The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-20
Famine FUND WORK
At HALFWAY MARK
Thomas W. Lamont, Chairman,
Tells of Relief Administered
and Task to Be Completed.

The American Committee o emma
Famine Fund, according to a state
ment issued by Thomas w. Lamont,
chairman, has reached the second
stage of its mission Of mercy Of send
Ing funds from America to feed the
millions Of starving famine victims In
the far eastern republic. At the low
est estimate, the statement says, just
as much more is needed to carry "the
last 5,0O0,O00" through to the June
harvest as has already been sent.
Mr.. Lamont points out that quick
response by America to appeals made
by President Harding and his prede-
cessor, President. Wilson, has resulted
in such prompt distribution Of relief
that the threatened magnitude Of the
famine has been checked to a marked
extent. A continuation of the efforts
80 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 100000" to be
saved, and these people can be saved
only by continuous and voluminous re-
lief resulting from American subscrip-
lions.
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-
ance that the subscriptions from gen.
erous America already have served a
great humanitarian purpose, inasmuch
as relief already administered has held
the famine in bounds and made 1t pos
sible for America to save a multitude
of human beings.
"Whereas early estimates made 1t
seem that millions must perish, we
now are advised that instead Of the
100000 who, 1t was originally fear
ed, were doomed to death from hunger.
relief at present in sight from all
sources, American, Chinese and for
eign, is sufficient to provide scanty ra-
lions until the June harvest for all ex-
cept 100000 people. These last
5000, 600 are destitute, according to
our latest reports from the American
Advisory Committee in Picking and are
dependent for existence upon new
help coming from outside sources, and
this means. America.
1T is the earnest hope Of the Com
mittee that the number Of contribu-
lions made as well as the aggregate
will be such as to make humanita-
rian gift, in a real sense, a gsft OF the
American people as a whole.
Zone way to make individual effort
and generosity contribute, toward saw
ing China's starving population Is for
every one responsive to China's
need, in effect, to pick a pal
In China for a day The thought
behind this special appeal In connec-
ton with the latter part Of u effort
will be for American men, women and
children to choose, figuratively, a Chi
nese famine victim as a friend for O.
day and to send what they spend one
day on themselves or, an American
friend to the China Famine Fund Ell
Their through local committees, banks
or churches or direct, to Vernon Nun
roe, treasurer, Bible House, New York
City.
mo American is S poor that he
cannot save a life at the lowest rate
ever quoted, n dollar a month. LIES
quotations f%luctuate, 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-6,0O0 miles
but hunger is hunger, whether around
the corner or beyond the Pacific.
"We appeal to America to make e.
fective the work already done IN
checking the China famine disaster by
saving until harvest those already
saved from death"
"CHINA WEEK" IS