The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-10
MUST INCREASE
FOOD EXPORTS
America Called or BY End ef
War 10 Supply Added
fAIIlons.
ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.


foua situation. fsu there s8n be 90
heta sAa: gte veiame ut oar exports
can - slahsemea q st,s slightest lie
Rr#e wl4h the eessasIan 81 possibilities
millions II pssopie liberated from BE-
I'rHsslAn yabe afe aew depending
sAl,an IS fuf lhe f~od Witch viii keer
glssni ffsm starvation
WIFI foot ihr Tinted states made
Il tsassifge Cor ilse forces ~ Aen3er
rst3 IL hold Qua "a victory 10 lnaur
asislassury in the world We must con
fimua IL live slmply 50 order lhsl ~
may sarpIy these liberated nations 81
Eufesse a4tl, food Hunger among .
geepis inesllHblS breeds anarchy
AtsseIls&la fead lapst complete the wofk
~ making the wsFl1 safe Tor deinoe
rass
ia~g yeaF We semi ils2O,0ts0 tons OF
faced ID Europe Enf the present year
Nlih ouis us European ALLIES 20 Feed,
AZ haa originally Taeslaua ourselves %
a program that Wunld have Increased
enr exports 10 l7.sapO0le toms Now
Is feea she liberated nations. We Will
have ta export total II nuf less thai
1iWstWD iuas practically the llInh
~ 4AalhE capacity at ouf ports re
sAswlUe the weria food situation. ~,
ssnsl gfai SOME foods will be oDlnlnnbls
In quantities eufiieirnt 10 meet AZ
Nerla nteas undef regime IF eea
natnieal consumption On The other
hand. thsss viii be marked world
shortages il, some important copamodi
Fies
Return 10 Normal BREAD Leaf
Win ths enlarged wheat crops
wsligf american farmers have grown.
Ana int supplies Of Australia. the Ar
Efatiipr and other markets now acces
slbEe 10 slsinpins, there nre hread
&1aius enough 10 enable the nations 10
return ID shelr normal wheal loaf.
provided We continue to mill henr a.
hirA percentage IT extraction and
maintain economy Ia eating and the
asoismnes IL waste.
IL fats there wili he 4 heavy short.
ARe about st00000000 pounds 10
pork products. dairy products and
vegetable ellis While there viii be q
shortage II about three million TONS
iii rich protein feeds fog dairy ami
mails. THERE VII ~ sufficient supplies
II other feeasiaffs 10 allow economical
sonsasptton
il Tie natter ~ beet. the worlds
aaypliss are limited IL ii.e capacity ~
she aYn3iai,ie rsfrigerailng ships The
saif avs Of heef Ia Anstrnlia The Ar
Keuilne and tbe United states ARR sur.
fieieat ta lead these ships There WIN
BE- a aarlage IL the importing eoun.
tries. ~ ks cannot hope a. expand
exports materially fuf The nexf months
Is sieW u the bottle neck 10 trims
spftatlsN
sge VIA haye snsilsseni ssppls az
sarAr Ia niiaw hurmal consumption IL
t,is country Il fhe cthrr natlons re-
taia gfsig preevnf short Fations o. ln
crease them only slightly. For ihs
countries ~ Karosa.. however. 10 To-
sweaSe their present faflons q q ina
ts-ss6i aalsnl Nlsi neeesslsatv our shar
Ing i part II Gus oNn supplies witi
them
Twenty hdiliion Tons Of Food.
Of tl,s wirfa aanl. NORTH Amertes
via furuian mars fban No per cent
Ths g'aifed States has&A9lig the ives
IBdies win ~ epllea apes ~ rafnisi
gDNaaa iups II food II ali AiEds al
compared eifh our pfsswar exports u
naous 6@UHg pius
Mhiie ~ viii 81 abir % change ou
prpsfam d many respects, even !
smmial survey 81 the @yartd supplisl
In comparison ID world demands show
tonclassYeiS chat Europe viii know
fAmine unless the .Alnefiean peopll
hs1ng the bagus consumption do~i
q Shg hafeNi miniuam tbRt Wiii msin
ialu teatih aud strength
There are eeGdi.ians ~ famine 4
EaFotN rat win "a beynad our QOwc
Is reuisadY Thar are S0OsN000 pal
ple 81 N-srzs nassia Nhoni lhefe
sns8il slsaHfa ~ cearhtng With nia
tbls Hislsr fhsfr transportation !
ieusa N eapaleie anarchy. an
SHORTY naes - their pOrss Slll 3
ffpssfs even il if~eFmal transpcs
eosila ~ FealFsae
70 Preserve Civilization.
Al ts f,ula Germany hss au
atone ksd the fe0i aud aAsn Il
asR 81 these tnHsseg of people "a
his saH8ea F8 w rfl starving J,
slse hes iet, hehh,a her q total mt. 4
axe u saciai institutions. aud III
iaass n ls.ofis i ieN confronted sit
shs0lafe anAfthy
IL ms ss3lne Vtf awD safety and n
a0s organization ~ HE world. il y
alsle nv preservation 81 esxiiizatlo
Sf cannon permit growth ~ 81
aeaef . ihe ersas sltais
reIs tlie laehHiB ~ governments
eurs fos.d TOT tlarlF peEle gfas
x0iHtiaA aud chaos fFoa 81 aDal,
% salaily their people grows sta6liil
q government and The defent 81 ~
fcby lid we puf Il ou 90 hlghs
flsBe ii4an our Interests IA the pr,