The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-02-01
MUST INCREASE
FOOD EXPORTS
America Called on by End Of
War to Supply Added
Millions
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
Over Three Times Pre-WaP Shipments
Required Situation In Wheat and
Fats Proves Govermsht's
Policy Sound.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.

With the guns in Europe silenced,
we have now to consider new world
food situation. But there can be no
hope that the volume Of our exports
can be lightened to the slightest de-
gree with the cessation Of hostilitles.
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 .
people inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete the work
Of making the world safe for democ-
racy.
Last year we sent II, $40, 900 tons Of
food to Europe. For the present year,
with onls the European Allies to feed,
we had originally pledged ourselves TO-
program that would have increased
our exports to 17.5OO.OOO tons Now;
to feed the liberated nations, we will
have to export q total Of not less than
2O,OOG.O0O toas-practically the limit
Of loading capacity at our ports. Re
viewing the world food situation. we
And that some foods will be obtainable
In quantities sufficient to meet all
world needs under Q regime Of eco
nOmical consumption. On the other
hand, there will be marked world
shortages In some important commOdi-
ties.
Return 70 Normal Bread Loaf.
With the enlarged wheat crops
which American farmers have grown,
and the supplies Of Australia, the Ar
Eentine and other markets now acces-
sbie to shipping, there are bread
graifs enough to enable the nations to
retura to their normal wheat loaf,
provided we continue to mill flour at
! ii high percentage Of extraction and
nnrintatn economy In eating and the
avoidance Of waste.
ia fuss there will be q heavy short
age about 5000. 600 900 pounds - in
rork products, dairy products and
!:,etable oils While there will be q
shortage OF about three million tons
y rich protein feeds for dairy anil
| snils. there will be sufficient supplies
II other feedstuffs to allow economical
consumption.
In the matter of beef the worlds
supplies are limited to the capacity Of
he available refrlgerating ships. The
supplies of beet in Australia, the Ar
| ,:sntine and the United States are suf.'
rcient to load these ships. There will
ne shortage in the importing coun-
| ,'ies, but we cannot hope to expand
Exports materially for the next months
"a view Of the bottle neck In trans
| lortutiOn.
F.: We will have a sufYicient supply OF
J sugar to allow normal consumption in.
mis- country " the other natlors re-
! ,in their present short rntiOns or in
lease them only slightly. For the
.'IntrIes Of Europe. however. to in
crease their present ratiOnS to a ma
, t.,r.ul extent will necessitate our shar-
i:Ia q part Of our own supplies with
, .hem
| Twenty Million Tons Of Food.
or the world total. North America
viii furnish more than GO per cent.
'!'he United States, including the West
I::!ies, will be- called upon to furnish
.D.U00OO tons Of food Of all kinds az
compared with our pre-war exports Of
about G,OOO.OO0 tons.
While we will be able to chnnge our
program in mnny respects, even Il
aSunl survey Of the world supplies
in comparison to world demands shows
; .nnclusiveiy that Europe will know
famine unless the American people
| hrng their home consumption down
20 the barest minimum that will MAIN
| tain health ind strength.
| There are conditions of famine In
Europe that will be beyond our power
20 remedy. There are 4O,OOO.OOO peo-
pie In North Russia whom there IN
! small chance OF reaching with food
this winter Their transportation is
| tlemornlized In complete anarchy, and
shortly muny Of their ports will be
frozen, even II 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 aud left starving. bat
I she has left behind her . total wreck
! age Of social institutions, and this
mass of people - 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
! cancer In the worlds vitala.
| Famine is the mother Of anarchy.
From the inability Of governments to
, secure food for their people grows