The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-29
new FOOD PROGRAM TO Be
ANNOUNCED VICTORY DAY

+, food is In tine towns and cities. Eng
land. France and Italy, about $50, OOO,-
! 90 people are already taken care OF
| by plans arranged at this time. The
ready response that was made by the
| people OF the United States during the
war was remarkable.
One instance especially proves this:
When the Germans made their big
drive in the spring Of 1918 their pro-
gress was so rapid that they captured
vast quantities of English and French
army supplies. The condition was de-
plorable. Our armies only had food
enough to last two weeks and without
| immediate relief, all would be lost.
! The United States food administra-
ton promised to relieve the situation
within Is days. Solid express trains
| loaded with food started from all parts
of the country and transports in wait.
| ing carried the food to Europe within
the time specified and the situation
was relieved. England, France and
Italy may need credit, but If that is ex-
tended they can practically keep
themselves with the aid of their clo-
MES who did not suffer devastation
during the war. Belgium, Rumania
and some other smaller Allies, about
75,0000OO, must not only have credit
extended but may have to have food
given them. The small states liber-
ated from Germany and Austria must
be fed this winter or Anarchy will
reign. Switzerland only grows about
one-fourth of her annual supply, but
has the money to buy the remaining
three-fOurths. Denmark Norway and
Sweden can do the same thing If the
blockade is lifted so that food can be
shipped to them.
The food needs of Germany. Aus
tria and Turkey are what they them
selves made them. We are not asked
to save food for them. What we
must do is, to open the blockade and
give them q chance to buy food any
where they can, If they have the
money to buy it, and can pay to have
1t transported or transport 1t them
selves with the few ships they have
left. Unless they get food from some
place between now and next harvest,
there will be but few Germans left to
pay indemnities.
Every country in Europe needs food
to save them from starvation, except
Hungary and southern Russia. There
are some sources Of supply outside of
the United States that will help some
to relieve the situation. Since the be-
ginning of the war. four years ago,
few boats have gone to and from In
dia, Australia and South America and
foodstuffs have accumulated in these
countries. At this time the United
States and Canada have large supplies
of wheat, thanks to the government
guarantee of price. The United States
is the only country in the world that
has a surplus of hogs and the Argen-
tine and Australia have a surplus of
beef cattle.
South America has an abundance of
coffee and Java and the Philippines
have an abundance of sugar. There is
already marked shortage of feed and
before next harvest the shortage will
be from 40 to 80 percent. Dairy pro-
ducts are already short in this coun-
try, while the shortage in the coun-
tries of Europe is appalling. The
herds of France are practically out of
existence. France has 100000 cows
less now than in 1915 SO that butter
in these countries is scarce and the
price almost prohibitive.
Servia has practically no milk. Re
liable authority that Servia has prac-
tically no children under one year of
age and Poland practically none I'M
der four years of age, caused by the
shortage of cows milk and the strain