The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-09-02
100000 Tons of Food for Russia.


Washington, Aug. 3O.-(Special cor
respondence)-lt is estimated that
starving Russia will require not less
than 10000 tons of food in the i'm
mediate future, the bulk of which is
expected to come from the United
States. The drought in France has
been so severe that a near-famine is
expected in that country, and of course
the United States will be called upon
to help out France, and right gladly
will we comply. The drought has also
hit England pretty hard, particularly
in fruits, and this will create an in
creased demand for American fruits.
From other parts Of Europe will come
acquisitions on u food resources.
plus of wheat in this country, and
other crops give fair promise. But
there will undoubtedly be a demand on
our food production during the next
year or so which may equal, possibly
eclipse, that which existed during the
war when, during the period from 1914
20 1919, we exported about $7,250, 000-
700 worth of domestic foodstuffs, or
an annual average of $1,45O, OOO, 900.
The economic effects of these large
prospective shipments of our food
stuffs are not difficult to foresee.
They mean another period of high
prices for food in this country; and
they also mean increased profits for
the farmer who has bene made to
suffer by the unwise measures of the
previous Administration. In all like
lihood the consuming public will suf-
fer more from high prices caused by
these drains on our food
than they did during the war when
everyone had a job at an abnormal
wage because the manufacturing in
dustries were running full tilt to sup
ply the allies with war material of
every description and to make up the
deficits elsewhere caused by Europe's
inamility to manufacture for export.
Naturally, the Democratic party will
make much capital of this condition
of affairs, and it will be blamed to the
Republicans and to the protective
tariff.
The Democratic party left this coun-
try in a parlous state. Billions of dol
lars Of obligations have to be met
and the prospect for any radical re-
duction in taxation is exceedingly re-
mote, although the Republicans are
achieving something in that direction.
Not that they are obligated by any
promises so to do, but because it is
believed that we can scrimp for a
season, and industry demands a re-
vision of taxes if it is to function at
all. The Republicans foresaw some
thing Of this when in their campaign
platform they advised the country
that we must face the fact that while
the character of the taxes can and
should be changed, an early reduction
Of the amount of revenue to be raised
is not to be expected. . . But sound
policy equally demands the early &C
complishment of that real reduction
of the tax burden which may be
achieved by substituting simple for
complex tax laws and procedures;
prompt and certain determination of
the tax liability for delay and uncer-
tainty; tax laws which do not, for tax
laws which do, excessively mulct the
consumer or needlesly repress enter
prise and Thrift"
There are a few, a very few, Demo-
Gratis in Congress who are more con-
cerned with the welfare of the ma
ton in the trying days which are up
on us than they are with partisan ad-
vantage. The majority of the Demo-
Gratis, however, are snickering in their
sleeves as they watch the Republi-
AN laboring in the wreckage of eight
years of Wilson and slowly assem-
bling the parts for a reconstructed
government. But it is u%nthinkable
that the people will entrust to these
wreckers the conduct of this govern
ment for many years to come. Event
ually the Republicans will put the ma
ton back on its feet, but it is a slow
and painful process.
The Ford r. r. Case. 'A"'ii
Henry Ford's purchase of the De-
troit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad.
his subsequent reduction of rates Ma
increases of wages Of common labor,
have been made the subject of much
interesting discussion a large part of