The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-01-29

Other factors have entered into tn
sltuatlonI For instance. the inactiv,
armies and munition workers are con
sumlng less fats and the vegetable is
freed for human consumption. This
came upon us Immediately with the
armistice in early November, in the
midst of our heaviest hog marketino
season, which last from October unfit
March. When left home for Europe
III November this problem was al
| ready facing me as one among MANY
others for which assistance had to
oe found, in the protection Of our
american farmers, lest from failure
20 IND market for his products dur
ing the armlstice and pending the
WIDER markets of peace his prices
might fall below his cost of prodnc.
ton, entailing great waste of surplus
commodities. p>''
Protection for Farmers.
I'VE have found it possible to pro-
tect the American farmer in the two
ana one-half months since the armis
tice. This we have done by cooperat
ing with the Allies, in opening wider
markets to neutral countries and bv
relief shipments into the liberated
territories. The next and last six
weeks Of the high fat production sea-
son will be still more difficult to
manage, as peace can not be expected
IN that time, restoring extended mar
kets.
."On the other hand, fve-sixths Of
ms problem Is already completed and
ey next May, If we have peace and
traed M, anv surplus that accumu-
lates now will be turned into another
world shortage of fats. indeed, if the
entire consuming populations Of the
world were able to obtain fats todav
there would be a shortage at this
moment even with our great surplus
production.
Numerous solutions have been pro-
been considered that the
Allied governments should continue
to purchase the surplus production of
pord products despite the accumulated
stocks and lack Of immediate need,
ana thus protect the American farmer
IN the surplus provided especially for
thcm. 1t has been contendcd ii at thcy
are under moral obligations to execute
the forecasts of their reuuiremtns
given from time to time through their
various agencies.
The Allies can, however, contend
that they also have great problems
of excess production in commodities
such as munitions which they have
likewise, produced under war press
ure.
"Thcy contend that we have Jointly
fought and have won the war and that
this is sudden and catches us all with
vast production which must be faced
and liquidated by each of us without
undue pressure, one against the other;
that they, like ourselves, are entering
a period of large unemployment dur
ing the readjustment, and that their
people, like uors, need lower food
prices.
Hope of Early Peace.
1.-The real solution lies in the hone
of early peace and in the meantime,
the steady rehabilitation for all re-
scrictlons on free marketing of sur
plus foods, except in enemy territory.
thus re-establishing the law of sup
ply and demand
"Practically all restrictions on
American food exports have been re-
moved. Progress has been made in
lifting neutral blockade restrictions
and further relavations of blockade
measures are under earnect considera-
tion.
at is. however, no more possible to
demobilize in a week the whole or