Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-12-11
America Called on by End Of
War to Supply Added
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
Over Three Times Pre.War Shipments
Requlrsd-Sltuatlon In Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Policy Sound.


hope that the volume Of our exports
can be lightened to the slightest de-
gree with the cessation Of hostllitles.
Millions OF people liberated from tho
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-
dnue to 1.-Two simply In order that we
may supply these liberated nations Of
Europe with food. Hunger among a
pc inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete the work
Of making the world safe for democ-
rscy.
Last year we sent II, 100000 tons OF
food 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 100000 tons. Now,
to feed the liberated nations, we will
have to export a total Of not less than
20.OOO.OO0 toas-practically the limit
OF loading capacity at our ports Re-
viewing the world food situation, we
Ind that somo foods will be obtainable
In quantities sufficient to meet all
world needs under q regime Of eco
nomical 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 to mill -four at
nigh percentage Of extraction and
paintain economy In eating and the
Avoidance ee Saaasste.
In fats there will be O. heavy short,
age - about 5000 100000 pounds in
pork products, dairy products and
vegetable oils. While there win be q
shortage c' about three million tons
In rich protein feeds for dairy anil
mails, there will be sufficient supplies
OF other feedstuffs to allow economical
consumption.
In the matter Of beef, the worlds
supplies are limited to the capacity of
the available refrigerating ships The
supplies Of beef in Australia, the Ar.
gentino and the United States are sui.
dcient to load these ships There will
De shortage in the importing coun.
tries. but we cannot hope to expand
exports materially for the next months
La view of the bottle neck in trans-
portation.
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 thom only slightly. For the
countrfeS Of Europe, however, to In.
crease their present rations to q ma.
bosial extent will necessitats our shar-
in8 part Of our own supplies with
them. .'
Twos,ty Miiilon Tone Of Food.
OF the world total North America
viii furnish more than 90 per cent.
The United States, including the West
tndies. will be called upon to furnish
a0c00,O00 tons Of food Of all kinds az
compared with our pre-war exports Of
about 100000 tonR
While we will be able to change our
program In many, respects, even a
casual survey Of the world supplies
In comparison to 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
to remedy. There are 100000 peo.
pie In North Russia whom there Ia
small chance of reaching with food
this winter. Their transportation is
demorallzed In complete anarchy, and
shortly many Of their ports will be
frozen, even II internal transport
could be realized.
To Preeerve Civilization.
At this moment Germany mas not
alone sacked the food and animals
from all those masses Of people she
has dominated and left starving, but
che has left behind her q total wreck,
age Of social institutions, and this
mass Of people Is now confronted with
absolute anarchy.
II we value our own safety and thu
social organization Of the world, If W.
value che preservation Of civilization
Itself. we cannot permit growth Of thia
cancer In the worlds vitals.
Famine 10 the mother of anarchE
From the inability Of governments "a
socnra food for their people grows
revolution and chaos. From an ability
to supply their people grows stability
OF government and the defeat Of an
archy. Did we put 1t on no highe,