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Show AMERICANS ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE S1C0.CC0 WAHMINOTON. March f. To meet the pressing- needs of the starving people of Chins, Amerk-an Conaul tVnerel Wilder at Hiutnghal has earned the aacretary or atata an urgent appeal to th Amerl-csn Amerl-csn people for the contribution of IliHi.-!m IliHi.-!m mora to be seat by . caoie to the atrlckan people, Mr. Wilder makes It plsm that' that amount will he neadM before the army transport Ruford, now loading at fiat Ue, cen reaoh China with supphee. The situation. Mr. Wllilr adda. la desperate. While some relief haa been given, thonaaniis r dytna of starvation. starva-tion. Rerke end erevla the consul aaya, provide the only od for thousands. In a statement baued by the state department de-partment today hpa waa expressed that the Amertrsn put.llr would make a Jren-ervMis Jren-ervMis reaftonse to the appeal for funds by tlte American National Red Cmaa. The Red Cross today cabled tloe to Mr. Wilder, makln- a total of t:'JK wlttcb live aoctetv hag dlalviirsed. $14,000 having teen cabled directly to the atrtcken disttrlets and fToee having; been pent for supplies for the Buford. |