The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-29
PEACE ADDS TO
U. s. FOOD TASK
Europe Needs Nearly Double
Last Years Supplies From
America.
ECONOMY MUST CONTINUE.


WIN ~ return q peass AmsrsoA b
aafSontsd - . 1esl pro6ssm svn
harder q sosoosa than tAat VITA
which ~ coped n tins of NJ We
have IN entirely new world at1atioa
n food. It Will mean essential changes
IN q domestic program. But more
important than this. It must Of neces-
sity require increased export
Last year We shipped 11,820.O0O tons
Of foodstufs to the European Allies.
Had the war continued we would have
increased this enormous figure to IT.
$4,000 tons In the present year. Now,
with the responsibility Of feeding mil
ions Of people liberated from the Ger
nan yoke, our exports must be brought
up to at least 100000 tons-prac-
tically the limit Of loading capacity at
our ports.
World Food DemAnd Increased.
The end Of the war will create N
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. II these liberated nations are
faced with starvation they cannot y
tablish orderly governments. Hunger
breeds anarchy In .. people. The wal
to free the world for democracy will
be lost after Il has been won. Amer
lea must continue its work to liberia
ton and BY sharing IT. food make d.
mocracy rate In the world.
In order 70 meet this new situation
the Food Administration has made .
careful survey Of the food resources Of
the whole world In relation TO the To-
tai dsnanda Computing supplies on
the basis Of the avoidance Of waste
and war consumption, Il 10 found that
wheat and rye may b obtained In suf-
Acient quantities to meet economical
world consumption high protein feed
for dairy animals win show . shortage
Of abo1t 100000 toos. while there
win b saAacent supplies Of other
1eede - slew ecooomlcal coasump-
tion ; beanA peas and r3ce WIN also b
1o9ol = sa8c1snt quantities 10 main
tain eoooomy IN consumption: thsre
are 011eisnt euDplles q beek . keep
Daes With ths capacity q fsfrissratng
Ooca.
oreas Fae ohereaoe.
The mast 0i9tinct reversal Of poalcy
viii come With pork and dairy prod
mnAn ~~A~AnhnA nAin asnAna end nn<pnn
Utmost economy wnl b required In
The ~ Of fats ana ola IN which there
= . world shortage q about 100000
600 pounds. Tnsre are sufncisnt sup
piles Tor % 70 return 10 our normal
sugar consumption II other nations
continue their present short rations.
q wen Il thslS Tatlons are slightly in
creased. II the European countries,
howevsr. E % resume their normal
sugar consumption II win b through
our continued conservation In order
= share with them. There u . sur
plus Of coffee.
OF the world total required to pro-
0uce these results North America will
furnish more than 90 per cent. The
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