Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-05-11
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 10 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 marked
extent A continuation of the efforts
so far made, ii is declared, will place
the famine relief for China among
Americas most effective philanthro-
pies.
The Waiting Millions
There remain. however, the 9 te-
ment shows, a last 5,0000O0' 10 be
saved, and these people can be saved
only by continuous and voluminous re-
lief resulting from American subscrip-
tons
The statement, I'm part, follows:
Quick response 10 the appeal Of the
American Committee for China Fam
ine 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
sible for America TO save multitude
Of human beings.
Whereas early estimates made II
seem that millions must perish, we
now are advised that instead OF the
15,000,00O who, 1t 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-
tons until the June harvest for all ex-
cept 100000 people. These last
100000 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-
tons made as we'll as the aggregate
will be such as TO make our humanita-
riaR gift, in real sense gift of the
American people as a whole.
lone way to make individual effort
and generosity contribute toward saw
ing China's starving population is for
every one responsive To China's
need, in effect, to pick a pal
in China for a day The thought
behind this special appeal In connec-
ton with the latter part Of our effort
will be for American men, women and
to choose, figuratively, a Chi
lltNt ldllllit NANlliu dN a llltIlh lOI Il
day and 10 send what they spend one
day on themselves or an American
friend to the China Famine Fund Ell
Their through local committees, banks
or churches or direct to Vernon Mum
roe, treasurer, Bible House, New York
City.
NO American is so poor that he
cannot save a life at the lowest rate
ever quoted. one dollar month Lies
quotations fuctuate. sometimes in one
nation, sometimes In another. but the
lower the quotation the greater the
opportunity of humanity, the Opportu-
nifty Of human beings to save human
life. China is far away-6O0O miles
but hunger is hunger whether around
the corner or beyond the Pacific
1--WE appeal to America TO make eff
fPctive the work already done In
checking the China famine disaster by
saving until harvest those already
saved from death"