Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-05-06
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
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 1.-THE
last 100000 through to the June
harvest as has already been senN
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
50 far made, 1t is declared, will place
the famine relief for China among
Americas most effective philanthrO-
pies.
!. The Waiting Millions
There remain, however, the state
ment shows, a "last 100000" to be
saved, and these people can be 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 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
; 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
100000 who, it was originally fear
ed, 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
lions until the June harvest for all ex
= cept 100000 people. These las
100000 are destitute, according t
q our latest reports from the American
Advisory Committee in Picking and ar
dependent for existence upon new
: help coming from outside sources, an
y this means America.
N From All the People
Of ''It is the earnest hope of the Com
ne mittee that the number of contribJ
is lions made as we'll as the aggregat
r. will be such as to make our humanita
ed rian gift, in a real sense, a gift Of tn
eli American people as a whole.
or Zone way to make individual effoT
kIsfIa md GOV
Ell ing China's starving population is 70
Ie- every one responsive to China
u need. in effect, to pick pi
We in China for day. The though
er behind this special appeal in comes
he ton with the latter part Of our effol
,rt will be for American men, women an
children to choose, fguratively, Oh
20 nese famine victim as q friend for
MP day and to send what they spend or
at day on themselves or an America
III friend to the China Famine Fund {
of Their through local committees, banl
les or churches or direct to Vernon Mu
of roe, treasurer, Bible House, New Yol
So City.
nj "No American Is so poor that
nd cannot save q life at the lowest "a
W. ever quoted, one dollar a month. Life
aal quotations fiuctuate, sometimes in o.
of nation, sometimes In another, but {
err lower the quotation the greater t
a opportunity of humanity, the opport
lis nifty of human beings to save hum
life. China is far away-6000 miles
the but hunger Is hunger, whether arou
led the corner or beyond the Pacific.
md 1--WE appeal to America to make
ee- fective the work already done
M checking the China famine disaster
ave saving until harvest those alrea
ich saved from death"