Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-04-25
ALL MUST Be FED
Practically Every European Coun.
try Short of FeodStuffS.
Aerieulturists on This Side of the
Water Are Called on to Save the
World From Starvation-West-
ern Canada's Great op-
portunity.

Considerable discussion Is taking
place in the papers as to the amount
of money that the United States will
have to pay for its guarantee of the
price of wheat for 1919. The indica
tions at present are that the treasury
will not be affected. Instead of wheat
going down the outlook now is that it
will go considerably above the pres
ent guarantee. 1t is not only the Opin-
ion of man of the experience of Mr..
Hoover that gives weight to this as
sumption, but we have the glaring fact
that there will be more mouths to feed
for this year, and the next year or so.
than there were in 1913, and the guam
tity of food will be little, if any,
greater.
The assumption is based on the fact
that Germany, Austria and Poland.
and others of the fighting nations, un-
able to secure food enough in the past
two or three years, and still unable to
supply it within themselves, will re-
quire to be fed. The food can now be
taken to them. For some time the sol
der will require to be fed; Italy will
have its demands. There will be ad-
dItional shipping, some of which will
be needed for requirements of India,
but it will also make ocean transport
easier. Mr.. Hoover is possibly better
acquainted than any other individual
observer with both the worlds food
needs and its prospects of supplying
them.
He is naturally very closely in touch
with conditions on this continent and
his position as virtual dictator of the
distribution of American-grown food
in Europe has given him a possibly
unique insight into European needs.
Mr.. Hoover says there will be no
surplus from the 1918 crop TO carry
over into 1919 Even under normal
conditions this would be a sufficiently
precarious situation, for there natu-
rally never is any possible guarantee
| that one or more of the great wheat
producing countries in Europe may
not experienced crop failure. Under
present conditions. however, such lack
of surplus is distinctly dangerous. for
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that continent could normally rely for
the great bulk Of its wheat. that is to
say Russia Bulgaria. Serbia and R0u-
mania, will for obvious reasons he IN
able to supply their own demands for
the coming year. IN addition 10 this,
Mr.. Hoover points out that famine in
India will call for Z, substantial pro-
L
that. moreover, q considerable part OF
the Australian supply. which for lack
of shipping has been accu,nulatine IN
that country has spoiled.
And the demand is by no means
only for wheat. Mr.. Hoover esti-
mated that he would be able to flTr-
nish Germany 10000 tons Of grain
during the month Of April But it is
asserted that the GerIran stocks Of all
kinds of grain and Of potatoes and
other vegetables viii surely be ex-
hausted before June.
| Mr.. Hoover has also expressed the
belief that it is questionable whether
under the circumstances food enough
dan be supplied to tide Germany over
until lUe HGAl 1idlt est
| It is quite clear from all this thai
the world is going to depend more
than ever upon this continent to keel
t the wolf from the door until the war
t devastated and anarchy-ridden coun
: tries in Europe can once again feet
, themselves Already we read of th'
protests of British soldiers occupyin;
! | Germany against allowing German
women and children to perish of star
vation as they are beginning TO dc. 1
, these conditions prevail in German,
what must be the state of affairs else
where in Europe among nations whicl
, have fought with US during the las
four years?
To sum up, it may be stated wit
l confidence that the demand for ever.
product of the farm will be unprece
dented, and that the agriculturiSt vii
receive the highest prices on recor'
e for all that lie has to sell.
t The duty aof Canada, therefore, is t
: keen I'D its work of assisting in SUP
e nlving the need 1t can do so. It ha
: the land available at low prices; tn
: market is there; railroad facilities ar
f good, the climate and the soil produc
n the best wheat in the world. Wester
s Canada offers the opportunity and tn
+ unceasing flow of farmers into III
= country indicates the fact that advar
tage is being taken of it.-AdvertiSt
ment.