The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-25

| Manchura Has Ample Crops and
Transportation is No Longer a
Problem.
New York, Feb Starving China
/ * expected immediately to succeed the
| children Of Europe in the hearts of gen
! er"uS America, said Thomas W. La
mont. chairman Gt the China famine
| fund committee, giving cut reports re-
crived through the stale department
| from Charles f Crane. American min
is',r.
m many ways the recent reports
ere regarded as optimistic. Money is
| nc"ded-milliOnS of dOllars-but ample
| food is rurchasable in Manchuria and
| transport difficulties have been COM
| II tely overcome.
| The question of getting relief to
! ~" starving is solely one of money"
| SAYS Crane, and by relief he includes
| ."nd. clothing and preventive measures
against typhus.
s The Lamont statement is based upon
| % he aGvices giving details OF relief
II assures needed and already in oper-
! alton. Food and clothing. the Ameri-
en- minister reports, are the urgent
needs while medical units ere also
.nirad for preventive measures
;.~inst tynhuS. Five such units are
l"eady being organized, each consist
| III" of one foreign and two Chinese
| doctors. six nurses and ten coolies, but
~ the probable event of Il severe epi-
HPmic of typhus fifty similar units viii
ae required.
Speaking Of the improved transport
conditions, CralsA says 5000 tons of
"rnd day are - being moved By
rH'lroad, and this%S,antify could b.
Increased tmmediateltSto 6000 tons, if
"ooney was foTthcCminC t. buy the
f" 4. of which ample supplies are avail
- Il in Manchuria. In addition to tn"
"@'Iroads, rivers and canals will short
~ he open to traffic as Il result of an
exceptionally mild winter.
It is pointed out by the China fam
IN" fund that Lamont has timed his
| announcement to reach the public when
"'Toover'S splendid campaign is nearly
over, and has been crowned with sue
cess. LamontS statement follows:
I'VE have recently received by cable.
through the department of state. ad-
yi"es from Peking bearing upOn yaEi-
o''S phases Of the situation wIEtf11
should be of decided interest fM Die
Ainerican community ii / MAJ. snpl|asf sfl.
Eizs he1a POI nj
Our contributions are being de-
voted directly and effectively tn the
saving of human life Every dollar
that we sent out there goes to relieve
immediate and terrible suffering.
''2 The committees: in charge are
r'"1r III of active and experienced
mon The American committee. to
which we are Gll.."st daily transfer
ring funds. is composed entirely of
caralle and Trustworthy men, in whom
contributors may have every conf
dence
"3-CUngeStiOn of transport has heen
relieved and our adviceS are that tia
railways are now all handling, free "f
charge, all the supplies that we ar"
Offering
"4-If money can be made prOmptl"
available. there are on the spot fo0C
supplies than can be purchased, of high
nutritious value, and of Il kind to
which the Chinese are most accustom,
ed. The immediate need, therefore, is
money to be expended not only fo1
food, The greatest necessity, but ais,
for clothing, which Is very scarce, az
for certain medical supplies to aver
outbreaks of typhus.
The offer of the western farmers t.
donate corn upon large scale Is typi
c:'l Of the generous spirit being shown
Every effort is now being made to gain
governmental and congressional co
onerati0n, so as to make speedily pos
sible the early transportation of 5000
600 bushels of corn to starving China"