The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-12-06
America Called on by End Of
War to Supply Added
Millions. (
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
over Three Times Pre-War Shipments
Requred-Situation In Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Policy Sound.

With the guns in Europe silenced,
we have now to consider a new world
food situation. But there can be ne
hope that the volume of our export4
can be lightened to the slightest de-
gree with the cessation of hostilitles
Millions Of people liberated from the
Prusslan yoke are now dependinf
upon us for the food which will keei
them from starvation.
With food the United States made
1t possible for the forces Of demoo
racy to hold out to victory. To insure
democracy in the world, we must con
tinue to live simply in order that WI
may supply these liberated nations oi
Europe with food. Hunger among I
people inevitably breeds anarchy
American food must complete the worR
of making the world safe for demoo
racy.
Last year we sent 11,820000 tons Of
food to EGrOpe. For the present year
with only the European Allies to feed
We had originally pledged ourselves tS
a program that would have increased
our exports 10 17.500000 tons. Now
to feed the liberated nations. we will
have to export a total of not less than
2OO00,000 toas-practlcally the limit
OF loading capacity at our ports Re
viewing the world food situation, we
find that some foods will be obtanable
In quantities sufficient to meet all
world needs under 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
a high percentage Of extraction and
maintain economy In eating and the
avoidance of waste.
In fats there win be a heavy short-
age - about 3,000,0O0,000 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
supplies are limited to the capacity Of
the available refrigerating ships. The
supplies Of beef in Australia, the Ar
gentlne and the United States are suf-
fcient to load these ships. There will
be a 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 sufficient supply of
sugar to allow normal consumption In
this country II the other nations re-
tain their present short rations or in
crease them only slightly. For the
countries of Europe, however, TO in
CREASE their present rations TO a ma
terial extent will nCcesSitate our shar-
ing part OF our own supplies with
them
Twenty Million Tons of Food.
OF the world total, North America
will furnish more than GO per cent.
The United States, including the West
Indies, viii be called upon to furnish
20.0O0000 tons Of food Of all kinds as
compared with our pre-war exports Of,
about 100000 tons
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
that Europe viii know
famine unless the American people
bring their home consumption down
30 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 100000 peo-
pie in North Russia whom there ID
small chance of reaching with feed
Ibis winter. Their transportation ls
iemoralized in complete anarchy, and
shortly many Of their ports win be
frozen, even II internal transporf 1
rould be realized.