Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-03
Editorial Opinions
FROM
The Elmer Times

Ill i1G hllll(l 1ll1SO III
In warfare euch as is ne devasta-
ting Europe, opposing nations strive by
block AIDES or siege, To starve each other
into S, omission. A century ago when
Great Britain block AIDED the ports of
France, The price of sugar arose to $40
a pound in the latter country. 1t is
claimed that the situation at that time
was responsible for the process of ex-
tracing sugar from beers, vegetables
viii h now furnish half the worlds
supply Of sugar.
The eXigenries of war on sea and
land, led to the preservation of perish
able vegetables hythe canning method +,
and was largely responsible forthe can
hou-e industry as il exists today.
The present European war is rapidly
depicting the worlds supply of canned
goods, and fair prices and a ready sale
for canned tomatoes and vegetables of
all kinds, is predicted for the next two
years.
Tomatoes have been used for food in
this country, only a little more than a
half century. The lima bean, potato,
sweet peppers and corn, are of compar-
atively recent origin as articles of food
in America.
With new food products and new
methods of preservation, the fear of
starvation by block AIDE or siege, has
lost much of its former terrors.
Auy condition which increases the
demand for canned goods, is sure to
help New Jersey farmers. This State
stands first in the production of toma-
to S and asparagus, both of which are
used extensively in canning. We
could easily secure first place in the
production of green beans and perhaps
in peas. Our production of sweet pota-
toes excels and our white potatoes have
gained a countrywide reputation. In
fish and oysters, New Jersey is furnish
ing a fair proportion of the $40, 900 900
worth produced in this country annual
ly, although this State has done little
as yet in the way of canning these
edibles. That may come later.
Who knows but that the time will
soon arrive when we may purchase
canned weak fish and croakers from the
Delaware bay, as we nov buy canned
salmon from Alaska. The number of
cans of salmon packed annually, run
into the millions
OF all the horrors the European war
has brought on the world the portion
of the people called upon to endure the
most horrible sufferings, are the Jews
of Russia, especially those of Poland
and in adjacent territory. The facts
made public by the National Jewish
Relief committee are almost beyond
comprehension. The sufferings of
slaves before and during our own Civil
war, were nothing as compared with
those of the Jews in the war zone today.
The causes of the Jewish persecution
are found in racial hatred and religious
bigotry. Both have been assiduously
cultivated for 1900 years, and in many
sections the zealots are willing on the
slightest preteX', to prosecute, pillage,
murder and starve the Jews to death,
if possible.
Notwithstanding the fact that many
Jews enlisted in the Russian armies as
a patriotic duty, the families of the SOL
diera have been driven from their
homes, and rapine, assault aud robbery
have been the rule. Whole villages
have been almost or quite depopulated
in a single night.
In some instances, thou ands of Jews
have been given from five to twenty
hours notice to leave their towns, and
taking only such of their belongings as
they could carry with them, have been
wen from place to place like cattle.
Many families have been separated,
babies born on the journeys only to die
on the ground with their mothers, and
the old and fee BILE have had no consid-
Grafton whatever.
There are many liberals in Russia
who have tried in vain, to prevent the
horrible conditions, hut the Russian
Government permits its petty States
and pettier officials to carry on their
n%efarious work. Perhaps the Govern