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Show THE FAMINE IN CHINA AREA CAUSE NUMBERS WHAT IT MEANS TO CHINA WHAT IT MEANS TO AMERICA THE NEED HOW TO GIVE HOW FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED WHY GIVE The five northern provinces, Chili, Shensi, Shansi, Honan and Shantung, are all affected. The actual famine zone covers 100,000 square miles with a population of 45,000,000 Chinese. Nearly one and one-half years of continuous drought during which the normal rainfall has decreased from 25 inches a year to less than 3 inches. 45,000,000 Chinese are directly affected; 15,000,000 are facing immediate starvation and will die without our help; 10,000 are already dying daily. The famine, unless halted by American relief, means the break-up of civilization in North China; in fact the complete collapse of a vast region commercially, economically and morally, which is certain to persist for a generation to come. An opportunity to help a friendly nation in distress, to strengthen existing ties, to expand our trade and to have the consciousness that we have saved the lives of 15,000,000 human beings who would have died without our help. To feed, and save lives: 3 c will save one life one day $1 will save one life one month $5 will save one family one month $25 will save a family until harvest If the American Committee for China Famine Fund has no repre* sentative in your community, give your contribution to your bank, your church, or send it to Vernon Munroie, Treasurer China Famine Fund, Bible House, New York City. All funds collected by the American Committee are transmitted to the International Famine Relief Committee at Peking. This committee acts as a clearing house for the five regional committees in the famine area; the Peking Committee (including the Red Cross), the Hankow, Tientsin, Honan, and Shantung Committees, all of which are represented on the International Famine Relief Committee, and whose members are working among the famine victims. China is in the grip of the worst calamity in history. She turns to us as her oldest and richest friend, whom she learned to trust. We cannot ignore her call and let these helpless people die without an effort to save them. SAVE A I^IFE IN CHINA |
