The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-03

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itr matter has not cone tp . definite vote
fr sriicof tho determination ~ President
r..sevc'' not 4, accept aid for San Francisco
o.. m .H' aide NJ tho country, the Mikado's
ne n iir.pD bus hrrn accepted Nv tho
rurf r1mmitter. and " stands ready 10
s,-r, other tenders ~ aid made To tho
]r.,.,ors ~ San Francisco direct. without
Intervention " me national Government
Whom tho Mikado's rs~pressntativ yes first
hr,nrhed tho matter ~ Washington they
wore informed. asall other foreign donAtor-
hal tcn,. that tho United States could ham
dIe The situation itself The frat secretary
or Tho Japanese Legation. hoSsyer. per
ststed and asked tho state Department Il
4, could not make the gift TO San Francisco
direct The matter vas passed on and the
committee decided II would thankfully
accept the fund Mr.. Phelan said yester-
day
The note regarding Japan's request
W took as a slight amendment in the
Governments initial policy Of refusing
outside aid. replied to the Office Of the
Secretary Of State that since San Fra ncisco
IL a cosmopolitan city and many nation
aIitiea ara represented among the appli-
cants for relief, we felt that the emergency
justified he in accepting. as a community,
am aud from foreign powers. Since We
have made this first step, l believe that we
will hnve offers from other countries. This
will help to a solution Of the financial
problem, which is growing more grave
every day"
The bread line question still vexes the
committee, In spite Of a strong effort
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fusion and still il u certain that there il
graft somewhere along the line-not among
the relief workers. OF course. but among
certain members Of the proletariat, who
have already been caught making large
caches Of provisions. Yet there is less
of this to-day than there was yesterday.
and there will probably be less every day,
as the committeeman and the Red Cross
straighten things out and put their fingers
on the corrupt spots. Yesterday, for the
first time, supplies were refused to able
bodied loafers who had nc excuse 70 oner
for not going to work.
To-day, there was more OF this and a
corresponding reduction in the issuance
Of provisions. Indeed, 1t would seem that
the free food has attracted TO the city a
certain element which wants to live with
out labor, and that for ten days San Fran
CISCO has been a paradise for the tramp.
chief Oman has determined that all who
apply for relief and refuse work when il is
them shall leave the city or be
for yagrancy.. The police judges
urged the formation Of chain gangs,
shall be used to clear the streets and
he ruins
Yet If the idle element has come into the
'ity the criminal element, warned perhaps
~ the impromptu executions in the eXoit-
ne time Of the fire, has certainly taken
t@elf eastward. Then. too. between the
and the regular force. the town is
Sell roliced, There has lever been less
'Time in san Francisco.
The saloons are closed and the dives are
fire made clean sweep OF all the
wort arts OF the city. As has Eeen raid
'eiore. the suicide record for two weeks
: Just one. Property, even PILED on the
treets a, 1t is, seems comparatively safe.
I will be a long time before the saloons of
AN Francisco will be allowed 10 open-
~ert7illv not until the town is Strengthened
and building has begun.
Inc cooperation Of residents about the
,irks has heen asked by the Red Cross
nd by DR.. Noorsanger to help in keeping
nworthy applicants out OF the bread lines.
I Is definitely known now that certain
with good bank accounts. which
hey could rellize on through the promis-
DRY note system for immediate demands,
re feeding al tie expense Of the Govern
nent.
Prominent and honest citizens will be
sked to go through the lines and pick
M the unworthy applicants in their own
districts. These persons are not destitute,
OF even likely to DO; they are simply stock
ng their Kitchens and cellars.
AZ for the liquor situation, it has re-
ersed everything in this region. San
francisco has been the wide open city,
here most Of the saloons closed neither
", lhEnJ nor lot sunday, OaKIand was the
uiet city Of homes. But now saloons in
kland a. permitted to open in the day
ght hours, while in San Francisco all
ne remaining liquor is in the hands Of
he. polio commissioners and Fedora
uthorities.
So strict are the regulations that dealers
no have had good reason to move their
took have had to get formal permission
nd 10 put the stuff in the hands OF the
oldiers while in transit. John c, Lynch,
%ollector OF Internal Revenue, is exercising
ne same precautions with regard to bonded
GODS. Quite a thirst line travelled to
yesterday to relive the pressure,
there was no disorder.
II may be said that on the whole the
ny is getting along pretty well and that I
very one IL fairly comfortable. The
eedy are fed; the homeless are sheltered
fter n fashion, and at the worst are suffer-
* no more han il they had gone on a camp
IL trip-a thing that a great many Cali
do in April anyway.
To-day, Mayor Schmitz had his subordi-
a'"s make reports for a general summary
conditions, de expressed himself as
Ighly pleased.
Former Chief Of Polics Whitman, head Of
Ne committee on retail trade, has found !
lat something more than 200 retail stores,
lost OF them dealing in supplies, have been
Die to resume business after a fashion.
he raised, however, a serious question.
e has found that certain landlords are
advantage of the need OF the city
charge eXtOrtionate rents, and hat