Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-03

Many of the state troops residing in
San Francisco lost all they had In the
world, and, their fathers, mothers,
wives, sisters and children homeless,
and in danger of starvation. did their
duty as loyal American citizens ever
have and Will
zone body of the state troops was
under arms and on the streets of San
Francisco, aiding the civil authorities
in preserving order and saving life and
property, at o'clock on the morning
of April IS.
And, by noon of that day, they had
ordered wagon trains to take food sup
plies from Threatened stores and ware
houses, thus providing for the first re-
lief that was given to the thousands
of homeless people who were seeking
safety in the public parks. And all
through the days of conf1agration and
those of deep distress which followed
the members of Californias national
guard, officers and men, rescued the
living, ministered to the sick and in
Jured, fed the hungry and, giving up
their own blankets and oVercoats to
shivering women and children, pa
trolled their beats, ignoring their own
discomforts.
Officers and men, the national guard
of California did their full duty during
the time that they were in active serv-
ice in San Francisco and vicinity,
earning by their soldierly conduct the
admiration and communication of think
ing civilians and trained officers of the
regular army of the United States
there also on duty.
Expense Must Be Met
The expenses incurred by calling
into active service the national guard
must be met by legislative appropria-
tion, either by appropriation at this ex-
traordinary session to the money to be-
come available on July /, 1907, or by
allowing the matter to lie over until
the next regular session of the legis-
lature.
My recommendation is that so much
or the expenses as can be accurately
ascertafhed at this time shall be pro-
Vided for at this session, to be made
available on July 1, 1907, leaving the
remainder" to be ascertained and pro-
Nided for at the next regular legisla-
tive session.
"In this regard wish to call your
attention to the fact that the banks of
Sacramento, San Jose, Oakland and
Fresno have advanced large sums of
money with which to pay the men,
DelS VI lHe national guard.
Il am also Informed that the banks
of San Francisco, Los Angeles, San
Diego and other cities express a will
ingness to advance other sums for this
purpose. The national guardsmen
therefore will receive their pay, or the
greater part thereof, without any long
wait.
Expresses Thanks to Banks
The thanks of the state are due
to the banks which have thus advanced
the pay of the officers and men of the
state troops. And this willingness of
the banks to advance this money is
another proof if any were needed, that
the services of the national guard
are recognized by the people of this
state as of great value to the body
polite"
4 Governor Pardee then spoke of the
debt of gratitude owed by the state to
other states and territories as We'll as
to foreign governments for relief ex-
tended; also the sections of California
which suffered no damage. He also re-
turned thanks for the assistance given
by General Greedy, Funston and the
federal troops,
Continuing the governor said:
"Other towns than San Francisco
suffered greatly Santa Rosa San Jose.
REDWOOD City, Palo Alto and other To-
calities We're visited by partial destruc-
tion. But compared with the greater
disaster so far as regards the total de-
struction of property i'm San Francisco,
their losses have been perhaps over
shadowed. Their needs should not,
however, be forgotten"
"Fire and Not Earthquake"
Governor Pardee empha sized the fact
that 1t was fire and not earthquake
that laid half of San Francisco low,
and in conclusion says:
Gentlemen of the Legislature, upon
you devolVes the solemn and necessary
duty Of giving such aid and comfort
to those of our people who have suf-
fered so heavily in the great disaster
as reasonably lies in your power.
That that aid and comfort should be
quickly given goes without saying, for
the needs are great and pressing In
common with the people of the state,
wish you all success i'm your labors
in the coming days of your session and
hope that harmony may mark all your
deliberations, to the end that your
labors may be quickly performed and
brought to a speedy and successful
end