Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-05-04
SYMPATHY j.
Text Of Presidents Message
on San Francisco Con.
/. tributionS

Washington, May "A special mes
sage was sent to congress during the
day by President Roosevelt in which.
he explained the attitude OF this gov
eminent regarding the offer Of contri-
buttons to the San Francisco fire and
earthquake sufferers from foreign
countries. The president says that
! where the contributions were made to-
this government he did not feel war.
ranted in accepting them, but where
they were made to the citizens relief
: committee of San Franc SEQ no official
action was Or could be taken In regard
Il to them. q. 4s+
j The message indicates that the gov
rnnents of tie eiit;4 : sssf world
promptly responded in. messages of
sympathy and many Of them with con-
tributions Or offers of contributions.
The text Of the message follows: ia
Immediately after the disaster at
San Francisco many offers Of assist
ance In the shape Of contributions
were rendered by foreign individuals,
corporations, governments and munic-
ipalities. The Canadian government,
with an instant generosity peculiarly
pleasant as a proof of the close and
friendly ties which knit us to our
neighbors of the North, offered to pass
1 a, resolution appropriating 100000
, for the relief of the sufferers by earth
quake and fire, With a generosity
equally marked and equally appre-
ciated the republic of Mexico, our near
est neighbor to the South, voted to
appropriate $4,000 and the republic
Of Guatemala voted to appropriate
$4,000 for the same purpose. :5,
T. Offers From China ard Japan n
"The empress Of China, in addition to
sending money to be used for the Chi
nese who suffered in San Francisco,
offered to send more than double as
much to be used for the inhabitants
generally. The japanese government
Immediately offered to send across the
ocean one Of their beautiful hospital
ships to be used In any way for the
sufferers and also offered 100000 ven
to the relief committee, in addition to-
more than 100000 ven sent BY Japa.
nese subjects. The government of far
distant New Zealand voted $25, 900,
the government Of Martinique voted
1000 francs, the municipality Of Ed
monitor, Can. 200. Many nlunic-
Qualities, corporations and individuals
in England, Germany, France. Japan,
Cuba and other countries Immediately
proffered aid. Where these offers Of
E aid are made to the private relief cum
mittees organized to- deal with the dis
tress ID San francisco have, of
course, no Official action To take con
cernlng them Where they were tens
dered to me ia my official capacity I
4 did not feel warranted in accepting
them. But / am certain Il give utter
anee to the feelings OF all our cpun.
trymen when express my very lively
appreciation Of the warm hearted gem
erosity and eagerness to help us In the
time az our afiiict Ions shown Nv the
b governments, the municipa tiles, the
corporations and the individuals mem
toned above We are deeply grateful
tt them and We are deeply grateful
for the way Id which they showed III
such practical fashion the growth OF
the spirit of brotherhood among the
natfons.
Welcome Messages of Sympathy.
Most kind and welcome messages
OF sympathy alao we're promptly sent
] to us BY the emperor Of Austria. the
j. king 81 Belgium the president Of Bo-
livia, the Prince of Bulgaria, the pres
ident 81 Brazil. The president of Chile.
the president Of Cuba. the king Ok
Denmark, The president o. the
Dominican Republic. the kheslive of