The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-06
MUST increase
FOOD EXPORTS
America Called on by End Of
War to Supply Added
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
Over Three Times Prs-War Shipments
Required--S,tuation in Wheat and
Fata Proves Governments
Policy Sound.

With the guns In Europe Sjlenced,
We have now 10 consider new world
/ food situation. But there can he no
! hope that the volume OF oar exports
! can he liShtened to he slightest de
gree with. the cessation Of hosfiiities
Millions of people liberated from the
| Pfussian yoke are now depending
upon US for the food which will keep
them from starvation
With food the United States made
it possible for the forces of denoc-
racy 10 hold out to victory To insun,
democracy in the world, We must con
.unuo 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 she work
of making the world safe for democ-
.racy.
| Last year We sent JI,S20.000 tons Of
food to Europe. For the present year,
with only the European Allies 10 feed,
We had originally pledged ourselves 10
| program that would have Increased
our exports to d7,5o0,009 tons. Now,
to feed the liberated nations, we will
! have to export total OF net less than
! '20;00o,000 toaS-practically the limit
/ of loading capacity ut cur ports Re
| viewing the world food situation, we
1 find that some foods VIII be obtainable
/ in quantities sufficient 10 meet all
world needs under a regime of eco
! nonieal consumption On the other
hand, there will he marked world
shortages in somo important conlnodl-
| ties.
Return to Normal 5ne2d Loaf.
With the enlarged wheat crops
which American farmers have grown,
and the supplies of Australia, the Ar
! gentiEe and other markets now acces,
slble to shipping, there are bread
! grains enough to enable the nations 10
return to their normal wheat loaf,
provided IKE continue to mill flour at
A high percentage OF extraction and
snalntain economy in eating and the
! avoidance of waste
| In fats there will he q heavy short
age = about 3000,000,O0o 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 ami
mails, there will lie sufficient supplies
of other feedstuffs to allow economical
consumption:
In the matter of beef, the worlds
x.f{x x.f
The available refrigeratfng ships The
supplies of beef In Australia, the ar
gentine and the United States are suf-
fscient TO load these ships. There will
be shortage IN theyimperting couu-
/ tries, hat we cannot. hope TO expantt
exports materially for thcnext months
IN view of the bottle neck in trans
| portation
We VIII have a sufficient supply OF
sugar to allow normal consumption in
i this country il the other nations re.
tain their present short rations or iHr
crease them only slightly. For the
countries OF Europe, however, to in
crease their present rations TO mn.
| terial extent viii necessitate our shar-
/ ing a paxt Of eur own supplies with
them.
Twenty EiIiion Tens Of Food.
OF the world total, North America
will furnish more than 60 per cent.
The United States, including the West
Indies WILL be called upon to furnish
.20,00O,0O0 tons of food Of all kinds as
compared with our pre-war exports Of
about 100000 tons.
While we will be able to change our
/ program In many respects, even
| casual survey of the world supplies
kR comparison to world demands shows
eonclusiyely that Europe will know
! famine unless lie American people
bring their home consumption dowa
TO the barest minimum that will main
Etain health and strength
There are conditions CT famine in
Europe that will be beyond orr power
to remedy. There are 40090,0 600 pco-
pie in North Russia whom there is
gmah chance Of reaching With feod
| tits winter Their transperiatfoIf Is
demoralized In complete anarchy, and
shortly GiaIiy Of their ports will be
frozen. even II internal transport
cesM be realized.
To Preserve Civilization.
! A4 thIs moment Germany has nat
alone sucked the food and animals.
from all those nlassas Of people she
has dominated and LEFT starving, but
sha has left behind her a total wreck
age Of social institutions, ard Ills
mas 81 peGrle IL nov confronted with
ahsolate anarchy
/ H we value our own safety and the
social organization Of the warld, if We
va1us Tie preservation of civilization
Itself. we canaot permit growth OF dds
cancer in the worlds sitafs
Famine is the niofher OF ANARCHY
From the inability Of governments 10
secure feod for their people Crews
revolution and chaos From an ability
| to. supply their people grows stability
| OF government md tIse defeat Of an
areaav Did we Put Il on no higher
plane ssla8 our Interests In tile pro-.
4 feetEoa of our institutions we must