Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-07
1000 CONTROLLER Of
CANADA GIVES WARNING
Food Production Should Be In.
creased at All Cost.

Ia, hiS letter to the public on the
LIST of January, Hon. w. J. Hanna. Can
adn'a Good Controller. says:-
Authoritative information has
reached me thai food shortage in Eu-
rope is terribly real, and only the
Stnrnest Resolve ON the part of the pro
aHcrfS. aud equally stern economies on
ti'e ,hrt nj NIL as consumers, can pos.
sihiy save the situation.
"Hrancc last wear had a crop be-
tweed "n"-third aud one-half that of
u n"rn,at Year. Women did the work of
drnneht animals in ii determined effort
IL maAe the Impoverished soil of
Franre produce every possible ounce
OF fothi. They nov look to us to make
uu tla'ig deficiency of essential sup
plies.
"Vf'e harvest in Italy was far below
n"t!anl aud will require much larger
supplies I" feed her people until icy
harvest.
Iii is impossible for the allies to
sl'nr.. taanN cargo carriers to transport
f'n'dsiuii from India. Australia. New
Zraiaad and vcn the Argentine Repub-
lie. lhis means that the allied nations
are p1as:ically dependent upon North
Aufr'"i, ~ supply them with the food
w!iuh faust he forthcoming if terrible
Sufferlas is TO be avoided and the fight-
ire ciicirnSy OF the armies maintained.
On december l.. the United States
had :,ot II single hushel of wheat for
expect. after allowance was made for
domestic requirements ON The basis ~:
n',rinai consumption. and the United
States Food administration is endeav-
Oring tn bring about II reduction Of 20
81. pee cent in home CONSUMPTION Of wheat
anU Hnuf. This would release lOO,Mp0.-
ONO bushels for export. hut the Allies
witt require nearly tive times that
aiu"Hni before the 1918 harvest.
Canada is The only country in the
wnrti. practically accessible to the Al
lirs unfier present conditions nf ship
ping shortage, which has am actual eN-
p,w!.tEie surplus OF wheat after allow
anr,, tor normal home requirements.
The ~suvilus today is not more tian
11O.UNHD, 600 bushels. \ reduction ul Nv
prr '.en, in our normal consumption
woutt save an additional 1O,OOh.OOu
bushels lnl. export. The outlook for
pv"dnclion of food sturIs in Europe
next w,ni. is distinctly u%nfavorablr.
'Sih.,, is the situatiun--gravc beyond
snys:ing that We thought possible Il
few ,uunthS ago. Unless people
nr, aroused ia IL realization of what
tbs world Shortage means tn us. tn ON
so.iirrs aud to "nr Allies. and nj thu
~tesrioit possibilities which ii r%liailS,
,IisiSt..: is inevitable.
"i'cntiucIion. TOO. must ie Increased
L" .tic GREATEST possible extent. PEAS.
ely! anr conditions demand nXtr:ioiIi
nary efforts, and every man. w",.i;!n
hoy or ,irl who can produce food has
Il ~Ga,in,"l duty IN do So.
II aul confident that when t!,v prnpl,
cf Hits country realize that The tnot
situation is nf utmost gravity they Wil
w%l,i;us:y adjust themselves to the ne
cessi.ins oil tile case and make what
ever sacrifices may be required. I!l.
cad; wfiir.. is made upon them is ii
the came ut the Canadian soldiers N
i1tt i.Ns.i.. Nv Nt!iCt .lIttIlSN. stl'' y
civiiinn popuiations of the allied Ea
tiuns who have already made food sac
~riiire> 10 mn extent li,tle reasizco b,
III. ,rauple of Ibis cnHn,ry."
lirce is au appeal made Ny n nial,
ni,pi H!.nm rests the great responsible
i;y OF assisting in providing food IN
tie allies and the &~ullip,S st the front
w,,p arc ii:ell,iug the h:tsirS in mn'
and blood. IL cannot be ignored. \
l,o,pr Wc are living in luxury and tx
.iravagance inclined 10 i%tic,!cSs and 'ni
gettnineSs. This mus. cease. We ;.ls
<,.v aud produce. Onr and must u
tilted 40 matter Where il may br. i
Tauatl,l ur the United States. 1t j
our d,.ty tn cultivate. Splendid oppol
t~uaiitioS il. She United States arc upc
for furthcr cultivation al lands. WcS
err Canada also offers opportunities i
high producing lands ut low price
pc:,.!. for Yourself where you can q
,,,p ,,...st good. on land in he Unite
States OF in Canada. and get to wor
suic,..v--AtivrrttStment.