The Cordova daily times., 1921-09-09
U.S.FURNISHES MOST SUPPLIES
 RUSSIA RELIEF
Special Correspondence)

WASHINGTON, Sept 9.-It is es-
 mated that starving Russia will re- luire not less than 75O,00O tons of food in the immediate future. the bulk If which has been expected to come from the United States. The drought
 France has been so severe that a near-famine is expected in that coun- try, and of course the United States will be called on to help out France. md right gladly will we comply. The drought has also hit England pretty hard. particularly in fruits, and this will create an increased demand for Nmerican fruits. From other parts If Europe will come acquisitions on lur food resources. There is to be considerable of a surplus of wheat in
 his country. and other crops give fair lromise But there will undoubtedly )e a demand on our food production turing the next year or so which may 'qual. possibly eclipse, that which ex- sted during the war when during the period from 1914 to 1919, we exported rbout S7,25O,O O,O0O,OOO worth of domes-
 ic foodstuffs, or an annual average If $1 45O,OOO,OOO.
 The economic effects of these large prospective shipments of our food 'tuffs are not difficult to foresee They mean another period of high prices for food in this coluntry; and they also mean increased profits for the farm. er who has been made to suffer by the lnwise measures of the previous ad- ministration. In all likelihood the con- 5uming public will suffer more from high prices caused by these drains on Dur food resources than they did dur ing the war when everyone had a job It an abnormal wage because the man. ufacturing industries were running full tilt to supply the allies with war ma terial of every description and to make up the deficits elsewhere caused by Europes inability 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 reduc- tion in taxation is eXCeedinly remote, although the Republicans are achiev- ing something in that direction Not that they are obligated by any prom ises so to do. but because it is believed that We can scrimp for a season, and industry demands a revision of taxes if it is to function at all The Rcpub- licans foresaw something of this when in their campaign platform they ad- vised 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 eN- teGleN- put SbuHu bpIlIE Nid"''' '' mands the early accomplishment of that real reduction of the tax burden which may be achieved by substitut- ing simple for complex tax laws and procedure; prompt and certain deter imitation of the tax liability for delay and uncertainty; tax laws which do not for tax laws which do, excessive Iv mulct the consumer or needlcssly rcpress enterprise and thrift"
 There are a few, a very few, Demo crats in congress who are more con rerned with the welfare of the nation in the trying days which are upon us than they are with partisan advantage. The majority of the Democrats. how eyer. are snickcring in their sleeves as they watch the Republicans labor ing in the wreckage of eight years of Wilsonian and slowly assembling the parts for a reconstructed govern ment. But it is unthinkable that the people will entrust to these wreckcrs the conduct of this government for many years to come. Eventually the Renublicans will put the nation back on it's feet but it is a slow and painful process.