The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-21

the hghting forces and long step had
Deen taken toward destruction of the
other live stock to provide meat.
FERTILIZERS were almost utterly lack
Ing. In anticipation of the cron seq
son OF 1917 he found that the stock of
SEED mad been drawn upon to a ruin
GUS extent because Germany like the
rest OF Europe, is living so largely up-
on its capital.
working long hours under the most
arduous conditions this man had for
months been underfed although well
PAID he simply could not stand the
strain and left his place This is pie
lure OF what may be seen and is daily
being reported all over Europe. Swift
zerland, Holland. Greece. tell of null
utudes in dire need of food. The Sean
dlaavian countries suffer less for food
but more for some other neceSsarias
NeutraIs Also Suffer.
Yet 1t Is not safe TO presume that in
the outside world the wheat fields and
the stock resources of Canada and In
dia and Egypt. the Argentine and Aus
tralia, can be looked upon this wear
to make up Europe's deficiencies. Mem
trails are suffering through the same
causes. even if net so acutely. that are
diminishing the productive power of
Europe. Labor is scarce. machinery
and credit are almost impossible IN So
cure. Manufactured articles which rep
resent the least of Europe's troubles
thus far are not to be had by reason
OF both the industrial and financial
breakdown.
The outside world cannot produce
food for blockaded Germany and Aus
tria. The naval power of the allies
Will not permit it to feed them. Whetb-
er 1t Will be able to send its surplus tn
the entente nations must depend on the
capacity of an overworked and under
tonned merchant marine. There il
more acute need for shipping than ever
before In modern times. while the sup
ply OF 1t is being diminished dav bv
day. The world Is no longer on nor
mai basis. Credit and money. even
gold money, mean little. The tonnage
unit of shipping capacity is the stand
ard by which the capacities Of nations
TO live and support themselves must
be gagged
By all accounts there is no real HIM.
ger in England as yet, but Mr.. How'd !
George has informed the nation that
IT'S food supplies are lower than ever
before; he has required a drastic limi- |
tation of imports other than sheer ne |
cessities OF life so that there may be |
cargo space to bring these necesSaries. |
England has not only to supply its own I
requirements from abroad but largely /
TO provide the shipping that shall bring |
food to France and TO Italy. 1t must
lind means TO carry troops and sup
plies TO the near East and necessarieS
Of war to Russia.
Wastage Also a Factor.
This rough outline explains how the
war is coming 10 be looked upon as one A
more likely TO be determined by eco
1omic than military attrition Economic +
Nastage, breaking down the physical n
strength and the morale of armies may II
leip bring the war TO the determina-
I've military or naval victory. 1t is
or that decision that England and her
allies are desperately bidding. They
believe that if Germany is now begin.
ing TO feel the pinch of hunger she
VIII feel it more acutely a year hence.
when the blockade will have become
lighter and only partial crops will have
'een raised. England and her allies.
lnafraid, are tightening their belts and
preparing for just this kind of war.
Germany has undertaken to Starve ,
england; the allies 10 starye Germany.
Earring some tremendous. determina- I
I've event that nobody really expects {
he war will not be ended till after the :
inch of absolute hunger shall have
cen felt by many millions. Pestilence
nd suffering in many forms would ac- ..
ompany such a disaster Yet the war =
teadily moves on toward such a eli =
max.