Show FAMINE CONDITIONS IN JAPAN BEING RELIEVED Chicago March 13 N Sato Sa to first nut secretary of at o the Japanese legation I at lt HI St Petersburg stopped In Chicago yes yesterday yesterday C on Oil his hll way WI ta to t where ho Ito will shi wi assume I his hits official duties Mr lr Ir Sato said that the famine conditions In Japan are lre being rapidly relieved with the tile help received front from flom other nations Wo o a wish to express to 10 the tue Ameri American cnn can people our gratitude for COt the tho gen generous generous en erous contributions i ct f t money and sup supplies plies which have been so 80 con contributed on by h theta them for tot tile tho purpose of 01 r re tile the awful conditions which prevailed In Japan owing to tn tho famine wild sail Mr Ir Sato Tho of tim tho famine wan Wil as tile the enormous quan iuan quantity tl of lain which fell last season In to tho tile Islands of ot Japan The he resulting Hoods ruined tho tue rico crop and Ind tile tho people In lit many man POtts parts of ot the tho empire have hlo tIled died In II largo large for tor lack lak of ot o food An All 1 unusual snowfall lisa has hal been recorded this II winter and We wo expect a IL I good gOd Iod crop crt cru of at rIco nest nl year lor the tue II water will wi bo be 10 stored In II the tho mountains to be ultimately used uld for or tile the Irrigation of tile the tie rice rie fields WI IVi are lre hopeful 10 ul that tile tho th great snowfall will willbe w be he followed by b a I dry try season |