The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
Presidents Embargo on Foods
and Other Supplies, Hard
Blow at Enemy.
AMERICAN CROPS TO Be Big
Russians, In Tremendous Drive on
Lembsra, Break Through Teuton
Line--ooVernmentai Crisis In
Germany May Result In
internal Reforms.
BY EDWARD W. PlckARp.


The matter of food, It's production
and control. Is becoming more i'm.
portant daily as factor In ending
the war. The international aspect
was brought sharply TO she front last
week when President Wilson pro
claimed an embargo on shipments Of
food and certain other articles. No
one has been blind TO the fact that
Holland and the scandinavian coun-
tries have been shipping great qmp-
titles OF foodstuffs into Germany ever
since the war began. This was with
In their rights, but to do II aud still
feed their own populations, they have
been importing very heavily from
America. Therefore It Is equally with
In the rights Of America, certainly
the part of wisdom, To shut of the
expectation 10 neutrals of all food.
stutfs beyond what they need for their
own sustcnance aud what we and our
allies can spare. II would be stupid
to continue to supply food. even indl-
rectly, 20 our enemy. and the United
States, though slow to act. Is now act
ing firmly, The neutral nations OF
course ARE walling. but II they are not
for Us they are Ia IA degree against US
and must stand the consequences.
President Wilson, being humani-
tartan, insists that the neutrals named
must be permitted To ship into Ger
many dairy products provided that
they can give guarantees that such
products will be consumed only by
women aud children and other non.
eomhatants. This Is kindly, but TX.
hOres the fact that the German women
are doing most of the work In the EN-
pire. releasing all the men for tiEhtinE.
Great Crops In America.
Tho success OF the American cam
patgn for the increase of production
Is demonstrated by the highly eucour-
aging government forecast of crops.
Tho acreage suwu was immense aud
the general outlook Is for correspond
ingly Immense yiclds oe all grains cx.
eept wheat. and even la wheat there
viii be a fair average crop. The yicld
of corn viii be tremendous. aud In u
word, the Uuired States will have not
only an abundance OF food grains Tor
itself, hut also great surplus stocks for
It's allies The crop ~ potatoes will
be the biggest on record. aud the hay
crop, also 81 primo Importance, win
b. heavy.
ca tho other hand, Food Controller
RutOCki, says Germuuy's fruit aud veg
eJablc harvest Is fur below the aver.
axe and that the yield 81 grain viii b.
"as good as Ia lpla," which was "a
year Of drought aud miserable crpps in
the empire,
The senate IS still trying 10 forum
late a law SO regulate the distribution
and use of the counJry'S food aud prob.
ably other supplies of vital importance.
and has agreed tn vote ON the hin on
July -. The long and patience TX,
hausting wrangle over this measure
has been caused largely by the deter.
imitation ~ the "dyys' to take adyan.
tage Of the circumstances and make
Il prohibition law, Whether the dis
tillatlon OF whisky shalt be prohibited
whether the stocks In bond shall h
Communicated aud used for Munitions
whether beer aud wine shalt Suryiv,
or perish. ana a dozen other like uues
lions have been the subjects OF argu
ment and dis p0te. The inclusion ol
exclusion OF fuel. steel aud other prod
ucts also has been debated at length
Meanwhile President Wilson and Mr.
Hoover have fidgeted and fumed ant
urged In vain. the food Spectator,
have been making Immense unearneS