Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-12-05
MUST INCREASE
F0CD EXPORTS
America Called on by End Of
War to Supply Added
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
over Three Times Pre-War Shipments
Required-sltuation In Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Policy Sound.

with the guns In Europe silenced.
we have now to consider 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 hostilitles
Millions OF people liberated from the
frussian yoke are now depending
upon us for the food which will keep
them from starvation.
With food the United States made
IT 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
people Inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete the work
Of making the world safe for democ.
racy.
Last year we sent 100000 tons OF
food to Europe. For the present year.
with only the European Allies to feed,
We had originally pledged ourselves 10
a program that would have Increased
our exports to 100000 tons. Now.
TO feed the liberated nations, we will
have to export a total of not less than
20.O00,00O toas-practically the limit
OF loading capacity at our ports Re
viewing the world food situation, we
md that some foods will be obtalnable
In quantities sufficient to meet all
world needs under a regime OF eco
nomical consumption. On the other
hand, there viii 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 aud other markets now acces
sIble to shipping, there are bread
grains enough TO enable the nations TO
return TO their normal wheat loaf
provided we continue TO mill -four nj
Il high percentage OF extraction and
maintain economy In eating and the
avoidance OF waste
In fats there will be heavy short
uge - about 1900. .0o0,0 coo pounds - II
pork products. dairy products anc
vegetable oils While there viii be
shortage of aboui three million tom
IN rich protein feeds for dairy ami
mals. there will be sufficient supplies
OF other feedstuffs to allow economical
consumption.
In the matter of beef. the world
supplies are limited 90 the capacity o
the available refrigerating ships TIL
supplies OF beef IN Australia, the Al
gentine and the United States are sui
fcient to load these ships. There WI
be Y shortage In the importing cour
tries, but we cannot hope TO expan
exports materially for the next month
In view OF the bottle neck in trans
portntion.
We will have sufficient supply {
sugar TO allow normal consumption
this country " the other nations r.
. tain their present short ralions or Il
crease them only slightly. For Il
countries of Europe. however, to II
crease their present ratlons TO IN
terial extent will necessiiate our sha
Ing part OF our own supplies vii
|. them.
!. Twenty Million Tons Of Food.
+ OF the world total, North Ameri
; will furnish more than 60 per Gel
; The United States, including the We
!. Indies. VIII he called upon to furni
+ 20,0OO,O00 tons OF food of all kinds
|. compared with our pre-war exports
+ about 6.O00, 900 tons.
+ While-we will be able TO change o
+ program IN mnny respects, even
+ cusual survey OF the world suppl
+ In comparison to world demands sho
; conclusively that Europe viii kn'
+ famine unless tho American peoI
+ bring their home consumption do'
to the baresl minimum that VIII ma
tain hcnlth and strength.
There are conditions OF famine
= Europe that viii be beyond our pow
;. TO remedy. There are s0,Voo,O00 p
!. pie In North Russia whom there
# small chance of reaching with Il
+, this winter. Their transportation
3, demorallzed In complete anarchy, 1
, shortly many of their ports WIZ
u frozen. even II Internal transp
Ia could be realized.
d To Preserve Civilization.
At this moment Germany has
alone sucked The food and amin
!. from all those muses. Of people
has dominated aud left starving,
j. she has left behind her q total wr'
aye OF social Institutions, and
mass OF people Is now confronted
= absolute anarchy
five value our own safety and
..sctsi organization Of the world, II
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