The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-02-15
III.
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f;OD EXPORTS
America Called on by End Of
War to Supply Added
Millions.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED,
Over Three Times Pre-War Shipments
Required-sItuation In Wheat and
Fats Proves Governments
Policy Sound.

With the guns in Europe silenced,
we have now to consider a new world
food situation. But there can be no
hope that the volume Of our exports
can be lghtened to the slightest de-
gree with the cessation of hOstilities.
Millions of people liberated from the
lrussian yoke are now depending
upcn us for the food which will keep
them from starvation.
With food the United States made
II possible for the forces Of democ.
racy to hold out to victory. To insure
democracy In the world, we must con-
time 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 democ-
racy.
Last year we sent II $780, 900 tons Of
Food to Europe For the present year,
with oule the European Allies to feed,
We had originally pledged ourselves to
program that would have increased
cur exports to 17,5OO,OO0 tons. Now:
~ feed the liberated nations, we will
have to export total Of not less than
2C,COO,OOO toas-practically the limit
OF loading capacity at our ports. Re
viewing the world food situation, we
fnd that some foods will be obtainable
IN quantities sufficient to meet MI
world needs under q regime Of eco
nomical consumption. On the other
hand, there will be marked world
shortages in some important commodi-
Ties.
R-turn to Normal Bread Loaf.
With tie enlarged wheat crops
"..!cn American farmers have grown,
AID he supplies of Australia, the Ar
ce' me and other markets now acces-
hla 20 shipping, there are bread
,..i.s enough to enable the nations to
r4..ra to their normal wheat LOAF,
ac,'i;.cd We continue TO Utiii -four ar
:. nigh percentage Of extraction and
maintain econ0ny IN eating and the
:, ..,.,aGce Of waste.
IN tu.s there will he heavy short.
~ about 3O00,00C,OO0 pounds - in
TX products, dairy products and
.~etable CHS. While there will be q
! i,rtace Of about three million tons
= g.cl protein feeds for dairy ami
/. ,is. there will be sufficient supplies
? Ger fecdstuffs to allow economical
81 lie matter Of beef, the worlds
sHr.es are limited to the capacity OF
- available refrigerating ships. The
gn9iies of beef In Australia, the Ar
aig.ne and the United States are suf-..
>.tnt TO load these ships. There will
/, 4 shortage In the importing coun-
49, ut we cannot hope to expand
..,a,>". s materially for the next months
! !. v:ey' of Sic bottle neck In trans
GTi:t.cn.
-, VIII have a sufficient supply OF
~ 20 allow normal consumption In
3 country # the other nations re-
e ,.eir present short ratiOns or In
'aaa them only slightly. For the
II ries of Europe, however. to In
their present rations to a ma
al extent VIII neces3itate our shar-
: {. part Of our own supplies with
..,:.G.
.wcnty Million Tone Of Food.
IF the world total. North America
! :. IL furnish more than GU per cent.
",s.a United Suites. including the West
:os will be called upon to furnish
: 10, JO0 tons Of food Of all kinds az
-:.3aIcd with our pre-wnr exports o.
or 8,O03,0OO tons
While we will he able to change our
] gram In many respects. even
! y +;iai survey Of the world supplies.
; >. comparison 10 world demands shows
| - nelusively that Europe VIII know
! W., ,ine unless the American people
! - g their home consumption down
! i, the bnrest minimum that will mAin-
i ain health md strength.
] There are conditions Of famine In
! ..irope that will be beyoc! our power
% remedy There IRE 4O,GU0.OD peO-
! .,i., In North Russia wholh there is
/ s5la,i chance % reaching with foo!
j as winter Their frnnsnortaticn IS
! | ,r:lorul:;.ed in complete anarchy, md
/ y.olt.j many Of their ports VIII re
i | lrOZGu, even II Internal Transport
i could be realized.
! To Preserve Civilization.
4 At this moment Germany has not
+ | alone sucked tie food and animals
] from ali those, masses Of people she
! ! has dominated and left starving, but
] she has left behind her total wreck
age of social institutions. and this
!, mass of people Is now confronted with
absolute anarchy.
! If we value our own safety and the
= social organization f the void, + We
value the preservation Of ci,i..zation
itself, we cannot permit growth OF tits
cancer In the worlds vitals.
Famine is the mother of anarchy.
From the inability Of govern eats 10
secure food for their people gFo"a
revolution and chaos. From an abiitr?
to supply their people grows stability
of government and the defeat OF an
archy. Did we put it on no higher
T.