Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-12-06
MUST increase
FOOD EXPORTS
America Called on by End OF
War to Supply Added
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
over Three Times Pre-War Shipments
ReQuired-S. tuation in Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Polio, Sound.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED

With the guns IN Europe silenced,
we have now to consider u new world |
food situation. But there can be no
hope that the volume of our exports
can be lightened 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. 9
With food the United States made
1t possible for the forces of dcmoc-
racy to hold out to victory To insure
democracy in the world, we must con-
tnue 10 live simply I'D order that we
may supply these liberated nations of
Europe with food. Hunger among
people inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete the work
Of milking the world safe for democ-
racy.
Last year we sent 11,S2O,OOO 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 increas..A
our exports to l7,5OO,0OO tons. : Now,
have to export a total Of not less than
20.OOOOOO 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 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 nj
u high percentage of extraction and
maintain economy In eating and the
avoidance of waste.
In fats there will be 4 heavy short.
age - about 3,O0O,Oo00p0 pounds - In
pork products, dairy products and
vegetable oils. While there will be
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
gentine and the United States are suf.
ticent to load these ships. There will
he 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
portntlon. Vi
I We will have a sufficient supply OF
| sugar to allow normal consumption In
| this country If 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 ma.
aterial extent will necesState our shar.
ing part of our own supplies with
them
| Twenty Million Tons Of Food.
| vi Tie WORTH tOldl, NOTtn america
will furnish more than 60 per cent
The United States, including the West
Indies, will be called upon to furnish
20.O00,0O0 tons of food of all kinds as
compared with our pge-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
conclusively that Europe will know
| famine unless the American people
bring their home consumption down
TO the barest minimum thiR will main.
tain health and strength
There are conditions Of famine In
Europe that will be beyond our power
20 remedy. There are 40 600 goo peo-
pie In North Russia whom there is
small chance of reaching with food
this winter. Their transportation Is
1lemoralized In complete anarchy, and
shortly many of their ports will he
frozen. even II internal transport
aould be realized
4 To Preserve Civ Mutation.
4 AT this moment Gernmny hus not
alone sucked the food and animals
from all those masses of people she
las dominated and left starving, but
she has left behind her u. total wreck.
,ige of social institutions, and this
mass of people IS now confronted with
absolute anarchy
Ii we value our own safety and the
,cial organization of the world, If we
value the preservation Of civilization
itself, We cannot permit growth of this
cancer in the worlds yitalS.
Famine is the mother of anarchy
q From the Inability of governments TO
secure t,od for their people grows
revolution and chaos From an ability
te supply their people grows stability
of government and the defeat OF an
archy. Did we put IL on no ligher
plane than our interests In the pro-
| lection OF our institutions we must
heStir ourselves In solution OF This
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