The Holbrook news., 1921-04-29
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 ment issued by Thomas ". Lamont chairman, has reached the second stage of it's mission of mercy of seua- 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 corry the last 5OOOOOO7 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 thel famine has been checked to marked extent 4 continuation of the erf4rtS so 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 Hast 5,O0O,0o0r to be saved, and these people can be saved only by continuous and vOluminous re-, lief resulting from American subscrip- tions.
 The statement. in part, follows:
 "Qufck 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 it pos sible for America to save multitude of human beings.
 ''Whereas early estimates made it seem that millions must perish. we now are advised that instead of the 15,OOOO0O 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 5.0OO0QC 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.
 From All the People
 'It is the earnest. hope of the Com mittee that the number of contribu- tions made as well as the aggregate will be such as to make our humanita- rian gift, in a real sense. a gift of the American people as a whole.
 "One way fo make individual effort and generosity contribute toward say ing China's starving population is for every one responsive to China's need. in effect to pick a pal in China for q day The thought behind this special appeal in connec- ton with the latter part of our effort will be for American men. women and children to choose. figuratively. Chi nese famine victim as a friend for a day and to send what they spend one day on themselves or an American friend to the China Famine Fund ei7 ther through local committees. banks or churches or direct 10 Vernon Mum roe. treasurer, Bible House, New York City
 "No American is so poor that lie cahnOL SdNe lAe tlt' tue loNS9t i'ttS ever quoted. one dollar month Iife's quotations fUctUate. sometimes in one nation. sometimes in another, but the lower the quotation the greater the opportunity of humanity, the oDportu- nifty of human beings to save human I life. China is far away-G.009. niles but hunger is hunger, whether around the corner or beyond the Pacific
 eve appeal to America. to make ef- fective the work already done in i checking the China famine disaster by l saving until harvest those already l saved from death."
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