Former US President Herbert Hoover speaks about US effort to help fight famine in Europe

Herbert Hoover, Former US President, at La Guardia Airport before leaving for a personal survey of starvation areas in Europe; SOT "...is the inevitable consequence of the world war. That has been so ever since the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. This famine is the worst that the world has seen since the 30 years war. At that time, there was no relief and one third of the population of Europe died. This time, the American people are making a huge effort. We shall save a large part of life in the famine areas. There doesn't appear to be enough food to take care of the entire 500 million people now involved in the famine. I feel we shall not be able to save all of them. But by the maximum effort, the saving of every last life, we lay the first and final necessity to world peace. The first voice in victory comes from the guns, the final voice comes from food." / Note: exact day not known