Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-27
MUST INCREASE
FOOD EXPORTS
America Called on by End Of
War to Supply Added
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
Over Three Times Pre-War Shipments
Required-Situation In Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Policy Sound.

With the guns In Europe silenced,
we have now to consider a new world
food situation. But there can be no
hope that the volume Of our exports
can be lightened to the slightest de-
gree with the cessation Of hostilities.
Millions Of people liberated from the
Prussian yoke are now depending
upon Us for the food which will keep
them from starvation.
With food the United States made
II possible Dor the forces Of democ
racy to he'd out to victory. To insure
democracy In the world, We must con.
hnue to live simply in order that we
may supply these liberated nations Of
Europe with food. Hunger among 4
people inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete the work
Of making the world safe for democ-
racy.
Last year We sent II $40, 900 tons OF
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 17,5O00OO tons. Now.
to feed the liberated nations, we will
have to export q total of not less than
100000 toas-practically the limit
Of loading capacity at our ports. Re
viewing the world food situation, we
and 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 Lost.
With the enlarged wheat crops
which American farmers have grown,
and the supplies Of Australia, the Ar.
gentine and other markets now acces.
slbie to shipping, there are bread
grains enough to enable the nations to
return to their normal wheat loaf,
provided we continue to mill -four ut
high percentage Of extraction and
maintain economy In eating and the
avoidance Of waste.
In fats there will be q heavy short
age - about 1900, 600. 900 pounds - in
pork products. dairy products and
vegetable oils. While there WI be
shortage Of about three million tons
In rich protein feeds for dairy AMI.
mails, there will bs sufi,ctent supplies
Of other feedstuns t. allow economical
consumption.
In the matter Of beef, the worlds
supplies are limited to the capacity Of
the available refriEerating ships. The
supplies Of beef in Australia, the Ar.
gentine and the United States are SUIT
ncient to load these ships There will
be 4 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 suhicient supply Of
sugar to allow normal consumption In
III: country 4 TIC ottha.TT nativns ~
tain their present short rations or Ia.
crease them only slightly. For the
countries Of Europe, however, to In.
crease their present rations to q mn.
terial extent will necessitate our shar.
Ing part Of cur own supplies with
them.
Twsnty million Tens o. Fed
OF ne world total North Ansrica
Will flush more than % Per cent
The United States, enduding the West
Indies, will be called upon 70 furnish
2o.0o0oo0 tons o. food Of Ill kinds q