The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-21
MUST INCREASE
FOOD EXPORTS
America Called on by End oil
War to Supply Added
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
Over Three Times Pre-War Shipments
Required-sltuatIon In Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Policy Sound.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.

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 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.
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
tinue to live simply in order that We
may supply these liberated nations ot
Europe with food. Hunger among q
people inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete the work
of making the world safe for dem0c-
racy.
Last year we sent 11,S2O,0 600 tons Of
feOd to Europe. For the present year.
with onls the European Allies to feed,
We had originally pledged ourselves to
program that would have increased
our exports to 17.500.O 900 tons. Now;
to feed the liberated nations, we will
have to export total Of not less than
20,OO0,OO0 toas-practically the limit
of loading capacity at our ports. Re
viewing the world food situation, we
And that some foods will be obtainable
In quantities sufficient to meet NIL
world needs under a regime Of eco
noinical consumption. On the other
hand. there will be marked world
shortages In some important comnlodi-
tea
Return to Normal Bread Loaf.
With the enlarged wheat crops
which American farmers have grown,
and the supplies Of Australia, the Ar
Eentine and other markets now acces-
sible 10 shipping, there are bread
grains enough 10 enable the nations 10
rrturR to Their normal wheat loaf,
;iofiG.d we continue TO mill hour at
Ii high percentage Of extraction and
.1Giliain economy In eating and the
avoidance OF waste.
In fa;s there Will he heavy short
&ge - about 5000. 0N. 900 pounds - in
rorI products, dairy products and
.actable oils. While there will be q
.;hDrtage OF about three million tons
IN rich protein feeds for dairy AMI
n,als, there will be sufficient supplies
OF other feeGstuffs to allow economical
consumption.
In the matter OF beef, the worlds
supplies are limited to the capacity Of
he available refrigerating ships. The
,-ent he and the United States are suf-
.,.tI!7 &c load these ships There will
la shortage In the importing cOun-
:, O.. Eut we cannot hope to expand
y*parts materially for the next months
IL view If Nae bottle neck in trans
pnrt.;ion.
.. Ne VIII have sufficient supply OF
>,1snr TO allow normal consumption In
rnis country II the other nations re-
ain their present short rations or In
crease them only slightly. For the
,p:.utr.es Of Europe, however. to In
crease ther present ratiGnS to ma
tpr.ai extent will neceSSitate our shnr-
.nS part of our own supplies with
hem.
Twenty Million Tons Of Food.
OF the world total, North America
viii furnish Iuore than 20 per cent.
Ihe United States, including the West
iaGirs, will be called upon to furnish
"A,ku 60 tons Of food Of all kinds a.
.o!nrured with our pre-war exports Of
arour 6,N>0 600 tons
Nhle we will be- able to change our
program in many RESPECTS. even q
,'esl.aI surrey OF the world supplies
II COMPARISON 70 world demands shows
.,,nvilx.vsly that Europe Will know
/ iHl.lre unless the American people
',rlns their hrlne consumption down
. the hurpsl minimum that will main
t.ln ut,lIt!. AMI strength.
There are conditions OF famine In
y :.urnre .i,n- VIII he beyond our power
! - remedy There are i0.0O0.cO peO-
& ols In %t.th Rass;G whom there In
\ fma.i chance OF reaching with food
I ihls N!u.er. Their transportation 10
4 derl8ralzed In complete anarchy, and
! shorJly ,aany Of their ports will be
frozen. even If internal transport
l could bc realized.
To Pcase~.e Civilization.
: AZ this moment Germany has NOT
I alone rucied tie food and animals
) from a.! ..,use II" a5Gs Of people she
7 h.s dominated and !eff starving, bu,
I she hes left behind her e total wreck
\ .,:e e social institutions, and this
I LASS Of people ls now confronted with
i / absolute anarchy.
= If We value our own safety and the
soci.l ORGANIZATION OF the world, II W
vai6s Tire preservation Of civilization
itself, 5ge cannot permit growth Of TIL,
calper in the WCrla's ~l'als.
Famine Is the mother Of anarchy
From tie inability Of governments Il
secu1e food ior their people grows
revolution ana chaos. From an abiiit.
10 .Ipyls the:r People grows stabilit!
Of government AID the defeat Of IN
ar; ). Did re put it on no highe
plaae thar cur interests in the pro
lection CG nur institutions, we nus