Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-03
President Sends Special Message
To Congress Explaining Gov.
ernment's Attitude.
APPRECIATED BUT REFUSED.
Could Not be Accepted Officially -
Promptly offered nv Entire
Civilized World.

Washington. May "a special mes.
cage was sent to Congress today by
President Roosevelt In which he ex'
plained the attitude Of this government
regarding the offer Of contributions to
the San Francisco fire and earthquake
sufferers from foreign countries
The president says that where the
contributions were made "a this govern
ment he did not feel warranted IN ac-
cepung them, but where they were
made to the citizens relief committee
Of San Francisco, no official action was
or could he taken In regard to them.
The message indicates that the govern
ments Of the entire civilized world
promptly responded IN messages OF
sympathy and many Of them with
contributions or offers of contributions.
THE MESSAGE.
The text OF the message - in part
M follows:
Immediately after the disaster at
san Francisco many Offers Of assist
ance Ga the shape of contributions
were rendered by foreign individuals
corporations. governments ana munich
pallties. The Canadian government
with an Instant generosity peculiarly
pleasant as proof Of the close ana
friendly ties which knit us 10 our
neighbors Of tho north offered tn pass
n resolution appropriatlng slOO,0oo
for the relief NJ the sufferers by earth
quake and lire, With generosity
equally marked and equally appreciat-
ed the republic OF Mexico, our nearest
nelghbor 10 the south, voted TO appro-
PIRATE 100000 and the republic ot
Guatemala voted 10 appropriate Sl0-
000 for the same purpose The em-
press Of China IN addition to sending
money to be used for the Chinese who
suffered nv San Francisco, offered 10
send more than double as much TO he
used for the Inhabitants generally The
Japanese government Immediately Of
ferod 10 send across the ocean one OF
their beautifully equipped hospital
ships to be used in any way for tho
sufferers and also offered 100000 yen
10 the rellaf committee In addition to
more than 100, 600 yen Gent by Japan
csc subjects The government ~ far
distant New Zealand voted $4,000.
The government OF Martinique voted
1000 francs, he municipality Of Ed
monitor. Canada 81 900, Many mU-
inequalities. corporations and lndiyidu-
ais In England, Germany France,
Japan, Cuba and other countries prof
ftred aid
Where these offerings Of aid are
nude 10 the private relief committees
tSorganzed to deal with the distress in
San Francisco ! have, Of course. no Of
fetal action 10 take concerning them.
Where they were rendered ~ me, In my
official capacity. aid not feel warrant
ed IN accepting them. But ! am certain
] gave utterancc to the feelings OF all
our countrymen when ! express NY
lively appreciation OF the Warm-heart-
ed generosity and eagernesa to help M
IN the time Of our affection shown by
the governments, the municipalities The
corporations and the individuals men,
toned above, We are deeply grateful
TO them and we are deeply grateful for
the way IN which they showed in such
practical fashion the growth of the
spirit Of brotherhood among the ma
lions"
The message here gives list OF al
most every country on the globe which
sent offerings OF sympathy, II adds;
Appropriate expressions Of graft
tude to NIL those friends have been re-
turned by the state department or by
myself but II seems 10 me that the real
depth OF grateful feeling awakened In
our people by all these evidences NJ
general sympathy and friendship
should be expressed, also by formal ac-
ton OF the supreme legislative power Of
the nation.
~ recommend the passage by the
Congress Of an appropriate resolution
10 that end.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"