Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-01-09
MUST INCREASE
FOOD EXPORTS
America Called on by End Of
War to Supply Added
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
over Three Times pre-war Shipments
Reeuired-Sttuation In Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Policy Sound.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.

With the guns In Europe silenced.
we have now 70 consider a new world
food situation. But there can be no
hope tia, the volume II our exports
gree wiki the cessation Of hostilitieS.
Millions o. people liberated from the
Pruss!an yoke are now depending
upon Us for the food which will keep
them fruul starvation
With food the United States made
II possible FOR the forces OF democ.
racy 10 hold out TO victory. To insure
democracy IN the world, We must con
tlnue TO iN" simply In order that We
may suppl 'hese liberated nations Of
Europe MI food. Hunger among II
people Inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete the work
Of making fh, world safe for democ-
rscy.
Last year We sent ll.S2n.utp tons OF
food 10 EUrUre For the present year.
with only the European Allies to feed,
We had originally pledged ourselves 70
a program that would have increased
our exports 10 100000 tons. Now,
70 feed the liberated nations. we will
have 10 export a total Of not less than
100000 toas-prartiCally the limit
n loading capacity at our ports. Re-
viewing the world food situation. we
find that some foods viii be obtainsble
in quantities sufficient 10 meet all
world needs under a regime Of eco.
nom!cal consumption. On the other
hand, there will be marked world
shortages In some important commodi.
lies.
Return to Normal Bread Loaf.
With the enlarged wheat crops
which American farmers have grown,
md the supplies of Australia, the Ar.
sentine and other markets now acces,
s!ble TO shipping, there are bread
trains enough to enable the nations 10
return 10 their normal wheat loaf,
provided we continue 70 mill flour at
4 high percentage Of extraction and
maintain economy IN eating and the
avoidance of waste.
In fats there viii be a heavy short.
,ge - about 3,0000Q0,000 pounds - In
pork products, dairy products and
vegetable OTIS. While there will be a
shortage OF about three million tons
n rich protein feeds for dairy ami.
mails, there will be sufficient supplies
I other teedstufs to allow economical
consumption.
In the matter OF beef. the worlds
supplies are limited 10 the capacity Of
he available refr!gsrating ships. The
supplies OF beef in Australia. the Ar
-ent!ne and the United States are SUI.
ric!ent to load these ships. There will
re a shortage in The importing coun
,ries, bur He cannot hope TO expand
exports materially Tor the next months
n view Of the bottle neck Ia trans.
p~ortatior
We will have a sufficient supply OF
sugar TO allow normal consumption In
his country II the other nations re-
tain their present short rat!ons or In.
crease them only Slightly. For the
countries OF Europe, however, to in.
I "et ptnIfA' 'uI'ou' ~ " in"'
&c " r1"le u snu,'
them.
Twenty Million Tone Of Food.
VI the world total, North America
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aouuS 100000
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