Evening journal., 1917-04-10
need FULL CROPS TO
STAVE World famine
Financial Publication Points
Out Dearth of FOodstuifS
in All Countries
UNITED STATES TO
HELP SHORTEN WAR

Henry p. Scott, prominent banker
and farmer, who several days ago IN
an interview printed in THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL. pointed out the ne
cess,ty for every Delawarean as well
as every other American putting every
square foot Of ground possible In some
food producing growth, to meet any
shortage that may be caused by thc
war, has been widely commended ior
his suggestio ions Since Mr.. scott
statement was published there have
been many inquiries as to local plans
for carrying into effect the sugees-
tions made BY him. II is understood
that some suggestions VIII be issued
shortly from the Delaware college
Agricultural Department along the
Eamo lines. which will be OF assist
ance TO those who may have Few
SQUARE feet OF land on which some
thing can be raised
The current issue OF the Financial
Commercial and Chronicle OF New
York. one OF the most influential OF
the financial publications, contains the
following which will give citizens al
large some idea of the importance OF
carrying out the suggestions OF MT
Scott:
sThe whole world is facing starva-
ton. II we ask why, the explanation IS
simple; for nearly three years mil
lions upon millions OF men have been
withdrawn from reproductive enter
prlse. They have produced neither FOOD
nor clothing nor anything else On the
other hand they have been consuming
in the usual way. nut in an intenslleu
degree. for. paradoxical though 1t may
seem. their strength has had to be
maintained so that they could XIII
each other off. Because OF this helds
have gone untitled and the haryests
that should have been gathered nave
never been raised An inevitable
dearth OF foodstuifs has followed. Ihe
women folks at home have been USED
in the places of the men, but IN the
main they have been engaged, not in
producing food, but in making ammu-
milton and supplies for death-deallns
machines.
Mature, too. has been unklndly IN
not few countries, as II in dlspleas-
ure OF the sickly spectacle when her
children have been presenting 10
horror-stricken world The Argentine
Republic, whose surplus grain sup
niles each year the consuming world
mas lOHE NAiilN ~ AhAf AINAf NAtt
placed an embargo on the exploration
of wheat and -four. The situation OF
that country is like that OF the United
states; in order to meet the insatahle
demands OF Europe, with its sou
steeped in blood and producing noth,
ing. she has stripped herself-at gooC
prices OF course-of all her accumu
lated stocks. and now, with the grow
ing crop being devoured by locusts
ahe is confronted with the possibiliU
OF not having enough wheat to sup
ply home needs
1--WE repeat that the world faces
economic exhaustion and famine. the
Russian revolution is more protest
against starvation than against Car
dom and autocracy A starving man
cares nothing for forms OF govern
ment and is no respector of them
With the whole world confronted by
economic exhaustion. II seems in
credible that the war can last much
longer. In that sense the entrance OF
the United States into the arena, by
intensifying the conditions that are
responsible for the fast-developing
economic exhaustion. will certainly
tened to shorten the conflict. but
whether Il will benefit the side we are
seeking to aid, or will the sooner
throttle it-that remains for the fu-
.ure TO tell"