Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-14
RELIEF EXPEDITION READY.
War Departments Plans, Carefully
Laid, Greatly Expedited Matters.


Laid, Greatly Expedited Matters.
Washington. May 14.-So comprehend
sively laid were the plans of the war
department, even before the passage of
the joint resolution providing for the
relief ofthe volcano sufferers that there
was really little remaining for officials
to do Tuesday. The plans of the COM
missary department made after careful
consideration of the news dispatches
from the Antilles, contemplate the sup
| ply of 10000 rations for fourteen days.
The quartermaster's department. is pur-
chasing supplies for 10000 people and
the medical department is working in
proportion in its purchases.
| In the navy department the carefully
planned relief measures were being
carried forward Systematically and
rapidly. The Buffalo has been ordered
| to be put In readiness for immediate
use as food and supply transport in
case 1T should be decided to send more
supplies than the Dixie can carry. Ac-
ton has not yet been taken upon Admir-
al Bradford's suggestion that water
tenders be sent to Martinique to relieve
| the pressing need for fresh water. The
| admiral is anticipating the acceptance
of the plan, and has accordingly tele-
2raphed to Pensacola and Norfolk, to
have the tenders at those places made
ready for immediate service. The adj
miral also has rendered, the use of his
| coal navy,as food and passenger trans
| ports. g5
| The equipment bureau, of which he
| is the head, has small but excellent
a u
has suggested to Secretary Moody that
these ships are, by virtue of their grea!
carrying capacity. excellently adapted
to relief work. Each of the ships car
ries from 1000 to 5000 tons of sup
plies. There are no lack of indications
of spontaneous offerings from all parts,
of the country. Today a telegram was
received from the Pittsburg chamber of
commerce asking the state department
If private contributions would be re-
ceieNd, and how they should be adj
dressed. Similar messages came from
Iotherrypoints. The department has as
yet made no response. A meeting OF
the executive committee of the Red
Cross has been called at the state de-
partment this afternoon, and it is prob
able that the suggestion will be made
that private contributions be turned
over to this agency. An original sug-
gestion came from a New York com
mission house in the shape of a lette,
proffering one million pounds Of rice at
cost price and duty free to the govern
ment. The owners explained that they
We're able to make this offer by reason
of the fact that the rice is still in
bond.
IL appeared by noon that so rapidly
Hao the governments agents worked
that already the war department alone
had spent over 100000 of the relief an
preparation. 1t was realized that con-
siderable heavy items of expenditures
are TO be made and it was the opinion
Oh the president and his cabinet thar
the S2OoOO0 appropriated would not be
sufhcient to meet the needs of the case.
1t was decided that an effort should be
made to have congress accept the esti-
mate OF 100000 submitted in the pres
idents message. This decision was
communicated to some of the individu-
al leaders in the senate and house.
1t appears that that part of the ioint
resolution adopted Monday requesting
the president to ascertain whether the
extension of our aid would be accepta-
bic to France had been anticipated by
the French government. The presi-
dents statement that that government.
had requested that ships be supplied to
carry away the survivors of the catas-
trophe in Martinique was at first sup
posed to be based upon the statement
of the governor of Martinique to Unit
ed States Consul Ayme. 1t appears
I, hat t1,a II
from the French government thru AM
bassador Cambon, who personally pre-
scented the matter to the president.
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