Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-26
MUST INCREASE
FOOD EXPORTS
America Called on by End OF
War to Supply Added
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
Over Three Times Prs-Wsr Shipments
RequIred-situstIen In Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Policy Sound.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.

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We have now To consider a 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
II possible for the forces OF democ-
racy 70 hold out to victory. To insure
democracy In the world. we must con.
tinue ia 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 IL, $1,000 tons OF
food 10 Europe. For the present year.
with only the European Allies TO feed.
We had originally pledged ourselves TO
q program that would have increased
our exports To 100000 tons. Now.
TO feed the liberated nations, we will
have 10 export a total OF not Tess than
2O,OOO,Oco 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 10 meet all
world needs under a regime OF eco
nomical consumption. on the other
hand, there will be marked world
shortages IN some important commodl.
ties.
Return to 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 aces
sible 10 shipping. there are bread
grains enough TO enable the nations to
return To their normal wheat loa Z.
provided we continue 10 mill flour "A,
high percentage OF extraction and
maintain economy In eating and the
avoidance OF waste.
In fats there will be heavy short
age - about 1900. 100000 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 be sufficient supplies
OF other fcedstuffs 10 allow economical
consumption.
In the matter OF beef, the worlds
supplies are limited 10 the capacity OF
the available refrigerating ships The
supplies OF beef in Australia, the Ar
gentine and the United States are SUI.
ficient 10 load these ships There will
be a shortage In the importing coun-
tries, but we cannot hope to expand
exports materially for the next months
Ia 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.
crease their present rations to a ma.
terial extent will necessitate our shar-
Ing a part OF our own supplies with
them.
Twenty Million Tons Of Food.
or the world total, North America
will furnish more than co per cent.
The United States. including the West
Indies, will be called upon to furnish
10000. 900 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 a
casual survey Of the world supplies
In comparison 70 world demands shows
conclusively that Europe will know
famine unless the American people
bring their home consumption down
TO the barest minimum that will main
tain health and strength
There are conditions OF famine In
Europe that will be beyond our power
to remedy. There are <0,0OO,OO0 pee-
pie In North Russia whom there 10
small chance OF reaching with food
this winter. Their transportation 10
demoralized In complete anarchy, and
shortly many Of their ports will be
frozen, even X internal transport
could be realized
To Preserve Civilization.
At this moment Germany has not
sione sucked the food and animals
from all those masses OF. people she
has dominated and left starving. but
she has left behind her total wreck.
age OF social institutions. and this
mass os people Is now confronted with
absolute anarchy.
IL We value our own safety and the
social organization OF the world. II We
value the preservation OF civilization
itself. we cannot permit growth OF this
cancer In the worlds vitals
Famine In the mother Of anarchy.
From the inability OF governments to
secure food for their people grows
revolution and chaos. From an ability
TO supply their people grows stability
OF government and the defeat ~ au
archy. Did we put II on no higher
plane than our interests In the pro-
lection OF our institutions. we RVS
bestir ourselves 10 solution Of thAs