The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-08-11

America May Not Long
Be Anfi-Aris Grsnsry
Digging Into Surplus
A. Tremendous Rate
Meanwhile Hitler
Develops Ukraine
ny RAY TUCKER


by RAY TUCKER
WASHINGTON - Confidential
estimates Of nutrition required
by the United Nations for q long
war suggest that the u. s. A.
may not be able to serve a. the
.granary Of the snti-kxis world. "
Current shortages and high
prices Of staple edibies may be-
come fixed infstionsry features
in the cost Of living.
Uncle Sam can feed his armed
forces, our allies and American
consumers through 1912 because
he built up q tremendous surplus
during the lean years He was
then thinking in terms Of dones-
&c supply and demand alone.
The barns and the packing
houscs were bursting with goods
which could not be sold at any
price. Now we are consuming
that hosrd 10 provide our fight
ers and our associates with
meat Forty per cent Of our
pork production goes annually to
England. That In the basic ex-
PLANTATION for prcsent-day search
ties and soaring charges. Reiin-
gushing heavy dishes on the ts-
BILE win be the first serious sac
rifice we shall be asked TO make
for victory. The time will soon
come when steaks and rossts
will disappear from American
dining rooms except for one or
two days n week
The White House and Depart
ment Of Agriculture would like
TO warn Us OF the inevitable
dearth. They know that certain
fundamental victuais win vanish
from the market Any student
Of economies can arrive nj that
conclusion for himself. But
Washington believes that the
country Is unresdy for serious
privations and therefore conceals
the fact that we may have to
pull in our belts within the next
few months.
While Uncle sam worries
about future provisions for the
domestic and foreign populations
engaged In fighting the Axis
Hitler digs deeply into van
ouished nations for crops. Ac-
cording 70 private reports from
our few remaining scouts
abroad. he has already accom-
plished agricultural miracles IN
the Ukraine.
Der Fuehrer n changing
that country "a . joint co'-
euy for the excess inhab'-
tants Of Europe and also n
kulwark against the Rus
sians should they eventually
prevail. Into that broad and
fertile land ne has trsns-
ported thousands Of French.
Dutch and Danish farmers,
with orders 20 grow the pro-
auoe needed by the reich. He
has given priorities to trac-
tors. barnyard equipment
end seeds which they VIII
REQUIRE. In short. he has
fastened 20 transform this
sector into . bread basket
for Germany.
Should he conquer the eau
easus. ne will also obtain q rich
source of oil. He will then have
food and fuel. the two great es-
sentials for a long. Furnishing
war. And the London-Wsshins-
ton confidence that his people
cannot live and fight through
another winter may collapse.
President Roosevelt will face
IN extremely hostile and criti-
cal congress when the boys and
girls return after their present
informal vacation. Mail from
their constituents in their OBJ
sence and confsbs with the vot-
ers over the fences should stif-
fen their spines. They viii come
back buttressed with the popu-
lar belief that the war has been
mismanaged by the bigwigs IN
Washington
Letters pouring into con-
rre~~icnal offices coincide al
most entirely with editorial
expressions Of UNREST and
dissatisfaction The folks
nj home are worried about
the confusion and inepfitude
whica the Capital shows re-
garding: sI) Rubber prodnc-
sioa ca Gasoline rafioning
ts) Submarine sinkingc ca
The failure 70 inaugurafe
second front (5) The Presi-
dents persistence IN playing
politics during this world
Shaking crisis tsl His refus-
nj 10 get rid OF amisfits- an
mis- cabinet principally Sec
retaries Knox. Sfimsen and
Perkins and to bring on the
varsity team"
II these local and routine
complaints are any criterion,
people throughout the country
are suffering from a frustrs-
ton complex" They cannot IN
derstand why the worlds great
est industrial power, after al