Eureka Reporter | 1905-11-17 | Page 2 | The People of Persia Now Face Starvation

THE OF PERSIA FACE russia s war with japan brings ruin to an adjacent country where hand to mouth existence Is becoming unbearable washington general morteza the persian minister who arrived here saturday in an interview spoke ot the deplorable condition existing in his country growing out of the cholera epidemic of 1904 the failure 0 the crops and the increase in price 0 the necessities ot life our country Is most peculiarly and woefully situated just now said gen eral morteza and there seems to be no relief in sight through a series of distressing visitations upon our people the persians are experiencing a panic the steady increase of prices means starvation to many it will mean misery to countless others and it Is with heavy hearts that we look forward to the suffering of this winter the cholera has passed the war Is at an end but our people are still hun gry their problem is to live through another year trusting to providence that their granaries may be filled next autumn