New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-17
PEACE ADDS TO
D.. S. FOOD TASK
Europe Needs Nearly Double
Last Years Supplies From
America.
ECONOMY MUST CONTINUE.
World Survey Shows Sufficient Wheat,
But Shortage Of Fats-Govern.
ment's Stimulative Pro.
pram Justified.

with the return Of pence America Il
confronted by a food problem ever
harder Of solution than that will
which we COPIED In time OF war. We
have an entirely new world situation
In food. 1t will mean essential changes
In our domestic program. But NOR,
important than this, |! must Of neces
sity require increased export.
Last year we shipped ll.S20 600 tons
Of foodstufrs to the European Allies
Had the val continued we would have
increased this tnormou figure to H.
bN0,000 tons in the present year. Now,
with the responsibility OF feeding mil
ions OF people liberated from the Ger
man yoke, our exports must he brought
up to at least 20.OOO.OO0 tons-prac
ticalIy the limit of loading capacity u,
our ports.
World Food Demand Increased.
The end of the war will create an
enormously increased demand for food
Humanity demands that the starving
millions freed from Prussian oppres
sion shall have sufficient supplies to
assure their return to health and pros
perity. If these liberated nations are
faced with starvation they cannot Us
tablish orderly governments, Hunger
breeds anarchy in n People. The war
to free the world for democracy will
be lost after it has been won. Amer
Ion t,pG ,a,ti,,n itr ..,,t, =. THU.
lion and by sharing its food make de
mocracy safe in the world.
In order to meet this new situation
the Food Administration has male a
careful survey of the food resources Of
the whole world in rotation to the to-
tai dcma' ds. Computing supplies ON
the basis Of the avoidance OF waste
and war consumption, II is found that
whea and rye may be obtained in SUI
hcient quantities to meet economical
world consumption; high protein feed
for dairy animals will show Il shortage
of about 100000 tons, while there
will be sufficient supplies OF other
feeds to allow economical consump-
ton beans, peas and rice will also be
found in sufficient quantities to main
tain economy In consumption; there
are sufficient supplies Of beef to keep
pace with the capacity Of refrigerating
space.
Great Fat Shortage.
The most distinct reversal of policy
will come with pork and dairy prod
ucts, vegetable oils, sugar and coffee.
Utmost economy will be required In
the use of fats and oils, In which there
Is a world shortage Of about 3,OOO.000,.
GOO pounds. 1nere are sufficient sup
piles for us TO return to our normal
sugar consumption II ether nations
continue their present short r%atiOns,
or even II their rations are slightly in.
creased. II the European countries,
however, are to resume their normal
sugar consumption II will be through,
our continued conservation In order
to share with them. There 10 a sur.
plus Of coffee.
OF the world total required 10 pro
duce these results North America will
furnish more than 60 per cent. The
United States, including the West In
dies. will he in a posltion 70 furnish
q total OF about 20 100000 tons
against our pre-war exports of about
6.ooO,oO tons.
The bread grains situation allows
the world to abandon the use of sub
stltl,es IN wheat bread. Large sup
Plies have accumulated in the Arsen-
tine Australia and other hitherto in
markets A continued high
mining percentage economy or con
sumption ana elimination or waste
make 1t possible FOR the world to re-
turn 10 II Wiite wheat LOAF.
of all our export possibilities In
rats, the largest aud important
Item is pork. While We cannot supply
the world deilcieucy, we VIII be able
TO teir II p~iiorniousi! because OF TIN
past policies OF stimulating production
ana restraining consumption. The
governments policy with regard to
the production Of wheat
ami OF pork, the rendiest source of
fats Is thus amply Justified by the sit
uation upon the return of peace.
Famine Specter Still Stalks.
Tho roon,o of tho Irnitad S,.,o.
urst continue cor. AVID u,,so ooonnn,
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