Show The Utah Statesman World Hunger needs total commitment vsv CAWeiA Wednesday March 11 1981 p smiA TDCAt' luck nr IVVttK "The Challenge of World Hunger” presented a very hopeful outlook on the prospect of adequately feeding the world's population by the end of this century Jimmy Carter’s Presidential Commission on World and Domestic Hunger concluded that it "as indeed possible from a tec hnologk al and production standpoint to solve the world food shortage by the year 2000 The only stumbling block by the commission’s own admission is the attitude of the world’s nations In the opinion of The Utah Statesman that single issue is crucial to realizing the goal of the commission A basic attitude change must take place in this country and other foxl exporting nations Humanitarianism must take the plate of self interest 1 food-produci- The Utah Statesman has no illusions as to how difficult such a change would be That is why this symposium is so important for USU As students of a land grant agriculturally-orienteuniversity we have an unusual opbecome involved in this attitude change to portunity It is plain from our view point that little change w ill take place from the ideas and orientations that currently exist That situation demands a change in in government government That change must come from us The L lah Statesman believes that we must first resolve to make changes to solve the world’s hunger problem The second virtue is a commitment to be aware Awareness is an essential prelude to action It may be difficult for many Americans to fully comprehend the world’s hunger problem After ail our grocery stores are overstocked with produce and convenience foods other countries are not so fortunate To them food is a precious We are fortunate in commodity this country in that we have never faced a serious food shortage In fact our country research k 'I ’i I sure enty those starving Cambodian refugees d and aid through programs has helped many of the world’s other countries avoid critical food shortages But it is still not enough The whole problem requires patience The that need to take place in this world will take time changes By the commission’s reckoning 20 years is realistic Individuals in school today will have the responsibility for providing the continuity in the solution to the world food shortage in the Agriculture is key to future To the editor: abundance curort nor the ble shortness in supply tah Statesman vsrs 5320 VVenJ editor A®" Whu Sorenson coo ""'ermy cduor Owe Rdr Krm Somers tgniwTtfl ednor sports ednor t TV L'teh Suutmm a wnitm and edited by students of Utah State L fti veruty Editorial opinions are solely those of the editorial board and h°e writers wh uKord armies I hey do not necessarily reflect the OPa£"m?f UTTER tmie iports ednor Sosen Anot destp doer or VMh University POLICY The editor reserves the right to edit refuse or print any letter Letters that are typeivnnen and limited to 800 "T or less soil receive fir Letters must be signed bnr laker faenky “' T? lhomber ami 7V rue name phone umbrr Vtmh Statrmma is thote-weeld- y advise puUdied during the school year except during finals and school holidays Quarter breaks Veteran Day Thanksgiving Day and Presidents' Day are school holidays EDITORIAL OFFICES are in Room 315 Taggart Student business office in Room 317 phone SECOND CLASS madng Logan Utah 84321 750-175- the work! training and the people to feed theraaw thus easing world hunger To the Aggies who ut this campus and involved i I agriculture— take pride fact that you milk cowsHi hogs drive tractor or ditch Remember that it other upon these and every the that of agriculture stands Agriculture is the key the world and our t Everyone who missed the Complaining griping and Challenge of World Hunger ungrateful attitudes are aU that Symposium missed out How American agriculture gets in appropriate that a symposium return for producing so much dealing with world hunger be for so little "Agriculture is a presented here on campus one changing art with a lot of proweek before National blems tensions and risks of its own but American farmers Agriculture Day March 19 have turned unfavorable situaWe as students and individuals need to take a serious tions and circumstances into look at our world and where it rewards of abundance victory hungry people cannot is headed For too long we have and bounty taken material abundance and Not only a bounty that feeds A salute to Ame food for granted ovrrindulg-in- g America but a large portion of agriculture and overeating and wasting the whole world Agriculture around the world freely We have not thought of has not stopped there but has the source from which our gone forth into the countries of Csyas live-di- e Neutralize exported revolution To the editor: Xfag- -I possi- 3 'J dominated in the names of the people of course The same The "intolerable action” in type of progressives who El Salvador stated in R brought the world the "peace of Moody’s article (Friday death" and human rights such March 6) is hypocritical at best as experienced in the Soviet Does or does not the US supUnion Communist Europe port human rights everywhere? North Korea Cuba The US is confronted on its Vietnam and Afghanistan southern flank with a Cambodia "Hobson’s Choice” Should Do not be misled by talk of a we support oppressive dictators revolution” in £2 “people’s and juntas or oppressive Salvador It is merely worn-ou- t rhetoric These revolutionaries oligarchies? Human rights are will no more represent the peoby both types Which is ple of El Salvador than the in Poland represents the Y dw lam vote of feet and regime Polish counted from Cuba vtr people It is just another of the old power game " the lean hogs throwing Communists me second to none By a vote fat fhogs all government-grow- n of ’ at the expense and suf-"- " d bodies of the people revolutionaries would plyid According to an old maxim nolo contendere nperience of all The “progressive” how h people are inJten-tiv- e government of to the Nicaragua mentioned by carelew of calamities of others warning and wkh is Moody Communist difficulty roused to repel the ” Z San-dtnis- ta most injurious invasion T R Moody the US its eyes again mind business again and d to --- foreign influences op i human of any hope f Salvadorans Do we abandon B rights policy and SJ a growing list governments” which® ding Central Amen tries to it? “People’s I can Republic ico” But of count ridiculous and none business And what At the very worst our children’s pro®’ ours The US j je houjd Salvadorans to detent®® own future Our taken a position of human rights and best by helping to ne® ported revolution Cary T- - t i i 'j v |