The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-01-18
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America Called o. BY End o.
W.. 10 Supply Added
MiG,ols.
ECONOMY STILL H---C.-.,
over Thrss Times pre>War S@aiproer.e
RequIred--sltuation n Wtsa. an.
Fats proven Governments
Pstisy Bound.
ECcNcMY STILL Ne!

Pstlsy Bound.
with the rtins In Europe silencet9,
we have now to consider new worri
food situation. But there cni be II"
hone that the volume OF our exports
can lie nghtened to the slightest &C.
gree with the cessation of h0Sui'i!e3'
billions of people liberated from inc
Prusslan yoke are now depending
Grou us for the food which Will Keep
~ IN from starvation.
with food the United States made
It possible for the forces OF SeiHoc-
racy to hold out TO victory. To insure
democracy In the world, We must con-
tinue to live simply in order THAI we
nay supply these liberated natiol:s OF
Europe with food. Hunger afIioi:; q
people inevitably breeds anarchy
American food must complete the work
OK making the world safe for denloc.
racy.
Last year we sent II 500 600 tons uf
food to Europe. For the present year.
with onl. the European Allies to feed,
we had originally pledged ourselves 10
Z program that would have Increased
our exports to 1T.5O0.OO0 tons. Now,
to feed the liberated nations. We viii
have to export total OF not less than
2O,OOO,OOO toas-practically the limit
Of loading capacity ut our ports. Re-
viewing the world food situation, we
Ard that some foods will be obtainabIe
In Quantities sufficient to meet nil
word needs under a regime Of eco
nomicnl consumption. On tho other
hand, there will he narke.! wor!d
shortages In some important commoG'-
ties.
Return To Normal Fread Loaf.
,, With the enlarged wheat crops
-. American farmers have grown.
.,ad the supplies Of Australia, the A.
, .a~.s..:le ami other markets ROW aces
!, SIZE TO shipping, there are bread
.ra... :ncugh 10 euA!le the nations Ia
rts...n to their normal wheat ,Oaf,
+ 40, i,l.d We cnEtiEue to mill hoCr AZ
. i.'"u percentage Of extraction nrd
d..,,i IN economy In eating ard The
+. ,.yr ere Of waste.
n IS there will re heavy sho-.-
! a',aut 3,OCb.GC N.uOO pounds - i'll
! TX produces. dairy products and
j. -: ale oils. While there will re !.
/ .',srla.:e of about three million 'nE::
! n rich protein feeds for dairy m
/ s?ais there VIII be sufficient s,,rl ~:
/ i o: ner feedsta us 10 allow ec0no.l. CT !
+, consumption.
/ N the matter OF beef. the wcr!3c
| u, ::i..a are limited to the cspH city OF
~ av'i!.,b!e refriseratiEg ship. The
! ,..nl:es Of hepf IN Australia, The Az
i ~ -, and the United States are snf-
4 - II. to load these ships. There will
/; -. ? shortage In the importing coun-
! .C.s but we carnot hope to expand
! ..ypor;& materially for the next months
/ CIV Of nie bottle neck III trans
,r,;.t:on.
!. y'e will have q snficien. supply Of
4 ;,l.&i' 70 allow normal consumption In
4 j. ) country n TIE other l.ntiCnS re-
/! ...i t.;ir present short RI ,n,.S O: in
4 :! ST. them only slightly. For the
! y. ries of Europe, however, 10 H.
/, cease heir present rati0i,s Ia ma
+, al extent will necessiiata orr shar
/; -. 4 pMrt of our own supplies With
i rem.
! Twenty Million Tone Of Food.
4 " the world total. North Ai,crics
>. ! r;;rnIsll more than ~ per cent
i ;. .,e JEifei States. Including III. :" es
I lies. will he called upon to f,:rn!si
i = - GtW tons OF food of all kin,:s as
+, .-,;oIar>t; with our pre-wur exports Ol
= 100: GGsl 900 tons.
I Will" wa Will he able to chnnge onI
i ';fr::iam In nmny rs'rperts even I
i :sl.ai survey Of the world supple!
!. il, errnpnrison to world demand. show;
!! ..sne!,raively thnt Eurol" will know
y .:',;re unless the American pco!,l,
I'm. their hGme consumption tlowI
4 / rs t:lp Marpst minimum that will ninln
j ia !.e;iltIi and strength.
There are conditions Of famine Il
Il | r,urcue TINT viii! be beyond CIR pOwe
/. % r4i.:s;ly There are inWsi.TW pea
+, lie il, s0rth Russia whoEi }.ere 4
il. srlai. Glance Of reaching VIII f0"
IL ;,.s inter Their trai..' II, ion J
ae,..rulized in complete ;...,,cS, an
II shorty many Of their i...r,s sT,i ~
T. frozen, even II inter.ai iru.spo:
II cuuid be realized.
u To Preserve civlI.-css'.r.
=. this moment Gei:..2 .ias nc
l., alone sucked the food ui.t animal
+. f~otl ci those masses OF iic~.,.e >il
/, -. Dominated and left Star liz, !.
u 81. i.cs; eft behind her t2.,.l w:e"!
Ii az q social institutions. {. III
~! s,..ss 81 people IL now confronted -.
Il absolute anarchy.
# ), Z ,-aue our own safety AID ii
soc.:.i crganization Of tie world. Z v
v, ne preservation a. c;v.i.z2ii,
! IT,. We "annot permi. si'o VA 6 i.
/ c...,a.1 In The worlds vit;'ia.
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| rr.., lie inability Of gov >-sS
! See cod for their r.. 10y
| re. liiea and chnos. Frc.a -. iii
| T. their people grows; - -
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