The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-03


certificates would be welcomed ~ they
will represent 8 value unaffected by com
rnercal rates Of exchange and VIII DO
backed BY the United states Government.
The fact that tho United States l. not
involved IN the conflict and not draining
rs resources and iupairlng its credit by
enormous VA expenditures will cause
these ccrtinoa'es 10 he accepted FOR their
face value IN tho opinion Of bankers.
Tho state Department Is inclined TO
take y conservative Wow Of the plight ~
Americans in Europe. The Departments
advices lead Secretary Bryan 20 believe
that the only phase OF the situation that is
Al ali serious Is that resulting from the
stoppage Of cashing American check,
money orders and other forms OF paper
which Americans use almost universally In
Europe. With this situation relieved the
Department believes there u no cause Tor
anxiety.
II is not considered that Americans are
IN any physical danger IN Europe. Secre-
Gary Bryan says that the state Depart
-nent has no reason 10 believe that tho
Americans In Europe could not get nome
in the usual way and that there had hesn
no action on the suggestion that the
United states Government send ships to
Europe TO bring back the thousands OF
Americans there.
Such action was recommended bv Am
bsssador Herrick At Paris and Ambassa-
suggested In the United states. II was
indicated Tonight, however. that nothing
would b. done ~ present
Army and Navy Opposed.
There g., no likelihood that any naval
vessel will b. used Tor this pUyposs even
II Il ia eventually decided tn send ships
10 bring home Americans. IN the first
place VarShips could accommodate COM
parativcly few tourist. II is OUT OF the
question TO think OF putting women and
children on them for . voyage across the
the Atlantic and the navy Itself IL visor-
ously opposed 10 the idca being incon-
sistent with it's policy at this tuncture.
Army officers likewise are not In favor
" using the army transports. A majority
Of the transports have q capacity ranging
from 500 to I ZOO persons. which would
make little impression on the 100000
Americans said TO be stranded in Euro
pean countries. Besides the four regular
army trdnsp ports on the Atlantic coast
the War Department has a number Of
steamers under charter az Galveston.
The belief here now IL that II II becomes
necessary to send ships FOR the msrooned
Americans the United States will charter
private vessels for the purpose,
The state Department has issued q Ten-
ersl instruction 10 consular tnd diplo.
matte representatives. I'm Europe TO do
cverythng within their power n assist
Americans who may apply to them for
aid
While A majority Of Americans in
Europe arc understood To be abundantly
supplied with fdlms OF money which under
ordnar" conditions would he orc than
adequate, many travelling on slender al
iowsnces will be- actually pressed for
funds.
II MANY such cases sppesr Congress
ALL be asked to provide an appropria ton
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though attempts viii DO made FIRST to have
heir connections ~ homo come to their
AID.
The state Department was deluyod to.
day with requests t. make inquiries as "a
the safety and Whereabouts Of Americans
The Department transmits messages OF
inquiry 80 the consular offices nearest the
supposed location OF the Americans for
whom inquiries are made
More than hundred kilograms Wcr,
received ~ the state Department to-da,
from anxious persons IN this country in,
curing about relatives in Europe 4
majority OF these Inquiries were sd
crossed TO the state Department because
e tho failure 20 get into communica
Ion with IN. relatives abroad
The Department in each case Is cablins
10 It's diplomats and consular officer,
asking for information in regard to IN,
whereabouts and condition OF III.
90 1Iu'u -NlucT4NdnNs
The following arc the persons abou
whom Inquiries were received by the De
sSTtment to-day.
Srw YORK CITY--John n Lindsay anc
@i!c, Mrs. Henry Taft and Mrs. Ciillet
t.cerne, Switzerland, Mrs, Joseph Woiff
cr,a and mother. Seuenahr, Germany
Mrs julia Henry and Mr. and Mrs
James j Mcclure, Carlsbad, Austria
Miss Emma y. Hopkins. Bourron, Franc,
and Miss Marguerite Burke, Bergen. Nor
W1v
TrrNToN, y AIRS Frank * Fred
s-4"N, R'ank7nburg on karz. Germany.
'tWArK, \ J University Trave
STUDY club Mary Gray, director. Parl;
France
CHICAGO N.Y. J F.. Ryan and Mr.,
Enman, Venice rtaly
"AsHINGToN, = C.--Honry McLarI
Ms Elizabeth Haur' Rouen, France,
DAYTON, "llio-Mr-. Charlie Cammcrs