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Editorial
August 2, 1945
The Lincoln Times
Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Editorial agrees with Secretary Anderson that the US cannot feed the world and urges factual information abroad to counter misconceptions, criticizing the OWI for irrelevant content like a library article instead of focusing on food shortages.
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INFORMATION ABROAD.
In an address before the Advertising Federation of America, Secretary of Agriculture Anderson recently made the following remarks:
"America can't feed the world. We've got to make that clear and positive from the outset or we are inviting an awful lot of misunderstanding trouble and ill will."
What Secretary Anderson says is, of course, the truth. The people of the United States are well aware of the fact that we can't feed the world. Empty meat counters and depleted shelves in grocery stores are mute but eloquent testimony of that fact. But do the people of the rest of the world understand? It was the alien nation, no doubt, to whom Mr. Anderson was referring when he talked about a misunderstanding of our ability to provide food. If there are any American representatives abroad, official or otherwise, who are telling the people that Uncle Sam is going to play Santa Claus in the years to come, then they ought to be told to cease and desist. We will help but we can't perform miracles.
Some real factual information abroad is in order. Here is one place where the foreign branch of the OWI ought to be of some service. But it seems to be laboring in more literary fields.
For instance in the OWI magazine, Victory, prepared for distribution outside the Western Hemisphere, was a well illustrated article on the public library at Manchester, Conn. It showed views of the library, a street scene in Manchester, and contained a picture of the prosperous looking selectmen of the town considering the library's financial affairs. It looks good, but we wonder how it will appeal to hungry Czechs and Rumanians in whose minds thoughts of food and clothing are uppermost?
In an address before the Advertising Federation of America, Secretary of Agriculture Anderson recently made the following remarks:
"America can't feed the world. We've got to make that clear and positive from the outset or we are inviting an awful lot of misunderstanding trouble and ill will."
What Secretary Anderson says is, of course, the truth. The people of the United States are well aware of the fact that we can't feed the world. Empty meat counters and depleted shelves in grocery stores are mute but eloquent testimony of that fact. But do the people of the rest of the world understand? It was the alien nation, no doubt, to whom Mr. Anderson was referring when he talked about a misunderstanding of our ability to provide food. If there are any American representatives abroad, official or otherwise, who are telling the people that Uncle Sam is going to play Santa Claus in the years to come, then they ought to be told to cease and desist. We will help but we can't perform miracles.
Some real factual information abroad is in order. Here is one place where the foreign branch of the OWI ought to be of some service. But it seems to be laboring in more literary fields.
For instance in the OWI magazine, Victory, prepared for distribution outside the Western Hemisphere, was a well illustrated article on the public library at Manchester, Conn. It showed views of the library, a street scene in Manchester, and contained a picture of the prosperous looking selectmen of the town considering the library's financial affairs. It looks good, but we wonder how it will appeal to hungry Czechs and Rumanians in whose minds thoughts of food and clothing are uppermost?
What sub-type of article is it?
Foreign Affairs
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
America Food Supply
World Hunger
Factual Information Abroad
Owi Propaganda
Us Aid Limitations
Misunderstandings
What entities or persons were involved?
Secretary Of Agriculture Anderson
Owi
Advertising Federation Of America
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Us Inability To Feed The World And Need For Factual Information Abroad
Stance / Tone
Supportive Of Clarifying Us Limitations, Critical Of Misleading Propaganda
Key Figures
Secretary Of Agriculture Anderson
Owi
Advertising Federation Of America
Key Arguments
America Cannot Feed The World And Must Clarify This To Avoid Misunderstandings
Us Citizens Are Aware Of Domestic Food Shortages
American Representatives Abroad Should Stop Promising Excessive Aid
Owi's Foreign Branch Should Provide Factual Information On Food Capabilities
Owi Magazine Victory Features Irrelevant Content Like A Library Article
Such Content May Not Appeal To Hungry Europeans Focused On Food And Clothing