The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-15
AID FOR PORTO RICO
SECRETARY OF WAR ROOT MAKES
SPECIAL PLEA TO THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE
PORTO RICAN NEEDS GREAT

Supplies VIII Be Dispatched to the
Island at the Earliest Possible
Minute-State Governors Called
Upon to- Appeal to Citizens in Be-
half of the Destitute PeoDIe oP
the Stricken Island,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14-The secretary
OIL war this afternoon issued the following
appeal to governors of states. for aid for
the storm sufferers in Porto Rico:
+a,salT sir: | enclose herewith copies of two
ipar f. 4fapIIlc dispatches received last even
1D5ts, rom the governor general of Porto
toItGio, py winch 1t appears that the devas
tIt "a ICioH wrought by the recent hurricane in
first first s51noad iSlana IS even greater than was at
titl multitude Of people, rendered utterly dese
feltute by this awful calamity. must he
nerfod reI ano cared Tor during a considerable
perioo, until they can have the onn0r.
UNITY to produce food for themselves
I.igo enormous quantities of supplies of the
iaIi! ninus lnolcated by the governor general
must be procured. Cd
me magnitude of the work to be
accomplished leads this department to
supplement- fla the appeal already made
pal cities of the country bv 4G morp pf1nel- mel
eral appeal and 1 beg you to ask tha
cltlzens of your state to contributes gen
POrto Pioo 1Ai0 ieieA OF the people of
Swift steamers have been provided to
tfaVe tbe s,nniioo the port of New York to carry
rapidly .IGy as they can be collected.
contributions should be either in SIM
pnes or the character indicated or in
Tba 1T1bOney, ,2. SO tnat supplies can be purchased
Inc supplies should be sent to Col. F, b
Jones, army building, foot of whitehall
street, New York city. in packages plain
~ ~, married Porto Rican Relief and
flI
Hank OF North America, New York city
which has been designated as a denHS
1tory for the relief fund
-'Elihu Root. Secretary of War"
Acting Secretary of the Navy Allen to-
day wrote Secretary Root that the navy
desired to cooperate in every wav if
could in rendering assistance to the storm
stricken people of Porto Rico. and ten
dering warship to be placed at the
disposal Of the war department if it WAS
desired to convey supplies to the island
The offer, doubtless, will be accepted. as
every available means IS being adopted
to hurry along the great stock of sun
plies which is imperatively needed. Mr.
Allen is in Geographic communication
with naval stations, to a view of having q
ship ready as soon as the war depart
ment wants it. Secretary Root received
the following dispatch:
Grand Mere, que, Aug. IA, 1S99.-Fon.
El1hu Root, Secretary of War. Washing
ton: L forward you today 800 for Porto
Rico relief fund. r A AIger.
Secretary Root replied:
Gen. r. A Alger, Grand Mere Que:
Thanks for your generous contribution
for Porto Rican relief. I trust you are
rapidly regaining your health.
-"Elihu Root, Secretary of War
The committee organized in Washing
ton to secure and forward relief to the
people of Texas, mas decided to give
way entirely to the Porto Ricans, and
will solicit no more aid for Texas
By direction of the president all relief
supplies sent to Porto Rico will be per-
mitted to all ports of that island duty
free.
The war department has received the
following telegram from the New York
and Porto Rico Steamship company, and
requests that this dispatch be published