The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-05-02
ALL MUST Be FED
Practically Every European coun-
try Short OF FoodstuAa.
Aorieuiturists on This Side ~ the
Water Are Called on TO Save the
World From Starxation--West-
ern Canada's Great OPP
portunity.


Considerable discussion Is taking
place In the papers as TO the amount
OF money that the Ualted States will
have Ia pay for Its guarantee OF the
price OF wheat for 1919. The indica-
tons at present are that the treasury
VIII not be affected. Instead Of wheat
going down the outlook now is that Il
VIII go considerably above the pres
ent guarantee. II Is not only the opin-
lon OF man OF the experience Of Mr..
Hoover that gives weight to this as
sumption. but we have the giaring fact
that there will be more mouth to feed
Tor this year. and the next year or "a.
than there were In 1918. and the guam
tity of food will be little. II any.
greater.
The assumption IL based on the fact
hat Germany. Austria and Poland.
and others Of the fighting nations. Nm
able To secure food enough In the past
two or three years. and still unable to
supply IL within themselves. will re-
quire to be fed. The food can now be-
taken 10 them. For some time the SOL
diers will require TO be fed: Italy will
have Its demands. There will be sd-
ditionai shipping. some Of which wiz
be needed for requirements at India.
but y will also make ocean transport
easier. Mr.. Hoover In possibly better
acquainted than any other individual
observer with both the worlds feed
needs and its prospects OF supplying
them.
He In naturally very closely In touch
with conditions on this continent and
his position as virtual dictator Of the
distribution of American-grown foed
In Europe has given him a possibly
unique insight into European needs.
Mr.. Hoover says there will be no
surplus from the 1918 crop 10 carry
| over into 1919. Even under normal
conditions this would be sufficiently
precarious situation. for there nafu-
rally never II any possible guarantee
that one or more Of the great wheat.
producing countries ia Europe may
not experience a crop failure. Under
present conditions. however. such lack
Of surplus IN distinctly dangerous. for
the very European nations upon which
that continent could normally rely for
the great bulk Of its wheat. that II 70
say Russia, Bulgaria, Serbia and Rou-
mania. will for obvious reasons be un-
able 10 supply their own demands for
the coming year. In addition to this.
Mr.. Hoover points out that famine In
India will call for substantial pro-
portion Of the Australian surplus. and
that. moreover. considerable part Of
the Australian supply. which for lack
OF shipping has been accommodating Ia
that country. has spoiled.
And The demand ~ by no means
only for wheat. Mr.. Hoover esti-
nish Germany 10000 tons OF grain
during the month Of April. But IL In
asserted that the German stocks Of all
kinds Of grain and Of potatoes and
vegetables will surely be exhausted
before June.
Mr. Hoover has also expressed the
belief that II IL questionable whether
under the circumstances food enough
can be supplied to Tide Germany over
until the next harvest.
II IN quite clear from all this that
the world is going to depend more
than ever upon this continent 10 keep
the wolf from the door until the war
devastated aud anarchy ridden coun-
tries In Europe can once again feed
themselves. Already we read Of the
protests of British soldiers occupying
Germany against allowing German
women and children To perish of star
walton as they are beginning TO do. II
these conditions prevail In Germany
what must be the state Of Affairs else
where Ia Europe among nations which
have fought with us during the last
four years.
To sum up. I, may he stated with
confidence that the demand for every
product Of the farm viii be unprecs
dented. and that the ngrIculturist viii
receive the highest prices on record
for all that he has TO sell.
The duty of Canada. therefore. In to
keep UP lis work Of assisting In sup
plying the need. II can do 10. II has
the land available Mt low prices. the
market is there rnilroad facilities ara
good. the climate and the soil produce
the best wheat Ia the world. Western
Canada offers the opportunity and the
INCREASING How OF farmers into the
country indicates the fact that advaA-
tage Is being taken Of lt.-~Adyerfise.
ment.