Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-12
MUST INCREASE
FOOD EXPORTS
America Called on by End Of
War to Supply Added
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
Over Three Times ers-War Shipments
Rsqulred-situation In Wheat and
Fats Proves Govsrnmsnt's
Policy Sound.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.

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 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
people inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete the work
OF making the world safe for dem0C-
racy.
Last year we sent II 1890, 900 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 100000 tons Now,
to feed the liberated nations, we will
have to export total of not less than
0.OOO.OOO toas-practically the limit
OF loading capacity ut our ports. Re.
viewing the world food situation, we
md that some foods will be obtainable
In quantities sufficient to 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 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 flour ut
high percentage of extraction and
, maintain economy In eating and the
, avoidance Of waste
In fats there will be 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 AMI
mails, there will be sufficient supplies
OF other feedstuffs to allow economical
consumption.
| In the matter of beef, the worlds
supplies are limited to the capacity of
the available refrigerating ships. The
supplies Of beef In Australia, the Ar
gentine and the United States are SUI.
hcient to load these ships. There will
be 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.
portat0n.
/ We will have SUFFICIENT supply of
sugar to allow normal consumption in
this country II the other nations re-
tain their present shost rations or In:
crease them only slightly. For the
countries of Europe, however, to In
crease their present rations to q ma.
terial extent will necessitate our shar-
ing q part Of our own supplies with
them.
Twenty Million Tens Of Food.
OF the world total, North America
will furnish more than 60 per cent.
The United States. including the West
Indies, will be called upon to furnish
100000 tons Of food Of all kinds a.
compared with our pre-war exports Of
about 100000 tons.
While We will be able to change our
program in many respects, even q
casual survey Of the world supplies
In comparison to world demands shows
conclusively that Europe will know
famine unless the American people
bring their home consumption down
10 the barest minimum that will main.
tain health and strength.
There arc conditions Of famine in
Europe that will be beyond our power
to remedy. There are 100000 peo-
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 II internal transport
could be realized.
To Preserve Civilization.
At this moment Germany has not
alone sucked the food and animals
AOm all those masses Of people she
has dominated and left starving, bat
she has left behind her q 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, II We
value the preservation Of civilization
itself. We cannot permit growth Of thil
cancer In the worlds vitals.
Famine T. the mother of anarchy
From the innrllity Of governments tc
secure ft"d .ur their people growi
revolution II, 1 'h;tos. From an ability
to supply ih,'ir i."l'le grows stability
Of gnveriii -: he defeat OF an
archy. IA .. I, on no higher
plane Tia ;''.;tsis In the pro
| lection o: a. .-ssl...Uits, we mus