The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-11-22
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ALLIES NEED 5 FL }.

Baltimore 'Iae advent of psAc'
must inevitably demand not less Lu;
greater saving OF food from the At8e.-
lean people. Thai is the warning key
note OF the latest message from t ?
Maryland Food Administ alton.
A hundred million Allios nave be i
rescued from their seryitude Est
though their own national flags ag2.u
float over their Citadels they are tar
from having come 10 the end OF ths II
legitimate demands upon Jle United
States. They must be fed.
Give ne liberty or give me death"
cried Patrick Henry. Through the e..
forts OF the United Sta. and our
Allies in arms these peoples have
now received the hlcsSin. II liberty.
They still want to I've Arl 70. hun.
dreds OF thousands OF then, cold facts
show Us, that is not pos. Die without
enormous consiGnEents a foodstuffs
which uAis nation &lOne j. IN a posi-
ton 10 send them.
Scarcity Of ships means that the
straight line across the Atlantic is the
only one that can be ope a;eG. With
the coming of peace, the natural de-
mand of every loyal citizen should
be that every avsigGble vessel should
be dedicated to the service of bring
ing Uncle Sans soldiers back to their
waiting homes On their east-bound
trips they must not 60 with empty
holds. They must be crowded with
vast cargoes Of food for their fellow
victors
The minimum amount which will
suffice to avert starvation from our
Allies is computed by Herbert Hoover
at 17,600000 tons for the year ending
next September. BY then. if all goes
well, they will be harvesting their own
first normal crop in four years and
will begin to be self-supporting once
more. Meanwhile, 200, 100000 Allies
look to us for sustenance and they
put upon Us this year a burden half as
big again as we have yet managed to
shoulder. The honor Of the American
people is staked upon breaking this
final record.
There Is no more food to work on
than last year. The wheat crop is
estimated by the Department Of Agri.
culture to yield an increase of 280,
100000 bushels. Against that may be
of 442 100000 bushels. Altogether the
; crop estimate shows a fall of 1885,
100000 bushels against that may be
put the higher nutrittonal value Of the
corn and the great increase in the
number OF the nations hogs All in
all, the national larder Is absut the
same as last year, but the outside de-
mands upon 1t have increased at least
30 per cent.
Only a vast saving can save Eu.
rope from anarchy. It means retrench-
ment all along the line
II we fail, the Old World will be
almost inevitably plunged in an orgie
Of feed riots growing, perhaps, into
absolute anarchy. War has taught
how the affairs Of the nations are knit
together and how the plight Of one is
apt to entagls the others. The same
lesson holds good in time of peace.
Violent disorder cannot be rampant
In Europe without being felt the
world over. Therefore, selfinterest
demands that we avert anarchy by
| preventing its cause, which Is starva
| ton.
This truth is SO elem ntary that ii
Is Uncomfortable that a people which
! has astounded the world with its ma
! tional intelligence can fail TO grasp it,
The danger 10 that the relaxation after
| the tensest times in history may
cause a temporary slackening in our
| food conservation. Our allies cannot
wait while the United States gets its
| bearings. They need victuals as we'll
as victory. They need food every day.
| We alone can save and ship it.