The Washington herald., 1914-08-07
GARRISON SCOURS
SEAS FOR Ships.
Secretary Making Every e.
fort to Get Americans
Out Of Europe.
INDIGNANT AT 'HOLD-UP'
Will Resist Any Attempt Of Interests
to Gouge Government by Over
charge for Steamers.

With arrangements practically COM
pleted for the financial relief OF Ameri-
cans caught in the war zenes Of Eu-
rope, Secretary OF War Garrison yester-
day gave his chief attention 10 the
problem Of securing ships in which to
bring them home.
The Secretary is proceeding to this
task by first gathering complete data
both in regard TO the ships available.
| under United States or other neutral
flags. and with respect to the actual
needs of the Americans in Europe. The
State Department is obtaining for him
exact information as to the number Of
Americans desiring TO leave each OF the
belligerent countries. and all other data
| which will expedite the actual relief
work when II Is undertaken.
London and Paris Co-OPeratInE.
The State Departments HdvIces yes
terdsy were declared encouraging by
Secretary Bryan. Messages received
from volunteer American committees in
several European capitals gave more
serious aspect to the situation Much
encouragement, however. is felt from
the fact that the Tennessee, scheduled
to sail last night with millions in gold,
and also from assurances from London
and Paris that the British and French
governments are lending their most cor
dial cooperation to the efforts of the
United States and its representatives TO
relieve the distress OF Americans.
Secretary Garrison is indignant at the
limitations which reached him yesterday
that the prices for chartering the Amer
lean steamships he has had under con-
sideration are rising. These intimatons
reached the Secretary indirectly.
sured that the prices for chartering the
vessels desired would be fOm Is to %
cents a goss ton, which are about the
same prices as are being paid for the
transports held under charter at Gal
weston for possible USE in Mexican wa
tiers. Yesterday, however, the intima-
ton came that the prices would be about
20 cents a gross ton per day. Secretary
Garrison sent word TO those responsible
for the suggestion that the value OF the
steamers had been enhanced since Mon
day. that he would use every means at
his command before he would submit to a
hold-Up on the part OF interests appa- |
rently willing TO gouge the government
when II was trying to relieve the distress
OF Americans abroad.
Reports from Herrick.
Ambassador Herrick reported TO the |
State Department yesterday that the |
had so far improved in Paris !
that he recommended the Tennessee be |
sent with her gold TO other countries in |
stead OF TO France. He said the action |
OF the French government in depositing |
gold to the credit OF the Morgan house !
had been a great relief. E. II. Gary. how !
ever. OF the American committee, re- |
ported that there were 5000 Americans |
who wanted transportation and that It |
would take six months to move them.
Charge Barclay, OF the British En-
bsIsy, reported 10 Secretary Bryan the /
action of his government in authorizing |
the Issuance OF 81 and 10 shilling notes. |
the reduction Of the Bank OF England rate !
from 10 10 per cent and the resumption |
Of gold payments by the banks with their
today. Oscar Strauss and F.
L. Kent, representatives of the Bankers
Trust Company, reported to the depart
ment from London that their work was
fully organized, that a partial list Of
In need will be published to-
Day, and that transportation is desired
Tor 10000.
Ambassador Penfield reported from
Vienna that he was making every eff
fort 10 get Americans out before last
night. when train service was to be
stopped for three weeks. The govern
nent Of Austria has run special trains
bad for the benefit OF the American and
other tourists, taking them to Trieste,
where it is believed they can obtain
on Italian vessels.
Consul Baehr, at SBerne, Switzerland.
reported that the situation Of Americans
n that country is distressing. as they
,annot get their checks cashed.
Consul Stuart, at Milan, said there were
several hundred Americans at that port
iesiring money and transportation home.
From Russia II is reported that arrange
nsnts are being made for transporting
he 800 Americans there TO Sweden. !,
John Garrett, Minister TO Argentine. ar
lived here from Europe yesterday and
sought to get passage at once on the
Tennessee or North Carolina, which will
ollow her from Boston today, in order
o return to Europe and assist his fam
ly. who are stranded in Switzerland s
ambassador Sharpe who Is to succeed
Herrick at Paris. was ex-
,ected to board the Tennessee last night.