The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-12-05
America Called on by End OF
War to Supply Added
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
Over Three Times Pre-War Shipments
Required In Wheat and
Fats Provea Governments
Policy Sound.

we nave now 10 consider new world
food situation. But there can be no
hope that the volume of our exports
can be lightened to the slightest de-
gree with the cessation of hOstilitles.
Millions Of people liberated from the
Prussian yoke are now depending
upon us for the food which Will keep
them from starvation
With food the United States made
1t possible for the forces of democ.
racy to hold out to victory 10 insure
democracy In the world, we must con-
tinuo to live simply in order that we
may supply these liberated nations of
Europe with food. Hunger among n
people inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete tho work
OF making the world safc for democ-
racy.
Last year we sent 1I.S"o.OOO tons of
food to Europe For tho present year,
with only the European Allies to tecd,
we had originally pledged ourselves to
a program that would have Increased
our exports to 1T,aoo,ooo tons Now.
to feed the liberated nations, wc viii
have to export total ot NOT less than
2o,OO0OOO toas-practicaNy the limit
OF loading capacity at our ports. Re.
viewing the world food situation, we
find that some foods will te oh,ainable
In quantities sufficient IL meet all
world needs under Il regime OF eco
nomical consumption. On the other
hand, there will be marked world
shortages in some important rou,modi-
ties.
Return to Normal Bread Loaf.
With the enlarged wheat crops
which American farmers have grown.
and the supplies Of Australia, the Ar
gentine and other markets now acces.
sible to shipping, there are bread
grains enough to enable the nations to
return to their normal wheat loaf,
provided we continue to mill flour at
high percentage Of extraction and
maintain economy in eating and the
avoidance Of waste.
In fats there will be heavy short
age - about 3,0OO,OOO,OO0 pounds in
pork products, dairy products and
vegetable oils. While there will be
shortage Of about three million tons
in rich protein feeds for dairy ami
mails, there will be sufficient supplies
of other fecdstufes to allow economical
consumption.
In the matter Of beef, the worlds
supplies nre limited to the capacity Of
the available refrlgerating ships. The
supplies of beef in Australia, the Ar
gentlne and the United States are s,,f.
hcient to load these ships. There will
DC shortage in the importing coun.
tries, but we cannot hope TO expand
exports materially. for the next months
IN view of the bottle neck in trans.
portaion.
We will have sufficient supply of
sugar to allow normal CONSUMPTION in
this country II the other nations re-
tain their present short rations or in
crease them only slightly For the
countries Of Europe, however, to in
crease their present rations to a ma
ter1al extent will necessitate our shar-
Ing part Of our own supplies with
them.
Twenty Million Tons Of Food.
Of tho world total North America
VIII furnish more than 60 per cent.
Ihe United States, including the West
indies, will be called upon to furnish
2oIOO0,O00 tons Of food OF oil kinds as
compared with our pre-war exports OF
about 100000 tons.
While We Will be able to change our
program in many respects, even
casuai survey OF the world supplies
IN comparison to world demands shows
conclusiveIy that Europe will know
famine unless the American people
bring their homo consumption down
to The barest minimum that Will main
tain health and strength.
There are conditions OF famine in
Europe that Will be beyond our power
to remedy. There are 100000 peo-
ple In North Russia whom there is
small chance OF reaching with food
this winter Their transportation Is
demoralizcd in complete anarchy, and
shortly many Of their ports will be
frozen, even IL internal transport
could be realized.
TO Preserve Civilization.
At this moment Germany has not
alone sucked the food and animals
from all those masses Of people she
has dominated and left starving, but
aisa has left behind her total wreck.
ago OF social institutions, and this
mass OF people fs now controntrd with
absolute anarchy.
R we value our own safety and the
social organization Of The world. if we
value tho preservation Of civilization
itself, we cannot permit growth Of this
'caneer in the worlds vitals.
Famine ts the mother Of anarchy.
From tho inability Of governments to
secure food for their people grows
revolution and chaos. From an ability