New Britain herald., 1914-08-06

nlcnt as a result of a conference of the relief committee in his office yes- terday afternoon:
 "In order to provide method by which relatives and friends in this country of Americans travelling in Europe may deposit funds to be used for the relief of such travellers the secretary of state, secretary of the treasury and the secretary of war held a conference yesterday afternoon at which the following plan was agreed upon:
 The treasury department at Wash ington and the sub-treasuries at San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans, Baltimore, Boston, St. Louis, New York and Cincinnati will receive de- posits for the benefit of American travellers and give receipts therefor. The congress appropriated today $2.- 5OO,00O with authority to make ad- vances to American travellers in Flu rope who may be in need of aid.
 Will Be Sent Immediately.
 "A large part of this appropriation will be sent to Europe immediately to be advanced to American travellers under the direction of the secretary of the treasury acting in cooperation with the secretary of state and the secretary of war, whose representa- tives will accompany the Tennessee, sailing August 6.
 Whenever funds are deposited With the treasury department for the benefit of any American citizen in Europe the treasury department, act ing in conjunction With the state and war departments, will endeavor to locate the proposed beneficiary and if found will make such advances to him out of the above appropriation as may be needed to cover his inn mediate needs.
 "The department will reimburse it. self for such expenditures out of the funds that may be deposited in the treasury or the sub-treasuries as aforesaid and will return to the de- positors when the accounts are final ly made up any unexpended balance of this money.
 From this time forth funds should not be sent to the state department or to any other department except the treasury department O. the sub treasuries above mentioned All moneys thus deposited with the state department will be turned over to the treasury depa rtment for the bene- fit of the persons for whom deposits were made"
 The Tennessee's Departure.
 The Tennessee was expected to sa.! today. Assistant Secretary of War Breckinridge will go with her as representative of the war lep,rt- ment and the state and treasury de- partments also will send representa- tives. .
 The plans of the United States for the relief of Americans in Europe were submitted to representatives of the belligerents by Secretary Bryan yesterday afternoon. Upon. invita- tion from the state department representative of each government called to be informed as to what this government intends to do. %s$F
 Nothing can be done in the pro- gramme now being arranged with out the consent and the cordial CO., operation of the European govern ments in whose countries the Ameri- cans are stranded.
 Foreign Diplomats Advised.
 Each of the foreign representatives was asked to report to his govern
 
 do and the methods it expects to em- ploy, and invite it to indicate its at titude toward these plans. In addi- tion the diplomats were asked to ad- wise the American officials as to the best means of achieving the relief of the Americans in the particular countries which the diplomats rep resent.
 This part of the consultation with the diplomats was undertaken by Robert Lansing, counsellor of the de- partment. After talking with MT. Bryan each diplomat was asked to talk with MT. Lansing regarding details. Ambassador Dumba of Aus tria was of the opinion that good pa per money would be quite acceptable in his country. He also suggested that Americans leave the country by way of Trieste.