The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-09

I government was restrained from pay
/ ing the money by constitutional liuita-
/ ton, and the American board Seemed
/ equally restrained from paying a ran
som.
THE so1citude of the committee was
such, and their purpose to do every
thing was 50 strong that they sent a
! deputat1on consisting Of the president
] and one of its secretaries to Wash
. lngtOn TO meet President Roosevelt and
! the officials of the state department
! This conference was held last Saturday
/ forenoon. 1t is impossible to Overstate
/ the sympathy of the president. acting
/ secretary of state and other officers
The conference was lengthy, during
which time the government showed
I what steps it was taking and how every
/ power OF diplomacy was being used to
effect the release of Miss Stone. Con
fdential details were given. which, of
course, II would be a breach OF trust
TO give to the public, but the friends
OF the board and the whole nation NAV
be assured that everything possible is
Delng done to further the recovery of
Miss Stone
The heart and the persistence of the
president in this effort wefe NEiass-Azis-
nlflcant. The officials assured us that
apparently at the moment the only
practicable method to secure her life
was to have the funds promptly at
hand 10 pay the ransom. 1t was evil
IDENTIFY the positive conviction of the
government that this step was the first
one to be taken. But fl ought to be
clearly understood that this is but one
Sleps that VIXEN she has been released
there viii be a vigorous attemDt to sa-
cure not only the return of the money
out 10 bring about such conditions that
such an occurrence shall not be possible
IN the future. No one doubts that our
government as at present fEs-fzer
vii drop this matter until the -Isats
OF american citizens hip are ests 1li-fe4
AeanWhile a movement vas ree-Iu
under Lhe leadership OF l1lsz Stones
amount OF the ransom end notices haI
already been sent oU- that funds could
be se1E 10 Boston
Cnder this advice on The government
a meeting OF the prudential cormit a
was called on SUNDAY morning which
y as attended 5y etclt n1rfrs hers ~ tre
committee and -FOUR Officer The report
or The gentlemen sent l. Wash .1sto-
was received and after flii ieif1arati1l
u was declared that While we snol-rT
not recede from the aclion o. iast Fr-
day tsie Cclngs of tne Fovrr1rnaUE
made PC most evident that tire irst
thing was to secure Miss Stones szfe-
~, then other steps would follow
therefore, we fels that as iudiv1dusis
It was our duty and privilege TO help
oy all means ia our power ire sacur-
ing Of this ransom -r0u1 IKE general
pubic. Comraunic1tllls were sent o.
-cArAr1pl 50 Ldf AS possible 10
part Ct are country even &c IRE Pa
cific coast
Money in sums lsrse and smsIi ass
been received in answer 10 1his appeal
70 hUmanity. The government laS
SHOWN ITS supreme interest lie this rasc-
ter oy already becoming the custodian =
81 tliS r2u4 as nsnde1 T. them n
Iue IrIu Of .H<iaser. Peabody d Co. Tf
plan not only shows the zoveruu1
interest out it farbids any -E5s
that any nay 81 the money VIII - -
over uuts - 81 stone per5cnslly has
been placed ir satetr IN fae ha1lds b.
the proleE tborikles
PC VIII bs eu from the above state
menr that The 10ard was 2 unit IN its
whole action from the beginning ard
consistent thrcughOu- Its oficers ana
friends are willing 20 use every effort
70 procure tnls flnd Lnder -Ee cOndi-
ticns and Limitations giver- Any ona
wno had been present 1T IRE conference
In Washington would mo- hesitate 10
nave llf Senddcnce jn the Eore-n-
uenrs efforts. The 9rncials o. tie
board having been received into stg
confidence, are willing 20 trust tie
government and We have no doubt that
be friends o. the yard win have cen.
ldenee IN U.s.