Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-10
WANT AID FOR THE CUBANS.
Governor Wells Announces that He viii Re-
ceiYe Contributions.
Saturday evening Gov. Wells received
the following telegram:

Saturday evening Gov. Wells received
the following telegram:
New York City, Jan. Z. 1898.
The Central Cuban Relief commit
tee, appointed by President McKin-
ley urges upon your Excellency
the immediate formation OF effici-
ent committees for the collection
cines in your State for Cuba'a
starving people. to be transmitted free
by this committee to Consul-General
Lee. Havana
STEPHEN L. BARTON"
In response to said appeal, the Gov
ernor desires 1t announced that he will
receive at his office in the joint city
and county building any contributions
the people of the State may feel dis
posed to make for the relief of the suf-
firing Cubans, and win cheerfully at
tend to the transmission of such con-
tributions together with the names of
the contributors to the Central Cuban
Relief Committee ut New York.
In connection Herewith. here is the
full text of Secretary Sherman's APP
peal, referred to in the News" dis
patches of Saturday, calling upon the
American people to render the required
aid to the sufferers:
Department Of State, Washington,
D. c., Jan. S, 1S9S.-'ro the public:-The
undersigned, secretary of state of the
United States, had the honor, on the
2Ith of December to make known to
all charatibly disposed people In this
country the appeal of the President for
aid In the form Of money or supplies
toward the speedy relief of the Distress
ing restitution and suffering which ex-
lists among the people of Cuba.
The gratifying interest which his
| countrymen have shown in all parts
OF our alnd in that humane appeal has
led the President to recognize the need
of orderly and concerted effort under
well directed control, II timely assist
ance is to be given by the public to the
sick and needy of Cuba. He has, there
fore, appointed, with the cooperation
of the American Red Cross, the New
| York chamber of commerce and one
| OF the representatives Of the religious
| community, Central Cuban Relief
committee with headquarters in New
| York, composed OF the following menu
/ bcrs: Stephen II. Barton, chairman.
second vice president of the American
| National Red Cross; Charles A. Chiren.
| "a member OF the New York chamber
| Of commerce. aud Louis KlopsS!I, pro-
| prietor of the Christian Herald.
at will be the office of the committee
| organized not only to receive and for
ward to the United States consul
general at Havana such money and
! necessary supplies as may be con-
| tributed by the people of the United
| States. but to invoke In its own name
/ and through the three great interests
/ II htly represents, the concurrent eff
| fort OF local relief boards throughout
1 the United States and invite the kindly
| aid of the transportation agencies Of
! the country for the prompt convey
| ance of contributed supplies to the
seaboard and their shipment thence to
| Cuba,
THE consul general Mt Havana Is. in
turn, assured OF the effective co-opera-
/, ton of every available agency in the
island of Cuba in order that life may
be saved and suffering spared. The
| Spanish government welcoming the
| aid thus rendered will facilitate the
| work and to that end will admit into
| cuba. free OF duty and charges, all
! articles otherwise liable TO tax when
duly consigned to the consul general.
by direction Of the President. the
| undersigned appeals to the people in
| every town and city, TO municipal Of
ficers thereof, local boards of trade and
| Transportation corporations and others
producing the necessities of life and 10
all whose hearts are open to the cry or
distress and aflicton, 10 second the
generous effort now being made and
| by well directed endeavor, make its
! success truly responsive to the sentl-
| ments of charity that have ever char-
acterized the American people.
JOHN SHERMAN, :.
Secretary OF State" !,