Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-12-11
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FOOD EXPORTS
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 Govornmont'o
Policy Sound.

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Fats Proves 0ovsrnment's
Policy Sound.
With the guns In Europe silenced,
w have now to consider q new world
food situation. But there can be NO
hope that the volume OF our exports
can DO Mghtensd to tho slightest de- +.
gree with the cessation Of hostillties.
Millions Of people liberated from the
Prussian yoke are now depending
upon us for tho 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 11,820,000 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
2o,000,O00 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 q regime Of eco
nomical consumption. On the other
hand, there will be marked world
shortages in some important commodi-
ties.
Return 70 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 Access
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 at
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, 100000 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 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.
| ficient 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
portation.
We will have a sufficient supply OF
sugar to allow normal consumption In
this country If 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 witt
them.
Twenty Million Tons Of Food.
OF the world total, North America
will furnish more than go per cent
The United States, including the Wes
Indies, will be called upon to furnish
100000 tons of food Of all kinds q.
compared with our pre-war exports O,
about 100000 tons.
While we will be able to change oul
program in many respects, even {
casual survey Of the world supple.
In comparison to world demands show,
conclusively that Europe will know
famine unless the American peopl,
bring their home consumption dow1
to the barest minimum that will main
tain health and strength.
| There are conditions of famine II
Europe that will be beyond our powe,
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pie in North Russia. whom there 1.
small chance of reaching with foot
this winter. Their transportation /,
demoralized In complete anarchy, ant
shortly many of their ports will b,
frozen, even If internal transpor
could be realized.
To Preserve Civilization.
At this moment Germany has NO
alone sucked the food and animals
from all those masses Of people sh,
has dominated and left starving, blu
she has left behind her 4 total wreck
age Of social institutions, and thi
mass of people is now confronted Will
absolute anarchy. .'-.~'
II we value our own safety and tn,
social organization Of the world, If ",
value the preservation Of civilization
itself, we cannot permit growth of thl
cancer In the worlds vitals. - Il.
Famine IN the mother Of anarchy
From the inability OF governments t,
secure food tor their people grow
revolution and chaos. From IN abilit,
to supply their people grows stabilit,
Of government and the defeat Of an
archy. Did we put It on no highe
plane than our interests in the pro
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