The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-07
don ATOMS USED VEAL.
Miss barton Vouche- for the Honesty
of th. Cotnu,ftfcr.

OF the tommtttecs.
Galveston. OCT. s-Niisa clara Berton
president Of the American Red Cross so
cieiy. tonight issued the following 10
answer 60 criticisms IN several neWspa-
pers. ss TO the method Of distributing re-
lief 20 the storm sufferers IN this com
muniiy.
To the Public; My attention has been
called to a statement said 20 have foon
printed in Detroit ana chicago newspa-
pers. 10 she elect that tle relief fund
cent 20 the Galveston General Commit
see hed been Incorporated. ana that
RELIEF Eoods were he.ug sold hy the com
mttee 20 local dealers 20 again be cold
at high prires DO 81 well that the Cal
weston Committee pays 80 need 10 sucl
statements BE- feel 30 my DUTY 20 SPEAK
IN us hehan les, un" report gain circu-
latlon withow 'outradi -uon
II IL probably Impossible that 81 90 ono
OF any other considerable sum or q large
quantity OF food and clothlng could be- do
mated FOR charitable and phiauthroplc
purposes and tho persons selected 20 dis
tribute the charity escape unkiud criti-
cism. 10 81 an unfortunate craft IA the
human character 10 assail or aspcrse 9TH
ers engaged ga Humanitarian acts. Per
haps few have had wider field for OBJ
serving this dcplorabl. trait shan myself
The motive may not be questioned n is
Of little moment compared with the cruel
sfing inflicted and the great wrong
wroughs. not 20 those against whom the
poisoned arrow wae aimed but 20 the I'M
fortunates who should be The recipients
OF the bounty - generously bestowed
Ever since my arrival IN Galveston,
one week after the terrible storm ! had
the pleasure ana the honor of daily meet
ing or communicating with the commit
tees. headed hy Mayor Jones and Chair
man McVltue. rebecuvely have az
their solicitation counsellei with them day
by day ] have been permitted 20 know
tho details OF their work and relief trans
actions BY sitting daily IN executive ses-
sion with them IL would be strange IN
deed II 1000 tons o. food OF every con-
ce.ynble character could be hurriedly
gathered by tens OF Thousands Of people
h. the Northwest and sent 10 this cl-
mate. of which little a. known by many
Of them, and not "a great deal Of perish
able and unsuitable material be lnclud-
ed. The goods SER here were no excep-
ton. although q has seemed 10 me re-
markable that 90 little or that nature
was sent The question OF selling the
very small quantity Of such provisions
ana thus securing the greatest measure
OF beneht from tho donation was the most
earnestly and thoroughly considered by
the committee I firmly advised the sole
% all such goods. 80 limited in quantity.
where the money thus received would nf-
ford GREATER benefit and the goods them
selves be made use or rather than sD0'l
IN the warehouse. on the grounds that
the donors had chosen as wisely as they
knew. but that n their selection had not
been tho most suitable they would expect
Of The committee the exercise of as much
business judgment as though engaged in
their own Affairs
"As 20 tho calibre. business capacity. un-
Eiinted. earnest application 60 the work
IN hand ana the integrity Of the commit
tee. individually and collectively. I have
never known their equal. ! am not prone
90 volunteer my endorsement. either o.
persons o. committees. but take pleasure
IN assuring the people OF our country that
their donations could not De more wise
ly. economically and honorably dispensed
than Is being done by the Galveston COM
mitiee. Clara Barton
President OF the American National Rel
Cross