The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-30
PEACE :! ADDS, 70 :: !
kU.' S, FOOD TASK
Europe Needs Nearly Double
Last Years Supplies From :;
/ America. |
ECONOMY MUST CONTINUE.
World Survey Shows Sufficient Wheat,
But Shortage Of Fats-Govern- a
: ment's Stimuiative Pro- aA
! gram Justified. , s5S:ss1
ECONOMY MUST CONTINUE.

ment's StimuIative Pro- ,sA
gram Justified. ,: r5Sls1
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With the return Of peace America Is
confronted by a food problem even
harder Of solution than that with
which we COPIED in time Of war. Wa
have an entirely new world situation
In food. 1t will mean essential changes
In our domestic program. But more
Important than this. 1t must of neces1
Gity require increased export.
+ Last year we shipped 11,820,O00 tons
OF foodstuffs to the European Allies.
Had the war continued we would have
increased this enormous figure to H.,
$4,000 tons In the present year. Now;
with the responsibility Of feeding mill,
ions Of people liberated from the Ger;
man yoke, our exports must be brought
up to at least 20O00,000 tons-prac-
tically the limit Of loading capacity at
our ports.
/: World Food Demand Increased.
T The end of the war will create an
enormously increased demand for food.
Humanity demands that the starving
millions freed from Prussian oppres-;
Sion shall have sufficient supplies to
assure their return to health and pros:
perity. If these liberated nations ara
faced with starvation they cannot es-;
tablish orderly governments Hunger,
breeds anarchy in people. The war
to free the world for democracy will
be lost after it has been won. Amer>
dca must continue its work to Nbera>i
tion and by sharing its food make de-
cnocracy safe in the world.
F. In der to meet this new situations
the Food Administration has made 81
careful survey of the food resources OIL
the whole world in relation to the tot
fal demands. Computing supplies on1
the basis Of the avoidance of waste
and war consumption, it is found that
wheat and rye may be obtained in suf&
tcient quantities to meet economical|
world consumption high protein feed
for dairy animals will show shortage
of about 100000 tons, while there
will be sufficient supplies of other;
feeds to allow economical consump-
tion; beans, peas and rice will also ba
70, i'd In sufficient quantities to main.
tain economy in consumption; there
ar sufficient supplies Of beef to keep
pace with the capacity OF refrigerating
space: :.
t. Great Fat Shortage.
| The most distinct reversal OF policy
will come with pork and dairy prod
ucts, vegetable oils, sugar and coffee.
Utmost economy will be required mi
the use Of fats and oils, in which there
is a world shortage Of about 100000 :
900 pounds. There are sufficient sup
plies for us to return to our normal
sugar consumption IL other nations
continue their present short rations.
or even II their rations are slightly in-
creased, If the European countries,
however, are to resume their normal
sugar consumption it will be through
our continued conservation in order
to share with them. There is q sur
plus of coffee.
I OF the world total required to pro-
luce these results North America will
furnish more than 60 per cent. The
,, United States, including the West In
dies, will be in position to furnish
total Of about 2O,00O,OOO TONS
against our pre-war exports of about
100000 tons.
i The bread grains situation allows
the world to abandon the use of SUBJ
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 it possible for the world to re-
! turn to a white wheat loaf.
! OF all our export possibilities in
Fats the largest and most important
Item is pork. While we cannot supply
the world deficiency, we will be able
Z! to help it enormously because Of the
past policies Of stimulating production
and restraining consumption. The
governments policy with regard to
stimulating the production Of wheat
and Of pork, the readiest source Of
fats, Is thus amply justified by the sit,
uatton upon the return Of peace.
| f. Famine specter Still Stalks.
! The people Of the United States
must continue care and wise economy
In the use Of food in order to complete
the work Of uberating the world. But
even with the utmost conservation and
production in this country there will
be In Europe for the next year or more
starvation beyond all human power to
allay. In North Russia there are 49,
100000 people to whom food cannot
be made accessible this winter. Their
transportation is demoralized In COM
plete anarchy. And even If internal
transport can be assured their ports OF
entry would soon be frozen. Millions
more who have 1elt keenly the oppres.
sion Of war will be beyond reach Of as
distance.
We must realize that upon OUT
shoulders rests greater responsible