McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-12-20
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-situation In Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Policy Sound. \ I
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.

With the guns in Europe silenccd,
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-
raey 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 Of
Europe with food Hunger among a
people inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete the work
Of making the world safe for democ-
racy.
Last year we sent II. $4,000 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 increased
our exports to 17,500,O00 tons. Now,
to feed the liberated nations, we Will
have to export a total Of not less than
20,000,O00 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 a regime Of eco
nomical consumption. On the other
hand, there will be marked world
shortages in some important commodi-
ties.
Return 70 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 flour AZ
high percentage Of extraction and
maintain economy in eating and the
avoidance Of waste.
In fats there will be heavy short
age ~ about 3,O00,000000 pounds = In
pork products, dairy products and
vegetable oils. While there will be a
shortage of about three million tons
In rich protein feeds for dairy anil
mails, there win 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 refrfgerating ships. The
supplies Of beef In Australia, the Ar
genttne and the United States are suf-
ficient TO load these ships. There wifi
be a 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
portation.
We will have a sufficient supply Of
sugar to allow normal consumption In
this country II the other nations re-
tain their present short rations or in
crease them only slightly. For the
countries Of Europe, however, to in
GREASE their present rations to ma
terlal extent will necessitate our shar-
Ing q part Of our own supplies with
them
Twenty Million Tons of Food.
OF the world total North America
viii furnish more than 90 per cent.
The United States, including the West
Indies. viii be called upon to fusnlsh
eano0Aoo tons Of food Of all kinds As