Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-04
Public Generosity Needed.

The devastation and restitution in
| Porto Rico having been more extensive
than at first known, and the period OF
want upon the part of the people before
| they can expect a harvest from their
farms and orchards or rebuild their lost
| homes being long, a second appeal has
been sent out by the government at
Washington to all parts of the United
| States for help for the stricken people
whom the fortunes of war ave placed
| under the care Of America. they
welcomed such a union with this coun-
try should make citizens feel all the
more kindly to these people OF the
| stricken island. The citizens of this
| country are ever charitable with their
own and foreign people in time of need.
Certainly there is as much call for ex-
| tending help to the sufferers of Porto
| Rico as there was to those of Ireland
when this nation SEN ship loads of food
| for the relief of a race that might we'll
have claimed sufficient aid from peoples
nearer to them. The fact that New
MEXICO is ldI IClIIONCo IN p>o
| coast from which supplies are being
| sent to the island should not cause fail
ure to Join in the national charity. n
| secretary Of war has urged Governor
| Otero, in recent communications, to i'm
press upon the people of the territory
the absolute need of generosity in car
| ing for the sufferers of Porto Rico
| through private charity. In view of the
gravity of the situation Governor Otero,
with his usual promptness in doing his
duty. has addressed the following to the
public, through a proclamation as fol-
lows:
Whereas, 1t appears that the devas-
tation wrought by the recent hurricane
in the island of Porto Rico has rendered
a great multitude of people utterly des-
titute by this awful calamity; and,
Whereas, On account Of this misfor-
tune, these people must be fed and
cared for during a considerable period
until they can have the opportunity to
produce food for themselves; and,
Whereas, Swift steamers have been
provided to leave the port Of New York
to carry supplies directly to Porto Rico
as rapidly as they can be collected; and,
whereas, The war department, on
the request of General Davis, who Is in
charge of the relief work in Porto Rico,
a central Porto Rico relief committee,
with headquarters in New York City,
State of New York, has been organized,
| and a request has been made of me the
undersigned, to appoint a committee in
New Mexico to act with the central
| Porto Rican committee in obtaining re-
lief for these unfortunate people.
Nov, therefore, I, Miguel A. Otero,
governor of the Territory of New Mexi-
co, by virtue of the authority in me
vested, do this day appoint a committee
to act with the said central Porto Rican
committee
The names of the members Of the
committee follow, with their addresses.
The committee Is headed by Hon. John
r. McFie, associate justice of the SUI
preme court, and includes mayors of the
larger towns, with representative men
and women of every locality, as set
forth in a list of appointments pub
lished yesterday. These representatives
are authorized to forward contributions
as per Instructions submitted to them.
New Mexico should respond generously |
Of her plenty for the people in such 1
sore distress. The committee named for J