Evening star., 1942-04-12
DR.. Hu Shih Participates.

to the assistance of Chinas war
victims.
DR.. HUI Shih Participates.
The message was read from the
residence of the Chinese Ambassa-
dor, DR.. HUI Shih, who in turn read
a statement by President Lin Sen.
Washington's campaign to raise
its share of the national quota is
now under way, headed by DR..
Wilson Compton, as chairman.
Daniel c. Roper, former secretary
of Commerce, is honorary chair
man.
Directing his communication to
Paul G. Hoffman. National Chair
man of United China Relief, Mr..
Roosevelt said:
II am delighted to learn Of your
plans for the United China Relief
campaign to raise 100000 for
aid to China.
LAS you know, the Government
has expressed on several occasions
its sense Of the Importance to this
country Of the magnificent re-
sistance of the Chinese people to
! OUR common foe. China took to the
field In defense of human freedom
nearly five years ago. Since that
time three million Chinese have
given their lives that China might
be free. Fifty million Chinese citi-
zens driven out Of their farms, and
villages and cities by the Japanese
are now refugees in their own land.
Famine, pestilence and exposure
have taken and are taking their
terrible toll of people who prefer
death to slavery China has paid
in blood, tears and treasure as high
price as a people can possibly pay
for the freedom in which it believes.
Struggle Is Historic.
what China has done for the
American people and for the cause
to which the American people are
dedicated is written large across the
pages of our common history.
Americans who wish to give con-
crete expression to China's valiant
fight are given, by your campaign,
a splendid opportunity to do so.
They can provide through you, as I
understand your plans, desperately
needed medicine for the sick and
the wounded, clothing for victims
of exposure, food for the starving,
homes for numberless thousands of
boys and girls whose parents have
bann l0St in the war
II feel certain the American peo-
pie will make good use of the op-
portunity you offer"
DR.. HUI Shih, who followed Mr..
MacLeish on the broadcast. ad-
dressed his remarks to the friends
of China" He said:
After listening to the gracious
message of the President of the
United States, have the honor to
read the following message from
President Lin Sen of the Republic
of China:
I'VE in China are proud to be
united with America in a fighting
partnership against a common foe.
Grateful for U. S. Support.
1--WE are proud as a partner who
is giving to the common cause all
we have to give. We are grateful
for the increasing support from
your Government to our govern
ment because we know that you are
helping China because China, too,
is helping you.
"'But beyond such government to
government transactions we sin
cerely appreciate the desire of the
American people to make an in
dividual contribution to the help
of China as an expression of their
personal sympathy for the individual
men, women and children of China
who together constitute this sworn
ally of yours.
1.-The warmth of that sympathy
will bind us together for genera
tions when the transactions of gov
ernments are only history.
"I extend my best wishes to the
United China Relief on the occa-
sion of its 1912 campaign in the
realization that its success will also
be definite contribution to win
ming the war for the United Ma
tons
Confident Of Response.
This is the message from the
President of China. I have little to
add to these two messages. only
wish to take this opportunity to
thank the thousands of friends who
during the last year have worked so
successfully for United China Re-
lief and who are now launching this
new campaign. want also to thank
the millions of friends who have
responded and have no doubt will
continue to respond splendidly to
this call to aid the sufferers in my
country. The best wishes of my gov
ernment and my people are with
you"
The radio show, originating In
New York and switching to Holly
wood and Washington for "cut-ins, I"
also featured talk by Wendell Will
kie, honorary chairman Of the ma
tional campaign. Included in the
list Of stars who donated their time
and talent to the program were
Bob Hope, Mickey Rooney, Lynn
Fontanne and Alfred Lunt, Burns
and Allen, Loretta Young, John
Garfield, Frank Black and David
Broekman's orchestra. Scripts were
written especially for the show by
Maxwell Anderson and Pearl Buck.
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