, 1919-01-16
MUST INCREASE
FOOD 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.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED

gree with the cessation of hOStilitieS.
Millions of people liberated from the
Prussian yoke are now depending
upon us for h e cod which will keep
them from starvation.
With food the United States made
it possible for the forces of democ-
racy to old 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 a
people inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete the work
of making the world safe for democ-
racy.
Last year we sent 11,S20,OOO 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 L 100000 tons. Now,
to feed the liberated nations, we will
have to export a .otal of not less thar
2O,OOO,0OO toas--practically the limit
of loading capacity at our ports. Re
viewing the world food situation, we
find that some foods will be obtainable
in quantities sufficient to meet all
world needs under a regime of eco
nomical consumption. On the other
- "" NC h"ihe WITH
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
Dpntinn and nthnr n,nrlyat. ,a,, oaao,
sible to shipping, there are bread
grains enough to enable the nations TO
return to their normal wheat loaf,
provided we continue to mill fiour at
a high percentage of extraction and
maintain economy in eating and the
avoidance of waste.
In fats there will be n heavy short
age about 9'ooo,ooo,OOO pounds - in
p p,o' uai,s proauc,s anu
s o WINE 'hcre VIII oe d
-. VI p'u 'niee ihi,iioh .ohs
- pio.en teeus o uairy AM
mans, lheie WIN oe suihcient upphe
oansnmnas aiio" econohhicai
'osuiap'ioh
peei' 'he "orius
suppies u,e iinltep 10 the capacity OF
VI peei III Austraiia' the ar
so,ant q 49, o'a'eS are SUI,
~ 80 a'.ips' mere WIN
- h.. "npo'tihs couh,
&c out we enhhol nope 10 eNpanu
y III neAt lnohths
~ une JULIE hech III Trans
por.a'ion,
we ""n nave d suiicieh' 'uppiy OF
susar u allow horhhai CONSUMPTION IN
-. .s .ous III olher naliohs re-
Iaih lneir present snort ratiohs or IN
crease theni ohiy signify. FOR the
countries oi Europe however, TO In
crease 'heir present ratiohs TO a ma
,efiai eA'eht VIII hecessitate u shar-
ths, o"N 'uppi'es Win
rw. m,ru..
n.
" ,he WORTH totai' North America
W. ~ T nnore ,hah oo per cent.
me ohi'eu states, including the West
oonnes' WI oe called upon 10 furnish
<~o,ooo'ooo tons OF 100 OF all Kinds as
win our pre-war exports Of
aoout o'oooooo tons.
Wniie we VIII De able to change our
rogra IN many respects, ever a
casual survey OF the world supplies
IN comparison 10 world demands shows
conciusiVeiy that Europe VIII know
famine unless the American people
Dring their nome consumption down
TO the Darest minim that will main
tam health and strength.
Ihere are conditions OF mime in
Europe that will be beyond our power
TO remedy Ihere are 4O,OOO,OOO peo-