The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-14
WHOLE WORLD IS
SHORT OF EVERY
THING It NEEDS
BY E. C. RODGERS. ;. ;.
e. A. WASHINGTON Bureau.

I've
Washington. Nov, 13.-With the last
shot Of this war is fired, what them
Will there be an oversupply OF Ia
Dor, in American cities and farms?
What about business, wages, de-
mands and prices, and all those things
which go to make prosperity
What about the 100000 farmers!
Will their food market be curtailed!
Those We're some OF the questions !
asked Herbert Quick, one OF the deep
est OF American thinkers, who, as q
member of the federal firm loan board
keeps close tab on the drift Of produc-
ton and consumption.
This world, after the war, will be
short OF everything it needs" Quich
began. s.iIts food reserves will be all
used up. It will face shortage OF
meat animals, wool. cotton, all the
textiles, lumber. seeds. fertilizers, mo-
tive power, horses, machinery. steel
rails and thousands Of things the
United States produces.
Work for All.
And the United States, more than
any other country, will be asked to
make good the shortage.
| "Therell be such shortages in every
European country. They'll look to us
to supply the material, AVID to our
men to do the work of production. Eu-
rope can only overcome her 4,0O0,OO0
man-power loss by calling upon the
| American workmen, in American fac-
| tories, fields and mines for assistance
"There'lI be enough work for every
man in this country, and for as many
women as are now employed.
I'VE must help to rebuild the whole
world, our part Of it included. We
have thousands Of miles Of railroads
millions OF miles OF roads. thousands
of bridges. BUILDINGS. canals, factor
les, to work on. War industry plants
will be busy, working overtime, ir
fact, from the first minute OF peace
changing their equipment to do peace
work. This very changing OF equip
ment will give enjoyment to man!
war workers Already definite pro-
grams of changing the machinery am
production OF numerous factories hav'
been carefully prepared, even to tn
smallest detail
II honestly believe that this com
try is on the doorstep of the mos
prosperous era in our history.
i Good Prices for Farmers.
"Good prices and a wide markr
await the American farmers crop
n next year, and for sevral years t
come. Farm machinery and othe
equipment ought. to be lower in pric
and greater in supply.
II Farmers, selling large crops at goo
, prices, will purchase more OF the pro
| ducts OF city workers. City worker:
who will find all they can do in sup
, plying American and foreign need!
/ will furnish an increasing market 10
: American farm products. Thus cit
prosperity makes the farmer prosper
: Gus and he in turn increases the wav
of prosperity in the city"
!, I asked II the day OF peace wouldn
p be a good day for city war worker
tired of city life, who want to farm
= | to change to farm work, instead {
g going into anothed city industry.
!; Mo- he replied. 1.-The city worke
q ought to stick to the city, and the fal
msr to the farm"
. He made this execution: City fol
= who have recently left farms.
For other city folk possessed wit
farming ambitions, he suggests
: year OF two, followed by course {
- two or three years IS farm hands.
IF we have hard times after til
= war;" said Quick, ut will be owing
" one cause only--the failure Of OF
state and national governments to d.
il, velop real craftsmanship. The trans
:, ton from war to peace presents hal
= problems. There is important work
= he done by the nation and the state
= II we are really civilized, however,
" will be done"