Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-11-29
America Called on by End Of
War to Supply Added
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
over Three Times Pre-War Shipments
Required-Situatlon In Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Policy Sound.

we have now to consider q new world
food situation. But there can be no
hope that the volume Of our exports
a be lightened to the slightest de-
gree with the cessation Of hostilities.
Millions OF people liberated from the
Prussian yoke a 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-
tlnue to live simply In order that we
may supply these liberated nations Of
Europe with food. Hunger among a
people inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete the work
Of making the world safe for democ-
racy.
Last year we sent 11,820,OOO tons Of
food to Europe. For the present year,
with only the European Allies to feed,
We had originally pledged ourselves to
a program that would have increased
our exports to 17,5O0,O00 tons. Now,
to feed the liberated nations, we will
have to export a total Of not less than
20,OO0,OW toas-practically the limit
Of loading capacity at our ports. Re-
viewing the world food situation, we
find 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 commodi-
ties.
Return to Normal Bread Loaf.
With the enlarged wheat crops
which American farmers have grown,
and the supplies of Australia, the Ar
g~entine and other markets now Access
sible to shipping, there are bread
grains enough to enable the nations 70
return to their normal wheat loaf,
provided we continue to mill flour at
II high percentage Of extraction and
maintain economy In eating and the
avoidance of waste.
In fats there will be a heavy short
age about 5000, OOO, 900 pounds - In
pork products, dairy products and
vegetable oils. While there will be a
shortage Of about three million tons
In rich protein feeds for dairy ami
mails, there will be sufficient supplies
OF other f~eedstuffs 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
g%entine and the United States are sui.
fcient TO load these ships. There will
be a 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
portation.
We will have a sufficient supply of
sugar to allow normal consumption in
this country II the other nations re-
tain their present short rations or in
crease them only slightly. For the
countries of Europe. however, to in
crease their present rations to a ma.
terial extent will necessitate our shar-
Ing a part Of our own supplies with
them.
Twenty Million Tons 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
2O,0OO,0O0 tons of food Of all kinds as
compared with our pre-war exports of
about 100000 tons.
While we will be able to change our
program In many respects, even a
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
to the barest minimum that will main
: tain health and strength.
. There are conditions of famine IN
Europe that will be beyond our power
to remedy, There are 40,OOO,O00 peo-
pie In North Russia whom there ID
small chance OF reaching with food
this winter. Their transportation Il
demoralized in complete anarchy, and
shortly many Of their ports will bt
frozen, even II internal t%ranspor,
t could be realized.
To Preserve Civilization.
i At this moment Germany has MOI
y alone sucked the food and animall
from all those masses OF people sh,
d has dominated and left starving. blu
r she has left behind her a total wreck
age of social institutions, and thi
mass of people Is 10Y confronted witt
absolute anarchy.
II We value III own safety and tn.
social organization Of the world, II W,
value the preservation Of civilization
itself, we cannot permit growth OF TIL
cancer in the worlds vitals.
Famine is the mother OF anarchy
From the inability Of governments I
secure food for their people grow
revolution and chaos. From an abilit
to supply their people grows stabllit
Of government and the defeat OF al
or archy. Did we put 1t on no highe
" plane than our interests in the pr
lection of our institutions,S we mus
TO bestir ourselves In solutinn ~ ~