The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-12-07
MUST INCREASE
FOOD EXPORTS
America Called on by End OF
War to Supply Added
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
over Three Times prc-War Shipments
Required-Situatica In Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Porsy Sound.

With the guns w Europe silenccd,
we have. now to consider new world
4 food situatlon. I:gt there can be no
hope that the vol0inc oil our exports
can he ligl,tened to the sllrhtcst do
sree with The cessauo,i VI bos.il,ies
| Millions of people liberated from the
prussian' yoke are now depending
| upon us for the food which will keer
them from starvation.
! With food the United States made
| It. possible for the forces OF democ
racy to hold .ut to victory. To insure
4 democracy In the world, we Nnust con
,inue to 1--we simply In order that we
may supply these liberated natIons OF
Europe with food. Hunger among
people Inevitably breeds anarchy
American food must complete the work
i of making the world safe for den,s.
rucy.
Last year We sent il,s2O,OC0 tons OF
food to Europe. For the present year
! with only the European Allies to feed.
we had originally pledged ourselves to
a program that would have Increased
our exports to 17,5O0,0O0 tons. Now.
to feed the liberated nations, we will
have to export n total of not less than
2000o,Op0 tons--practicnliy the limit
of loading capacity nj our ports. Re.
viewing the world food situation, we
find that some foods will be obtninable
In quantities sufficient to meet all
world needs under regime of eco.
nomlcal consumption. On the other
hand, there will be marked world
shortages In some important commodi.
ties
Return to Normal 6read Loaf.
/ With the enlarged wheat crops
which American farmers have grown.
and the supplies of Australia, the Ar.
gentine and other markets now aces
sible to shipping, there are bread
grains enough to enable the nations to
return TO their normal wheat loaf,
provided we coptinge To E..l lUcr ~
a high percentage Of ov'rnciicn nra
maintain economy In eatin. uud Tie
avoidance of waste.
In fats there Ny no hcavy short.
! age - about 3,000,O00, 900 pounds - In
! pork products, dairy products and
vegetable oils. While there will be q
shortage of about three million tons
10 rich protein feeds for dairy ami.
mails. u, reswill be sufficient supplies
Of other edstuffs to allow economical
!, In ~ mst,.r 40 ho., ~. ,-,r,s..
.unn,I. az ,,m,.sd )" 81. ~" .c,,n -
the available refrigerating ships. The
osntine ana tha Hated St.ta. ~ .re.
6cient ~ iood these sh,n. rhs,s NIL,
BE- 4 ahortsee IN the Imnort,ns conn.
tn. hi "a cenrot nor o. .vr.rd
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nArik ~
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. thts ecuntrv n the otAsr notion. r..
, tain fhsiy nresent shovt ,.tion. :, IN.
cr.aso them oniv sl,aht,v mr. ,ha
eouutYaas Of Europe. horssver. N In.
srssse their present. rat,ons TO a mn.
| tcsjaI extent win neoessitate our shnr.
Inn a mart Of our own sunnIio. vi,,,
: tbam.
Nwsuty mt,,,on rons 81 Pod.
| or the world total. North America
viii furplsh more than 90 per cent.
To Unitpd Statss Including the West
Ihdlea will be called upon In furnIsh
10000. Zoo tons Of food of all kInds .s
tcosupared with our prc. war cxports 81
about R60O 900 tons.
. WhiIe we win be able to change ou,
, pssgrsm In many respects. even n
cascnl survey of the world suppllea