The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-03

MUST increase
FOOD EXPORTS
America Called on by End of
) $ War to Supply Added
:. 49,: 90 Millions. go, ).
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
Over Three Tiaaee Pre-War Shipments
Required-situation in Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Policy Sound. 49,

food situation. But there can be no I
hope that the volume of our exports /
can be lightened to the slightest de- |
gree with the cessation of hostilities t
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. To insure |
democracy in the world, we must con-
tinue. to live simply IN order that we
may supply these liberated nations Of
Europe with food. Hunger among a
people inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete the work
OF making the world safe for democ-
racy.
Last year we sent ii $4,000 tons of
food to Europe. For the present year,
with only the European Allies to feed,
We had originally pledged ourselves TO
a program that would have increased
our exports TO 17,5o00o0 tons. Now,
TO feed the liberated nations, we will
have to export total of not less than
20,000,0O0 toas-practically the limit
of loading capacity at our ports. Re
viewing the. world food situation, we
find that some foods will be obtainable
In quantities sufficient to meet all
world needs under a regime of eco
oomical consumption. On the other
hand, there will be marked world
shortages in some important commodi-
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 10 mill -four at
| high percentage of extraction and
| maintain economy In eating aud the
| avoidance of waste.
| In fats there win be a heavy short
| lge = about 3,O0O,O0O,00o pounds - in
pork products, dairy products and
vegetable oils. While there will be a
shortage of about three million tons
| in rich protein feeds for dairy ami
mails, there will be sufficient supplies
IF other feedstuffs to allow economical
consumption.
In the matter of beef, the worlds
supplies are limited to the capacity of
he available refrigerating ships. The
supplies OF beef in Australia, the Ar
| sentine and the United States are suf-
dcient to load these ships There will
De a shortage in the importing coun-
ries, but we cannot hope to expand
Exports materially for the next months
n view of the bottle neck in trans
| lortation.
We viii have a sufficient supply of
| sugar to allow normal consumption in
| his country if the other nations re.
ain their present short rations or in.
'rease them only slightly. For tile
| ountries of Europe, however, to in,
| rease their present rations to a ma,
| terial extent will necessitate our shar
ing a part of our own supplies with
| diem.
Twenty Million Tons of Food.
OF the world total, North Americs
will furnish more than go per cent
The United States. including the Wes
indies, will be called upon to furnisl
1O,000,0o0 tons of food Of all kinds a.
compared with our pre-war exports o.
about 100000 tons.
While we will be able to change oul
program in many respects, even {
casual, survey of the world supple!
{ | II comparison to world demands show.
conclusiveiy that Europe will know
famine unless the American peopl,
oring their home consumption dow
% the barest minimum that Will main
| ain health and strength.
There are conditions OF famine II
europe that will be beyond our powe
o remedy. There are 100000 PEG
ole in North Russia whom there i
small chance of reaching with foo,
d his winter. Their transportation i
d | lemoralized in complete anarchy, an,
shortly many of their ports will b
{ frozen, even if internal transpor
Il could be realized. Asg -
To Preserve Civilization. go
At this moment Germany has no
alone sucked the food and animal
from all those masses of people si1
le has dominated and left, Starving. bu
st she has left behind her a total wrecl
ri ri age of social institutions, and thi
fmass of people is now confronted wit
! absolute anarchy aas 80
III We value our own safety and th
81 social Organization of the world, II "
value the preservation of civilizatio
n itself, we cannot permit growth of til
I cancerin the worlds vitals.
nsl Famine is the mother of anarch
From the inability of governments
n secure food for their people grow
i revolution and chaos. From an abilii
to supply their people grows stabilit
~ of government and the defeat of al
> archy. Did we put it on no high.
N plane than our interests in the pr
lection Of our institutions, we mtr
tAbestir ourselves in solution Of til
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