Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-08
ARE FAMINE IN
4 NORTHERN JAPAN
,,,l,,ts Of the Mikado to be
"'' ssnsfiolarles Of an En-
tertalnment.
~ RETURNED MISSIONARIES
olson in the Eleventh Ward
WI N Friday Neutrality-suspicious.
Aid Program Prepared

.,,t NJ the receipt Of u letter
On Mormon missionary, now IN
n0u' ~ the effect that a general
japan =, starvation exists In North
''ni ,0ao in which thousands Of peo-
sn s y. ,ooking upon death as a well
~. release from inlolsras'e ',,' cona,-
e '.a. The returned Japanese mission
uoD' s.l, Lake have decided to take
scon unoo, has been
"a. for aid to foreigners and natives
n ~. and by way Of assisting to tho
-, a, their ability. the returned Mis-
w., socIety has prepared an enter.
ponn the proceeds of which. added
tlinnn.,r,hntlons received at the door
GYM ,sarn subscriptions. viii be for
va .tV "a Japan for the relief or the
carving communities - a,
iI Vlovsnth ward hall, nj the corner OF
ge . sonth and Eighth East streets,
Wy W., svsnlng next. Horace $. En-
i,s director. and r. Albert Hooper
..,acrompanist, and under their dlrsc-
~ an elaborate program mas peen
w..,ad The letter on Japanese con-
,,g,, which has been received from
s 49, sanford W. Hedges Is In part
follows:
MANY STARVING TO DEATH
N /, now my unpleasant task to IN
ANN YOU of the dire famine IN nortn-
:, Jaoan. and later 10 tell you OF the
,orsrA act OF kindness which prompt
Jhe foreigners 70 action In an effort
sisviste as far as possible the suf-
s,nr AZ the sufferers. This years rice
..,n has proven failure In three OF
4. porthern provinces, even freku-
ARA Miyag and lwate. But
so-,A than these three is Miyagiken.
nssb hands over the heads
Al many, many thousands and some
-oye had 10 be made Immediately 10
rItyA them. The Japanese. suffering
ton Inc heavy taxes of the late war,
ma not send sufficient aid to save
,ssr ccuntrymen. The winter season
ans thus causing the suffering to
rs.r more. Truly the condition was
APPALLING and would have moved any
bert to action.
APPEALS FOR HELP.
We'll, 70 help relieve these poor
hmned people the foreigners m Sem
tal have started out some this way,
md some that, TO awake sympathy
among the other foreigners In Japan.
sort Of an appeal was gotten zip. and
litter sent to the papers printed in
English. calling on all foreigners to
cone 10 their aid. To have the letters
carry weight and show other foreigners
TIA, we OF Sendai were earnest In our
plea, We signed our names with a stat
ed amount opposite, signifying that
from January, 1905. to June Of the
same year. we would pay monthly the
amount opposite our names. Most of
he foreigners here subscribed amounts
from ~ 10 80 yen a month. but my
financial condition would not permit
such an amount, so all | could do was
70 agree 10 pay for six months 10 yen
| w AlNHNh lluNtNFAs ! lttl dhSultu
Nat my amount, even though small in
comparison to the others. VIII out
any them IN proportion,
A WILLING SACRIFICE.
am willing to make this sacrifice
NJ The love OF humanity. and the good
q toe people whom | have been sent
. DO good 10. | know il will come
Ali, Tor prices have gone up but
smt grand lesson Il will be to me.
even 10 learn TO suffer for the good Of
gAhs' Christ suffered for the ever
Sllng good OF man, and what glor-
sss example He has left us. This let
Y written with twofold purpose:
Lsy desire to acquaint YOU with
may have promised TO do for six
9n'hs and secondly. with n desire.
possible TO talk over the famine
aauer with friends. and see how they
ml ABOUT II and If their purses will
Ieln,t assure any amount would be
s'auy appreciated by the COMMITTEES
'ao has the matter IN charge. All
.onsy sent for this grand causes will
ssA The afflicted II sent to me, az /
huds ''' 'i''o ''ie risht