Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-28
IMPORTANT QUESTION NOW.
II is to Enable People to Get Back
To Work and Support
Themselves.
President of Society on His Way West
Heard some Terrible But Untrue
Stories OF Lootlne and Shooting.

San Francisco, April 2S.--Dr. Edward
T, Devlne Of New York, representative
OF the National Red Cross In the relief
work In San Francisco. has gathered
four days experience with conditions
prevailing here. at the request OF the
Associated Press yesterday made the
following statement covering his OBJ
seryations:
PLUCK AND COURAGE.
Il wish 10 express my admiration for
the pluck and courage, the enthusiasm
and capacity for hard work manifest
ed by the people OF san Francisco UNI
der the most trying conditions. When
left New York on Thursday, the 18th,
we knew only that there had been a
serious disaster. but in fact more than
half Of the disaster occurred after
started. All sorts OF rumors reached
us EN- route as TO loss OF life looting,
shooting, panic and death We heard
little or nothing ~ the efficient or
ganization of citizens appointed by the
mayor, comprising the best men IN
the community, acting In conjunction
with Gen Funston and the United
States army We knew that there was
need for quick and liberal relief. As
little OF nothing OF the efficient or
ganiation was understood PRESIDENT
Roosevelt and Secy. Taft recognized
that II was the proper channel through
which to distribute these large gifts.
had left New York at the instance 81
the New York Charity Organization
society, Columbia university, and the
people OF New York who were raising
the relief fund While on the way 1
was requested by Secy Taft, president
OF the National Red Cross to act as he
representative OF the Red Cross In san
Francisco.
CAME TO HELP.
"On arriving here | placed myself
in communication with Circuit Judge
Morrow. president of the California
Red Cross. Gen. Greedy, Gov, Pardeo.
and Mayor schmitz. | came simply os
a messenger OF good and a desire 10
lend n helping hand. not to criticize or
obstruct, The task was TO oo-ordinate
the official and voluntary relief, 10 make
II 20 az far as possible, TO prevent
waste and insure. IL possible that It
would be sufficient II the citizens conf
mlttee and the local organization OF tns
REQ Cross were connected IN me nn-
AnFe t0nIIlltiPP vi Twill dht Ae'' '-hIF'
funds This committee. under the cha'r-
manshlp of James ID. Phelan. comprises
"a Of the best citizens OF the commit
nifty and has entire charge of the IN
ancial end OF the work OF relief. ID.
rect,on has been made to all to send all
funds to the order of Mr.. Phelan'
sYsTEMATIzING WORK.
"The next important step was TO ar
range for the systematic reception ana
distribution OF supplies. Fortunately,
the splendid organization OF the United
States army Is eminently fitted 10 cope
with this difficulty. Under the system
now I'm force under the quartermaster.
The army receives. unloads and trans
ports all the supplies that are consign-
cd for the relief OF the sufferers. Or
ficers i'm charge Of the commissary de-
pnrtment attend to the work OF dis
trIhution To the various RELIEF sta
tions scattered through the city Az
these relief stations at present the dis
stribution 10 citizens is made by volun-
teer relief committees, AS fast as may
be the management OF these Keller sta
tions will be taken over by the mill
tary IN order that the public spirit
ed citizens who have been doing vol
unteer work In this direction may be
Nnhnltu 10 ltoufii' AiiNAl ~ H'oi 49, -
or TO take up such new means or hVe-
llhood az may be chosen.
These measures have been tele-
rraphed from time 10 time TO Secy. OF
War Taft, and Yesterday | received
from him n message approving of the
stems taken and informing me OF the
qualification with which the president
and the secretary have received the
news OF the harmony which prevails In
the work OF relief.
SUPPLIES OF PERIsHABLE FOOD.
The Red Cross is replying TO all re-
quests sent US by committees and ctti-
zens I'm other parts OF the country az
10 the form contributions should take.
We have many such requests and we
have 20 report that we have abundant
supplies Of perishable food on hand.
and that Il will be much more TO the
purpose II In the future all contribu-
tons should be in cash.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The finance committee Of tho relief
and Red Cross funds has appointed Mr.
Allan Pollock and myself purchasing
agents under the general direction OF
the finance committee While a large
arsuut OF monef Is to be available, the
needs or san lIhNNiheo are NtAN biNot
and would not say word that would
seal the springs OF charity or in any
way check the splendid work that is
being done by the people OF the east.
north and south and the west, And
every precaution has been taken to pro-
tect these FUNDS from waste The nm
ancc committee has established an
auditing system In the hands Of expert
accountants, and all the checks which
the most careful merchant would place
upon his expenditures are now IN op-
Grafton Each dollar viii be accounted
for and, so far as human endeavor can
prevail. Il win be wisely spent
MUST GET TO WORK.
"All relief measures must be subor-
dinated 10 the much more important
consideration of enabling the people 10
yet back 10 work and support them
selves To this end employment bu-
reaus have been organized and the SER
vices OF Prot Carl G. Plehn, formerly
superintendent Of the census OF the
Philippine Islands, and Wesley G. Nit