The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-01-17
PEACE ADDS TO
U. S. FOOD TASK
Europe Needs Nearly Double
Last Years Supplies From
America
ECONOMY MUST CONTINUE
World Survey Shows Sufficient Whess,
But Shortage Of Fats-Gover1-
mentss stimuiative Pro-
gram Justified.

With the return Of peace America b
confropted by a food problem even
harder Of solution than that with
which we COPIED in time Of war. We
have an entirely new world situation
in food. It will mean essential changes
in our domestic program. But more
important than this. it must Of neces-
stty require increased export.
Last year we shipped II, $4,000 tons
Of foodstufrs to the European Allies.
Had the war continued we would have
increased this enormous figure to IL
$4,000 tons in the present year. Now,
with. the responsibility Of feeding mfl-
Ions OF people liberated from the Ger
man yoke, our exports must be brought
up to- at least 100000 tons-psac-
tcally the limit Of loading capacity u
our ports.
World Food Demand increased.
The end Of the war will create a
enormously increased demand for food
Humanity demands that the starving
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sion shall have sufficient supplies b
assure their return to health and pros
perity. If these liberated nations are
faced with starvation they cannot e.
tabiish orderly governments. Hunger
breeds anarchy In people. The war
to free the world for democracy will
be lost after 1t has been won. Amer.
lea must continue its work to liber1-
ton and by sharing its food make DE-
mocracy safe In the world
In order to meet this new situation
the Food Administration has made q
careful survey of the food resources q
the whole world In relation to the To-
tai demands. Computing supplies On
the basis Of the avoidance Of waste
and war consumption, It Is found that
wheat and rye may be obtained Ia suf-
icient quantities to meet economical
world consumption; high protein feed
for dairy animals will show q shortage
Of about 100000 tons, while there
will be sufficient supplies of other
feeds to allow economical consump-
ton beans, peas aud 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 refrige=attng
spaca
Great Fat Shortage
The most distinct reversal OF policy
will come with pork and dairy prod
ucts, vegetable oils. sugar and coffee.
Utmost economy will be required in
the use of fats and otis, In which there
IN Q world shortage of about 5000, 0OO.-
600 pounds. There are sufficient sup
plies for US to return 10 our normal
sugar consumption II ether nations
continue their present short rattons,
or even H their rattons are slightly In
creased. II the European countdea,
however, are to resume their normal
sugar consumption 1t will be through
our continued conservation in order
b a1are with them. There is q sur.
Plus Of coffee.
OF the world total required to pro-
dnce these results North America viii
furnish more than 90 per cent The
United States, including the West In
dies, will be in a position to furnish
q total Of about 100000 tons.
against our pre-war exports Of about
100000 tonA
The bread grains situation allows
the world to abandon the use Of SUBJ
st1tutes in wheat bread Large sup
plies have accumulated IN the Argen-
tine Australia and other hitherto IL
accessible marketA A continued high
milling percentage, economy Of con.
sumption and elimination ok waste
make Il possible for the world TO re-
turn 10 Q white wheat Loaf.
OF all our export possibilities In
fatA the largest and most important
ftam Is PORK. WhIfs - cannot supply
tho world deficiency Ne VIII b abis
10 help IL enornousiy because Of the
pase policies Of stimulating production
md restraining consumption. The
governments policy with regard to
stimulating the production Of wheat
md Of pork, tho resdiest source ~
fatA Is thus amply justified By 0se IT.
uatton upon tho return II peace
Famine epscher Sun etaiika
The people Of he United states
must continue care and wise economy
In the use OF food tn order to complete
ths work Of nberatins the world But
even with the utmost conservation end
production In this country there viii
Be tn Europe for the next year o. more
Starvation beyond all human power to
siiay. In North Russia there are co.
100000 people to whom food cannot
be made accessible this winter. Their
transportation Is demoralized In Com
plete anarchy. And even II internal
Transport can be assured their ports Of
entry seerad soon be frozen Millions
more who have felt keenly ths oppres-
don Of war Will be beyond reach OF as-
distance.
We must realize that upn our
shoulders rests greater responsible
y than we have ever before been
ssked to assume We must realize that
millions Of lives depend absolutely
upon the continued service and sacri-
Gee of the American people.
We must realize that the specter Of
famine abroad now haunts the abun-
dance Of our table at home.
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