Press Conference
12/09/1938
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It is fruitless to try to place the blame for this situation on one particular Nation or on another.
With God's help we will complete the fulfillment of the pledge we renewed when our men returned to Leyte.
I call upon the millions of victory gardeners who have done so much to swell the Nation's food supply in these war years...
I ask every American to share our available food by observing the rules of rationing and by cooperating with food mercha...