El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-01
Save One Loaf Of Bread
Every Week and Total
Is Tremendous
WILL FEED 100000, SAYS
THE FOOD ADMINISTRAT

Ute TOOb ADMlNISI HA OK
State Food Administrator Ralph @.
Ely. in his Pledge Card Week talk last
night at the Paris theatre says we can
feed 100000 Frenchmen, women and
children easily. His speech was as
follows:
Last night, my friends, | stated
that the national food administration
was confronted by three great funda-
mental problems, all of which could
be illustrated by different phases of
the movement Of wheat.
First. The feeding of the Allies.
Second. The protection of our own
consumers during feverish war condi.
tions, and
Third. The protection of our pro-
ducers. when the war shall stop. To.
night l want to discuss for a few mo-
ments the necessities OF the Allies,
using wheat as an illustration.
In normal times there are seven
great wheat-producing centers having
exportable surplus. This surplus from
all oyer the world moves to one com
mon market-western Europe, includ-
ing u Allies, England, France and
Italy-some parts of Germany and
Austria and the densely populated
countries of Belgium, Holland, etc.
These seven great exporting districts
are the United States, Canada and
Argentina on the western hemisphere
and Australia, India, Russia and Rou-
mania in the old world.
Other Sources Shut Off
"Roumania is controlled by the cen
trial empires and its wheat sustains
our enemies. The fields of Russia are
effectually cut off by the great war
zone 80 that it cannot contribute out
of its stores to the needs of the west
ern empires. 1t might seem that India
could ship overland, but there are no
adequate transportation facilities by
rail from the eastern Mediterranean
to the field of India, while the Medit-
erranean sea is one of the most peril ,
GUS zones for merchant vessels to
traverse in these troubled times, and
the distance by an all-water route
around the south of Africa is prac-l
tically al great to England as it would
be from Argentina. The result is that
only q small part of the 1~915-1916
crop produced in India was moved and
it seems reasonably probable that no
portion of the 1%916-1917 crop can be
counted upon to relieve the necessi-
ties of our Allies.
Australian Supply Unavailable
Australia is half way around the
world from Europe and while they
produce 120, 900, 900 bushels of export
able surplus under normal conditions,
it is utterly impossible to move it
with shipping so disturbed as it is
today. We must remember that not
only are the people of Europe to be
fed, and clad and supplied with other
commercial needs, which are usual in
times of peace, but these war times
impose extraordinary demands upon
shipping. Just now America is en-
gagged in moving some 600, 900 troops
to France, while with their necessary
supply Of food and clothing and NUM-
tions, materials out of which aero
planes r to be made and the vast
quantities of powder and steel con-
sumed in the tremendous conflict
must largely move across the sea in
addition to the new worlds normal
The pressure under which
fhio cfr,ff fanxyau hoe aoIJad oil tho |
of the world into wal service.
Every nation has Communicated the '
boats under its flag, and it is a prime !
necessity that every moment of their !
available time shall be profitably util- :
lied. l am told that a high priced I.
boat will pay. for itself in two trips =
across the Atlantic. How expensive !
It would be to move wheat from Aus !
tralia, therefore, when at least three y
times the amount of time OF a round {
trip across the Atlantic would be con- J
Wheat Fluid as Water y
Wheat is almost as fluid as water q
In the worlds traffic. Men who we're !
touch with the details Of the worlds c
production under normal conditions Y
think that they can figure months !
ahead to a fraction of a cent what r
he price Of wheat will be and gam n
Die in the stock exchange On the n
of their Judgment. A crop 4
or an Unexpectedly large ex- t
portable surplus in any one of the a
great produce centers will disturb the 7
market, and make or break million &
This year, and during this b
var, not only is one Of the produc- d
ng centers disturbed, but SO far as v
,ur Allies are concerned, five OF Il
hose great centers are entirely out
# consideration, and those portions t.
# the world in which we are inter- t
must be fed from the fields of n
he United States and Canada. A
e8,ooo,o00 Bushels Shut OFF a
Nov, In normal times, our Allies Il
in round numbers something
ike 600, O0O. 900 bushels of wheat for h
heir W use, and they import from II