The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-01-02
America Called on by End of
War to Supply Added .
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED
Over Three Times Pre-War Shipments
Observation-Disclosures In Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Policy Sound.


can be lightened to the slightest de.
gree with the cessation of hostilities
Millions of people liberated from the
Prussfan yoke are now depending
upon us for the food which will keen
them from starvation.
With food the United States made
1T possible for the forces of democ.
racy to hold out to victory. To insure
democracy in the world, we must con-
tinue to live simply in order that we
may supply these liberated nations of
Europe with food. Hunger among a
people inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete the work
OF making the world safe for democ-
racy. s. ~E- ..~.
Last year we sent IL, $4,000 tons of
food to Europe. For the present year.
with only the European Allies to feed,
we had originally pledged ourselves TO
a program that would have increased
our exports to 17,5O0,0OO tons. Now,
to feed the liberated nations, we will
have to export total of not less than
20OOO,OOO toas-practically the limit
OF loading capacity at our ports. Re-
viewing the world food situation, we
find that some foods will be obtainable
in quantities sufficient to meet all
world needs under a regime of eco
nomical consumption. On the other
hand, there will be marked world
shortages in some important commodi-
ties
Return to Normal Bread Loaf.
With the enlarged wheat crops
which American farmers have grown,
and the supplies of Australia, the Ar.
gentine and other markets now Access
sible to shipping, there are bread
grains enough to enable the nations to
reeuse to their normal wheat loaf,
provided we continue to mill flour at
2 high percentage Of extraction and
maintain economy In eating and the
avoidance of waste.
In fats there will be q heavy short
age about 5000. O00. 900 pounds - In
pork Products. dairy products and
vegetable oils While there win be
6hortaGe Of about three million tons
+ ficn protein feeds Tor dairy AMI
mails 1here win be suhlcient supplies
q other feedstufs to allow economical
censumpt1on.
IN the matter OF beef. the worlds
supplies ar limited to the capacity Of
the available refrigerating ships. The
supplies Of beef ID Australia, the Ar
gentine and the United States are suf-
dcient to load these ships. There will
DO shortage In the importing coun-
tries, but we cannot hope to expand
exports materially for the next months
In view Of the bottle neck In trans
portation.
We will have sufficient supply Of
sugar to allow normal consumption In
this country II the other nations re-
tain their present short rations or in
crease them only slightly. For the
countries Of Europe, however, to In
,rease their present rations to q ma
.erial extent will necessitate our shar-
ng part Of our own supplies with
hem.
Twenty Million Tons Of Food.
OF the world total, North America
Will furnish more than 60 per cent.
The United States, including the West
indies, will be called upon to furnish
5000 900 tons Of food Of all kinds as
with our pre-war exports of
lbout 100000 tons.
While we will be able to change our
program In many respects, even a
.asual survey Of the world supplies
n comparison to world demands shows
that Europe will know
anime unless the American people
ring their home consumption down
o the barest minimum that will MAIN
ain health and strength.
Europe that will be beyond our power
o remedy. There are 100000 peo-
lie In North Russia whom there is |
mall chance of reaching with food |
his winter. Their transportation is |
In complete anarchy, and |
hortly many Of their ports will be |
rozen, even IL internal transport
ould be realized.
To Preserve Civilization.
At this moment Germany has not
lone sucked the food and animals
rom all those masses of people she
as dominated and left starving, but
he has left behind her total wreck
&c Of social institutions, and this
,ass Of people is now confronted with
bsOlute anarchy.
II we value our own safety and the
ocial organization of the world, IL we
alue the preservation of civilization
self, we cannot permit growth of this
ANGER In the worlds vitals.
Famine is the mother OF anarchy.
rom the inability of governments to
ecure food for their people grows
evolution and chaos. From an ability
, supply their people grows stability
government and the defeat of an
rchy. Did we put 1t on no higher
lane than our interests in the pro-
,ction of our institutions, we must
estir ourselves In solution Of this
r0blem.