Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-30
PEACE ADDS TO
u. S. FOOD TASK
Europe Needs Nearly Double
Last Years Supplies From
America.
ECONOMY MUST CONTINUE,
Wori1 Survey Shows Sufficient Wheat
But Shortsas % Fst-3oVern-
raents stiFnuistise Pro
gran. Justified.

With the return Of peace America Ia
confronted By a food problem eTen
harder Of solution than that with
which re COPIED IN time Of var. We
have an entirely new world situation
In food. It viii mean essential changee
in our domestic program. But more
important than this. Il must Of neces
sity require increased export
Las; gear We shipped $4,000 tons
Of f0odstufs 70 the European Allies
Had The var continued we would have
Increased this enormous figure 10 H.
5000 tons II the present year. Now,
with the responsibility OF feeding NIL.
sons u people liberated from the Ger
man yoke. orr exports must be brought
up 10 az least 100000 tons-prac.
ucaHy the llIait Of loading capacity al
our ports.
World Food Demand Increased.
The end os the gar will create an
enormously increased demand for food.
Humanity demands that the starving
millions freed from Prussian oppres-
sion shall have sufficient supplies o.
assure their return 70 health and pros
peritT n these liberated nations are
faced with starvation they cannot IS
tablish orderly governments. Hunger
breeds anarchy 81 a people. The war
10 free the world for democracy will
be lost after It has been won. Amer.
iea must continue It's work 10 liberia
ton and By Ehariug its food make De
uocracy safe IN the world
In order 10 meet this new situation
the Food Administration has made a
careful survey Of the food resources OF
the whole world In relation 10 the TO
Ia demands Computing supplies OF
the basis Of the avoidance Of waste
and var consumption. It Is found that
wheat and rye may be obtained in SUI
hcieut quantities to meet economical
world consumption; high protein feet
for dairy animals viii show a shortage
Of about 300. 90 tons, while there
will - sufficient supplies OF other
feeds 20 allow economical consuup-
ton i.aaus peas and rice viii also be
found IN sufficient quantities 70 main.
tain economy in consumption there
are sufficient supplies Of beef to keer
pace with the capacity Of refrgeratIns
space.
Great Fat Shortage.
The most distinct reversal Of policy
will come With pork and dairy prod
ucts, vegetable oils, sugar and coffee
Utmost economy viii be required In
the Use ~ fats and oils in which theirs
Is a world shortage OF about 3 900 ,000
90 pounds. 1nere are sufficient sup
plies for US to return to our normal
sugar consumption II other nations
continue their present short ratious
or even II their rations are slightly In
creased. II the European countries
however, are 10 resume their normal
sugar consumption It VIII be through
our continued conservation In order
10 share with them. There Is a sur.
plus of coffee
OF the world total required to pro
dnce these results North America will
furnish more than 90 per cent The
United States, including the " est In.
dies, will be in a position TO furnish
a total Of about 100000 tons
against our pre-war exports Of about
cocoon tons
The bread grains situation allows
the world to abandon the use Of sub
stitutes in wheat bread Large sup
plies have accumulated In the Argen,
tine. Australia and other hitherto In
accessible markets A continued high
milling percentage, economy Of con.
sumption and elimination Of waste
make 1t possible for the world TO re-
turn 10 a white wheat loaf
or all our export possibilities In
fats, the largest and most important
Item Is pork. While We cannot supply
the world deficiency. We will be abls
to help 1t enormeusly because Of the
past policies Of stimulating production
and restraining consumption. Tbs
governments policy With regard &c
stimulating the production Of wheat
and Of pork, the readlest source Of
fats, is thus amply justified by the sit
uation upon the return Of peace.
Famine specter sill stalka
The people OF the United State,
must continue care and wise econorp,
In the use OF food in order to complete
the work of llberating the world. Blu,
even with the utmost conservation ant
production in this country there viii
be in Europe for the next year or mora
starvation beyond all human power &c
alla% In North Russia there are 40.
oVoe0 people to whom food cannot
be made accessible this winter Thei,
trauSp ortAJion Is demoralized IN com.
pie " anarchy. Aud even II internal
transport can be assured their ports OF
entri would soon be frozen. Million,
more who have felt keenly the oppres
sion of war will be beyond reach OF as
sistance.
We must realize that upon on
shoulders rests a greater Responsible
y than we have ever before beer
asked to assume We must realize tina
millions Of lives deuapS nhsa1,,tc4,