Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-04-28
FAMINE FUND WORK
At HALFWAY MARK
Thomas W. Lamont, Chairman,
Tells Of Relief Administered
and Task TO Be Completed.

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The American Committee for China
Famine Fund. according 70 q state
ment issued by Thomas w. Lamont,
chairman, has reached the second
stage Of It's mission Of mercy Of send
Ing funds from America 70 feed the
millions Of starving famine Victims In
the far eastern republic At the low
est estimate, the statement says. Just
a. much more IL needed to carry @the
last 5000. 0O0r through to the June
harvest AZ has already been sent
Mfr. Lamont points out that quick
response By America to appeals made
by President Hardln9 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 q marked
extent. A continuation OF the efforts
so far made, Il 10 declared, win place
the famine relief for China among
Americas most effective phiIanthre-
plea
The waiting MlllIons
There remain, however. the state
ment shows, a -last 5000. O00' 10 be
saved. and those people can be saved
only By continuous and volumlnOus re-
lief resulting from American subscrip-
items
The statement. Ia part. follows:
-Quist Fsspon@s W ire appeal Of the
Amegaeaa COmniiteo for China Fam
Inc Fund gives us st the halfway
point In our work the cheering aEsur-
anee that the subscriptions from gen
erous Amerlca already have served =
great humanitarian purpose. inaEnuch
as relief already administered has held
the famine 10 bounds and made II poe.
sible for America TO save a multitude
Of human beings.
whereas early estimates made Il
seem that millions must perish. we
now are advised that instead Of the
1900. 900 who. II was originally fear
ed. we're doomed 20 death from hunger.
relief at present In sight from all
sources, American. Chinese and for
elKn. lie Sufficient 20 provide scnnty RI.
fiena until the June harvest for all ex-
cept 100000 people. These last
b.0Oo.0 600 are destitute. according 10
our latest reports from the American
Advisory COMMITTEES in Peking and are
dependent for existence upon nea
help coming from outside sources. and
this means America.
From All the People
III IL the earnest hope Of the Gem.
mltfee that the number Of contribu-
tisns made ~ weil NJ the aggregate
viii be such a. 10 make oar humAnisa.
Ftan gift, ~ real sense. gtkk u thN
Anscrtean people a. whole
zone way 20 make individual effort
and generosity cnnsrhute toward say-
Ing chinnn starving population u for
every ons responsive 20 China's
need. In effect, 10 PICK pal
10 China Tor \ day The thought
behind this special sppeai In connee.
ton with the latter part 81 our effort
vii be for American msa. women and
children 70 choose. aEuratIveiy, . chi.
msae famine victim as friead for q
day ard 70 send what thsy spend one
day 90 themselves or an American
friend 10 the China Famine Fund VI.
thsr through local committees. banks
or churches or direct 10 Vernon Mum
roe. treasurer. bible House. New York
City.
"No American IL 10 poor that he
cannot save q life NJ the lowest rate
ever quoted. one dollar a month Lfe's
quotations finciuate. sometimes In one
nation. sometimes In another, but the
lower tho quotation the greater the
opportunity Of humanity. tho cpportu-
snity u human beings TO save human
life. ChIBs Is far awny0.000 miles
but hunger II hunger, whether around
the corner or beyond the Pacific
"we appeal to America to make Fl.
fecfiye the work already done In
checking the China famine disaster BY
saving until harvest those already
saved from death"