The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-01-09
PEACE ADDS TO
u. S. FOOD TASK
Europe Needs Nearly Double
Last Years Supplies From
America.
ECONOMY MUST CONTINUE.
World Survey Shows Sufficient Wheat
But Shortage Of Fats-Goven-
ments Stimulatlvs Pro
gram Justified.
ECONOMY MUST CONTINUE.

With the return of peace America |,
confronted by food problem ever
harder of solution than that with
which we COPIED In time Of war We
have an entirely new world situa ton
in food. 1t will mean essential changes
In our domestic program. BIT more
Important than this. II must of nece~-
Sity require Increased export
Last year we shipped II. $4,000 tons
Of foodstufrs to the European Allies.
Had the war continued we would have
Increased this enormous figure to IT,
CSC, 900 tons In the present year. Now,
with the responsibility of feeding mil
Ions Of people liberated from the Ger
man yoke. our exports must be brought
up to at least 100000 tons-prac-
tically the limit Of loading capacity at
our ports.
World Food Demand Increased.
The end of the war Will create an
enorm> ,sly 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. II these liberated nations are
faced with starvation they cannot es-
tablish orderly governments. Hunger
breeds anarchy In people. The war
to free the world for democracy will
be lost after it has been won. Amer
lea must continue its work to libera-
ton and by sharing its food make de-
mocracy safe in the world
In order to meet this new situation
the Food Administration has made a
careful survey of the food resources of
the whole world in relation to the to-
tai demands. Computing supplies on
the basis of the avoidance of waste
and waE consumption, it is found that
hcient quantities to meet economical
world consumption high protein feed
for dairy animals will show a 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
nets, vegetable oils, sugar and coffee |
Utmost economy will be required In |
the use of fats and oils, in which there |
Is world shortage of about 100000
700 pounds. 1nere are sufficient sup
plies for us to return to our normal
sugar consumption II other nations
continue their present short rations,
Or even If their ratlons are slightly in
,reased. If the European countries,
however, are to resume their normal
'ugar consumption 1t will be through
'ur continued conservation in order
O share with them. There is a sur
Illus Of coffee.
OF the world total required to pro-
luce these results North America will
urnish more than 60 per cent. The
United States including the West In
les, Will be in a position to furnish
total of about 100000 tons
gainst our pre-war exports of about
100000 tons.
The bread grains situation allows
he world to abandon the use of sub
titutes In wheat bread. Large sup
lies have accumulated In the Argen-
ne, Australia and other hitherto in
ccessible markets. A continued high
lilling percentage, economy of con-
lmption and elimination Of waste
AXE 1t possible for the world to re- :
i'm to a white wheat loaf.
OF all our export possibilities In
its, the largest and most important
em Is pork. While we cannot supply
le world deficiency, We will be able
help 1t enormously because of the
lst policies OF stimulating production
I'd restraining consumption. The
policy with regard 10
imulating the production of wheat
I'd Of pork, the readiest source of
is, Is thus amply justified by the sit
ltion upon the return OF peace.
Famine specter StIil Stalks.
The people of the United States
ust continue care and wise economy
the use of food in order to complete
e work of liberating the world But
en- with the utmost conservation and
in this country there will
In Europe for the next year or more
lrvation beyond all human power TO =
ay, In North Russia there are 40
1900 people to whom food cannot
made accessible this winter. Their
is demoralized in COM
ne anarchy. And even If internal
Insport can be assured their ports of
try would soon be frozen. Millions
ire who have felt keenly the oppres-
N of war viii be beyond reach OF as
lance
We must realize that upon our
Dulders rests greater responsible
than we have ever before been
Sed to assume We must realize that
Hons OF lives depend absolutely
ON the continued service and sacri-
, of the American people.