The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-01-31
HOMES RID OF The HUN
ARE CRYING FOR FOOD.

Ralt!more.-WheD a largo, fat man
IN Baltimore restaurant heard .
report that the Germans had accepted
rae Allies armistce terms. he ferveokr
II exclaimed: 'FTneI Now you eau
bring me three Jumps Of sugar end
some more butter"
True, he had one Of those belonged
minds that cannot see three feet away
from their own appetftsss he tsss
figured that-as during the war he
had been deprived o4 hts second lump
OF sugar and such Hike necessities Of
lffe-therefore, with the war won hs
could straightway begin 10 stun HIM
self up again as in the good old days
of yore. He did not stop 10 reason
how a laying-down Of arms by tha
Huns was going in the twinkhng o4
an eye to raise up the amount Of food
In the world. 1t may be he had moth
ing to think with; but there are lots
of people in Amertca-and right here
IN Maryland-who can think but are
thought1ess. And their thoughtisss
ness threatens to create In Europe q
situation worse than war-a state Of
anarchy which could not fail to havs
disastrous results on this continent "a
well For the war has taught how
closely knit together are the aHairs
of the whole world; and that Is ..
lesson that one dare not forget at the
hrst sign Of peace. " ;.
The embattled millions Of DuFops
have got to return from the worlds
battle grounds and not only SOW I
crop, but also harvest and mill Il
before food conditions "over there
will re-approach the normal. There an
granaries damned with grain In dis
tant lands Hike India and the ArgeAs
tine; but now that h Is really ov2t
"o7er there" Uncle Sam will use hi
ships for bringing home his bo1a
rather than for plying tropic seas IN
search Of food for us. There VIII
be vessels to spare only On thsls
return trips 10 Europe, and Americat
task will still be to keep them fua1
of food
For the food fight Is far from cver.
The advent OF peace does not eAd
Americas obligations but actually
doubles them. The millions who have
been rescued from Teuton thraldom
now clamor for food az fmperadveiy
as they cried for liberty. The Hun
has gone, but only after stripping their
iarders bare
Consequently, there are two hun
dred million people who legitimatsly'
look to the o. S. A. for sustenance.
TO desert them now would be as
dastardly as never to have gone to
their aid -. -, -.
The U. s. Food Administration has
promised that the American people
viii shoulder this huge task Of sup
plying them with at least q minimum
Of food. That il computed for tbs
year ending September 3oth, 1919, al
1880 009 tons; which is half a. much
more than with all our saving We
were able to transport during the past
twelve months ~
Our supply Is practically the same
as before. Wheat has increased b.
eos 900, 900 bushels and because -
much attention was devoeed to Wheat
thrift many people now falsely -
sumo that the food crisfs IL past. But
here are steadytng and sober figures:
Corn has decreased BY 443,ooe> 100
bushels and potatoes and oats BY
100000 bushels each At first view
the Department Of Agriculture report
would seem 10 fadfcats that We have
In sight zee, 100000 more Of q crop
than last year Fortunately, however,
the nutritional value Of the corn -
substantially higher and promises less
spoilase. Also, the number of hoes
In the country IL materially increased.
Taking the situation a. q whole, The
United States has about the same sup
ply to count On a. last year-and has
10 sacrifice for its friends MY Per
cent more than before.
Without tths food, grave disaster
threatens in Europe, tAs grim visass
Of anarchy may be seen. aAd tie
whole world be plunged for lone
years into state Of affairs No leAS
DISASTROUS than war. To forestall
that it will be necessary 10 send food
even to the hungenng Huas-though
only after our own Allies are proviaoA
for.
The new food program h BASED
upon the Food AdministratioAs ~
aiiEation Of the utmost gravity Of the
situation It has to faee. II calls for
saving all along the hns. The pre-
vaaling belief that vita the coming
Of peace tte old order Of plenty win
be restored is a dangerous one. Re-
cent market events have sAown that
this belief h very w1desprsad, s1d
1t Is doubly unfortunate when accepted
BY the producing section Of the ooSnr
try, whose burdens viii inevitably b
made not less but greater By he
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