The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-13

: the authorities, either native or Eng
lish, are not paying much attention to
the size of the crop or mourning their
loss Instead they are trying to get
supply from somewhere, and just now
that somewhere happens to be Amer
lea Just think of exporting wheat to
India! It is like carrying Goals to New
castle.
To begin with, the acreage devoted
to wheat this year in India is 1,000,00U
less than last year. The land that was
cultivated has yielded comparatively
little, so little, indeed, that it really
amounts to nothing, and what there is
the natives will seQuester for them
selves, whenever possible. England
cannot look to other portions of ner
dominion to supply this shortage, ami
as much as she will dislike to do SO
she must turn to this country to help
her prevent a famine. This means
that the American farmer will pocket
very handsome amount of what the
enemies Of England are fond OF re-
ferring to as British gold" France
must take our wheat because her own
crop is practically a failure. This
in the face of the present tariff will
be rather bitter pill to swallow, but
the medicine must be taken, and. in
OIuSE " accomplish llle IdSh lIlci Z
easily, France is going to reduce her
own tariff on wheat
Surely bread is the staff of life when
the proudest of nations are all COM
PEELED to eat their own words, as Ii
were, and acknowledge the supremacy
of the country whom of late they have
been abusing so violently. 1t is par
ticularly the case with France, for, in
view of her Russian alliance, she has
WO1I16 n
port what was necessary in the way
of breadstuffs from that country,
where she would receive aid in proof
that the friendship of the car was
genuine. But Russia has many
mouths to feed, and, indeed, will her
self be compelled to call on the United
States for a portion of the wherewith-
al to form her own bread supply. The
grain fleets that have hitherto depart
ed from Odessa and threaded through
the waters of the Black sea their va
rious ways to other ports of the world
will be absent this year to a great
extent Odessa in 1897 will not be able
to make good her famous boast that
she is the greatest grain market in the
world.
Germany, too, is falling into line,
and despite the fact that she believes
herself Disseminated against in the
newest of the everchanging American
tariff alterations, is humbly seeking a
supply of grain through mercantile
REPRESENTATIVES in the United States,
and, like the others, is getting it. The
United States is not vindictive, but
sells even to it's enemies, and all the
lime the American farmer profits.
Looking to South America, where
great quantities of wheat have hith-
erto been raised and exported we find
hat the Argentine republic, always a
formidable competitor, will need our
wheat this year, instead OF exporting
It as usual A very large amount is
wanted, too. for the South American
has a good appetite as well as his Eu-
ropean cousin, All along the coast of
South America is heard the same cry,
wherever wheat is known: GIVE US
material for bread" And the Ameri-
can farmer is giving it.
From South Africa comes another
cry for wheat. and vessels have al
ready sailed for several of the South
African ports with huge cargoes OF
wheat. Others are preparing to sail
laden in the same fashion. Even the
Transvaal republic in Africa wants
American wheat this year, and it will
he supplied. There are many ships
which constantly sail between the