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A. C.W.W. Presidents Speak Excerpts From Address by Mrs. Sayre and Mrs. Berry at the A.C.W.W. Conference Mrs. Sayre ference, Mrs. Sayre, retiring President of the A.C.W.W., said: “The theme of this Seventh Triennial Con- ference of the Aesociated Country Women of the World is stated as a questionâ€"“How can I as an individual, and through my soc1ety, contribute to better international relations?" The answer is not easy. We live in the midst of a world divided. The ideology of the supreme importance of the individual struggles With the ideology of the supreme importance of the state. Freedom struggles with dictatorship. A rising tide of nationalism, with its deep feelings of national pride, tends to divide rather than unite us. A- 'T THE Opening Ceremony of the con- “The compelling need of our time is to bring some sense of unity to a chaotic world; to build spillways of understanding that channel emoâ€" tions and feelings into constructive paths . . . The attributes of unity are patience and a willingness to see the viewpoint of others, sympathy and respect for people other than ‘our own.’ Knowledge alone cannot secure unity. Personal contacts alone will not guarantee it. “To bring peace to the world is also a matter of dealing with problems that have ‘bread and butter' meaning. It has become axiomatic that hunger and starvation are among the underlying causes of the misery and unrest which breed war. To produce food is to help produce peace. But to feed the people of the World is no small task, The increase in populaâ€" tion in the world is now about 30 million anâ€" nually. This means that 80,000 more people sit down to the world’s dinner table every month. “Last year FAO called upon all of its memâ€" ber nations to increase food production 1 to 2 per cent to meet the world’s growing need for food. FAO has recently announced that the world‘s food supply is now rising faster than its population. Agricultural production is increasing at a rate of just over 2% while population increase is now 1.4 per cent, Inâ€" creased mechanization, new research and the application of improved practices in agricul» ture are now bearing fruit. For the first time in mankind’s long struggle for enough food to exist we have begun to find ways for meet ing the problem of hunger. “Our present difficulty lies in the fact that the increase‘m agricultural production is not evenly distributed . . . The basic, permanent 32 solution to World food needs is the immeasin application of science to all agriculi “,1 WE: duction, particularly in the great Ullilwvehped areas of the world where hunger ‘ _ alwarg imminent. There is no area in tho ' l'E‘lrI : where production could not be raise. ably through simple improvements i. agricul» tural methods and equipmentâ€"a 1igi .r plow a hoe with a handle, a better strait. ; seeds: “Organized technical assistance one 01- thc truly great ideas Of our time... . i even- country you are important to the 1 I'd Na. tions in this programme You can dug,“ your own national governments 1- opp,“ adequate national contributions 1'. 13mm Nations Technical Assistance. 3' - my“ governments, not the United Nations . |fy are the ones who determine what FAQ at Tit-hm. cal Assistance do. You can assist linen Assistance work with voluntary con iutlnng through such projects as the UNE. ) Gift Coupon Plan. “You can help to create a durablr. 'IlL‘Q in the contribution you can make in field of international trade. Someone has at that ‘if goods and services do not mo 1c .53 boundaries, sooner or later soldiers \\ iThe support of sound foreign trade pr- ".15 as one of the important opportunitie: ugn to country women to contribute to a 11'. _‘-' and peaceful and expanding world econ \1 There are those who Would say ti ‘ 6ch- nomic problems are too difficult to: women. I know there are women \v to be “Peter Paris" and never grow up has taught the country woman to be and realistic. It has taught her to u .‘i‘takE hard and difficult tasks. I do not Ti ii ,VUU will be found wanting now. Having i W” hand to the plow' and ‘will not turn “ Mrs. Berry From the inaugural address of til MUM-V elected President, Mrs. Alice Berry 01 ostra- lia, we quote these extracts: “In our organization we are diver 939“ Planning and working according to on: needsv but the underlying principles are th. :an‘fi friendship, understanding, tolerance an .: lore 01' humanity. We ask ourselves then, 1. 93“ W9 engender these ideals? As the moths: fifth: nations, We start right in our homes. h 'mu» HOME AND COUNTRY