The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1921-04-14
Famine FUND WORK
At IIkLF-WAY mark
Thomas w. Lamont, Chairman,
Tells of Relief Administered
and Task to Be Completed.

The American Committee for China
Famine Fund, according to 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 100000" 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 anh his prede-
cessOr, President Wilson, has resulted
In such prompt distribution of Feiief
that the threatened magnitude Of the
famine has been checked TO marked
extent 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. a "Iast $500 0O)' to be
saved and these people can be saved
rnIv b. continuous and voIuminOus re
linf resulting from American subscrtp-
tons
The statement. in part, follows:
"0u'ck response to tie appeal Of the
American CDrmittoe for China Fam
me Fund gives Us at the halfway
pon In 0ur work the cheering assur-
auce that the subscriptions from gen
crous America already have served a
great humanitarian purpose, inasmuch
as relief already administered has held
the famine in bounds and madeEt pos
r'hle for America to save a multitude
of human beings
"Whereas early estimates made it
seem that billions must perish, we
row are advised that instead Of the
15O00000 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 ra'
tions until the June harvest for all eX,
cept 100000 people. These last
100000 are destitute, according tC
our latest reports from the American
Advisory Committee in Picking and are
dependent for existence upon new
help coming from outside sources, anC
this means America.
From All the People
at Is the earnest hope of the Com
mittee that the number of contribu
tions made as we'll as the aggregate
will be such as to make our humanita
\rian gift in real sense, a gift of the
American people as a whole.
Zone way to make individual eff0r
and generosity contribute toward say
ing China's starving population Is fo
every one responsive to China|
need. in effect, to pick pa
in China for a day The though
behind this special appeal in cOnnec
ton with the latter part Of our effor
will he for American men, women ant
children to choose. tiguratiyely. Chi
;ese famine victim as a friend for ;
day and to send what they spend on'
day on themselves or an American
friend TO the China Famine Fund 81
ther through local committees, bank
roe. treasurer, Bible House, New Yorl
City.
"No American is so poor that h
cannot save life Mt the lowest rat
ever quoted. one dollar Il month. Life
quotations fluctuate, sometimes In on
nation, sometimes in another, hut tn
lower the quotation the greater tn
opportunity of humanity, the onportr
nifty of human beings to save hnma
life. China is far away-6000 miles
but hunger is hunger, whether aroun
the corner or beyond the Pacific
1--WE appeal 20 America to make ei
fective the work already done !
checking the China famine disaster b
saving until harvest those alread
saved from DEATH"