New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
FRANCE SENDS THANKS.
THE FRENCH CONSUL GENERAL RECEIVES
DISPATCH FROM THE MINISTER
OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

NJ Edmond Bruwaert, the French Consul Cen
eral, yesterday received a cable dispatch from N
, Dsleasse. the French Minister of Foreign Affairs
directing him TO formally thank the Chamber OF
Commerce of this city and others who have ex-
tended aid IL the sufferers ct Martinique in be
half OF the French Government
Henry f. Gourd, the president Of the French
Chamber Of Commerce yesterday received from the
haNy Department formal permission for the treas
nrer % the Chamber. n. c. Q Medeur superin-
tendent of the West Indian trade OF the American
araoing Company, to proceed TO Martinique on the
Dixie. II. de Medeuil will carry with him in
French specie the 1880 that was raised by the
French Chamber of Commerce UP TO Tuesday
Further contributions will be forwarded to him ar
Fort de France. He will personally administer
this fund
said that he had not yet heard from the cable
snip Fouyer Quarter which was evidence that the
Severed cable had not yet been picked up
d lie Roy Dresser. president Of the Merchants
Association, has appointed committee of relief
for the Martinique sufferers with authority TO CO.
operate with the committee which the Chamber Of
Commerce appointed at its meeting yesterday The
committee consists OF William F King ex-president
OF the association; George L. Du Val. Gustav H
schwab. Henry r. Towne. John G. Carlisle. w A
Marble, Acolph Openhyn. J. Howard Sweetser and
William r. Corwine. Mr.. Dresser is an ex-oficio
member Of the committee.
Mr.. Dresser wrote letter to Morris K Jesup
president Of the Chamber Of Commerce, announcing
the appointment OF the committee and stating that
ft had been appointed TO cooperate with the COM
n1ittee 10 be appointed by the Chamber Of Com
nerce. The letter further said: This association
has delayed taking any active measures until your
committee has been appointed, in the belief that
the two committees cooperating would be more ef
fective and accomplish greater and prompter
suits than separate committees OF the two organ
fzations were working independently Of each other
The main desire OF all, Of course, is extend
the utmost relief the unfortunate victims OF the
Martinique disaster in the briefest possible ti9e
This letter read by Mr.. Jesup at the Chamber
of Commerce meeting. He stated that ne was very
glad to have the cooperation assured by the letter
The association has received number OF checks
contributions the fund. which will be turned
over 70 Cornelius y. Bliss. of the national
committee appointed by President Roosevelt.
The entire force of the Merchants Association
viii cooperate with the Of that body in
facilitating the work Of the Chamber of Commerce
appointed by President roosevelt is to take charge
OF funds. the purchase OF supplies, etc.
nve car6oys of formaldehyde. These will probably
be put on the steamer sailing Saturday Inc asso-
truck. with a team of horses and driver; free OF
these various matters win be referred the
%nfh Tb W sae meet & fGT Pe Psd M
the rooms Of the Chamber OF commerce ,os
NaI-st. it was said yesterday that further ad-
vices had come from their agents in Fort de
reply their INQUIRIES for fuller particulars
fhe damage suffered by their own interests in the
we shall not send any relief stores to the ISL
and said member Of the firm. The government
Sc sending enough 10 last six months We mer-
chants who do business in the islands understand
the situation better than any one else IL is fool
ishness 70 send such quantities Of food stun down
only one hundred and fifty thousand people alto
sefher the island of Martinique and proba bly,
one-third of these have been killed. This leaves
only one hundred thousand TO be cared for. II the
government had sent money instead Of stores and
let the people buy what they need from neigh
boring Islands IL would be more sensible. We will
probably not ship any provisions OF any kind
Martinique for months You will find that
there win be surplus there for long time