Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-11-15
Why Should We Suffer For The
Benefit of The Waring Nation
of Europe?


A majority OF newspapers polled
by the National Association OF Mas
ter Bakers to determine public SEN
timent on the question of an en-
barge on wheat recently expressed
| themselves as in favor of such an
! embargo. Logically enough, the
! favorable comments came from the
Northern States, while the unfavor-
able comments came from the South
ern and Western States. Where
districts arc most populous and con-
sumption is greatest there is
theory that an embargo. might re-
duco the cost of living. The pro-
ducers naturally oppose such an ex
pediont, since they imagine it would
work hardship upon them. But
would It? Common sense should tell
us mo-. Because wheat is so scarce
in the United Statos, that we have
barely enough TO feed us till the next
harvest it brought in the market.
The price OF wheat would therefore
not go down, IL an embargo was
placed upon il. Tho farmers GER
tainly can not call it hardship
upon them when tho government
takes steps 10 keep the price of
wheat in reasonable bounds, and
every farmer must agree that S1.75
to Sl.85 u bushel is a very reason
able price even from their viewpoint.
And not alone is there q scarcity
OF wheat but OF all grain. Reports
from the bureau of crop estimates
OF the Department OF Agr!cultur
covering crop conditions in the
United States at tho close Of October
arc not cheerful.
Corn promises n yield OF approx
mately 2,6A4,O00.000 bushels. or
considerably below The average
yield. Compared with the 1915 crop
of 3.05A,5S5, 900 bushels. the short
age becomes tho more st.ilSing. al
though some advantage Is found in
the better quality of the car which
this years reports Indicate There is
approximately 9O,000,000 bushels OF
old corn at hand in the country,
which Is 100000 bushels less than
was carried over in the previous
year. In Iowa and Minnesota and
generally throughout the Northern
States the stock OF old corn is very
low.
The buckweat yields have been
disappointing nearly everywhere
Beans show a total production in the
five important bean States OF 1924
600 bushels, as against 10,27S,000
bushels last year, which was also a
year of short bean production. The
prospective potatoe yield of 1885,
964, 900 bushels Is only so per cent
of the average, and is the smallest
crop since 1905 The yield OF sweet
potatoes will be about n bushel an
acre below the average, with marked
inferlority in quality, although on
account of increased acreage the total
production will be large. While ap-
pies will fall 100000 barrels be-
low the yield OF last year. the
seasons crop OF 67,695,000 barrels
is nearly 100000 in excess OF the
average. The Thanksgiving turkey
confronts cranberry shortage,
total production of 413,000 barrels
this year, as compared with 428,-
900 barrels last year, being in pros
poet
or the necessities of life. with the
exception OF sweet potatoes and APP
pies, tobacco alone ranks high in the
promise OF yield and quality, the
estimate CT 1.145,530,O00 pounds
being 95,0O0,000 pounds greater
than last year and 42.000,00O
pounds higher than the previous rec
ord crop OF 1,103, 100000 pounds
produced in 1910.
As to wheat the public has been
well informed long ago. Our wheat
crop was barely large enough to feed
our own stomach, and many millions
OF bushels OF this insufficient sup
ply has already been bought up and
shipped to Great Britain and other
European countries.
The outlook certainly calls for a
tightening OF the belt Of tho Ameri-
can consumers. IL the government
docs not step in with an embargo. at
leafs on wheat. And should our gov
ernment not do so, why should we
Americans suffer for the benefit OF
waring nations Of Europc?