Show PROVED SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY Voluntary Basis of Food Saving Showed Heart of America Beat True for Freedom To the tile voluntary service and end sacrifice flee fice ce of ot the American people must be attributed the continued health I strength and morale of the Allied armies armies ar ar- mies mica and the civil populace Upon this spirit of service and sacrifice sac sac- I will depend Europe's fa fate te In Ul the months to to c came me In the past year we have bare carried out an export program the magnitude i of is almost beyond beyond be be- yond comprehension But with the new demands that have come with the liberation of ot nations freed treed from German oppression our exports must be almost do doubled bled instead d of f tons ton's we must ship twenty million tons tone of ot food tood to Europe In the coming year year year-as as much as can be pushed through our ports porta If It the Allies had not been fed by America It would have here been impossible Impossible Impossible sible for them to maintain their defense defense de de- tense against Germany Meeting this world need on a purely purel voluntary basis baals the American people have Conclusively proved that democracy democracy racy Is a success i anG that ana that In la time of need it it will rise to to IU la own defense If It there were were no other accomplishment accomplish ment meet to Its credit the very fact that It has shown the strength of ot democracy ha has in to Itself more mor I than justified the existence of the Food Administration in th the eyes of f the world Less Lees than four tour months montha after thet the t United States declared war the tb United States State Food Administrator expressed ed his hll determination to meet Americas America's food problem on 00 a basis baals of pf vol voluntary un tar action and reiterated d his hll confidence that awakened democracy would prove Irresistible Many thinking Americans said Mr Hoover and the whole world t have been watching anxiously the last four tour months In 10 the tear fear that democratic democratic demo demo- democratic cratic America could not organize to meet autocratic Germany Germany German tins has b been eo confident that it could not be b. done Contrary proof Is Immediately at our door dor and our people have already already al al- read ready demonstrated their ability to mobilize endure and ana p prepare voluntarily I II rill and e In rt and upon the mere mera word of ot Inspiration aside from tb the remarkable of our Army and finances The of ot the Food Administration lion tion has clearly shown that the trust of those who put their faith In democracy democracy racy bas bos not been misplaced ced |