The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-04-26
CONTROL OF RELIEF FUNDS
LOCAL COMMITTEES WILL HAVE
FULL CHARGE

Red Cross to Act in Conjunetion-Proc
IamatlOn of the President Resembling
His First Observation-Disclosures Trib-
ute to the Energy and Resourceful-
ness of the Organizations Formed Inv
a.. ~
San Franciscans to Cope with Their
| Calamity Explanatory TeIeera,,,
Sent to Mayor Schmftz,
Washington, April 25.-In a proclama-
ltlon issued to-day, President Roosevelt
urges the American people now to send
thelr contributions for the alleyiation
Of the distress in San Francisco direct
ly to ex-Mayor John d. Phelan. chair
man Of the finance committee in san
francisco, instead of to the American
lied Cross. The president pays a high
tribute to the work accomplished bv the
cltlzens' committees of San Francisco.
and indicates that the necessity for
working through the Red Cross exclu-
slvely has passed.
The text of the proclamation follows.
TO the Public When the news of
the dreadful disaster at San Francisco
tlrst came it was necessary to take i'm
mediate steps to provide in some way
for the receipt and distribution of the
sums Of money which at once poured
in for the relief of the people of San
Francisco. AT the moment no one could
Ioretell how soon it would be possible
for the people of San Francisco them
selves to organize; and to tide over the
interval the American Red Cross asso-
citation was designated to receive and
disburse the funds But the people Of
san Francisco with an energy and self
reliant courage, a cool resourcefulness.
and capacity for organized and or
derby endeavor which are beyond all
praise, have already met the need
through committees appointed by the
Mayor Of the city, ex-Mayor James ID.
Phelan being chairman of the finance
committee, The work Of these commit
tees has been astonishing in its range,
Ipromptness, and efficiency.
AS am informed by Major General
Greedy, although all local transporta-
ton was destroyed, as well as practio-
ally every supply store in the CITY,
these local committees with the help Of
the army, have succeeded in caring for
300 600 homeless people in the last five
days. Thanks to their efforts no indiv-
idual is now suffering severely for food,
water or temporary shelter. This work
has been done with the minimum Of
waste and under such conditions which
would have appalled, men less trained in
business methods, endowed with less
ability, or inspired with any but the
highest motives of humanity and help
fulness The need of employing the
Red Cross. save as an auxiliary, has
passed, and I urge that hereafter all
contributions from any source be sent
direct to James D. Phelan, chairman,
| finance committee, San francisco Mr..
| Devine of the Red Cross will disburse
any contributions sent to him through
ex-Mayor Phelan, ard will work in ac-
cord with him in all ways.
Theodore Roosevelt"
EXPLANATION Il TO MAYOR
SCMITZ.
In connection with the proclamation,
the president authorized the publica-
ton of a telegram which he had sent
to Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco, ac-
knowledging the receipt of a telegram
signed by the mayor, Judge Morrow,
ex-Mayor Phelan, and others, In the
telegram the president quotes the proc
lamation he had issued and then adds
to it. as follows:
There was, of course, absolutely no
question that every sufferer would he