The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1920-02-14
FIGURES SHOW AARR1cA
FEEDING THE WORLD

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Repub-
iican Publicity association, through its
president, Hon. Jonathan Bourne, Jr.,
today gave out the following state.
mcnt from its Washington Headquar-
tiers.
eff it be the duty of America, rs
some seem to think, to feed the world,
we have apparently not neglected the
job. Our exports of breadstuffs for
1919 amounted to $4,000, 900 ~ com.
pared with 1901 ,O0O, 900 in 1918, and
203.000,000 in 1913, before the war.
Our exports Of meat and dairy pro-
ducts for 1919 were valued 1t q AGO.
100000 as compared with so41 900 900
in 1918 and a1e0,e1e,ooo in 1918. Am
erican farmers are working hard,
early and late, to produce food for
the world, and part of it goes to coun.
tries that are discreditably sl'w in
getting back to work. American con
sumers are paying high prices for
food in order that large exports may
be made.
GAS . matter Of fact, there is no
COON reason why Europe shou!i not
be back on a normal peace basis in
the production Of food this season.
Europe should have been pretty near
back on a normal basis during the sea-
soc Of 1919. Not foot Of German
soil was invaded. Not one fifth OF
the area of France was invaded. Bel
gium which has almost completely
despoiled, has been the readiest In
getting back to normal production.
with Great Britain second. In Roland
if anywhere, there may be some en-
euse for delay in resuming pea-e-tiue
industrial pursuits, but as for all the
rest of Europe, there is NO possible
justification for dependence upon Am
erica for food.
"The war came to an end in No
vember. 1918. There was . p.riod OF
Foll months, a. least, between the
signing of the armistice and the be-
ginning of the planting season i 1919
Except in the relatively small devasted
region of France and Belgium, there
was no part of tho whole eontinsas Of
Europe that should have been below
normal in the production Of food in
the season of 1919.
"But while there is no good reason
for failure of Europe to get back on
normal production basis, there is
readily apparent explanation. Presi.
dent Wilson went to Europe with his
message of internationalism, his hui
manitarianisn, his proposal that Amer
ca make the supreme sacrifice, his as
surance that America would save Eur
ope, his constantly manifested solicit
tude lest America break the heart of
the world. Military expenditures in
France had been on such scale OF ex.
travagance and methods had been so
wasteful that it was unavoidable that
all Europe should get the impression
that America has q bottomless barrel
of money and limitless willingness to
spend. Why should Eusope work, there
fore, when a profhgate and willing
benefactor had happened from across
the sea,
"Many sections Of Europe have fol
lowed the ideals to which Presiden.
Wilson s course invited them = to
threaten chaos and appeal to America
to save them from self destruction by
contributing to their support, We are
going to have brain-storm and may
kill ourselves unless you feed us, is
practically the message large part of
Europe has sent to America. And that
sort of message was inspired by the
tone of President wilson's speeches
while he was in Europe. The theory
that America owes Europe . living il
natural deduction from the interna-
tionalism preached by the head Of the
American government.
"Less socialism and more work, is
the message America should convey to
the chaos-producers of Europe and
their kindred in America. 1t is a safe
assertion that not one Of the "reds'
rounded up for deportation was at any
time since his arrival in America, a
producer of food. Few were producers
of anything except discomfort. With