Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-09


of England missionary at Anpino,
Ch;xd, on the hem Of the Chihi proriBcc
famine rore, has direct charge Of re-
Hef teork among the starving thousands
Of Ms district.
Anping, Chfhli, North China, Feb. ..
Grain distribution to the famine suf.
ferers began December 80. The soup
kitchen closed December 26. The stock
Of clothing sent from Manila nearly all
has been distributed. We are now feed
ing 1900 people.
There has been fairly heavy rail- Of
snow, so that the spring wheat is GOV
cred and the poor people are unable
10 gather that food, and there are no
ienves on the trees and no weeds left
for food. Reports are received daily of
persons freezing or starving to death.
The doomed throng at my doors daily
and have 20 be sent away with kind
words, but no food My day is spent
Utmost entirely in interviewing deputu.
tions OF starving women. who are
sometimes conducted By the city elders
or their village elders.
Three such parties arrived while
was trying to take my lunch yesterday,
In each case Il vas the same story,
there were many starving persons not
included among the chosen few. Could
] possibly enlarge the roll? They had
10 be sent away starving
Goes Home to Die
One pitiablc case was n poor woman
in rags with a child at the breast. To
convince me she laid back her rags and
exposed her child unclothed. It was
mere skeleton for want OF nourishment
vS.h ha ~ ad ~
in vain to provide. With few words
of consolation she was sent home to
die. After tea yesterday I went for a
walk. On my return I was detained in
the east suburb by a group Of starving
women with their children. They
begged me to come home and drink tea
with them and sec for myself that Of
food and clothing as we'll as bedding
they had practically none.
With tears streaming in their eyes
and proStrating themselves in the frozen
snow. they bcsought me 70 take pity
on them. When I explained TO them the
difficult problem that We were faced
with and that we were doing all We
possibly could n relieve the terrible
suffering. they with one accord gave ex.
preston to remarks such as these: I'VE
know you are doing all you can, ="
Where should we have been before this
II you had not opened the soup kitch.
cn?" I'VE would not trouble you after
all your kindness to US. but we are
starving" Please forgive US"
One is anxious to know how long
one can keep going with this happening
daily and many times a day. 1t Is
the wonderful patience Of these starving
psople that I think gives one courage
aud hope and strength to carry on.
The thought that the leaders Of the
ration are chiefly concerned in raising
thousands Of brigands in the form OF
soldiers 10 prey upon the suffering folk
instead ot using the funds for famine
relief fills ono with righteous anger
Just imagine. $50. 900 Was collected
here for starting the grain at cost
scheme. The plan was put into opera
ton before appeared on the scene,
More than three months have gone by
but no grain has arrived yet. The
whole capital will have disappeared.
fear, before very long.
Oflciais Exact Fees
must use great care in forming II!
relief committee have operated
With the city mag .Strate. the city elder
and the village in every matter that
thought advisable but pray, do not re
quest me to intrust any funds 10 them
found the village elders we're eIacttnl
fees from the fer. Tho general condi
ton OF the famine sufferers = NOR
easily imagined than described. Fo
several years they have had to do with
ont buyinK clothes, for they could no