Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-05-02
ALL MUST Be FED
Practically Every European coun.
try Short OF Foodstuffs.
Agrlcuiturlsts on This Side Of the
Water Are Called on to Save the
World From starvatloR-West-
ern canada's Great op.
p~ortunlty.

ItNht ~ INV UuUtIH I'm u lHt UINUuuN
OF money that the United States will
have TO pay for It's guarantee OF the
price Of wheat for 1919. The indlca-
lions nj present ARE that the treasury
will not be affected. Instead OF wheat
going down the outlook now " that II
VIII 10 considerably above the pres
ent guarantee. II Is not only the opin-
lon Of a man OF the experience OF Mr..
Hoover that Gives weight 10 this as-
sumption, but we have the glnring fact
thnt there viii be more mouths TO feed
for this year, and the next year or 10,
than there were In 1918, and the guam
tity OF food will be little, II amy.
greater.
The assumption Is bnsed on the fact
that Germany, Austria and Poland.
nnd others OF the fighting nations, un.
able to secure food enough In the past
two or three years, and still unable TO
supply II within themselves, will re-
qulre TO be fed. The food cnn nov be
taken 10 them. For some time the sol
dlers will require 10 be fed Italy will
have It's demands. There will be nd.
dltlonal shipping. some Of which will
be needed for requirements OF India,
but II Will also make ocenn transport
easier. Mr.. Hoover is possibly better
acquainted than my other Individual
observer with both the worlds food
needs and Its prospects Of supplying
them.
He Is naturally very closely In touch
tpffh pnpIftl.Au ~. tlla nanNInanN md
his position ns virtual l,tntor OF the
distribution Of Amerlcan-grown food
in Europe has given aim n possibly
unique insight into European needs.
Mr.. Hoover says there will I've no
surplus from the 1913 crop TO carry
over into 1910. Even under normal
conditions this would be Il sufficiently
p%recnrlous situation. for there natu-
rally never " amy possible guarantee
that one or more Of the great wheat
producing countries IN Europe may
not experience II crop failure. Under
present conditions. however, such lack
Of surplus Is distinctly dangerous, for
the very European nations upon which
that continent could normally rely for
lnt klAlAi JUN VI lNN Mlliflis AlNA ~ w
shy Russia, bulgaria, Serbia and liou.
mania, will for obvious reasons be I'M
able 10 supply their W demands for
the coming year. In addition TO this,
Mr.. Hoover points out that famine In
Indln will call for u substantial pro-
portion Of the Australian surplus, and
that, moreover, n considerable part OF
the Australian supply, which for lack
Of shipping has been accommodating In
that country, has spoiled.
And the demand Is by no means
only for wheat. Mr.. Hoover estl.
mated that he would be able to fur.
nlsh Germany 10000 tons Of grain
during the month of April. But II Is
asserted that the German stocks OF all
kinds Of grain and of potntoes and
vegetables will surely be exhausted
before June.
Mr.. Hoover has also expressed The
belief that II Is questionable whether
under the circumstances food enough
can be supplied to tide Germany over
until the next harvest.
1t Is quite clear from all this thnt
the wu,ld Is going TO depend more
than ever upon this continent to keep
the wolf from the door until the war
devastated and anarchy-riddeh cOun
tries In Europe can ono again feed
themselves, Already we read OF the
protests OF British soldiers occupying
Germany against allowing Germnn
ON and children TO perish OF stnr-
walton NJ they are beginning TO do. n
these conditions prevail IN Germany
whit must be the state of Affairs else.
whore In Europe among nntlons which
have fought with rs during the Inst
four ycnrsY
10 sum up, Il muy be stated with
confidence That the demand for every
product Of the farm will be unprece.
denied, and that the aerlculturlst will
receive the highest prices ON record
for an that he has to sell.
The duty Of Cunadn, therefore. il to
keep up rs work OF assisting IA SUI.
plying the need, II can do So. II has
the land available at low prices; the
market Is there railroad facilities are
good, the cllmnte and the soil produce
the best wheat In the world. Western
Canada offers the opportunity and the
unceaslng flow II farmers into the
country Indicates the fact that advnn.
tnge Is being tnken OF lt.-Adverllse.
ment.
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