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Show CHINESE FINE flPPEALISMADE President Points to Millions Tiireatenecl By Hunger and Asks Relief I ' WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. President H , Y Ison today called on ihe American H people io contribute ol their funds to H believe "the appalling" distress in Chi- H jj ha rer-ultlng from famine in several of H thp provinces Thomas W. Lamont, of the banking H ' house of J. P Morgan Co . was dep H Jcnatccl as chairman of the commit H tec, and Acting Secretary Davis of tho Btate department, aa treasurer MILLIONS IMPERILLED. H "A famine, alarming in its propor- H tions, today holds in its crip several I H important provinces in China," said' Ll,. ihe president. "The crop failure is complete and the present distress which is great Is likely, before winter has run its; course, to become appalling, In fact,; our diplomatic ami bonsular agente m . China inform me that the losa result- j inc from cleat h in distressing form tnaj run into million- of bouIs II Is i certain that the local government and established organizations of relief are J unable to cope with the magnitude of 1 dlsar.ter which faces them, a "Under the circumstances, relief to I,, , i i ,( , ivi should be granted quit tl: Hfl Once more an opportunity is Offered to the American people to show thai prompt and generous response with which tbe have Invariably met the rail of their brother nations In dis-Hl dis-Hl irese. The case of China I regard as Hl Especially worthy of the attention of our citizens To an unusual degree Ha the Chinese people look io us foi conn-' H gel and for effective friendship. Our Hj churches, through their religious and H medical missionaries, their schools Hj and colleges and our philanthropic or- J sanitations have rendered China an in- calculable benefit which her people 1 recognize with gratitude'and devotion to the United States. Therefore, no only in the name of humanity, mil In that of the friendliness which wc feel for a great people in distress, 1 venture to ask that our citizens shall, even though the task of giving is not tod:-.;, a light one. respond as thej can io this distant but appealing cry U i help CONFIDENT OF ANSWER. 'in order to be assured of the pr-derly pr-derly collection of such donations, large or small, which may be offered, I have invited a nationwide commit tee, whose names are attached thereto, to lend their aid to this matter 1 have designated Mr Thomas v Lamonl ol New York City, to act as chairman this committee, and Mr. Norman Da , vis. under secretary ol state, to acl as treasurer. j i realize that thh fall, added to those for the underfed children ol 1 eastern Europe and the afflicted peo- pies of the Ne:-r Kas;. anil to ihe needs of our country, makes heavj de-mand de-mand upon the bounty or the nation, l am confident, however, that all these spirit N .MKS on OMM.ITTKE The committee appointed by the H president numbers ISO Including --' Hi women. Besides Mr. Lamont and Un H-' der-Secretary Davis it includes Secre l! tarv lioustoii. of the depart- H' mcnt, Governor Harding of the fed- oral reserve board President TaftJ Cardinal Gibbons, Frank A. Vanderllp, M Cleveland H. Dodge, Junes it Far- roll. Paul 8. Reinsch, Senator Hitch I cock. Of Nebraska, Senator Capper, ot Kansas: John 1 Rochetellor, Jr., Dean Shailer Mathews, University Chicago' Adoiph S Oehs, George M H. Cohan. Samiu 1 "Jompers, , .iving- T stone Farrand. Julius Itoscnwahl I r. William Mayo, Louis' w. imii. Robert I Dollar, John H Rosseter, David Stan ,j Jordan, Bishop Thomas H ' Jailor. Mrs. CakTle Chapman Catt, Mrs. August I Belmont, .Mrs Josoph Cttdahy, Mr. M C. Thomas president ofBryn Mawr college, and Mrs. )Mrgaret Angllu |