Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-04-28
famine FUND WORK
AT HALFWAY MARK
Thomas W. Lamont, Chairman,
Tells Of Relief Administered
and Task to Be Completed.

The American Committee. for China
Famine Fund. according to a state
nlent 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
MS much more Is needed to carry "the
last 5,OOO,O)0' 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 marked
extent. A continuation of the efforts
so far made, 1t 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, "last 100000" to be
snved. and these people can be saved
only by continuous and voluminnus re-
! lief resulting from American subscrip-
lions.
The statement, in part, follows:
'Qutck response to the appeal OF the
American Committee for China Fam
inc Fund gives us ut the halfway
point In our work the cheering assur-
nnce that the subscriptions from gen.
erous America already have served a
grent humanitarian purpose, inasmuch
as relief already administered has held
the famine in bounds and made It pos
sible for America to save q multitude
Of human beings.
''Whereas carly estimates made 1t
seem that millions must perish, We
now are advised that instead Of the
100000 who, It 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 IA.
lions until the June harvest for all ex-
cept 5,O00,030 people. These last
100000 are. destitute, according to
our latest 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 Al the People
1T is the earnest hope Of the Com
mittee that the number Of contribu-
lions made as well as the aggregate
will he such as to make our. humanita-
rim gift, in a real sense, a gift Of the
American people as 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 pal
in China tar day. The thought
behind this special appeal In connec.
tion With the latter part Of our effort
will lie for American men. women and
children to choose, hguratively, a Chi
nese famine victim as friend for a
day and to send what they spend one
day IN themselves or an American
friend to the China Famine Fund eli.
ther through local committeea, hanks
Or churches or direct to Vernon Nun
roe, treasurer, Bible House, New Yort
City.
.Ne. American Il ~ poor that HI
cannot save q life mt the lowest rate
ever quoted. one dollar 4 month. lilies
+ quotations hrrtuate. sometimes In ont
nation. sometimes IN another. hut thu
- lower tho nyyntatfon thp Nrcnter IN,