The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-12-06
America Called on by End Of
War to Supply Added
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
over Three Times Pre-War Shipments
Reauired-Situation in Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Policy Sound.

we have now TO consider a new world
food situation. But there can be no
hone that the volume OF our exports
can be Ilghtened TO the slightest Do
cree with the cessation of hostilltlea.
Millions N people liberated from lac
Prussia yoke are now depending
upon MS Tor the food which will keep
them from starvation.
with food the United States made
It possible for the forces Of damoc-
racy TO hold out to victory. To insIre
democracy in the world, we must Goa
uhue 10 I'VE simply IN oruer ina we
may supply Jnese hoe'aIeu NATIONS OF
EUROPE WIN Ioou' Hunger among a
people lhe''laDiS pteeus aharcAs'
american Ioou must complete 'he work
Oh mixing 'He WORTH SAFE LOT ueiloS
'aCy'
Last year we sent l~l'o-oVVV TONS Ok
Ioou 10 EUROPE f"r 'le present ye"s'
WIN onIl 'ne european A'leS 10 Ieeu'
we had originally pleuseu ourselves 70
d program that Wonld nave increased
u exports to l'''oo,oOo tons. Now,
10 Ieeu tle liberated hauohs' we "A
nave l." export I"tal OF not less man
zO'OOoVoO ioaS-prac'lcaIly lhe uHN
OF loaalhs capacity at our ports 10
viewing lne Worlu 1000 sltualloh' we
una mat some foods VIII be obtalnob'a
IN quantities sulhcient 10 meet ~
world needs under a regime oil eco
nOmlcai consumption. Tn the Olher
hand' there Will be marked WoRa
shortages In some important comnoG-
lies
Return to Normal Bread Loaf.
with the enlarged wheat crops
which American farmers have grown.
and the supplies of Australia. the Ar
peptlne and other markets now acces
sible TO shining. there are bread
grains enough to enable the nations 10
return TO their normal wheat loaf
nrovided we continue IN mill aour N
a hig percentage OF extraction and
muintain economy in eating and Ae
avoidance of waste
In fats there win he a heavy Short
nge about 3OOOOOO 600 Mounds IN
psrk products dairy products and
vegetable oils While there will he a
shortage Of about three million tOHa
In rich protein feeds for dairy ant
mails, there VIII be suflcient supplies
$ Oh ouler Ie'ns'uHs to allow economical
:
In the matter OF beer the worlds
supplies are hnlted TO tle capacity %
the avallaDIe reirlgeratins ships. Two
supplies OF peel IN Australia the Ar
f. genuine D lhe uhlteu states are SUI
hc'enI 10 loau 'hese sHlps' mere "A
e De a shortage IN the importing co@-
ID lries' nut we canhot nope 10 e1psaa
eAPorls ma'erloIly Ior 'ne next hioh@a
u" we" Oh Tue oo''Ie meek IN 'Ian'-
h p'rl"lloh.
we VIII nave a Suul''ent supply "
= sugar 10 a'IoN noIIual consumption u
IhIS country il 'ne o'h'r nations 70
OF Ialn thelr present snort ra'lons or ~
IT, crease li'n o"'y sIshly' ror As
countries Oh Europe however 10 ~
'rease 'n''I present '"'lohS 10 Il No'
lei'A' extent VIII ueceSs'IFle our snhlN
ing a part OIL our own supplies "I1a
mem
q Twenty Million Tons Of Food.
or the world total, North America
. VIII turns" more man oO per cent
Tue OhIleu suites, lhViuulnS me "es'
,nules' WIN De caIleu upon TO iu,IE'
~Nu'OVO'VVO IONS VI loou Oh all MINUS az
'o'upaleu WIN our pre-"h' exports VI
- "oouI o~'oVo'VVo 'ous'
WINE we WI" ue ooIe 10 chonse o."
P'Vs'a" ]" many 'eSPeVlS' even
- casual survey o' 'he worm supplies
=" III COMPARISON 10 WorIu demands sho"'
U conc'us''eIy 'hat europe WIZ AAON
-" 'au''ue u.''ess the Aihe'''un peop''
u oVlnE lhelr nome Consumption ooW'
y TO ihe oaresI minimum Ih"l VIII mSlH
' 'aln hea''h ahu strength
lhere are conu''lonS OF anime :
j" Europe lhal WI De oeNuhu our p'"e
~ 10 remedy lnere are ~fo'oVV'Voo pee
'' ple IN North RUSSIA Wh"m mere !
W SlnalI chahce OF reaching WIN 1000
'hls winter. lhei' transportation j
~ uemoral1Heu III complete anarchy an
shortly many OF lhelr ports VIII D
frozen, even tt 'h'e'na' u"ispO'