The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-04-21
FAMINE FUND WORK
At HALFWAY MARX
Thomas W. Lamont. Chairman,
Tells OF Relief Administered
and Task TO Be Completed.

The American COMMITTEES for chin,
Famine Fund according g. state.
ment issued hy Thomas W Lamont.
chairman has rrachcd the Second
stage 81 it, ~ sSiuu ~ mercy " send
Ing funds from America tu feed the
millions ~ starving famine victims IN
the far eastern republic Al the low.
est estimate. the statement says. Just
A. much more II needed O. carry "the.
last 5s0.N0' through o. the June
harvest a. has alrcady been sent.
Mr. Lamont points out that quick
response by America to appeals made
hy President ~ riding and his prcde
crssor. President Wilson. has resulted
IN such prompt distribution ~ relief
that the threatened magnitude Of the
famine has been checked 20 marked
extent 4 continuation ~ the efforts
- FAR made. II Is declared. will place
the famine relief Tor China among
Americas most effective philauthro.
pies
The Waiting Millions
There remain. however. the state
mrnt shows. "last 5OnOUOo" o. b.
saved. and these people can be- saved
oulv by continuous and volumluous ~
lirf resulting from American subscrip
lions
The statement. IN part. follows:
quick response 20 the appeal ~ the
American Committee Tor china Pam.
Inc Fund gives US no the halfway
point In our work the cheering nssur- |
ancr that tho subscriptions from gen |
crous America algsady have served
great Humanitarian purpose iuusmuch
~ relief already administered has held
the famine In bounds and made b. pos
sihle fpr America Ia save multitude /
o. human beings
whereas early estimates made n /
seem that millions must perish. We
nov are advised that instead ~ the
i5WoOOO who. n was originally fear
Ell. were doomed 10 death from hunger
relief NJ present IN sight from all
sources. American. Chinese and for
eign. Is sufficient 20 provide scunty m
lions until the June harvest for an *
cept 500.esb people. These last
5.O1OoO are destitute. according g.
our latest reports from the American
Advisory COMMITTEES IN Picking and are
dependent for existence upon new
help coming from outside sources. and
this means America
From All the People
ut Is the earnest hope of the Com
mlttee that the number ~ contribu
tions made as well ns the aggregate
will be- such a. 90 make our humaniia
rian gift. Ia a real sense. a gift OF the
American people n a whole
zone way To make individual effort
and generosity contribute toward saw.
Ing China's starving population Is for
every one responsive 20 Chinn's
need. In effect. to pick pal
In China for a day The thought
behind this special appeal In connec
tion with the latter part ~ our effort
will be for American men women and
children 10 choose. nguratlyely. a chi
nese famine victim as friend for n
day and 20 send what they spend one
day on themselves or an American
friend 10 the China Famine Fund Of
AAFA VI hRANAAAAAA"F"H RNhhrl
or churches or direct 10 Vernon Nun
roe. treasurer. Bible House. New York
City.
mo American Is ~ poor that he
cannot save n life NJ the lowest rate
ever quoted. one dollar month. Life's
quotations fiuctuate. sometimes IN one
nation. sometimes In another. but the
lower the quotation the greater the
~ humanity. the opportu-
nifty Of human beings 90 save human
life China Il far away-SOco miles
hut hunger Is hunger. whether around
he corner or beyond the Pacific
I'VE appeal To America 10 make ~
'ectlve the work already done IN
'hecklng the China famine disaster by
saving until harvest those already
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