The Carlisle independent., 1918-12-26
MUST INCREASE
 FOOD EXPORTS
America Called on by End of War to Supply Added
 Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDEn
o~es Three Times prs-Wae shlpsssnts Nsqutred--8itustion tn Wheat and Fats Proves Governmeafs
 Policy Sound

With the guns in Europe sisencsA ve have now to consider . new world food situation. But there can be nc hope that the volume of our exports caa be frightened to the slightest de- gros with the ce8sation of hosttlitieA Millions of people liberated from the Prussian yoke are now depending upon us for the food which will keee them from starvation.
 With food the United States mAds 1t possible for the forces of demoe- raey 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 . 1 people inevitably breeds anarchy. | American food must complete the worE | of making the world safe for democ- racy.
 Last year we sent II ,S20, 900 tons Of l food to Europe. For the present year, l with only the European Allies to feed. We had originally pledged ourselves ts l a program that would have Increased our exports to 17,500,0O0 tons. Now,
 
 have to export a total of not less than 100000 toas-practically the limit of loading capacity at our portA Hs- viewing the world food situation, we find that some foods will be obtainable in quantities sufficient to meet all world needs under a regime of eco ! nomical consumption. On the other | hand, there will be marked world shortages in some important commodt- ties.
 Return to Normal Bread Loaf. 1 With the enlarged wheat crops 1 which American farmers have grown, and the supplies of Australia, the Ar l genuine and other markets now access sible to shipping, there are bread l grsins enough to enable the nations to 1 return to their normal wheat loaf. | provided we continue to mill flour at a high percentage of extraction and. maintain economy in eating and the avoidance of waste.
 In fats there will be a heavy short- age = about 3,000,000.000 pounds - in pork products, dairy products and vegetable oils. While there will be a shortage of about three million tons In rich protein feeds for dairy ani- mals, there will be sufficient supplies of other feedstuffs to allow economical consumption
 In the matter of beef, the world'A supplies are limited to the capacity ef the available refrigeratlng ships. Tho l supplies of beef in Australia, the Ar 1 nd hn | icient to load these ships There wilN be shortage in the importing coup-, tries, but we cannot hope to expaRdJ exports materially for the next months) in view of tine bottle neck in trans. portation.
 We will have 8 sufficient supply oil sugar to allow normal consumption inS this country if the other nations re-s tain their present short rations or in-. crease them only slightly. For the1 l countries Of Europe, however, 10 in-s crease their present rstions to a ms-s terial extent will necessitate our shar- { ing a part of our own supplies with | them
 Twenty Million Tons of Food.
 Of the world total, North America 1 will furnish more than 60 per cen. The United States, including the WesCs Indies, will be called upon to furnishl l 20,0O0,O0O tons of food of all kinds asI compared with our pre-war exports oa' about 6000000 tons.
 While we will be able to change eur program in many respects, even casual survey of the world supplies, ] in comparison to world demands shows exclusively that Europe win know i famine unless the American people bring their home consumption down tc tho barest minimum that will main- tain health and strength.
 There are conditions of famine in Europe that will he beyond our power "a remedy There are 40,O0oO0O peo- De in North Russia whom there is small chance of reaching with food this winter. Their transportation is demoralized in complete anarchy, ana shortly many of their ports will be frozen, even if internal transport could be realized
 To Preserve Civilization.
 Al this moment Germany has not dtOlt tiiC iOOu anu 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 thisl mass of people Is now confronted with absolute anarchy.
 Fl If we value our own safety and the social organization of the world, If we value the preser, Gtion 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 pIana fhau nIIr interests in inc t.rn-