Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 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.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.


food situation. But there can be nc
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
It possible for the forces of demOc
racy to hold out to victory. 10 insure
democracy in the world, we must con.
tinue 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
racy.
Last year we sent II, $4,000 tons OF
food to Europe. For the present year
with only the European Allies to feed.
we had originally pledged ourselves to
a program that would have Increased
our exports to 100000 TONS Now,
to feed the liberated nations, we will
have to export a total of not less than
20,OOO,0O0 toas-practically the limit
of loading capacity at our ports. Re.
viewing the world food situation, we
find that some foods will be oEtainabIe
in Quantities sufficient to meet all
world needs under Il regime OF eco.
nomical consumption. On the other
hand, there vii! be marked! world
shortages in some important commOai.
ties
Return 10 Normal Bread Loaf.
With the enlarged wheat crops
which American farmers have grown,
and the supplies Of Australia, the ar
genuine ana other markets now ucccS.
Sible to shipping, there are bread
grains enough to enable the nations 10
return to- their normal wheat loaf,
provided we continue to mill Iiour ri
high percentage Of extraction and
maintain economy in eating and the
avoidance Of waste
IN fats ti:cre Will be a heavy short.
agH - about 1900, Oo0,00O pounds - in
pork products, dairy products and
vegetable oils. While there viii be q
shortage Of about three million tons
in rich protein feeds for dairy ami
mails, there VIII be sufficient supplies
Of other tccGstuHs to allow economical
consumption.
IN the matter OF beef, the worlds
supplies are limited to the capacity ct
the available refrigerating ships. The
supplies Of beef in Australia, the A.
eentine and the United States are sur
ticient to load these ships. There VIII,
be a 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 viii have sufficient supply OF
sugar to allow normal consumption in
this country if the other nations re.
tain their present short rations or in.
crease them only slightly. For the
countries Of Europe. however, to in
crease their present rations to a ma.
terial extent will necessitate our shar.
ing part of our own supplies with
them.
twenty Million Tons ct Food,
OF the world total, North America
will furnish more than 60 per cent.
The United States including the West
Indies, will be called upon to furnish
2O:O0O,0O0 tons Of food Of all kinds as
compared with our pre-war exports of
about 100000 tons.
While we viii! be able to change our
program in many respects even
casual survey Of the world supnlies
III comparison to world demands shows
conc'usiyelv that Europe will know
fHlnine 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 100000 peo-
pie in North Russia whom there is
small chance of reaching with food
this winter. Their transportation is
derloraliZed in complete anarchy, and
shortly many of their ports will be
frozen, even if 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
she has left behind her a total wreck.
age Of social institutions, and this
mass Of people is now confronted with
absolute anarchy.
II we value our own safety and the
social organization of the world, if we
value the preservation of civilization
itself, we cannot permit growth of this
cancer in the worlds vitals.
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.