THE WORLD'S FOOD.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1957, 14 January 1914, Page 4

THE WORLD'S FOOD.

Mr. James Davenport Whclpley tilts at &omo widely-held beliefs in article .in the .'.'iVt.uighlly". on. "The Fallacy of an Imperial Food Supply , . ' His conclusion is that "there need bo ne aiiaiet.v as to '.lie future su])l)!.v of ■ijiiead.nn'd.-meri;t,,ilnd , ij'HisliCT we differ-. 'eiieo"ivhe're" ilicse' strip'cs an , ' produced; |. J'or the surplus available for export, is lan international ; .issot."' T'ne. -ontr'outor expounds iho vibv/ that owing 'ii the multiplication of the sources of food, supply .and' the proved impessibiiity of I. any combination of food-producing coun- : tries cornering it, and for other reasons —tlio idea of Britain controlling her own food supply within the British lim;pire Is-'devoid of value. "If: war bcjtween great nations ' should prevail, 'he writes, "tho grain ships ot Canada 'would bo , no safer-'tk-in.. those of ArgcnItino, ami tlioseof Argesitine would he in as much 'dnniier- as those of Canaaa. ■In brief, "if England wanted wheat or meat, her people could get it .is quickly and as safely from a country flying ,a" foreign flag as they could from cne 'sportins'th'e Union Jack."' After enuin'crating".ihe chief wheat and meat-pro-ducing countries of the world, the contributor.''remarks,: ''Australia is the enigma.of the world. This great country, a continent in itself, remains sparsely settled, undeveloped, and apparently shunned by those seeking a reward of careful land cultivation. While it>is tnie that emigration to Australia is inereasinq, that country csniiot be said to really share in tl:c forward movement the v,'orld resulting form Il:o sued of or.cniii!j up now food-pvafliiJin , ; areas anywhere near in prop'irtio.i to her ti].|iarent possibilities." Is that true? And if so, what is the reason?