The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-12-05

PEACE ADDS TO
U. S. FOOD TASK
Europe Needs Nearly 0oubl(
Last Years SuppNss From.
America.
World Survey ehsSs svfnelsNt WMses
But Shortage Of Fsts-osvssw-
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With the return Of peace America I
e~enfronted by . food problem svsl
harder Of solution than that witt
which We COPIED In time Of wal. W
have an entirely new world situation
In food. II will mean essential change,
in our domestic program. But NOR
important than this. Il must Of necss
sity require Increased export.
Last year We shipped II 800, 900 toni
OF fcodstuKs to the European Allies
Had the war continued We would hav,
Increased this enormous figure 10 IT,
$4,000 tons in the present year. Now
with the responsibility Of feeding mil
Ions Of people liberated from the Ger
man yoke, our exports must be brough,
up to It least 10000. 900 tons-prac
tically the limit Of loading capacity .,
eur ports.
World Feed Demand Increased.
The end of the Wal will create On
enormously Increased demand for food
Humanity demands that the starving
millions freed from Prussian Oppres.
sNp shall have suficient supplies Ia
assure their return to health and pros.
perity. II these liberated nations are
faced with starvation they csnnot 90.
tablish orderly governments. Hunger
breeds anarchy In a people. The war
to free the world for democracy will
be lost after II has been won. Amer
lea must continue It's work { o libera.
ion and by sharing its food make &C.
mocracy safe In the world.
In order TO meet this new situation
the Food Administration has made a
careful survey Of the food esources Of
the whole world In relation 10 the to-
tai demands. Computing supplies IN
the basis Of the avoidance Of waste
and war consumption. II 10 found that
wheat and rye may be obtained 10 suf.
hcient quantities 10 meet economical
world consumption high proteis feed
for dairy animals will show q shortage
Of about 3,000,OOO tons. while there
will be SUFFICIENT supplies Of other
feeds to allow economical cOnsump-
ton beans. peas and rice will also bs
found In suficient quantities to main
Ain economy In consumption there
are sufficient supplies Of beef to Keep
pace with the capacity Of refrigsra ting
space.
Great Fat shsrtasa
The most distinct reversal Of policy
will come with pork and dairy prod.
ucts, vegetable oils, sugar and coffee.
Utmost economy will be required In
the use Of fats and oils, In which there
y . world shortage Of about 5000. 0O0,.
900 pounds. 1nere are sufhciept SUD-
piles fer us to return to our normal
sugar consumption II other nations
continue their present short rasionA,
Or even II their rstions are slightly in
creased. II the European countries,
however. are to resume their Aormal
sugar consumption IL will be through
continued conservation In order
10 share with them. There 10 q SUP
plus Of coffee.
OF the world total required to pro-
luce these results North America will
furnish more than 60 per cent. The
Uaitsd States, including the West In.
eiss. WI Be In Q position to furnish
q total Of about 20.00O,OOO tons
against car pve-war Exports Of about
Aoo0. 900 tons.
The bread grains situation allows
tAs world to sbAndon the Use Of sub
OHffafAn In ~hAat ksA~ 49,. .-
Dliss have accumulated IN the Argsn.
uns. Australia and other hitherto In.
accessible marksta. 4 coatinusd high
milling percentage. scsaomy Of con.
sumotton and elimination Of waste
nabs II possible for the world to ~
tara - Q white wheat loaf.
OF eli ous export possibilities In
htA. tie largest and most important
itsu 10 pork While We cannot supply
he weird dsAasocy. W will b able
b Asap II snormously because Of the
pass policies Of stimulating production
And restraining consumption. The
governments policy with regard to
sdnSlating tAs production Of wheat
and Of port. the readisst sourcs Of
hta, V thus amply justified BY the 1t.
sAttoe upon the return Of peace.
Famine opsetss Sui stauka
M people q he United State,
must continue cars and wise economy
u the use Of food In order to complete
hs work Of ibsratinG the world. But
sv0 With the utmost conservation and
production In this country there viii
- IN Dareps tes the as1t year or more
stssystsa bsyond all human power 20
silay. In Merit Russia there are co..
10000 psepis 70 vAsm food cannot
- made accessible this winter. ThsiS
transportation u dsmorslissd In COM
Dists anarchy. And svsn II iaternsl
sraaspost an b assured their ports Of
sntry would sooa b frosen. Miilion(
more who have fslt kseuly the oppres,
sion Of war will be beyond reach Of a.
astanos.
We must realise that upon ous
shouldsrs rests q greater responsible.
~ than We have ever before been
asked 10 assumA We must realize thai
millions Of lives depend s~bsolutsly
upon the continued service and saari.
49, 40 eA. k.AA.. $500