The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-01-30
America Called on by End o.
War to Supply Added
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED
over Three Times Pre-War Shipments
Requlred-S tuation In Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Policy Sound.

hope that the volume of our cNports
an he liEhteucd to the slightest de
cree with the cessation of hostilties
Millions of people liberated from III,
prussinn yoke are now depending
upon us for the food which will kccp
them from starvation.
With food the United States made
II possible for the forces OF democ
| racy to hold cut to victory. To lnsur,
| democracy In the world, we must eon
| ,inue to live simply In order that VT
/ may supply these liberated nations OF
Europe with food. Hunger among
people inevitably breeds anarchy
| American food must complete the work
Vt making the world safe for dem,s
| racy.
! Last year we sent IL 100000 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 100000 tons. Now.
10 feed the liberated nations. we will
have to export u total OF not less than
| 20,0o0,0D toas---practlcally the limit
! II londing capacity at our ports. Re
| Viewing the world food situation, we
lind that some foods will be obtalnable
In quantities sufficient to meet all
world needs under regime of eco
nomlcal consumption. On the other
hand, there will be marked world
shortages In some important commod
ties
Return 10 Normal Bread Loaf.
With the enlarged wheat crops
which American farmers have grown,
md the supplies OF Australia, the Ar
sentlne and other markets now acces
able to shipping, there are bread
rains enough to enable the nations TO
eturn to their normal wheat loaf,
provided we continue TO mill aour al
high percentage Of extraction and
maintain economy In eating aud the
avoidance of waste.
In fats there will be a heavy short.
ge- about 3,U00,000000 pounds - In
'ork products, dairy products and
'egetahie oils. While there will be o
shortage of about three million tons
n rich protein feeds for dairy anl
mails, H. 20 win be sufficient supplies
IT other edstufrs TO allow economical
consumption.
In the matter of beef, the worlds
supplies are limited 10 the capncity ni
The available refrlgcruting ships III,
supplies OF beef In Australia, the Az
gentlnc and the United States are SUI
hcient 10 load these ships. There vii
be shortage In the importing coun
tries, but we cannot hope TO expant
exports materially for the next monu
In view Of the bottle neck In trins
portation.
We. will have q sufficient supply OF
sugar to allow normal consumption a.
this country II 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 ma
terial extent will necessitnte our shar
Ing part Of our own supplies with
them.
Twenty Million Tons Of Food.
OF the world total North Americn
Will furnish more than 90 per cent
The United States, including the West
indies, will be called upon to furnish
2O,OOO,OOO tons of food of all kinds aS
compared with our pre-war exports OF
about 100000 tons.
While we will be able to change ou
program In many respects, even
casual survey OF the world supll.es
IN comparison 10 world demands show,
ioncluslyely llat Europe will know
iniuIno unless the American pculiI,
bring their nome consumption dow,
TO the hHrrst ia.u.mum that will mmli
tain health and strength.
There are. conditions OF fam!uc "
Europe thu win be beyond our power
TO remedy, There are lOOO00gO pee
pie In North Russia N'hom there
small chnnce OF reaching Wit. foo
this winter. Their transportation
demornlIzcd 10 complete uuurcl,y. uu.
shortly muny of their ports vii b
frozen, even II internal lriuspnl
could lie realized.
To Preserve Civilization
Al this momcnl Germuuy has l.
alone sucked the food and urlmp
from all those masses OF people >,
las dominated AMI left STAR, l.". l.
she has left behind her . total wIti
uGe OF social Institutions, aua T.
mass OF people IS now confronted wli,
absolute anarchy
I II we value our own safety n'td II
,cini organization Of The worlG T "a,
value the preservation of cIv.lsuitu
us"lr, we cannot permit growtl, q! lh!.
cancer IN the worlds yltuls
Famine Is the mother OF unurrh,
From the inability Of g0vcruT,uis 81,
secure food tor. thcir people grove
revolution aud chaos From az nhlIt;
to supply their people grows .ilublIl,
NJ government and the defeu Of au
archy Did we put II on Ne higher
diane than our Interests In Ilte pro
'cction OF our Institutions, We ur,s
Nnstir ourselves in solution Of the
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