The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-12-06
PEACE ADDS ID
U. S. FOOD TA|
Europe Needs Nearly ID
Last Years Supplies Fro
. America.
ECONOMY MUST CONT
World Survey Shows Sufficien. :,
But Shortage Of FatsLcov..
ment's StimuIative PRO
gram Justified.

Aoou problem
harder OF solution than that
which we COPIED in time of wa,
have an entirely new world si,,
In food. 1t will mean essentia, I'll
in our domestic program. But
important than this. 1. must Of !
sity require increased export
Last year We shipped 1l,sooM1
OF fOodstuffs to the European
Had the war continued we Womb
increased this enormous figure !
$4,000 tons in the present year
with the responsibility Of feedInI
ions of people liberated from IN
man yoke, our exports must be h,
up to at least 2O,OOO,OOO tons-l
tically the limit Of loading capad
our ports.
World Food Demand lncrea,
The end OF the war will cres
enormously increased demand ~
Humanity demands that the ~
millions freed from Prussian
sion shall have sufficient sum
assure their return to health and
perity. II these liberated natio|
faced with starvation they cam
tablish orderly governments
breeds anarchy In a people. m
to free the world for democrad
be lost after it has been won.
lea must continue its work to
ton and by sharing its food ma
lnOcracy safe in the world.
In order to meet this new sit
the Food Administration has nj
careful survey of the food resouj
the whole world in relation to
tai demands. Computing suppl
the basis OF the avoidance of
and war consumption, it is foun
wheat and rye may be obtained
ficient quantities to meet econ
world consumption; high protei
for dairy animals will show ST
Of about 100000 tons, while
will be sufficient supplies Of
feeds to allow economical col
,iol; beans, peas and rice will
found in sufficient quantities I'd
tain economy in consumption
are sufficient supplies of beef
pace with the capacity of refrig
space.
Great Fat Shortage.
The most distinct reversal OF
will come with pork and da.rj
ucts, vegetable oils. sugar and
Utmost economy will be requ
the use of fats and oils, in whic
Is world shortage of about SO
600 pounds. 1nere are suffice
plies Tor us to return to our
sugar consumption if ether
continu. their present short
or even ii their rations are slig
creased. If the European co
however, are to resume their
sugar consumption it will be
our continued conservation IN
to share with them. There is
plus of coffee.
OF the world total required
duce these results North Amer
furnish more than GO per cen
| United States. including the
dies, will be III a position to
a total of about 20,O00.cno
against our pre-war exports Q
100000 tons.
The bread grains situation
the world to abandon the use
stitutes in wheat bread. Lar
plies have accumulated in the
tine. Australia and other hith
accessible markets. A continu
milling percentage, economy
sumption and elimination OF
make 1t possible for the worl
turn to a white wheat loaf.
OF all our export possiblI
fats, the largest and most IN
item Is pork. While We canno
the world deficiency, we Will
to help 1t enormously because
past policies of stimulating PR
and restraining consumption
governments policy with re
stimulating the production o.
and of pork, the readiest SO
fats, is thus amply justified oy
uation upon the return OF peaq
Famine specter Still sta
The people of the United
must continue care and wise
In the use of food in order 10
the work Of liberating the wo1
even with the utmost conserve
production In this country u
be in Europe for the next yeai
starvation beyond all human
allay. In North Russia there
100000 people to whom foou
be made accessible this winte
transportation is demoralizeo
plete anarchy. And even II
transport can be assured the Z
entry would soon be frozen.
more who have felt keenly u
sion of war will be beyond rea
siStance.
We must realize that
shoulders rests greater F
ty than we have ever DER
asked to assume. We must &c