The herald., 1919-03-20
America Called on by End Of
War to Supply Added
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
Over Three Times Pre-War Shipments
Required-Situaton in Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Policy Sound.

nope tndt the VOlulne 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
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 we
may supply these liberated nations Of
Europe with food. Hunger among q
people inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete the work
Of making the world safe for democ-
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 to
a program that would have increased
our exports to 17,5O0,000 tons. Now,
to feed the liberated nations, we will
have to export a total of not less than
20,00O,000 toas-practically 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 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.
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 flour at
a high percentage Of extraction and
maintain economy In eating and the
avoidance Of waste.
In fats there will be q heavy short
age about 3,oOO,OOO,OOO pounds - in
pork products, dairy products and
vegetable oils. While there will be q
shortage Of about three million tons
in rich protein feeds for dairy ami
mails, there will be sufficient supplies
Of other feedstufrs to allow economical
consumption.
In the matter Of beef, the worlds
supplies are limited to the capacity Of
the available refrigerating ships. The
supplies of beef in Australia, the Ar
gentine and the United States are SUI
ficient to load these ships. There will
be a shortage In the importing coun-
tries, but we cannot hope 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 IL the other nations re.
tain their present short rations or In.
crease them only slightly. For the
countries of Europe, however, to in.
crease their present rations to a ma.
terial extent will necessitate our shar.
them.
Twenty Million Tons Of Food.
OF the world total, North America
will furnish more than 80 per cent
The United States, including the Yves,
, Indies, will be called upon to furnish
100000 tons Of food Of all kinds al
compared with our pre-war exports o,
, about 100000 tons.
While we will be able to change oul
program in many respects, even &
casual survey Of the world supple!
, In comparison to world demands show
conclusively that Europe will know
famine unless the American peopl,
bring their home consumption dow
to the barest minimum that will main
= tain health and strength.
There are conditions Of famine Il
Europe that will be beyond our powe
J. to remedy. There are 100000 PEG
pie in North Russia whom there Il
s small chance Of reaching with foo,
I this winter. Their transportation 4
]. demoralized In complete anarchy, an,
4 shortly many Of their ports will b.
d frozen, even II internal transpor
Il could be realized.
To Preserve Civilization.
At this moment Germany has no
alone sucked the food and animal
+ from all those masses Of people sh
q has dominated and left starving, bu
$ she has left behind her a total wrecl
g. age of social institutions, and TIL
a mass Of people 10 now confronted wit
IS absolute anarchy.
n II we value our own safety and III
, social organization Of the world, II "
!. value the preservation Of civilizatio
itself, we cannot permit growth Of TIL
cancer in the worlds vitals.
Famine is the mother Of anarch,
From the inability Of governments
y secure food for their people grow
l. revolution and chaos. From an abilit
o to supply their people grows stabilii
. Of government and the defeat Of al
D archy. Did we put II on no high,
d plane than our interests in the pr
d lection Of our institutions, we mu
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