Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-21
APPEAL FOR CHINESE.

The News "a I'm receipt of an app
peal from the China Famine Relief
Committed of New York. asking for
contributions 10 alleviate the suffer-
ing I'm famine-slricken districts OF
China. The organization. which is
headed by RI. Rev David H. Greer
as president. with william l.. Millar
as secretary, Is cooperating with the
National Red Cross In this work. and
Is sending out these appeals al the
raaues OF President Taft and other
officials of the latter organization.
The printed appeal which is en-
titled "China'f hproa' 20 America
SAYS
Three millions of people in Central
China are on the verge of starvation
Last sumner the worst floods In forty
years destroyed the crops In lH art
of $4,000 square miles. Many have
already died Of HUNGER ard unless
prompt relief Is given, multitudes oi
men. women ard children must por-
ish.
During the last Few weeks the poll.
teal and military news from China
has absorbed the attention and In
forest Of the world 10 the exclusion
of the needs OF the hJneIy millions
No harvest Cau Pc ]oy"cctcd unti'
May. Io'l thcr the famine win be
rrowing daily more acute. Tho poo
pie 10 no relieved are CHIEFLY lH I-
vurkirc ana honest farmers.
There Is % .frone Famine RELIEF
Committee On shanghai cotupo.a ed Of
both f@crei.ncrs and Chinese of All
faiths ri.hc" Graves. of the Episco-
pal church. o. chairman IN WI
Tino Fang. former Minister TO the
United States rico-chairmdn PeN
T. G. Lohoastinc, Of the Presbyterian
thur n. secretary. and Mr. a. & Gnl-
lani. manager international Rank
inr Corporation. treasurer This
comlittcc VIII ewploy az many as
roee'Hie NJ those able 10 labor In
brildinc likes and in such other
work a. win help 10 prevent he re-
e. -rcrco OF flood aud famine. This
work g. in line with the recoutWen-
dati1ns of Mr. G u Jameson, an ON
greer scnt 20 China ny the American
Rcd Cross AN labor is 10 paid for
in Grain ard not In money.
As president OF The American Red
Cross. President Taft has issued q
proclamation asklnr the people Of the
United states 90 helm tho people Of
China We h1s Joined with other
Officers Of tho Rcd Cross IN request
in .1|s C.fiy.rs Committee 60 make
known rho lrefs rhc Chinese Gov
errmc1t and people are doing what
they can 10 relieve the situation, but
thol can meet only a fraction Of Tho
need
This is ,re of the greatest famine,
Of modern times. Six hundred thou
sand families are without food or
means cf support Fifteen dollars
vii save a whole family from starya-
tiDn Fifteen hundred dollars viii
save one hundred families Fifteen
thousand dollars viii provide for one
thousand families Hundreds OF
thousands Of lives can thus be- saved
70 sufficiently prompt and generous
contributions are made.
Remittances should be sent t0 Mr..
IacoD II. Schifl. Treasurer. ! Madi
son Avenue. New York. All funds
received win be forwarded by cable.
without any deduction whatever for
expenses. 90 the Famine Relief Com
mittee in China, through the Depart
mcnt OF State at WASHINGTON.
In this time Of national crisis and
reconstruction IN China, and in her
hour Of dire phvs!ca! distress ard suf-
fering. NAV America prove a frienl
indeed. because a friend In timc cl
need.
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