The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-12
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-Sltuation in Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Policy Sound. ~

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With the guns in Europe sllenced.
we have now to consider a new world
food situation. But there can be no
hope that the volume of our exports
can be lightened to the slightest do
gree with the cessation OF hostilitios.
Millions Of people liberated from tie
Prussian yoke are now depending
upon US for the food which will keen
them from starvation.
With food the United States made
1t possible for the forces of demor.
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 a
people inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete the work
Of making the world safe for democ-
racy.
Last year we sent 11,S20,00O tons Of
food to Europe. For the present year.
with only the European Allies to feed.
We had originally pledged ourselves TO
program that would have increased
our exports to 17,50O,0O0 tons Now.
to feed the liberated nations, we will
ha q to export total of not less than
20oOO00O toas-practicaly the limit
OF loading capacity at our ports. Re
viewing the world food situation, we
lind that some foods will be obtainable
in quant4t.es sufficient to meet all
world moods
nomical consumption. On the other
Nhand, shere will be marked world
shortages in some important commodl-
ties
Return to Normal Bread Loaf.
With the enlarged wheat crops
which American farmers have grown,
and the supplies Of Australia. the Ar
gentine and other markets now acces-
sible to shipping, there are bread
grains enough to enable the nations to
return to their normal wheat loaf
provided we continue to mill aour at
Il high percentage Of extraction ana
maintain economy In eating and the
avoidance of waste.
In fats there will he a heavy short
age - about 3,000,0J0,OG0 poends IL in
pork products, dairy products ana
vegetable oils. While there will be a
shortage of about three million ton.
in rich protein feeds for dairy ami.
mails, there win be sufficient supplies
of other feedstuffs to allow economical
consumption.
In the matter Of beef, the worlds
EITnnliAc b. a.,
the available refrigerating ships. The
supplies of beef in Australia, the Ar
sentine and the United States are suf.
hcient to load these ships. There will
be a shortage in the importing coun
tries, but we cannot hone to expand
exports materially for the next months
In view of the bottle neck In trans
portation.
We will have a sufficient supply of
sugar to allow normal consumption in
this country if the other nations re-
tain their present short rations or I'M
crease them only slightly. For the
countries of Europe, however, to In
crease their present rations to a ma
terial extent will necessitate our shnr
ing a part of our own supplies win
them.
Twenty Million Tons Of Food.
OF the world total, North America
Will furnish more than 60 per cent
The United States, including the Nesi
Indies, will be called upon to furnish
20,000000 tons Of food of all kinds as
compared with our pre-war exports OF
about 6,000,00O 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
conclusively that Europe will know
famine uRless 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
10 remedy. There are 100000 peo-
pie in North Russia whom there is
small chance OF reaching with food
this winter. Their transportation is
demoralized In complete anarchy. and
shortly many Of their ports win be
frozen, even il 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
nge 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. II we
value the preservation of civilization
Itself. we cannot permit growth OF this
,aDcer 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 !
10 supply their people grows stability
IF government and the defeat Of an
srchy. Did We put it on no higher
olare than our interests in the pro-
lection Of our institutions. we must
oestir ourselves in solution Of this
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