Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-04-28
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 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
the far eastern republic. At the low
est estimate, the statement says, just
as much more Is needed to carry "the
last 100000 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 the
famine has been checked to a marked
extent. A continuation Of the efforts
so far made, it is declared, will place
the famine relief for China among
kAmerica's most effective ~philanthro-
pies.
The Waiting Millions
There remain, however, the state
Iment shows, a "last 100000" to be
saved, and these people can be saved
only by continuous and voluminous re-
lief resulting from American subscrfp-
lions.
The statement, In part, follows:
"Quick 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-
sance 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
sible for America to save a multitude
of human beings.
"Whereas early estimates made ii
seem that millions must perish, we
now are advised that instead of the
,t5,000.OO0 who, 1t was originally fear
cd, were doomed to death from hunger
relief at present In sight from al
sources, American, Chinese and for
eign, Is sufficient to provide scanty ra
tons until the June harvest for all ex
cept 100000 people. These las
6,000,000' are destitute, according t.
our latest reports from the American
Advisory Committee in Picking and arr
dependent for existence upon nev
help coming from outside sources, ant
this means America.
From All the People
sit is the earnest hope of the Com
mittee that the number of contribu
lions made as well as the a~ggregat
will be such as to make our humanita
rfan gift, In a real sense, a gift Of tn
American people as a whole.
zone way to make individual effor
and generosity contribute toward say
ing China's starving population is 70
every one responsive to China
need, in effect, to pick a pa
IA China for a day. The though
behind this special appeal in conIpe'
ton with the latter part Of u effoi
will be for American men, women an
children to choose, figuratiyely, a CHI
nese famine victim as a friend for
day and to send what they spend on
day on themselves or an America
friend TO the China Famine Fund e
Their through local committees, bank
or churches or direct to Vernon Mul
roe, treasurer, Bible House, New Yor
City.
"No American Is so poor that /
cannot save a life at the lowest raj
ever quoted. mi dollar a month. Life
quotations iuctuate, sometimes in or
nation, sometimes in another, but Il
lower the quotation the greater tt
opportunity of humanity, the opport'
nifty of human beings to save huma
life. China is far away-6,000 miles
but hunger is hunger, whether aroun
the corner or beyond the Pacific.
"We appeal to America to make e
fective the work already done
checking the China famine disaster /
saving until harvest those alreaf
saved from DEATH"