The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-12-27
PEACE ADDS TO
u. S. FOOD TASK
Europe Needs Nearly Double
Last Years Supplies From
America.
ECONOMY MUST CONTINUE.
World Survey Shows Sufficient Wheat
But Shortage Of Fats-Govern-
ment's stlmuIatlve Pro-
gram justified.
ECONOMY MUST CONTINUE.

With the return of peace America is
confronted by a food problem even
harder of solution than that with
which we coped in time OF war We
have an entirely new world situation
In food. twill mean essential changes
in our domestic program. But more
important than this. 1t must of neces-
sity require increased export
Last year we shipped 11,S20,000 tons
of foodstuffs to the European Allies.
Had the war continued we would have
increased this enormous figure to IT,
$4,000 tons in the present year. Now,
with the responsibility of feeding mil
ions of people liberated from the Ger
man yoke, our exports must be brought
up to at least 20,O00,000 tons-prac-
tically the limit of loading capacity at
our ports.
World Food Demand Increased.
The end OF the war will create an
enormously increased demand for food
Humanity demands that the starving
millions freed from Prussian oppres-
sion shall have sufficient supplies to
assure their return to health and pros
perity. If these liberated nations are
faced with starvation they cannot es-
tablish orderly governments Hunger
breeds anarchy In people The war
to free the world for democracy will
be lost after 1t has been won. Amer
lea must continue It's work to liberia
ton and by sharing its food make de-
mocracy safe in the world.
In order to meet this new situation
the Food Administration has made a
careful survey Of the food resources Of
the whole world In relation to the to-
tai demands. Computing supplies on
the basis of the avoidance of waste
and war consumption, 1t is found that
wheat and rye may be obtained in suf-
fcient quantities to meet economical
world consumption high protein feed
for dairy animals will show a shortage
of about 100000 tons, while there
will be sufficient supplies of other
feeds to allow economical consump-
ton; beans, peas and rice will also be
found in sufficient quantities to main
tain economy in consumption :. there
are sufficient supplies of beef to keep
pace with the capacity of refrigerating
space.
Great Fat Shortage.
The most distinct reversal of policy
will come with pork and dairy prod
ucts, vegetable oils, sugar and coffee
Utmost economy will be required In
the use of fats and oils, in which there
is world shortage OF about 3,000,000-
600 pounds. 1nere are sufficient sup
plies for US to return TO our normal
sugar consumption II other nations
continue their present short rations,
or even If their rations are slightly In
creased. II the European countries,
however, are to resume their normal
sugar consumption 1t will be through
our continued conservation in order
to share with them. There is a sur
plus of coffee.
OF the world total required to pro-
duce these results North America will
furnish more than so per cent The
United States, including the West In
dies, win be In a position to furnish
a total of about 100000 tons
against our pre-war exports of about
100000 tons.
The bread grains situation allows
the world to abandon the use of sub