Ogden Sun | 1905-10-03 | Page 3 | Made Peace through Fear

of financial break down japans secret out boklo seil 29 notwithstanding tho silence of the government the real fact Is disclosed that japan made peace at portsmouth in tear of a financial breakdown the war proved more costly than had been calculated and the rice and cereal crops seemed doomed to allure instead of sunlight and during the month of august when the crops ripen there was continued rain and exceedingly cool weather while some improvements may still be in store it Is certain that the rice crop progress is from 15 to 20 per cent below the average and tar below last years crop when it was marvelously ly large six months more 0 war would have meant very hard times for the masses of the people who are very poor and rice is bread and meat to them