The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-07-19
Presidents Embargo on Foods
and Other Supplies, Hard
Blow at Enemy.
AMERICAN CROPS TO Be BIG
Russians, in Tremendous Drive on
Lemberg, Break Through Teuton
IIne-Governmental Crisis in
Germany May Result In
Internal Reforms.
BY EDWARD w. PIckARD.


The matter Of food, its production
and control, is becoming more i'm
portant daily as II factor in ending
the war. The international aspect
was brought sharply to the front las,
week when President Wilson pro
claimed nn embargo on shipments of
food and certain other articles. No
one has been blind TO the fnct that
Holland and the Scandinavian coun-
tries have been shipping great guam
titles of fOodStuifs into Germany ever
since the war began. This was with
IN their rights. but to do it and still
FEED their own populations, they have
been importing very heavily from
America. Therefore it is equally with
III the rights of America, certainly
the part OF wisdom, to shut Off the
expectation to neutralS OF all food
stuiis beyond what they need for their
own suStennnce and what we and our
allies can spare. 1t would be stupid
TO continue TO supply food even indi-
rectly, TO our enemy, and the United
states, though slow to act. is now act
ing firmly. The neutral nations of
course are wailing, but If they are not
for MS they are In degree against us
and must stand the consequences.
President Wilson. being humanl.
tartan, insists that the nrutrals named
must be permitted to ship into Ger
many dairy products provided tha,
they can give guarantees that sucl
products will be consumed only h,
women and children and other non
comb"tants. This is kindly, but ig
norcS the fact that the German womcl
nre doing most Of the work i'm the EN-
pire, releasing all the men for fighting
Great Crops in America.
The success of the American cam
paign for the increase of production
is demonstrated by the highly encour
aging government forecast Of crop,
The acreage sown was immense unt
the general outlook is for correspond
ingy immense yields Of all grains cx
ccpt wheat, and even in wheat ther,
VIII be fair average crop. The yiel,
Of corn will be tremendous, and In ,
word. the United States will have mo-
only an abundance Of food grains fol
itself, but also great surplus stocks fol
Its allies. The crop of potatoes vii
be the biggest on record, and the ha,
crop. also of prime Importance. vii
BIO heavy.
On the other hand, Food Controllci
Batocki, says Germany's fruit and veg
etable harvest is far below the aver
age and that the yield Of grain will b,
"as good MS in 1915" which was q
year of drought and miserable crops lr
the empire.
The senate is still trying to formu
late law to regulate the distribution
and use OF the country's food and prob
ably other supplies Of vital Importance
and has agreed to vote on the bill on
July 81. The long and patience ex
hausting wrangle over this measure
has been caused largely by the deter.
mination Of the "drys" to take advan.
tage Of the circumstances and make
II prohibition law. Whether the dis.
dilation Of whisky shall be prohibited
whether the stocks In bond shall be
Communicated and used for munitions
whether beer and wine shall survive
or perish. and a dozen other like ques-
tions have been the subjects Of argu-
ment and dispute. The Inclusion or
exclusion OF fuel. steel and other prod.
ucts also has been debated at length.
Meanwhile President Wilson and Mr..
Hoover have fldgeted and fumed and
urged in vain, the food spectators
have been making immense unearned