The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-01-03
MUST INCREASE
FOOD EXPORTS
America Called on by End Of
War 70 surrk sttst
NGlORs.
ECONOMY SIilL NEEDED.
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esa 81 ,iRhtenNd 20 the slightest de
area Siih Gir ce5sGdaa 81 hof,it,ies
hH,,cas af pacnls liberated fson ih'
sysssian yoAs are now depending
apon rs for the food which win keeI
them from starvation.
With food the United States made
q 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 ve
may supply these liberated nations Of
Europe with food. Hunger amoog 4
people Inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete the work
Of making the world safe for democ-
racy.
Last year We sent il.s20Ooo tons Of
food to Europe. For the present year.
with only the European Allies to feed.
ne had originally pledged ourselves to
q program that would have increased
our exports to l7.5O0.000 tons Now,
to feed the liberated nations we win
hare 10 export total Of not less than
100000 toas-practically the limit
Of loading capacity at our ports Re
viewing the world food situation, we
and that some foods win be obtainable
IN quantities suficient to meet all
NRnr1a naaan ..nJa~ = ~.-a... - -.
nomical consumption. On the other
hand. there win be marked world
shortages In some important commodl-
tiea
Return 10 Normal Bread Leaf.
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 70 their normal wheat loaf,
provided we continue to min -four at
4 high percentage Of extraction and
maintain economy In eating and the
avoidance Of waste.
In fats there win be q heavy short.
age - about 1000. 600 900 pounds - In
pork products. dairy products and
vegetable oils While there win be
Ihortage Of about three million tons
In rich protein feeds for dairy AMI.
mails. there win be sufiicient supplies
II other feedstuffs to allow economical
In the matter Of beef, the worlds
Iuppiies are limited to the capacity Of
he available refrigeratiEg ships. The
upplies Of beef In Australia, the Ar
Ientine and the United States are sus
Icient to load these ships. There win
. q shortage In the importing coun-
rfes, but we cannot hope to expand
xporfs materially for the next months
view Of the bottle neck In trnns-
ortation.
We win have q sufficient supply Of
1Bar 20 allow normal consumption In
lis country II the other nations re-
lin their present short rations or IN.
tease them only slightly. For the !.
,untries Of Europe, however, to In. l
ease their present rations to ma.
rial extent win necessitate our shar.
g q part Of our own supplies with
EN-.
Twenty Million Tons Of Food.
OF the world total, North America y
III furnish more than 90 per cent.
10 United States. including the West G
dies. viii be called upon to furnish Il
100000 tons Of food Of all kinds as !
impaired with our pre-war exports OF =
out 100000 tons.
While we win be able to change our d
ogram In many respects. even a Of
sual survey of the world supplies VI
comparison to world demands shows Of
lclusively that Europe win know W
nine unless the American people
ng their home consumption down :.
the barest minimum that will main =
a health and strength. ~
There are conditions OF famine In u
rope that win be beyond our power sh
remedy There are 10000. 900 peo- vi
In North Russia whom there Is on
al chance Of reaching with food D,
, winter. Their transportation ls :.
noralized 10 complete anarchy, and =
rtly many Of their ports will he Ga
zen, even II internal transport co
Id be realized mi