Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-11-29
America Called on by End Of
War to Supply Added
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED
over Three Times Pre-War Shipments
RequIred---situstIon In Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Policy Sound.

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 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 we
may supply these liberated nations of
Europe with food. Hunger among
people inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete the work
OF making the world safe for democ-
racy.
Last year We sent II ,S20,0 900 tons OF
food 10 Europe For the present year,
with only the European Allies to feed,
we had originally pledged ourselves to
n program that would have increased
our exports to 100000 tons. Now,
to feed the liberated nations, we will
have to export total of not less than
20,00O.OO0 toas--practlcally the limit
OF loading capacity at our ports. Re
viewing the world food situation, we
find that some foods will be obtainable
In quantities sufficient to meet all
world needs under regime OF eco
nomical consumption. On the other
hand, there will be marked world
shortages In some important commodi-
ties.
Return to Normal Bread Loaf.
With che enlarged wheat crops
which American farmers have grown,
and tho supplies OF Australia, the AZ.
gentine and other markets now acces.
sble TO shipping. there are bread
grains enough to enable the nations TO
return to their normal wheat loaf.
provided we continue to mill -four nj
high percentage Of extraction and
maintain economy In eating and the
avoidance OF waste.
In fats there will he heavy short.
age - about 1900, 100000 pounds - In
pork products, dairy products and
vegetable oils. While there will be
shortage Of about three million tons
In rich protein feeds for dairy AMI.
mails, there will be sufficient supplies
Of other feedstuffs to allow economical
consumption.
In the matter Of beef, the worlds
supplies nre limited 10 the capacity Of
the available refrigeratlng ships. The
supplies OF beef In Australia, the Ar.
gentino aud the United States are sur.
ficlsnt 70 ioad these ships. There will
he shortage In the importing coun.
irles but We cannot hope 10 expand
exports materially for the hext months
In view OF the bottle neck In trans.
porta.ion.
We Will have sufficient supply of
sugar 10 allow normal consumption in
this country n the other nations re.
tam their present short rations or In.
crease them only slightly. For the
countries OF Europe, however, to In.
crease their present ratIons TO mn.
tcrial extent Will necessitate our shar.
Ing part OF our own supplies with
them.
Twenty Million Tons Of Food.
OF the world total, North America
viii furnish more than 90 per cent.
The United States, including the West
Indies, will be called upon to furnish
.0,OO0,OO0 tons OF food OF all kinds as
compared with our pre-war exports Of
about 6.0OO.OO0 tons.
While we will be able to change our
program In many respects, even q
casual survey OF the world supplies
In comparison TO world demands shows
concluslyely that Europe Will know
famine 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 40,O00,000 PEG.
pie In North Russia whom there Ia
small chance OF reaching with food
this winter. Their transportation Is
demoralized In complete anarchy, and
shortly many OF their ports will be
frozen, even II 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 total wreck.
age OF social institutions. and this
mass of people Is now confronted with
absolute anarchy.
/ II we value our own safety ard the
,Jcial organization OF the world, II we
! value the preservation of cIvllizatio
Itself. We cannot permit growth OF this
cancer In the worlds vltals.
| Famine Is the mother OF anarchy
From the inability OF governments 10
secure food for their people grows
revolution and chaos. From an ability
to supply their people grows stability
OF government and the defeat of nn.
archy. Did we put II on no higher
plane than our interests In the pro-