The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-03-07
FOOD STUFFS AND COIN.


ing their use OF flour. A steady diet o
rice is unwholesome, producing certain
forms of disease, such as kaka, thai
swelling OF the legs which is so prevalent
in China.
The steamships Of the Northern Pacific
and Canadian Pacific lines outward bound
ale loaded with -four and can't carry the
cargoes offered. The demand is far ahead
OF the existing possibilities OF transpor
tation. The companies have orders fol
four or FIVE months in advance, and have
been compelled to decline all further
orders in the meantime.
The cheaper grades OF -four cost about
the same as rice, or little less; and
there is the pleasing certainty that Chins
and Japan will be increasingly large con
sumers. When once they have acquired
the taste, and learned the greater whole
someBess OF flour, they must have it nc
matter what the price is, as they cannot
afford to raise enough wheat for them
selves. Japan, like England, will always
be an importer OF food stuffs.
While this new demand will not ben
eft this section directly to any great ex'
tent, it will help the grain sections Of
the state. Spokane is already feeling
the impulse, all her mills are running
full time, and she is now the twelfth floul
producing point in the country.
The worlds stock of food has never
been so low as it is at present. Statisti-
clans say that we have not years sup.
ply in hand. Thus a bad season, with a
possible combination OF pestiience, wal
or famine, would bring the world face tc
face with starvation. Consumption has
declined, and production has fallen off in
much greater degree. And in spite o.
all this the farmer can barely get cost fol
his wheat. As is clearly proved by sta
tistics, the cause OF this strange condi
ton is not overproduction. Nor is it de
creasing population. There are mort
mouths to feed thon ever before, and les.
to feed them with; and yet wheat is sell
ing for 421a at the sesboard.
What is the cause of this? Cleveland
Rothschild, Sherman & Co. tell us it i,
lack of confidence" and so they keey
forcing the purchasing power OF the dol
lar yet higher, in order to restore conf
dence in general values. Beautifully
simple! 'Drover Cleveland, tell them t.
stop" Such is the cry OF the grower
But the more he cries hold, the hlghe
goes gold, and grain drops little, bi
lower.
The ancient Persians had law maxim.
1t very hot indeed for the enterprisin.
gentlemen who cornered grain in thos,
days-they were thrown into a burning
fiery furnace. We don't seemed to have
learned much since then somehow. W.
have got rid OF the furnace, but we hav,
more corners. We have become tenderly
considerate Of the legal rights of the in
dividual, but careless Of the broad right,
of the people.
The gold cornerers have had good in
nings, but Demos only needs a certain
amount OF starvation to quicken his un
Outstanding and rouse his corruption
and unless the hauts fnanciers have tn,
wisdom to change their policy before it il
too late. Demos may take hold OF the sit
uation in his own effective but terribl,
heavy-handed fashion. II the dies IRA
should come it will be little satisfaction
to reflect that orr economic beliefs wer,
accepted on the authority OF the grea
money owners. When the plain peopl,
work their way up TO clear belief in ,
broad economic idea they are alwayt
right, and the right always triumphs in
the long run.
The call for new silver party has jus
been issued. 1t will be answered, anC
democrats and republicans alike, Will
hoping for the best results from the forth
coming international! conference, will max,
sure work by supporting this. the trn'
peoples party. The more so as no politi
cal convictions need be sacrificed, tn
platform having one plank only, bimetal
lism with the free coinage of silver.