Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-01-31
MUST INCREASE
FOOD EXPORTS
America Called on by End OF
War TO Supply Added
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED
over Three Times Pre-War Shipments
equired-Situation in Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Policy Sound

With the guns in Europe silenceh
r we have now to consider a new world
+ food situation. But there can be nc
r hope that the volume of our exports
] can be llghtened to the slightest de-
? gree with the cessation of hOstilitles
Millions Of people liberated from the
Prussiaa yoke are now depending
upon us for the food which will keep
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
American food must complete the work
Of making the world safe for democ-
racy.
Last year we sent II $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 100000 tons. Now,
to feed the liberated nations, we will
have to export a total of not less than
2O,O0O,OO0 toas-practically the limit
Of loading capacity at our ports Re
viewing the world food situation, we
find that some foods viii 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 acces-
sible to shipping, there are bread
grains enough to enable the nations to
return to their normal wheat loaf,
provided we continue to mill flour at
high percentage of extraction and
maintain economy in eating and the
avoidance of waste
In fats there will be a heavy short
age = about 3,000,0O0OOO pounds - in
pork products, dairy products and
vegetable oils. While there will be q
shortage of about three million tons
In rich protein feeds for dairy ami '
mails, there will be sufficient supplies {
Of other feedstuffs to allow economical t
1
In the matter OF beef, the worlds c
supplies are limited to the capacity of z
The available refrigerating ships The c
supplies of beef in Australia, the Ar '
sentine and the United States are SUI. v
icient to load these ships. There will a
De a shortage in the importing coun- /;
ries, but we cannot hope to expand s
Exports materially for the next months f
n view of the bottle neck in trans d
'Ortation. ii
We will have a sufficient supply of fl
ugar to allow normal consumption in f,
his country if the other nations re- W
ain their present short rations or in o.
rease them only slightly. For the a
of Europe, however TO in Il
rease their present ratlons to a ma u
srial extent will necessitate our shar- al
ig a part Of GU own supplies with c.
hem. q,
twenty Miilion ] ons OF Food.
or the world total, North America u
Ill furnish more than 90 per cent 10
he Uuited States, including the West III
ldlss, will, be- called upon TO furnish III
,,000,0O0 tons OF food OF all kinds as 10
impaired with our pre-wsr exports Of IN
,out 6,0O0.00o tons. &C
While we will be able TO change our IN
'oyram la many respects, even
Isiiai survey OF the world supplies
compnrison to world dcIna nds shows he
nciuAveiy that Europe will know Al
Iains unless the American people in
Ing their home consumption down Is
the barest minimum that will nain-
Ia health and strength. of
There are conditions OF famine In be
rope that will be beyond our power be
remedy. There are 40,000,000 peo- in
. in North Russia whom there Is Fl,
'all chance OF reaching with food fe,
s winter Their transportation Is cri
In complete anarchy, and nj,
Drtly many of their ports will be mn
ven, even. IL internal. transport In,
nd be realized. 40,
To Preserve Civilization. mn
At this moment Germany has not tn,
ne sucked the food and animals PHI
m all those masses OF people she cit
! dominated and left starving. but all
has left behind her a total wreck Din
, OF social Institutions. and this ma
IS OF people u now confronted with Ce
0lute anarchy. mn
we value our own safety and the ha,
ial organization az the world, IL we con
ne the preservation OF civilization che,
H. we cannot pernsit growth OF this :,
ger In the worlds yltais. 81,
amia< il the mother OF anarchy. No..
m the inability OF governments TO ~,
are food for their people grows .s.
olution and chaos. From an ability -
,npply their people grows stability ~.
government and the defeat of an ','e
ny Did we put It on no higher S'e'
ne than our interests In the pro- ans
ion OF our institutions. we must ni''
n, ovrssl,,.x IN sol,,tian Of mi. NOR
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