Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-07-21
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
Governmental Crisis in
Germany May Result in
Internal Reforms.
BY EDWARD w. PicKAR0.


The matter of food, Its production
and control, is becoming more I'M
portant daily as factor in ending
the war. The international aspect
was brought sharply to the 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 nave been shipping great guam
titles Of foOdstuiTS into Germany ever
since the war began. This WAS with
ia their rights, but to DO it aud sull
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 smut off the
expectation to neuuals Of all food
stuffs beyond what they need for their
own sustenance and what we and our
allies can spare. 1t would be stupid
to continue 10 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 waiing, but if they are not
for US they are in a degree against US
and must stand the consequences.
President Wilson, being a 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 and children and other non
conbatants. This is kindly, but ig-
nores the fact that the German women
are doing most Of the work in the EN-
piro. 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 crops.
The acreage sown was immense and
the general outlook is for correspond
ingly immense Yields Of all grains ex-
cept wheat, and even in wheat there
will be d fair average crop. The Weld
Of corn will be tremendous. and ia n
word, the United States VIII have not
only an abundance Of food grains for
itself 0lt also great surplus stocks for
Is allies The crop Of potatoes will
be the biggest on record, and the hay
crop. also Of prime importance, viii
be heavy
On the other hand, Food Controller
Batocki, says Germany's fruit and veg
etable harvest is far below the aver
age and that the yield o. grain win be
"as good as In 1918" which was "a
year Of drought and miserable crops IN
the empire.
The senate is stil trying to formu-
late q law to regulate the distribution
and use o. the countrys food and prob
ably other supplies Of vital Importance,
and has agreed TO vote on the bin on
July y. The long and patience ex-
hausting wrangle over this measure
has been caused largely 10y the deter
mlnation Of the "drys" to take advan-
tage Of the circumstances and make
1t q prohibition law Whether the dis
t,llation Of whisky small Re prohibited
whether the stocks In bond shall ne
commandeered and used for munitions,
whether beer and vice shall survive
or perish. and q dozen other Ike ques-
tons have been the subjects Of argu-
menr and dispute The Inclusion or
exclusion If fuel. steel and other prod
ucts also has been debated al length.
Meanwhile President Wilson and M
Hoover have f8reted and fumed and
urged in vain the food SPECTATORS
have beeD making immense unearned