Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-12
AMERICANS Can HAVE FULL Diet
AND STILL SUPPLY NEEDS Of
ALLIES, SAYSFOOD ECONOMY PLEA

Europe is short of food, due to the
diversion of millions of men from
production to war, to the occupation
Of land by the armies, to the isola-
ton of markets by belligerent lines.
4 Always dependent upon imports for
large portion of it's food for men and
animals and for fertilizers, the subma-
rine destruction of shipping has limi-
i ted Europe in her imports of fodder
/ and fertilizers until many animals
have necessarily been slaughtered and
4 the soil reduced in productivity.
Furthermore, shipping must now be
devoted to the concentrated foods and
to getting these from the nearest mar
ket-North America. All of these con-
ditions will continue to cumulate until
the war is over.
The supplies in the worlds larder
! for the next twelve months are now
known. They are too short to support
| our allies unless every man, woman
and child enters National service to
support the Food Administration.
France, England, Ireland, Italy, and
Belgium in peace time imports 40 per
cent of their wheat. Owing to the
reduction in harvest they must during
the next twelve months import so per
cent. In peace times we furnish SO
percent of their breadstuffs; Canada
furnishes 11.6 per cent and they draw
from other markets 20.2 per cent.
This year, the fine eXertion Of Canada
will furnish about Is per cent, we
must furnish 20 per cent and we must
reserve per cent for materials from
whom we draw vital supplies. This
leaves % per cent which the allies
must exc out by use of other cereals
in their war bread, obtain from other
markets or further reduce consump-
ton. Our % per cent means 100000
900 bushels, of wheat against our sur
plus in this year Of short crops of only |
SS,000000, If We eat normally. If we |
reduce our flour consumption from
5 pounds per week per person to |
pounds, we shall make available our
quota.
The food animals among the Allies |
have decreased since the war began |
by about 100000 head, thus their
meat, fat, milk, and butter have de- |
creased in the face of increased need. |
They normally import 80 per cent of |
their fodder-grains, corn, oats, barley, |
and rye. Owing to the reduction in |
their harvest they must, this next |
twelve months. import Sc per cent if |
they receive the normal amount. In |
peace times we furnish them under 2 |
per cent, and Canada under l per cent. |
This year We must alone furnish them |
with at least 40. per cent, as Canada |
produces little but wheat. Our quota |
means 100000, 900 bushels and We can
do it if our great corn and oats crops |
mature.
They need the cereals other than |
wheat, not only to supply feed for
animals but partly to substitute for |
wheat in the bread. They can, how
corn for human food, for, in Italy, they |!
have nev@ eaten corn bread, and have !
no adequate mills, and besides. house |
hold baking is a lost art and corn |
bread can not be distributed from
the bakeries. Therefore, they must
have wheat as the basis for their war
loaf.
France and Italy formerly produced
their own sugar. They can not do SO
now. England imported largely trom
Germany and Russia. Therefore, our
allies must now come to the Yves. In
dies for over 100000 tons if they are
to obtain a normal amount. They thus
draw from our own source of supply |
and we must divide with them.
OF potatoes and other vegetables We |
have superabundance, which We can |
not ship, because they require from 4 |