The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-26
The Proclamation.

The text Of the proclamation follows
TO the Pubhs:
When the news OF the dreadful di,
saster at San Francisco first came it was
necessary to take immediate steps II
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 al
the moment no one could foretcll how
soon it would be possible for the people
Of san francisco themselves to organ.
ize; and to tide over the interval, the
American National Red Cross Associa.
ton was designated to receive and dis
tribute the funds.
But the people of San Francisco
with an energy and self reliant courage
a cool resourcefnness aud capacity foi
organized and orderly endesyor which
are beyond all praise, have already met
the need through committee appointed
by tile mayor of the city. tx Mavci
James ID. Phelan being chairman 81
the finance committee. The work o.
these committees has been astonishing
- rs range, promptnes and efficiency
Relief Work Well Done.
"As | am informed by Major Genera
Greedy, although all local transportation
WAS destroyed, as well as practically ey.
cry supply store in the city, these iocal
committees, with the help Of the army
have succeeded i'll caring for 100000
homeless people in the last FIVE days
Thanks TO their efforts. no individual
is now suffering severely for food, wa
ter, OF temporary shelter, This work
has been done with the minimum Of
waste and under conditions which woult
have appalled, mon less trained in bust
mess methods. endowed with less abiI
ity, OF inspired with any but the high
est motives Of humanity and helpful
ness
The need If employing the Red Gross
save as an auxiliary, has passed. and
urge that hereafter all contribution
from amy source, be sent to James d
Phelan, chairman OF the finance com.
nittee, san Francisco AIR. Deyine Of
the Red Cross viii sIIshurse any con.
tributions sent to him through ex- Mayor
Phelan and viii work in accord witt
him IN all WAYS.
tSigned) Theodore Roosevelt
"The White House, April %, 1906"
Sends Despatch to Schmitr.
IL connection with tile proclamation
the President authorized the publiea
ton of q telegram which he had sent
to Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco
acknowledging the receipt Of telegram
signed by the mayor, Judge Morrow
ex-Mayor Phelsn, and others. In the
telegram the President quotes the proc.
lenntion he had issued and then adds:
There was OF course absolutely No
question that every sufferer would be
helped simply as q sufferer by your com.
mittee as soon as they we're organized
and action through the Red Cross was
simply TO fill the gap until your or
fganization was perfected and it would
Of course have been dercliciion oil
duty on our part II we Ind not al
once taken steps to see that the gar
was filed at time whom Il was i'm.
possible for us to know how soon YOU
would be organized.
Il have sent a message to Congress
today. urging an immediate appropria-
ton for work at the Mare Island navy
yard, and for an Immediate appropria-
ton for the building asked for by ths
war department. III few days ! shall
send IN further communication for The
rebuilding Of the other public Duldings
but ! am not yet able TO get degails
as TO the amount needed FOR these.
tsignedD Theodore Roosevelt =
The message 10 Congress referred Il
BY the President asks for an appro.
priation Of 100000 for tic work al
Mare Island navy yard