The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-03-04
The Famine In Finland
The Character OF the Finnish People Whose Fortude Being
Tested Severely.

In the appeal for the Famine fund or Finland Christian
Herald which has already received and forwarded over $4,000
says of the people OF Finland and the conditions that surround
and confront them at the present ucture:
In Hesngfor capital of Finland there is
looking the port representing allor the mast of ship
wrecked peerng with into the distance
search help That shpweced sailor represents Finland to-
day; her stricken peasants looking this way tor help
American people the traditions OF the past
the patient suffering Films will not look in vain.
Fnand climate subject sudden changes and not inre
quen does the farmer after toing in his fields throughout
fine summers day, go home with trembling, anxious heart
The calm, day may be followed by chilly night during
which the temperature go below the freezing point and
hours utterly destroy his prospects OF bounttu harvest
and render thousands OF Woodworking people destitute Tor the
winter In times OF extreme dearth they are compelled TO make
up for the failure Of their crops by mixing the ground bark OF
pine chopped straw and other ingredients with the rye OF
which they prepare their bread.
Ordinarily under such trying circumstances the tenacious
and heroic resignation Of the Fnander displayed in
all their power and very he heard complain of his lot
in life but lust now he direst straits Not only
locally but throughout of territory the complete fail
e of crops has reduced nearly 100000 people simply
desttuion the verge actual starvation and
Finnish endurance has reached its extreme limits
But quiet and undemonatve is the Fnander in his intens
suffering that it not for occasional letters from the
Faeand and daughters who have found homes in 9TH
err climes the would know but very little of the calamity
that has recently bealen this Godearng peaceovng people,
for the Finander would rather die than beg
Even the peasants Of that rugged land who have
for and for striving hard to tide
themselves over until better shall dawn but authentic adj
vices make quite evident that unless help from without
and quickly thousands must necessarily perish OF
hunger and cold
According to the recent census Finland has 100000 in
habants-hones Industrious Godearing and Godserving
people, who have fallen upon evil times and whom America will
desert in this hour of their dire extremity suffer them
to perish off the face of the earth.
The Fnanders industrious, deserving educated people
OF 100000 between the seven and sixteen
$4,000 school, These simple folk have great
for sacred things and they ashamed speak of matters
concerning their souls Seriousness stamped upon their
tenances when things being discussed During pray
err every knee bowed and services held the open
every uncovered during the singing, prayers and
sermon Although the Firms Lutheran nation other
lgious bodies have work in their land
The Finnish people have often passed through the furnace OF
persecution peence and and under such trying cr
cumstances have forgotten comfort the Reveal
Word which had both in Finnish and Swedish for
centuries past.