Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-26
A CONDITION OF DISTRESS.

the greater part OF the country in its
graep has brought TO public notice she
distressed conditions OF many
thouaands OF people in the populous
ceniera. In these places, notably In
Chicago aud New York, charitable
societies aud public officials are
seeking to ameiorats the suffering,
not only from tue Indictment weather,
but from the pangs OF hunger. II 1t
were only for the few days the cold
| spell VIII last that measures OF relief
are necessary, there would not be
much to worry over In the aitua.
ton, for the means adopted prob
ably would he equal to the
emergency. But the fac. that in fur.
nishiug relief to those whose suffer
ings were intensified by the cold, there
were found to be 20 many people
actually in IA condition OF starvation,
reveals a psioiul condition that exist.
cd independent OF the present stress OF
weather, and tells o tale OF woe aud
death IN this country that Is appalling
to contemplate.
This suffering of the poor 10 not
confined to even the great cities. 1t
has illustration throughout almost
every state in the Union. Here
IN the Rocky MountRin otatss
aud territories there lie mu,h less
OF it than elsewhere, yet some Ia
Known here. But in all other
actions Of the country 1t 10 serious
phase OF the present situation. The
appeals for the poor that are made in
every state in tho Union, and are
named in the local papers bu, seldom
find their way to the country at large,
are many and urgent. And taken IN
tue aggregate they present deploTsba
picture. In some instances there are
local causes, ana In Others the general
business condition OF the country co...
tributes to the result, which in all tie
cases is about the same. Now tie
cold weather bringa cry for help in
| some localities, while in othera 1t is u
different condition. In Louislaua,
for Instance, 1t is the drouth. and the
New Otleane States OF tho Goth inst.
joins with its contemporaries ia IN
appeal for the suffering Ia an article
which begirs as follows:
A terrible calamity has befallen large
aud rich portion OF our state, One of the
most fearful drou,hs that ever afflicted
the land last summon visited number
OF the iairest parishes in Louisiana, and
ruin and desolatiOn mark It's tysll. The
crops were blasted; the foliage of the
forests was withered up and oven the
wild game destroyed or driven oil: the
| water courses were dried up; every green
and living thing was consumed as by a
blasting tire, Human life alone was
spared, and that to suffer aud starve or
ind help in the charity Of those who
escaped the terrible visitation.
The States calls on the people to
think OF the men, willing to 40 any
W TX, who are standing nerveless, helr.
less in the midst OF their misfortune
with neither bread nor meat to eat;
n think OF the women sitting with
bowed heads while their little ones
weep ut their feet and beg for tho bread
taa' Is no. mere 10 give them; TO re-
lnoinoef mat TINS c0hui1ioh Is not due
10 "iiiui inuoiehoe OF the people
Whp are eulerefa' mat the
men are ih.eI'gsn'' energetic citizsns
VINO noheSliy e'r'Ve 10 oe thrifty, that
me women are iAules' cultivated and
tehheu'thst the oAi'ufeh are those VITO
are osueceeu 70 tue government Anu
thinking Of anu remembering these
things 'h"' those VINO nave escaped
calamity open their heafIs anu their
purse strings IoF ths reflector their iei'
low uelhgs'
Whetnet II % IN new fofR, or lii
nole' OF "lecohs'n' or LOUISIANA, the
outueh Oh 'he appear Is ABOUT tue sam
ALL iot worthy poor VINO are willing
TO heip themselves IL 'ney could hnd
way TO earn inc iool anu Goth
ing tney hsol. Ana hs'enlng TO
ms cry ior Feie'' ana noting at
'ue sAllo INNS 'no eA''aVHRsnee ana
the oppression tu"t caafae'sEiI' q very
large proportion OF those VINO nave
money al 'hslf command, II Is 40 won
uGE lllk u question arises as 10 what