Show fOOD CONSERVATION ASSURES VICTORY II I I I AMERICA WILL WIN WAR DECLARES DECLARES DECLARES DE DE- DE- DE CLARES HOOVER BECAUSE OF SUPERIOR RESOURCES Voluntary Household Economy an and Organization in Advance of of Legislation Legislation Leg Leg- Insures Final Success for the Allies Washington America will win th the lie war Herbert Hoover declared in instatement n a statement Saturday because of its superior superior superior su su- su- su resources and through the abil ability bil- bil ity of the American people to organize The success already evident of th the nations nation's voluntary food conservation effort Mr h Hoover said points to to toa a n final ictor victory Germany accomplished less in this direction In twelve months said Mr 1 Hoover than our people peole have In four The only need of legislation ana an au is to curb those who would profit by this voluntary movement More lore than two million women Mr II Hoover announced have enrolled as members of the food administration and pledged themselves to follow Its directions as to to sn in saving fool food within the household Within si sixty ty aa days s 's ne tie saRi said many wany more millions will hn have ve become members Success Question of Resources No one can rightly be gloomy gloom over oer the outcome for the American people in this tills war said Mr 11 Hoover Success buc Suc uc- uc cess in this war is a question of resources resources resources re re- re- re sources and the will and ability of the people to organize themselves to u use e ethem them rightly and to endure Man Many thinking Americans and the whole world has been watching anxiously the thelast thelast thelast last four foul months in the fear that democratic democratic dem dem- America Americ could not organize to meet autocratic Germany Germans Germany has lias been confident that it could not be done Contrary proof is Immediately at atour atour atour our door and our people have already demonstrated their ability to mobilize I organize endure and prepare voluntarily 11 ly ily and efficiently in many directions and upon a mere word of Inspiration aside from the remarkable assemblage of our arm army and finances We entered the war four months ago and it was announced by the lie pr president pres- pres s- s Ident dent that one of the tite great problems of the tile war would be food There has hns been een no consequential national or local local lo lo- cal legislation yet et the greatest spontaneous spon- spon volunteer effort ever made In history has not only pr I 4 ys with a d larger st stock elc of food supply as a n result re reo re- re suit sult of jf patriotic planting in in c every ver quarter but lut waste is bein being eliminated out of ev every ry crack and cranny of our homes tomes and of our industries and this Is s being done without compulsion of the he law but by effort and self denial of or the people Our present prospects Indicate an increase of production of cereals by bushels Literally millions of new gardens have been planted or extended eer everywhere where We Ve have the largest argest supply of vegetables ever eyer In our ur history |