Show nei NEWS W S rei REVIEW W meat wheat peril seen get tough U S public FOO FOOD PUZZLE meat heat vs wheat domestic food situation in the U S is entering a critical s tage stage with two aspects standing out in sharp opposition to each other the government determined to I 1 ithe ship million bushels of wheat to europe by next june Is campaigning to save a major portion of that amount by cutting down on the feed consumption of cattle hogs and poultry that line of reasoning holds that smaller flocks and feeding to lighter weights will save more grain than any other single effort 2 the supply of meat is going to be considerably less than it has been and the demand will bel great er meat prices are expected to go much higher to in 1948 further curtailment tail ment of meat production by saving grain at the feed trough will intensify that already serious situation there Is no danger of a bread or food shortage of any kind this winter because of the nations bumper wheat harvest the pinch it if it comes will appear after the middle of next year precipitated by a currently threatening drouth and failure of the winter wheat crop added to that is the fact that domestic uses plus exports will leave from this deais years harvest of 14 billion bushels only a million bushel carryover by the time of the next harvest too small a volume in the event of a short crop meat which right now is a little cheaper than it has been because more animals are being slaughtered will continue in great demand next year because consumer buying power will remain high the supply however will be less the agriculture department estimates there will be only billion pounds of meat produced in 1948 compared to billion pounds this year there will be 4 million fewer cattle on farms next january than last january smaller hogs will be sent to market and there will be no increase in the stocks of sheep which are at an 80 year low PLAGUE egypt Str stricken ideen cholera the dreaded black plague Is spreading so swiftly in egypt that a total of dead has been predicted by years end with many stricken villages isolated by troops other small communities m muni ties are ringed with bonfires day and night in the belief that fire will keep out the disease meanwhile neighboring nations were taking steps to prevent the spread of cholera from the upper nile valley greece italy and palestine have discontinued international traffic while private shipping lines will bypass egyptian ports and air travel is diver diverged diverted led away from egypt outside help in com batting the disease is at a minimum in egypt swiss scientists alone were said to be helping local health officers there Is a desperate shortage of vaccines DDT and medical special ests GET TOUGH U S approves soviet leaders who cry warmonger every time an american diplomat splits an infinitive are gravely in error it they suppose there is any major cleavage between the american publics views on russia and the state departments so called tough policy toward the soviets that conclusion was brought out in a recent gallup poll which indicated that actually the predO predominant ml mood ot of public opinion today favors an even tougher policy than the state department Is follo following wing answers to the question do you think that in dealing with russia and other countries the U S is insisting too much on having its own way were yes 12 per cent no 78 per cent no opinion 10 per cent further 62 per cent of the american people believe that the U S is being too soft in its poll policy c y toward russia only 6 per cent think it Is being too tough and 24 per cent say our official attitude toward the so viets is about right FINAL TOUCHES marshall plan after ca from praise to criticism to condemnation for the past few months the celebrated marshall plan to help europe regain its feet Is being whipped into final shape under direction of secretary of state george marshall it its progenitor one known fact loomed large in the mind of the american taxpayer the plan may cost up to 20 billion dollars for the four year period during which it will be in effect marshall who abandoned temporarily Ws his debating in the U N general assembly returned to his washington office to put the finishing touches on his plan which will be laid before congress when the special session opens november 17 the marshall plan subject to late revisions revisit ns may be outlined broadly in these main points U st S would make available to au europe next year a combination of relief and recovery supplies total ling about six billion dollars relief supplies food would toe be free recovery supplies machinery would be financed with loans because of shifting shit ting conditions 2 it will be impossible accurately to forecast the amount of help europe will need beyond the first year sums from the U S would do de 3 crease each year as recovery progress was made A 4 the plan would be administered T in the U S by a new government agency and in europe by an organization representing the 16 nations which drew up their estimate of needs at the paris conference |