The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-13
MUST INCREASE
FOOD EXPORTS
America Called on by End Of
@ War to Supply Added
]. Millions. ~. -. r.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
Over Three Times Pre-War Shipments
RequIred--SituatIon in Wheat and
: Fats Proves Governments So.
Policy Sound. ss,srs.:s.

Policy Sound. ..s,..a. +
With the guns in Europe sllenced,
we have now to consider new world
food situation. But there can be no
hope that the volume Of our exports
can be ughtened 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-
racy 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 deinoc-
racy. s-,,s &a5
Last year we sent 11,82OOOO tons OF
food to 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 17,5OO,0OO 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
End that some foods will be obtainable
In quantities sufficient to meet all
world needs under regime of eco
nomical consumption. On the other
hand, there will be marked world
shortages In some important commodt-
ties. g. q.
Return to Normal Bread Loaf. r.
With the enlarged wheat crops
which American farmers have grown,
and the supplies OF Australia, the Ar
gentlne and other markets now acces.
s!ble to shipping, there are bread
grains enough to enable the nations to
return TO their normal wheat loaf,
provided we continue to mill -four ut
high percentage Of extraction and
mainluln economy IN eating and the
avoidance of waste. " =
In fats there will be a heavy short
age about 5000, 100000 pounds - In
pork products, dairy products and
vegetable oils. While there will be
shortage Of about three million tons
in rich protein feeds for dairy anil
mails, there will he sufficient supplies
Of other feedstuffs to allow economical
consumption. n r.. - 49,
J. In the matter Of beef, the worlds
supplies are limited to the capacity Of
the available refrigeratlng ships. The
supplies Of beef In Australia, the Ar
gentine and the United States are SUI.
: 1cient 10 load these ships. There will
he 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.
pOrtatton.
III We will have q sufficient supply of
sugar To allow normal consumption In
this country If the other nations re.
tain their present short rations or in.
crease them only slightly. For the
countries Of Europe, however, to in
aIttl'' tiit!i !'I'S'Iil Dti ffllS ~ u llit"
teriAl extent will nrtcssitate our shar-
ing Il part Of our own supplies with
them. ..-. -.-.. e
Twenty Million Tons Of Food.
or the world total, North America
will furnish more than 60 per cent.
The United States. Including the West
Indies. will he called upon TO furnish
2uIkW 600 tons of food Of all kinds as
compared with our pre-wur exports Of
Hlout 5000. 900 tons.
While we will be able to change our
.progrum in many RESPECTS, even Il
casial survey of the world supplies
In comparison to world demands shows
concll>N,iy that Europe will know
famine unless the American people
hlfug their home consumption down
to the arrest minimum that Will main.
tain health and strength
There are conditions OF famine In
Europe HAT win he beyond our power
10 remedy. There are I0.oG00UO poo
pie In North RUSSIA whem there Is
small chance of rcuching with food
this winter. Their transportation Is
temoraliZed In complete anarchy, and
shortly many Of their ports will be
frozen, even If Internal transport
could be realized.
To Preserve Civilization.
At this moment Germany has not
alone sucked the food and animals
from all those masses OF people she
has dominated and left starving, but
she has left behind her a total wreck
age of social Institutions, and this
mass of people is now confronted with
absolute anarchy.
II we value our own safety and the
social organization of the world, if We
value the preservation Of civilization
itself, we cannot permit growth of this
cancer In the worlds vitalS
Famine Is the, mother OF anarchy.
From the inability of governments to
secure food for their people grows
revolution and chaos From an ability
10 supply their people grows stability
of government and the defeat of an