Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-05
CONGRESS GIVES
FREELY TO ITALY
100000 is PROVIDED FOR
STRICKEN NATION
United States Leads All Nations in
Generosity of Appropriations for
Benefit of Earthquake
Victims
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with which they are laden, TO the value of
$500, 600.
The Celtic has already sailed and the
Culgoa is at Port Said. Eight vessels of
the returning battleship fleet are already
under orders for Italian waters and that
government has been asked if their services
can be made useful.
I recommend that the congress approve
the application of supplies above indicated,
and further appropriate the sum of $780,
600 to be applied to the work of relief at
the discretion of the executive and with
the consent of the Italian government.
suggest that the law follow the form of
that passed in the Mount Pelee disaster in
1902. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The White House. January 4, 1903.
Senate Resolution
The senate resolution follows:
THAT to enable the president of the
United States to procure, transport and
distribute among the suffering people
of Italy and its islands such provisions,
clothing, medicines, moneys and other
articles as he shall deem advisable for
the purpose of rescuing and succoring
the people who are in peril and threat
ened with starvation in consequence of
the recent earthquake, the sum Of $780,,
600 is hereby appropriated out Of any
moneys in the treasury, and that the
action Of the president in dispatching
the naval vessels to Italy with food and
supplies for the italian sufferers is
hereby ratified and approved.
I'm the execution of this act the
president may use any vessels Of the
United States navy and such other YES
sells as he may in his discretion en-
ploy.'
President Roosevelts tender of the
vessels of the battleship fleet was made
Saturday by the following dispatch
sent by Assistant Secretary of State
Bacon to Ambassador Griscom at
Rome:
''The supply ship Celtic, which sailed
from here December 81, and the supply
ship Culgoa, awaiting the arrival Of the
fleet at Port Said, with supplies for the
fleet. have been ordered by the presi-
dent to proceed to Messina to offer
food and medical supplies and clothing
amounting to about 100000.
Offers Service of Ships
Eight battIeships Of the fleet now
on their way to Italian waters are due
to arrive from Suez about January IA,
according to a former program. You
will ascertain from the Italian govern
ment whether the services of these or
of any additional vessels of the fleet
can in any way be of use"
A dispatch came from Ambassador
Griscom at Rome indicating progress
in the relief work.
Ambassador Griscom cabIed that the
committee organized by him needed
1000 for the relief ship for which he
had contracted and which had been
gratefully accepted by the prime min
lister; also that the committee should
have 100000 Immediately in assisting
the Italian Red Cross, which Mr.. Girls
com said was in position to do the
best work.
Contributions continue to pour into
the headquarters of the American Red
Cross society. Today the subscrip-
lions amounted to $49,7 The largest
contributions were:
Illinois branch of the Red Cross,
So All; California branch, $4,000; Dis
trict of Columbia branch, $4,000; Italian
relief committee Of Milwaukee, $4,000 !;
Connecticut branch, $4500; Rhode
Island branch, $4,000; Massachusetts
branch, $1,000; Pennsylvania branch,
$4,000, and Cleveland city branch, $1,000.