St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1918-12-27
MUST INCREASE
FOOD EXPORTS
America Called on by End OF
War to Supply Added
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
Over Three Times Pre-War Shipments
Re1uIred-eltuatIop In Wheat and
Fsts Proves Governments
Policy Sound.


hope that the volume Of our exports
can be lightencd To the slightest do
gree with the cessation of hostllltles.
Millions OF people liberated from the
Prusslan yoke are now depending
upon Us for the food which will keep
them from starvation.
with food the United states mnde
u possible for the forces of dcmoc.
rscy 20 hold out 10 victory. 10 insure
democracy In the world, we must con.
tinus 20 live simply In order that we
may supply these liberated nations of
Europe with food Hunger among n
people Inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete the work
OF making tho world safe for democ.
pcy.
Last year we sent ils2O,OOO tons Of
food 60 Europe. For the present year.
with only the European Allies 10 feed,
We had originally pledged ourselves 10
= program that would have Increased
our exports TO i7bOOOOO tons Now.
20 feed the liberated nations. we will
have 90 export total OF not less than
2o.0o0.OOO tons-prnctlcnlly the limit
Of loading capacity at our ports lto.
viewing the world food situation, we
md that some foods will be ohtnlnnhlc
In Quantities sufficient 60 meet nll
world needs under regime of eco.
nomicnl consumption. ON the other
hand. there will be marked world
shortages In some important commodl'
tiea
Return 10 Normal Bread Loaf.
With the enlarged wheat crops
which American farmers have grown.
and tho supplies Of Australia, tho Ar
gentine aud other markets now acccs
sibls 20 shipping, there nro bread
grains enough 10 enable the nations TO
return 60 their normal wheat loaf,
provided We continue 10 mill Hour ~
a high percentage OF extraction and
maintain economy IN eating and the
avoidance of waste.
In fats there viii be a heavy short.
age - about A,OOO.OOO.OOO pounds in
pork products. dairy products aud
vegetable oils. While thoro viii bo n
shortage OF about three million tons
In rich protein feeds Tor dairy AMI.
OF other feedstufrs TO allow economical
consumption.
In tho matter of beef. tho worlds
supplies are limited 10 the capacity ~
the available refrigerating ships, The
supplies OF beef In Australia, tho Ar.
Esntins aud the United States are sur.
ncient 10 load these ships. There viii
be . shortage In the importing coun.
triss. but we cannot hope 10 expand
exports materially for the next months
In view OF the bottle neck in trans.
DoFtation.
We will have n SUFFICIENT supply Of
sugar 20 allow normal consumption IN
this country n the other nations ro-
tain their present short ratiOns or I'm,
crease them only slightly For the
countries OF Europe. however. TO In,
crease their present rations 10 ma
tsriAi extent viii necessltata our shar
ins a part OF our own supplies with
them.
Twenty Million Tons OF Pood.
or the world total, North America
will furnish more than % per cent
Tue United States. including tho West
Indies. will bs called upon 20 furnish
20.0oo.0oo tons OF food OF all kinds As
compared with our pre-wnr exports OF
about 00ooOoo tona
While We will be able 90 change our
program IN many respects. even a
casual survey OF the world supplies
In comparison to world demands shows
conclusivsly that Europe viii know
famine unless tho American people
bring their home consumption down
to the barest minimum that win main.
tain health and strength.
There arc conditions of famine IN
Europe that will be beyond our power
to remedy. There arc 4OOOOOOO peO
Pile la North Russla whom there ls
small chance OF reaching with food /
this winter. Their transportation Is /
demorallLed in complete anarchy, and |
shortly many OF their ports will he I
frozen. even II internal transport |
eould be realized.
To Preserve Civilization.
Al this moment Germany has not /
alone sucked tho food aud animals /
from ali those masses OF people she /
has dominated and left starving. but /
shs has left behind her a total wreck /
age of social institutions, and this /
nlsss OF people Is now confronted with
absolute anarchy.
n We value our own safety and the
soeial organization OF tho world, II we
value the preservation OF civilization
itself. We cannot permit growth OF this
cancer In the worlds yltals
Famine Is the mother OF anarchy I
From the inability OF governments 10
secure food for their people grows
rsvolutiUn and chaos. From an ability
TO supply their people grows stability
Of government and tho defeat OF am
archy. Did We put II ON no higher
plane than our interests In the pro
tsetioa Of our Institutions We must
hszftr Oursalyos In solution OF this