Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-12
United Nations
Leaders Hail.
Farm Victory
Mobilization Day
Messages Heard by
American Millions
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BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt and other
United Nations leaders patted
American farmers on the back
today for the food contributed
to war in 1912 and reminded
them that 1943 production is be-
ing counted on heavily for fur
Their steps toward victory.
A special Farm Mobilization Day"
radio program, utilizing the facilities
OF all the jor chains, carried the
messages to millions of farmers, both
in their homes and in many county
meetings.
The Presidents message, read by
James F. Byrnes, director of eco
nomic Sterilization, said, In spite OF
the handicaps under which Ameri-
can farmers worked last year, the
production victory they won was
among the major victories of the
United Nations in 1912.
Grateful to Farm Families.
Free people everywhere can be
grateful to the farm families who
made that victory possible.
Food is weapon in total war
fully as important in its way as guns
or planes or tanks.
our enemies know the use of food
In war. They employ it blood
edly to strengthen their own fighters
and workers and to weaken or ex-
terminate the peoples of the con.
quered countries. We of the United
Nations also are using food as a
weapon to keep our fighting men fit
ana TO maintain the health of all
our civilian families. We are using
1000 to earn the friendship of peo-
pie In liberated areas and to serve az
a promise and an encouragement to
peoples who are not yet free"
Maxim Litvinoff, Russian Ambas.
saoor, told the American soil tillers
That their food played no small
part IN making it possible for the
Soviet troops to deal mighty
blows at the Fascist troops = to
destroy Nazis by the hundred thou.
sands. and drive them hack"
Way rs Me- ii Fiyhtinx.
Mr.. Litvinoff explained that the
German invaders had overrun sorne
OF the most fertile areas of Rus-
STA, and the only way that Russian
troops could keep on fighting-a
night he said Red troops were max
ing for the benefit of all the United
Natlons-was to receive help from
the outside, both in the way of food
and munitions.
Lord Woolton, British food min.
lister, speaking from London. said
the Axis leaders were depending on
you american farmers) to fail
just as We in Britain are depending
on you not to fail so that we can
go on fighting and producing
planes and tanks and ships as we
have for the past three years"
He emphasized that any Ameri-
can food shipped to England viii
not be wasted"
The President, in his message.
said, The United Nations are pool
ing their food resources and using
tnem where they will do the most
good"
Others Doing Their Share.
He added that America is not the
only one furnishing food to her
allies. Canada is sending large
shipments of cheese, meats and
other foods on the short North At
lantlc run to Britain. ~
Australia and New Zealand are
providing a great deal of food to
American soldiers stationed in that
part OF the world. Food from Latin
America is going to Britain.
Every food producing country
among the United Nations is doing
It's share. Our own share in food
strategy, especially at this stage of
the war, is large because we have
such great resources for production:
and we are on direct ocean lanes to
North Africa, to Britain and to the
northern ports of Russia"
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard
said he wanted to thank all the
farmers. their wives, their children
and other farm workers for their
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