The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-09
THOSE FOREIGN
OFFERS OF AID
Subject Of a Special Message to
Congress.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ExPLAl's.
Did Not Interfere With Offers Where They
Were Made to the Relief Committee
Congress Should Adopt Resolution
Expressing Appreciation Of Evidences oi
Sympathy.

Washington, d. C., (SpeciaD A
special message was sent to Congress by
President Roosevelt in which he ex-
planned 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 contribu-
tions were made by this government
he did not feel warranted in accepting
them. but where they were made to the
Citizens Relief Committee Of San Fran
cisco no official action was or could be
taken in regard to them
The message indicates that the coV-
ernments of The entire civilized world
promptly responded in messages OF sym
pathy and many OF them with co.tribu-
tions or offers Of contributions.
The text of the message follows:
TO the Senate and House of Rcprcscn-
tatives.
Immediately after the disaster at San
francisco many offers OF assistance in
the shape of contributions were rendered
by foreign individuals, corporations, gov
ernments and municipalities. The Can
adian government. with an instant gem
eroslty peculiarly pleasant as a proof Of
the close and friendly ties which knit us
to our neighbors OF the north. offered
to pass a resolution appropriating $780,
600 for the relief OF the sufferers by
earthquake and fire With a generosity
equally marked and equally appreciated
the Republic OF Mexico, our nearest
neighbor 10 the south. voted to appro-
pirate $4,000, and the Republic Of Guate-
mala voted TO appropriate $4,000 for
the same purpose. The Empress Of
China, in addition to sending money
to be used for the Chinese who suffer
ed in San Francisco, offered to send
more than double as much tobe used for the
inhabitants generally. The japanese gov
ernment Immediately offered to send
across the ocean one OF their beautifully
equipped hospital ships to be used in
any way for the sufferers and also
offered 100000 yen TO the relief COM
mittee in addition to more than 100000
yen sent by japanese subjects. The
government OF far distant New Zealand
voted S25ooo The government OF Mar
Unique voted 1000 francs; the munich
pality of Edmonton, Canada $1,000.
Many municipalities, corporations and
individuals in England, Germany, France,
Japan, Cuba and other countries immed-
lately proffered aid. Where these offers
OF aid are made to the private relief
committees organized to deal with the
distress in San Francisco / have, Of
course, no official action to take concern
ing them. Where they were rendered to
me in my official capacity ! did not feel
warranted in accepting them. But
am certain / give utterance to the feel
ngs OF all our countrymen when | ex-
press my very lively appreciation Of the
warm-hearted generosity and cagerness
to help us in the time OF our aflliction
shown by the governments. the munici-
palities, the corporations and the indiv-
iduals mentioned above. We are deeply
grateful TO them, and We are deeply
grateful for the way in which they show
ed i'll such practical fashion the growth
OF the spirit OF brotherhood among the
nations.
Appropriate expressions OF gratitude
70 all these friends have been returned
by the State Department or by myself,
but it seems to me that the real depth
OF grateful feeling awakened in our peo-
pie by all these evidences of genuine
sympathy and friendship should be ex-
pressed also by formal action Of the
supreme legislative power OF the nation.
| recommend The passage by the Con-
gress OF an appropriate resolution to
that end
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
White House, May 3, 1906