The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-01
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Woman Missionary Writes
Awful Conditions in
Land of Famine
SHE LAYS BLAME TO
SINISTER DISMISSAL
Persian American EducatiotI.
al Society Appeals to Red y
Cross Society for l
Assistance 81

WASHINGTON. Feb. 29--The 60
minating borrow of the famine in pS
STA is described in letter rccotvi
by the Persian Educational S0Cf6f5
from DIR. Suan !. Moody formeral1ys 7 IL
Chicago, now of. Teheran. sf
Fathers are eating their childr&
and the children each other" says Ux
Moody. az
On receipt of her story OF inco1Ss
ceivable cannibalism. the Pefu1a1SsfNs
American Educational Society Nr04&&
to Miss Mabel Boardman, secretarys4G
the Red Cross Society, and appea1ol
to that organization to aid in the reJtG2sS
! Of the 1000 people in the upr0vInC q
of Hammadan who are facing statxASfS
ton and death. ssSsS5@
| DR.. Moody says she longs for Amarf0xszs
to rise and lend help in Persia's de-
perate trouble. She says also that Ws5
Morgan Shuster, of Washington, fOgu1
er treasurer-general OF Persia, WoulAsz
have relieved the situation II PeT1
had stood by him. and that his DIR
| missal was to a great extent causes u
by grafters who we're living on thysA
1 public treasury. "
| DR.. Moody's letter follows. Az
| Cannabalism in Persia. III
!. Teheran. January 20. 1919.
! Dear Friend: We arc all safc TN t.
heran thus far. though every xSMz|
days there are rumors Of stife ana s
are warned to lay in supplies. 41x4#
bazaars were closed TO a month peg ss
/ ing Russias ultimatuml Schools, @
| and business OF all kinds at = ntn13 SE
still.
! 1t is most distressing that terriE41 N
! famine prevails In the nefghboffU0tlsG
hamadan where Is villages werS ~ ~
ed by the troops Of Salar Ed Dp& I'M
We have just heard that fathers M6 n
eating their children, and the cbfl
/ each other. M
1 Yesterday n meeting was held Il
home of Sirder Assad and mof = ~
| raised TO relieve parent sfrO1n
! coulg scarcely sleep last mint III
thinking Of tho sufkeftng.
! About six thousand fomans f$e;g1o
1 have been raised In TOneran WITH
yesterday Was sent to buy food for tlaGS
10000 starving souls-and they mQ1E
be also tided over until after the n2dk1sS
harvest How long for Ameft0a
to rise up and help in this desDer4tof
trouble.
Praise for Slluster.
| II the Persians themselves han
stood by Mr.. Shuster from the first No.
would have Strengthened them out. 6U&M
those who had been living on OF dc
1
Russians began their tricks.
| Among Moslem wonen--when Rus
/, STA gave out the crushing ultimatunA
| the women gathered In parliamenfS
| square and asked permission to boy
| colt Russian goods-this they later
| personally misunderstanding sh0uu
| tea houses, etc.-and II was no uHsSs
common thing to see woman three
| open her veil and expose q mauo1gS@
and walking arsenal OF bullet beItn
about her chest. N
For three days l have been trying
| to get hold OF some one who knoy
| the woman who led the pariiAm1n1&3
| movement. but have not been able-f
| shall also put her in contact with tNx
Bahai women. sd
We see the New York papers Cco1
| sionally, and know that you get Q11e
correct reports OF political conditic
| in Persia. In the midst of tnnoQ
| tanned by the utmost peace and QuIS
(signedD SUSAN !. MoODY
Appeals to Red Gross.
Upon the receipt of this Appal1&
| letter from DIR. Moody. tho RMdn
/ American Educational SociAtY Apf&
/ cd to the Rcd Etuss With tie f4Ela
ing:
y
| tionai Red Cross Society. WAG
/ ington, D. c.. n m
| Dear Miss Boardman.-Wo ara
! in receipt Of personal letters from
! S. I. Moody, Chicago woman
/ has been practicing In TeheraA
! the last three years. and y =
! sentative OF this society. She lqS
/ ing an excellent work IN educ
| and pf,ilanthrophy. Her letteRS
| ulain that there Is a great famtn4 ~
! ing In the province Of HamadaMs
| fecting 10000 people who arr fne
| starvation and death. ~ sSNx&
The conditions are 30 crucial
| fathers are eating their childta1
, children each Entertainment unhe1e3N
| Bile. e.
Sympathy For Psrsia. 4
| At the present time, there u =
versal sympathy on the part oe
| lea for Persia. and We appeal tQs#
for material assistance In this
important crisis. DIR. Moody GE&
touch with the committee appol!s
temporarily relieve the ounek11
the affected district.
Already In Teheran $4,000 haeS
raised to buy food supplies 49,
10 Teheran az quickly A. pcM
Our society ID in position l0%
any funds with q minimum
and also TO expend It wiseU
GENTLY.
know. ana who 10 an onieAE
society. hav subscribed AeQ
expect to raise about $780,
cabled to DR.. Moody IN = sN
Trusting that you win 60
aid. and that throu9h yoas
generous hearts sof IL 49,
Die may b widely opene4
stsrying sufferers. ~ nres
Very truly y0uxn.