The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-12
MUST INCREASE
FOOD EXPORTS
America Called on by End Of
War to Supply Added
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
over Three Times Pre-Wsr Shipments
Required-sItustion In Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Policy Sound.

With the guns In Europe sIlenced.
we have now to consider new world
food situation. But there can be no
hope that the volume OF our exports
can be llghtened TO the slightest de-
gree with the cessation of hostilities.
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
II 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 demCc-
racy.
Last year we sent IL ,s20,OO0 tons Of
'ood to Europe. For the present year.
with only the European Allies to feed.
We had originally pledged ourselves TO
program that would have increased
our exports TO 1850 900 tons. Now.
To feed the liberated nations, we will
have to export a total OF not less than
20,OoO,o00 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
nomical consumption. On the other
hand, there will be marked world
shortages in some important commodl-
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 aces
sible to shipping there are bread
grains enough 10 enable the nations to
return TO their normal wheat loaf,
provided we continue TO mill -four at
high percentage Of extraction and
maintain economy in eating and the
avoidance of waste
In fats there will be a heavy short
age - about 5000. 100000 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
Of other feedstuffs TO allow economical
consumption.
In the matter OF beef, the worlds
ra tnI m ait Of
the available refrigerating ships. The
supplies of beef in Australia, the Ar
! --entine and the United States are suf-
ficient To load these ships. There will
be 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
pOrtation.
We will have a sufficient supply OF
sugar to allow normal consumption in
this country II the other nations re-
tain their present short ratlons or In
crease them only slightly. For the
countries OF Europe, however, to in
crease their present rations 10 a ma
terial extent will necessitate our shar-
Ing a part of our own supplies with
them.
Twenty Million Tons Of Food.
OF the world total, North America
will furnish more than 90 per cent.
The United States, including the West
Indies, will be called upon TO furnish
10000, 600 tons OF food of all kinds as
| compared with our pre-war exports OF
| about 6,00O000 tons.
While We will be able TO change our
program In many respects, even a
| casual survey of the world supplies
In comparison 10 world demands shows
conclusively that Europe will know
| famine unless the American people
bring their home 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
! 10 remedy There are 40,OO0,0OO PEG
Pile In North Russia whom there is
small chance Of reaching with food
| this winter. Their transportation Is
demoralized In complete anarchy. and
shortly many Of their ports will be
frozen, even II 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
she has left behind her a total wreck
age OF social institutions, and this
mass of people is now confronted with
absolute anarchy.
II we value our own safety and the
social organization Of the world, II We
value the preservation of civilization
itself We cannot permit growth of this
cancer In the worlds vitals.
Famine is the mother Of anarchy.
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