The Julesburg grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1907-1972, 1919-01-09
America Called a b. End Of
War 70 Suppy Added
0i1ioAs,
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.
Over rhrss Tlasss Prs-Was Shies~sats
Observation-Disclosures In Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Policy osvMd.

food situation. But there can be no
hope that the volume OF our exports
can be lightened to the slightest de-
gree with the cessation Of hostilities.
Millions of people liberated from the
Prnssian yoke are now depending
upon us for the food which will keep
them from starvation.
With food the United States made
It 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
people inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete the work
| Of making the world safe for dcnloc-
racy.
Last year we sent ll,S2O,OOO tons Of
food Ia Europe. For the present year.
with only the European Allies to feed,
We had originally pledged ourselves to
| q program that would have Increase
our exports TO l7,50O,O0O tons. Now,
to feed the liberated nations, we will
have to export a total of not less than
2o.O0O.OOO toas-practically the limit
OF loading capacity at our ports Re
viewing the world food situation. we
md that some foods Will be Obtainable
in quantities sufficient to meet all
world needs under regime Of eco
nomicai consumption. On the other
hand, there will be marked world
shortages In some important commodl-
ties
Return to Normal 8rsad Lsss.
With the enlarged wheat crops
which American farmers have grown,
and the supplies Of Australia, the Ar
gentine and other markets now Access
sibls to shipping. there are bread
grains enough to enable the nations to
return to their normal wheat loaf,
| provided We continue to mill -four at
high percentage Of extraction and
maintain economy In eating and the
avoidance Of waste. -
In fats there will I've q heavy short
ase ~ about 5000 oo0. 600 pounds - In
pesk Products, dairy products and
| vegetable oils. While tAere will be a
baertaOa nf shout three million tuus
IN, itch pr"iein fas.ls for daley chi.
nsiA thets viii be suahcteAt supplies
- sfhsf fe~dntuHs to allow economical
consumption.
Ii The matter Of beef, the worlds
oupo6eo ars limited Ia the capacity II
| ths available rsfrlserstins ships. The
suD1aiss Of beef In Australia, the Ar
Ssneias and the United states are SUI.
| hcssat - i"ad these ships. There will
b shortage In the Importing cOun.
tSieA but We cannot hope to expand
| exports materially for the next months
| IN view Of the bottle neck In trans
pOrtation.
| We will have a 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.
crease their present rations to n ma
| teFfal extent will necessitate our shar-
ing . part of our own supplies with
them
Twenty Million Tons Of Food.
OF the world total, North America
will furnish more than 60 per cent.
The Omitted States, including the West
Indies, will be called upon to furnish
10000, 900 tons Of food of all kinds as
compared with our pre-war exports Of
about 100000 tons.
| While we will he able to change our
program in many respects, even a
casual survey Of the world supplies
In comparison to world demands shows
conclnsiuely that Europe viii! know
famine unless the American people
bring their home consumption down
to the barest minimum that will main
tain health and strength.
There are conditions Of famine in
Europe that will he beyond our power
to remedy. There are 4O,oO0,0O peo-
pie In North Russia whom there is
small chance Of reaching with food
this winter Their transportation 10
demorslix@ed In complete anarchy, and
shortly many Of their ports will b
frozen, even II internal transport
could be realized.
re Preserve Civilization.
\ Al this moment Germany has not
alnne sucked, the food and animals
! from all those masses Of people che
| hAs dominated and left starving, hut
- has left behind her total wreck
Rss Of social Institutions. and this
pass of people 10 now confronted with
absolute anarchy.
||i II We value orr own safety and thu
I Stciai organization Of the world, X W
) khlus~ the preservation Of civilization
44tDelt. We cannot permit growth Of thts