The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-05-13
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 state
inent 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
he far eastern republic. AT the low
est estimate. the statement says, Just
rs much more Is needed to carry THE
last 5.oOO.OOO' 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
I'm such prompt distribution Of relief
that the threatened magnitude Of the
famine has been checked to marked
extent. A continuation of the efforts
SO far made It Is declared will place
the famine relief for China among
Americas most effective phllanthro-
pies
The Waiting Millions
There remain. however, the state
ment shows. last 5,00O,00O" to he
saved. and these people can he saved
only by continuous and voluminous re-
lief resulting from American subscrip-
tiOns
The statement, in part. follows:
Quick response to the appeal Of the
American Committee for China Fam
Inc Fund gives MS 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 1t pos
sihe for America to save a multitude
OF human beings.
"Whereas early estimates made It
seem that millions must perish, we
now are advised that instead Of the
10000 900 who. It was originally fear
ed. were doomed to death from hunger.
relief AT present in sight from all
sources, American. Chinese and for
elgn, Is sufficient to provide scanty ra-
tions until the June harvest for all ex-
ccpt 5.0O00OO people. These last
5000.000' 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-
will he such as to make our humanita-
rian gift. in a real sense. gift Of the
American people as whole.
Zone way to make individual effort
and generosity contribute toward saw
ing thina's starving population Is for
every one responsive to Chinas
need. In effect. to pick pal
In China for day The thought
behind this special appeal in connec-
ton with the latter part Of our effort
Will he for American men. women and
children to choose, nguratively, a Chi
nese famine victim as friend for a
day and to send what they spend one
day on themselves or an American
friend to the China Famine Fund Ell
or churches or direct ro Vernon Mum
roe, treasurer, Bible House. New York
City
mo American Is so poor that ne
cannot save life at the lowest rate
ever quoted. one dollar month. LIES
quotations fuctnate. sometimes in one
nation. sometimes in another, hut the
lower the quotation the greater the
opportunity Of humanity. the opportu-
nifty of human beings to save human
life. China Is far away-6.OOO miles
but hunger Ia hunger, whether around
the corner or beyond the Pacific.
ave appeal to America to make Of
fcctive the work already done in
checking the China famine disaster by
saving until harvest those already
saved from death"