Gunnison news-champion., 1921-04-15
FAMINE FUND WORK
At HALFWAY MARK
Thomas w. Lamont, Chairman,
Tells Of Relief Administered
and Task TO Be Completed.

Tie American Cor7rnittee for China
Famine Fund, according 10 q state
rnent issued by Thomas W. lamont.
chairman, has reached the second
stage Of its mission Of mercy os send
lrE funds froa America 20 feed the
millions OF starving famine victims In
the far eastern republic Al the low
est estimate the statement says. Just
ss much more Is needed to carry -tbe
last 5.OroDpo- through 20 the June
harvest as has already been sent
Mr. Lamont points out that quick
rvsIunss by America TO appeals made
by President Harding and his pr.de-
cessor. President Wilson. has resulted
In such prompt Distribution OF relief
that the threatened magnitude OF the
famine has been checked 20 q marked
extent A continuation Of the Efforts
so far made. It is declared. will place
the famine relief for China among
Americas most effective phIlanthro-
pies.
The Waiting Millions
There remain! however. the state
ment shows. a last 5.Oco.c1o- TO be
saved. and these people can be saved
0nly by continuous and voluminous re
lief resulting from American subscrip-
tons
The statement. In part. follows:
Quick response to the appeal OF the
American Committee for China Fam
Inc Fund gives US At the halfway
point In our work the cheering assur-
snce that the subscriptions from gen
erous America already have served a
great humanitarian purpose. inasrnuch
as relief already administered has held
the famine In bounds and made II pos
sIble for America TO save a multitude
OF human beings.
Whereas early estimates made II
seem that millions must perish. we
now are advised that instead OF the
100000 who. II was originally fear
cd. were doomed TO death from hunger.
relief at present In sight from all
sources, American. Chinese and for
eign, Is sufficient TO provide scanty RI.
tons until the June harvest for all ex.
ccpt 100000 people. These last
100000 are destitute. according 10
our lates, reports from the American
Advisory Committee in PekIng and are
dependent for existence upon new
help coming from outside sources, and
this means America.
From, All the People
Il, is the earnest hope of the Com
mlttee that the number of contrIbu.
lions made as well as the aggregate
win be such as to make our hunanita,
rian gift, in real sense. gift OF the
American people as whole.
"OHe way 10 make Individual effort
and generosity contribute toward saw
ing Chlna's starving population is for
every one responsive to Chlna's
need in effect, TO pick pal
In China for day The thought
behind this special appeal In connec-
tion with the latter part OF our effort
viii he for American men. women and
children 10 choose, fisuratiyely, Chi,
nese famine victim as friend for a
day and 10 send what they spend one
day on themselves or an American
friend to the China Famine Fund ell
ther through local committees. banks
OF cHufcHt> OF tiFtct 10 NtFHou 1huh-
roe. treasurer, Bible House, New York
City,
"No American Is so poor that he
cannot save life al the lowest rate
ever quoted. one dollar a month. Life's
quotations fuctunte, sometimes In one
nation. sometimes In another. but the
lower the quotation the greater the
opportunity OF humanity, the opportu-
nifty OF human beings to save human
life. China Is far away--60O0 miles
but hunger is hunger. whether around
the corner or beyond the Pacific
ave appeal 10 America to make ef-
fective the work already done In
checking the China famine disaster by
saving until harvest those already
saved from death"