The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-25
]. 5. FACES GIGANTIC
FOOD PROBLEM NOW
Signin. of .trnntstit>' Rrings Country
10 Realization Of Task Which
DwLrfs Previous Accomplish
Mcrts
SAYS THos. y. WILSON, PACKER
Supreme War Council Pledged tmcri-
ca and tiiic~ to Feat Witch VIII
Tax Food Resources OF World

"Thr American necnic do not y"t
resijze that the arnistice brings the
United States face IN face with gi-
ganiic problem in food production
! and servation which dwsrfs all
! previous accomplishment in that d.
rection,' said Thomas Il. Wilson re-
Gently.
/ Mr.. Wilson, president NJ Wilson e.
company = thai~m#N Of the pa Nker's
committee CT 81. erNsing ro-npera-
tion of ;he meat Industry with the
government. While pointing out tho
resources available in America. he
said
The presidents address TO congress
discioses that tho eurren'e var coun-
ell AZ Versailles, In arranging arms
ficc terms has pledged This country
and ITS alice 10 task which viii tax
tho food resources Of tho world on q
scale never known before
Peace will not add "A single round
10 our stock OF food. Rut Is adding
moro than coo 600 .H0o new mouths to
feed. either holly or in part. Now
and for a considerable period after
final peace terms are signed. food will
| be in greater demand than ever.
"Bulsarias withdrawal give us A..
1 600. eco additional persons to proVis~
| ion. T}1h new safety OF the seas makes
it possible Nc send supplies TO lSo.-
900, 900 people In Russia. the Balkans
and else where who long have been
threatened with starvation but TO
whom II was too r@rilous to ship
food
1 Nov. eurreenting these new claim
{ ants are the l1ungs~ ma ddered crowds
~ the central powers President VIII
son points out that our aid is essen
/ iial to avert DISORDER and save the
reforms for which Wc have fought
/ from ana rchy like obstruction. Ship
ping Of The central nations soon will
hc availah le for additional exports.
How acute Is the situation NAV
/ he gathered from government caicu
lations of cur resources. There are
Just SO many cattle go many sheer.
SO mary hogs and SO much grain in
/ This country. The problem 10 not how
10 shin # but how 10 make II go
around Here are the latest statistics
or livestoch on the farms;
Cattle SIS $4,000
sheen as 400 eoN
Hogs 1874 1000
"Ths 10 rot AZ --catIv in evcese of
the normal figures ~ one would wish.
In 1918. there we're .G.J27. 000 cattle,
.tS2 900 s|,scn ara 5f.fTS 600 hogs,
''Rut already. without Tho new fac
tors, the presence Of 200 600 Ameri-
can soldiers in Europo. added to the
necessities ~ our allies, has brought
our exports to an unbelievable fig
ure Exports Of bacon in the first sew
en- months of this wear were not far
from Icing equal TO the total bacon
exports for the five years preceding
the war.
Speed up Production
These heavy eXror'ation= have
forred us 70 enaea M production TO
such a high pitch that n further large
crnsnsioa "a srot 10 effected with the
same facility thai would he POSSIBLE
lr STACK times. Each additional pound
: OF beef gem ab~oad means strenuous
; effort ~ home. E""n South~Americar
: production will feel tho strain, We
rNust awaken ourselves imm eiintc1y to
the seriousness OF the situation
} whether II means The government VIII
he forced to continue i'e policy oil
maintaining minimum prices on hogs
or ner}la pS even 70 eSts4 hlish maximum
prices, no one can say now.
~tIt hoes mean. However, that the
e farmers r1Ife, pro ialce as never he,
fore: hits psclSetS mast continue
> their night and Tiav shifts and manu-
; facture as nsver before, and that tbs
American pubic. must cooperate a!
never before tho world Is to bt
TFf mo SafG0 TOT democracy.
We have been selling our stuff &c
l the governments OF democracy al
nricns controlled bv the United State.
food administration, and. although Il
seems not generally known, our lat
, est figures show that We have beer
serving meat ~ the American civil.
ians we'll within the profit margin
fixed by the government
I'VE are facing a posture Of affair'
!, in which the president intima'es that
'he accomplishment OF the very
things for which we have been fight,
. ilr deuanda. in tho countries of oui
enemies. on sslVatio from hunger: or
SO utv through .heaithc~minded, heal
. thy bodied judgment.
Tho producers, the packers and the
people must strain their powers. Ws
intend to do our part. We bespeak the
cooperation Of stocltmen. consumers
; and also or wa ge Farmers, whom we
, w'sh 10 protect against SO far rs nos
siiAn aganst any sudden wage decline
The food administration. which es-
~ hlisil@d vigorous regulations. by
which ",e willingly guided our work
orr methods and orr sales, has achiev-
ed tremendous results in all directions
we ara proud to have co-operated
in such a success Problems lust as
great and Just as grave now face us
No one can AFFORD TO be found walt
ing