Show SEVENTY THOUSAND S STARVING entire population of suffer from four year crop failure chicago death by starvation through four years of crop failure faces the inhabitants of cura coa island in the dutch west indies unless help is sent them aco avoiding iding to the right rev M G eke 0 P catholic bishop of Cura coa who has arrived here seeking aid for the islanders the suffering in my diocese is fully as terrible as in the war stricken countries of europe said bish bishop OP and all that is needed to alleviate the conditions there 1 is 1 bread seeds water and feed of all kinds for four years there have been no crops and the island is turning into a veritable tib desert sert the bishop said that colored people indians and more than hollanders were in distress |