The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-05-02
ALL MUST Be FED
Practically Every European Coun-
try Short of FoodstuHs-
AoricuIturists on This Side o. the
Water Are Called on to Save tho
World From Starvation--West-
ern Canada's Great OPP
portunity

| PoTtuHity.
Considerable discussion Is taking
| place in the papers as to the amount
of money that the United States Will
have to pay for it's guarantee Of the
price of wheat for 1919 The indica-
| tions at present are that the treasury
will not be affected. Instead of wheat
going down the outlook now is that 1t
Will go considerably above the pres
ent guarantee 1t is not only the opin-
Ion of man of the experience Of Mr..
Hoover that gives weight to this as
sumption, but we have the glazing fact
that there will be more mouths to feed
for this year, and the next year or SO,
than there were in 1918, and the guam
tity of food will be little, II any,
greater.
The assumption is based on the fact
that Germany, Austria and Poland,
and others of the fighting nations, I'M
able to secure food enough in the past
two or three years, and still unable to
supply 1t within themselves, will re-
quire to be fed. The food can now be
taken to them. For some time the SOL
diers will require to be fed; italy will
have its demands. There Will be adj
ditional shipping, some of which wiz
be needed for requirements of India,
but it will also make ocean transport.
easier. Mr.. Hoover is possibly better
acquainted than any other individual
observer with both the worlds f0ed
needs and it's prospects of supplying
them.
He is naturally very closely in touch
with conditions on this continent and
his position as virtual dictator of the
distribution of American-grown food
In Europe has given him a possibly
unique insight into European needs.
Mr.. Hoover says there will be no
surplus from the 1918 crop TO carry
over into 1919. Even under normal
conditions this would be sufficiently
precarious situation, for there Ratu-
rally never is any possible guarantee
that one or more of the great wheat
countries in Europe may
not experience a crop failure. Under
present conditions. however, such lack
Of surplus is distinctly dangerous, for
he very European nations upon which
hat continent could normally rely for
he great bulk of its wheat, that is to
say Russia, Bulgaria. Serbia and Rou-
mania, will for obvious reasons be I'M
lble to supply their own demands for
he coming year. In addition to this,
Mr.. Hoover points out that famine in
ndia will call for a substantial pro-
,ortion of the Australian surplus, and
hat, moreover, a considerable part of
he Australian supply, which for lack
f shipping has been accommodating In
hat country, has spoiled.
And the demand is by no means
My for wheat Mr. Hoover estk
mated that he would De able to fur-N
ish Germany 10000 tons of grain \
urlng the month of April. But it is
sserted that the German stocks of all
inds of grain and of potatoes and
egetables will surely be exhausted
efore June.
Mr.. Hoover has also expressed the
elief that it is questionable whether
nder the circumstances food enough
an be supplied to tide Germany over
ntil the next harvest.
1t is quite clear from all this that
lie world is going to depend more
ian ever upon this continent to keep
le wolf from the door until the war
evastated and ana2chy-ridden coun-
les in Europe can once again feed
,emselves. Already we read of the
-otests of British soldiers occupying
ermany against allowing German
omen and children to perish of star
ltion as they are beginning to do. II
ese conditions prevail in Germany
hat must be the state of affairs else
here In Europe among nations which
I'VE fought with us during the last
ur years?
To sum up, 1t may be stated with
nfidence that the demand for every
oduct of the farm will be unprece-
nted, and that the agriculturist will
ceive the highest prices on record
r all that he has to sell.
The duty of Canada, therefore, Is to
ep up its work of assisting In sup
wing Ine Deeu.f IL CHI 10 So ~ mas
e land available at low prices; tho
arket is there; railroad facilities are
cd, the climate and the soil produce
e best wheat in the world. Western
NADIA offers the opportunity and the
ceasing flow of farmers into the
untry indicates the fact that advan-
ge is being taken of it.-Adyertise
ent.