The Wahpeton times., 1918-12-05
America Called on by End q!
War to Supply Added
MillIons.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
ever Three Times pre-vvar ohipmeNts
-oltvatlon IN Wh0at aRd
Fate Proves oevoenmsntso
Pslley Sound.

With the guns In Europe sileoee4
ws have now to consider new Wozlll
food situation. But there can b -,
hope that the volume Of cur experts!
can b lishtsnsd b the slightest d.
gree with the cessation Of hostilitias.
Millions Of people liberated from the
Prussian yoke are now depending;
upon us for the food which will koepi
them from starvation.
With food the United States made
1t possible for the forces Of democ.,
racy to hold out to victory. To insure
democracy in the world, we must con-
tinue to live simply in order that vol
may supply these liberated nations ofi
Europe with food. Hunger among aI
people inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete the work
OF making the world safe for demoe.
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 10;
a program that would have increassai
our exports to 17.600,000 tons. Now,
70 tseo the liberated nations, We VIII
I've NJ ~ 70 o.. export q total OF not less than
100000 toas-practically the linait|
Of loading capacity at our portA Re-
viewing the world food situation, woI
ma tnat some foods Will bs obtainable|
in quantities sufficient to meet all|
world needs under q regime Of sGl.|
nomicai eonsumptioa. On the etheI
neno, tnere VIII b marked world
eaorsases In some important commoda- n
uss.
Return % Normal Bread loaI.
With the ealarred wheat croc.I
which Ameriesn f.rmer. h.v. ~.
ana the .unnIie. NJ An.traI,. =. NJ
rentine and oth.r ,,,.-x.t. 80 -. ~.
sible IN .h,nn,nv thers AZ. h,sssl
srains enough "a en.hIe tho ret,c,s al
return to th.ir norms, - vh..t % is.s
provided W. continn. - NIL, 49, 81
a hish nerc.nt.re AZ sxt,.c+,.. . 80 ..SI
n,eintain aconemv tn.- .st,n~ .ns t.S
avelAane. az 100,
In fafs the,. vi2 h. . h..,, ..>.A-
ase-ahout a00a 6n0 m ,c,,.a.
,e,. n.ss',,ts s e'00oo :..s 1oene
vsgstabls oils, wife there vin ~ Il
shertass Of about three million esas|
In rich protein feeds for dairy ani-.
mals, there will bs sufncient supplleai
Of other fssdstuffs to allow economical
eeosumptlon. /:
h ths matter Of beef, the worlds.
suyDliss are limited 70 The eapacity ol
~ available refrigssating ships. TAs
sa116ss Of best n Australia, the A.;
peotine an0 the unltsd States are -
1etent - load these sAips. There VI
b sAoFtags In TIE imperting eouni
triaa, bat We cannot hone to expanG
exports materially for the nsxt month";
b visw Of tAo bottls neek n tra,3.
Dortq&aoa.
w VIII have q su@cient supnly -
Sugar 10 allow normal eeasumptiea n
this country X The sthsr nations n.
TIA thslr pEsseot ahsst rattous q -
'asaee them onav Aightay. M -
eeuaoa1D of DaFoDA howsvee. - ~
eF60so tAeir present rakions - 4 -
tsfial sxtsnt WIN Aoe6aeitate our shae
ips Q part e our own sunuliea -
tn.
Twenty million Ts~s o. Peea
oi ~ wssiA total Nsrth Amag.as
~ f1rnish nees tiaa % ~. I{
TAs Uaitsl States. iueav vainx ~ @
IA13os, VIA 10 ealIsl uoea 70 lu,aoI
1A0onaeo tons 81 6ood q m htn1s ~
spanpexDA vatA ear pre-v~v e-nArt. Fl
aboat 100000 tea
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