
Mr Hoover's message to his fellow
countrymen was declared from the
pulpis on Sunday. The last Of that
messag is a clear call for the most
drastic economy which q nation living
itself in the midst OF plenty has ever
been asked to make for the welfare
of humanity 1t is indeed call to
Americas world conscience.
Again in full confidence" cables
Mr. Hoover, "1 call upon the American
people to set aside Sunday. December
1st, and the week following. for the
consideration of Americas opportu-
nifty for renewed service and sacrifice.
Last summer, when the military sit
uation was acute, we assured the Inter.
Allied Food Conference in London
that, whatever the war-food program
Of the Allies required, we were pre-
pared to meet: that the conference
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 tn food 10 supply
all necessities. The ending OF the war
does not release US from the pledge.
The same populsttons 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 whSat supplies
of India, Australia and the Argentine.
The total food demand upon the UMt-
ed States Is not nished, however.
On the contrary, 1t Ia 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
cupied territories who are facing sct
ual starvation. The people Of Bel.
gium Northern France. Serbia, Roo
mania, Montenegro. Poland, Russia and
Armenia rely upon America for I'M
mediate aid. We must also participate
in the preservation Of the newly Hb
Grated nations in Austrta nor can we
ignore the effect ON the future world
Developments OF famine condition
among those other people whom We
have recently released from our enc
mics. All these considerations mean
that upwards of two hundred million
people, in addition to those we are
already pledged to serve, are now look
ing to us in their misery and famine
Our appeal today Ia, therefore. larger
than the former appeal to the "waI
conscience" Of our people. The new
appeal is TO the world conscience
which must be the guiding inspiration
ID our future program
The President OF the United States
has asked me to take charge tor this
Government Of this work: to perfect
and enlarge the arrangements tor food
stuffs to the populations OF Belgium
and France DOW being released And
to organize and determine the need
of provision to the liberated peoples
of Southern Europe to prevent such
debacle as has taken place In Russia-
The determining faotor for the suo
cess of such an enlarged appeal Will
be the vivid consciousness In svsSy
individual in each community of ooet
CATION and opportunity. 1t Is that
common recognition Of obligation that
we now wish to create. Such IN In
telligent world coincidence" m ths
American people must be the main
dependence of the stricken countz4es
of the world until nornal conditions
are once more restored.
America by her participation In ths
war has accomplished her objsctiSea
of self-defense and Of vinAcat3dg the
efficiency of a government in which
the people and the people only. are
sovereign. She has established the
foundations of government by the peo-
pie throughout the enemy countries,
and this is the read buawsrk OF world
peace We have yet to build On these
foundations. No government nor IA,
ton can stand II it's people are starv.
ing. We must DO our part II the world
be not consumed in 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 establish
ing peace on earth, but also their con-
secration, by self-deRial, to the osaAs
Of suffering humanity.
EERRERT H0OVER