The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-02-07
PEACE ADDS TO
U. S. FOOD TASK
Europe Needs Nearly Double
Last Years Supplies From
America
ECONOMY MUST CONTINUE,
World Survey Shows suhicient Wheat,
But Shortage Of Fats-0overn-
ment's StImulatIve Pro
gram Justified.


confronted by a food problem eve
harder of solution than that wit
which We COPIED In time Of war. W
have an entirely now world situation
In food. It will mean essential change
in our domestic program. But NOR
important than this. It must Of neces
sity require increased export.
| Last year We shipped II. $40 900 tom
Of foodstuffs to the European Allies
Had the war continued We would hav'
increased this enormous figure to IT.
650,000 tons in the present year. Now
with the responsibility Of feeding mil
ions Of people liberated from the Ger
man yoke, our exports must be brought
mp to at least 10000 600 tons-prac
tically the limit Of loading capacity d
our ports.
World Food Demand Increased.
The end of the war will create an
enormously increased demand for food
Humanity demands that tho starving
millions freed from Prussian oppres-
sion shall have sufficient supplies to
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perity. If these liberated nations are
faced with starvation they cannot es-
tablish orderly governments. Hunger
breeds anarchy in a people. The war
to free the world for democracy will
be lost after 1t has been won. Amer
lea must continue It's work to liberia
ton and by sharing It's food make de-
mocracy safe in the world.
In order to meet this new situation
the Food Administration has made a
careful survey Of the food resources Of
the whole world In relation to the to-
tai demands. Computing supplies on
the basis Of the avoidance Of waste
and war consumption, 1t is found that
wheat and rye may be obtained In suf-
ncient quantities to meet economical
world consumption; high protein feed
for dairy animals will show a shorta &c
of about 100000 TONS while there
will be sufficient supplies Of otheK
feeds to allow economical consump-
ton; beans, peas and rice will also be
found In sufficient quantities to main
tain economy In consumption there
are sufficient supplies of beef to keep
pace with the capacity Of refrigerating
space.
Great Fat Shortage.
The most distinct reversal OF policy
will como with pork and dairy prod
1cts, vegetable oils, sugar and coffee.
Utmost economy Will be required In
The use Of fats and oils, In which there
s world shortage of about s, 0OO, 000.-
700 pounds. There are sufficient sup
,lies for US to return to our normal
ugar consumption II other nations
continue their present short rations,
" even II their rations are slightly In.
.reased. If the European countries,
However, are to resume their normal
ugar consumption 1t will be through
ur continued conservation in, order
0 share with them. There is q sur
lus Of coffee.
OF the world to tai required to pro- |
uce these results North America will !
urnish more thaIl go per cent. The
'nited States. including the West In
les. will be In a position to furnish
total of about 2O.0OO,OOO tons
gainst our pre-war exports Of about !
DOC, 900 tons. !
The bread grains situation allows
10 world to abandon the use Of sub !
flutes In VIII eat bread. Large sup
les have accumulated In the Argen-
ne. Australia and other hitherto In
,cessible markets A continued high
Hing percentage, economy Of con-
lmption and elimination Of waste
axe 1t possible for the world to r.
IN to white wheat loaf.
OF all our export possibilities In
II, the largest and most important
I'm is p ork While we cannot supply
. wor id deficiency, we will be able
help it enormously because Of tho
1t pol lcies of stimulating production
d re- strainlng consumption. The
vernn rents policy with regard to
mulG ting the production Of wheat
d Of pork, the readiest source Of
p. is thus amply justified by the sit-
ton upon the return Of peace.
n amIns spectsr Still Stalks.
The people Of the United States
ut q ontinue care and wise economy
TIE ne Of food In order to complete
} va rk Of liberatinY the world. But
n NJ lth the utmost conservation and
,dUa Ion In this country there Will
IN - urops for the next year or more
rvsa on beyond all human power to
~. In North Russia there are o.
1000 people to whom food cannot
madh, accessible this winter. Their
nspo tation II demoralized in COM
to a narchy. And even II internal
nspo It can be assured their ports Of
~ puld soon be frozen Millions
70 vi 70 have felt keenly Dire oppres-
a Of sar VII be beyond reach Of ~
tance.
" q mst realise that upon our
uldorts rests greater rssp6nsibiIi-
than We have ever befors been
"a to assume. We must realize that
lions Of lives depend absol uteiy
u the continued services and sacsf-
Of II = American people.
70 n ut realize th,t the spoctse -
line abroad now hunts tie abgDr
90 O our table at hnUA
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