The Springfield herald., 1918-12-13
u. S. fuvI] Ta.SA
Europe Needs Nearly Double
Last Years Supplies From
America.
ECONOMY MUST CONTINUE.
World Survey Shows Sufficient Wheat.
Gut Shortage Of Fats-0ovsrn.
nent's stImuIative Pro-
gram Justified.

With the return of pence America I,
confronted by n food problem ever
harder of solution tlinn that with
which we coped In time OF war. We
have i'm entirely new wOrl, sItuntIoI
in fomI. 1t Will mean essential rhahges
In our domestic program. But moro
import: mt thnn this, y must Of ncces-
sity require increased export
Las. wear we shipped ~ So mo iol,~
Of foCdstufrs 10 the Eurnr ~, Allies
Hnti tin war continued We would have
incren ed this enorr,ous figure in. Ii.
-. hAMx sQRs In the ,rt,snt year, %nw.
with tic responsibility nf fc.I'," ~
long nf people li,,-'rii's, from iii.. Ter
ninn f. ke. our cx,r' ii'st he l'pi .s',
up ID ~ Ir,,S, .ut ,;D iois .,r;,.
tir;lliy iir limit nf ,rad'n. cnlrri "
our ports.
World Food Dcsaane Increased
Thw "nl of The var will ,-rratc Al.
enormnIsly incrrns'.i ',rr,an,l fnr fn",,
Humanity dpii,ii IL. Tim HE STRIVING
mIIlirns freed froii pr'i,siai. .ir,f.s
sion sl'all have 81; tent supplies Ia
ass'ir" rhr'r return .,,lin nlih nirl pros
periIy. If these iIlrra,r,l nniions ar.
. efu,esl with starvation they sTinnni rs
tnhlish orderly governments ii,ngci
breeds ,l'mrcliy In II I,,orlr. Thr nni
to fr'" The world fn- democracy will
be lnsi utter Il has hran won Amer
icn nli;.'' cnniin,. Us work to illul-,
tion and hy slnriag lis food make ,ir
niOcr1,.N safe In he world.
In nI.inre IL, ,na.., fiIs ,,os,. s,It,n h,
the Food Atim.iS ir,ion Inns mu,ie y
careful survey Of l!,' rund resources Of
the whole world Il, ,..,,iiou to .tl,r To
tai .ls'' ,'ds- Co::ip ling supplies or
the h;.Ss. nf the ;'ssi.inncr Of WAIST,
and w:l .talsliiaIi!;ii 1t IN found thu
wheat AMI rye may bc Obtnineh il, su!-
ncirnf quantities tn meet economical
wOrld consumption liicl, protein feed
for tlal.'y nn'Iins will shnw shnrfag,
Of about = itNW0DU tons. while there
will be sui.icicn. supplies Of other
feeds to allow economical constmp
tiOn benns ieas AMI rice will also he
found In sir.;icIriI, quantities to main
tan "DnOi:iy ~ - .;ii.ipilon: there
ar. sIf;ripni suiir,fl.. nf Beef to keci
pace with The tn.il..N II rcfri.cIrltIn. |
space
Great Fat Shortage
The most distHct reversal Of polio,
will cor" with PORK and dairy p9Ql
acts, ,.ger.i:' iloiIs. Nigar cal ~ -
JIr,es! 6isa.Hssii;;ss:s:ss:;; at.As i;s::s;; iiissss Sooo6
n rsNyS =. here Ste suflicient SUI
sas~r fnr us TO return to our nOrmn
Iugnr rnnsumptian II ether nation
continue il.rlr prrsent short ration
or even Ii their VI. -,uiis nrt slightly W
If The F.rrnaen cOuntrieS
however. are. 10 rt. lie t1.elr morn
su; nr cors nsr: will he thlou
our ,r,,',.'' :. @ .vniion lp orr.
to >';iyc will! Il, r.erc is a 81
ph; .f,u
or - ~ p. rtl .ir."l Ia pr
dusr q I'll ';t'''r;i v'i
un,Sa G., ~ Il
dic., ''t. t0 80.
a.t,N:. ~ " 't,',s
ari'ltS ' -si hr - .; h''"l
G.AaiA. J -
u. --,l ..., ;v p.s lr
fhr ..':. y
i. H, = ~ - ~
tine. \, .,i,;i. ,n, u rIihcrIo h
acc, : 81. ...i.e 81 J0eh tg
milling prrcc,,i -.,u ~ If ro:i
sumption nnd itariioi. uf VAS:
make il p"ssisir f,,r The world 10 re
turn to u whi,e vi nj ionf.
or MI ON, c..;s5,t- ia' si,i's,ica IL
fnis. The i'r..rs, pnd ,uvs, ','pnriai
iten, is ~ ii - hi,- we carno' s,.piHs
the VI, 80. N .se ll'i
to ,.at- i'. :. nf i,i
and ~ uii 'fi.
govc,9.; i.-... Pali,- . regard to
stin,u..,t; !. Sc NJ. f-c ~ Of when,
and nf trr!; iI.;. - =, source of
fats. is I'll :. amply :, lied by the sit
uation nl".n the rcturn of pence.
Far1,ae spceter stu Stalks.
The T., S al The United States
m,lSi ,, ~. and wis uc.i.uiny
In I, ~ r. nif,'i 10 complete
i, the f'' L. world. But
even N; ,nuliSl conservation and
prsl:.. N iis country there will
be IL t, r;,r for the next year or more
stnr, NJ. =. i,eynn'l all human power to
aI!ay II. Nn:';h Russia there are 40
0OO.UIO I,,.,ple 10 whom food cannot
be made accessible this winter. Their
transportation Is demoralized In com.
plete anarchy. And even II internal
transport can be assured their ports Of
entry would soon be frozen. Millions
more who have felt keenly the oppres-
sion of war will be beyond reach of as
oistance.
We must realize that upon our
shoulders rests greater responsible
" than we have ever before been
asked to assume. We must realize that
Aaillions of lives depend absolutely
upon the continued service and sacri-
Zee Of the American people.
We must realize that the specter OF
famine abroad now haunts the abun.
Asssce Of our tnble AT homo.