Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
MUST INCREASE
FOOD EXPORTS
America Called on by End Of
War to Supply Added
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
Over Three Times Pre-WaP Shipments
Observation-Disclosures in Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Policy Sound.
ECONOMY STILL NEED

With the guns In Europe gtlenced,
We have now to consider q new world
food situation. But there can be no
hope that the volume Of our exports
can be hEhtened to the slightest de-
gree with the cessation Of hostiIities.
Millions OF people liberated from the
Prussian yoke are now depending
upon US for the food which will keen
them from starvation.
With food the United States made
ft possible for the forces of democ.
racy to hold out to victory. To insure
democracy in the world, we must con-
tinuS 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-
FRcy.
Last year We sent IL 800, coo tons or
food to Europe. For the present year,
with only the European Allies TO feed,
We had originally pledged ourselves TO
= program that would have increased
our exports to II 500. 900 tons Now.
to feed the liberated nations, we will
have to export a total OF not less than
10000 900 tcas-practicalIy 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 to Normal Bread Leaf.
With the enlarged wheat crops
which American farmers have grown,
and the supplies of Australia, the Ar
Kentine and other markets now aces
slble to shipping, there are bread
grains enough to enable the nations TO
return 10 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 win be a heavy short
age - about 1900, 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 feedstufes 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 suf-
dcient to load these ships. There will
be q shortage In NE 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 win have q 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 thaeIr present rations to a ma
terial extent will nocessitate our shar-
ing q part of our own supplies with
them.
Twenty Million Tone Of Food.
OF the world total, North America
will furnish more than go per cent.
The United States, including the West
Indies, will be called upon to furnish
10000, 900 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
Ia comparison to world demands shows
conclusiyely 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 10000, 900 pei
pie In North Russia whom there is
small chance of reaching with food
this winter. Their transportation is
demoralized ia complete anarchy, and
shortly many of their ports will be
frozen, even k internal transport
could be realized.
To Preserve Civilization.
At this moment Germany has not
alone sucked the food and animals
from all those masses OF people she
has dominated and left starving. but
Ghe has left behind her a total wreck
age of social institutions. and this
mass of people Is now confronted with
absolute anarchy.
If we value our own safety and the
social organization OF the world, If we
value the preservation OF civilization
itself, we cannot permit growth OG this
cancer In the worlds Yitals.
i Famine is the mother OF anarchy.
From the inability of governments to
secure food for their people grows
revolution and chaos. From an ability
to supply their people grows stability
Of government and the defeat of an
archy. Did we put it on no higher
/ plane than our interests In the pro-
lection of our institutions, we must
| h-stir ourselves In solution OF this