The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04

/ York Following IS a list OF the shipping
! available
sh,ps under the American Gag IN the
Atlantic ocean and suitable for service 70
Europe
pany-Red Star Line, .; American
New York and Porto Rico Steamship
Company. II ; Panama Railway Company.
(cwned by the United States Govern
menD, 6 New York and cuba Mail
Steamship Company, 10 Total, 80.
The Pacific Lines.
Steamship lines in the Pacific having
vessels flying the American flag and
available for service to Europe via
Panama Canal: Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, Great Northern Steamship
/ Company. Matson 'sviEation Company
and Oceanic Steamship Company.
/ Steamship lines having in the Atlantic
| Ocean steamships flying the flags OF
| countries likely hut not certain to be
neutral in the European war Holland
America Line Dutch flag Scandlna-
| vian-American Line, Danish flag Nor
| weeian-Amer!can Line Norwegian rag;
, NavlgaZione Generate 1taliana- italian
flag
Steamship lines in the PaciNc Ocean
having vessels flying the flag Of countries
likely but rot certain 20 he neutral
Toyen Kisen Kaisha. japanese flag
Nippon Nusen kaisha, Japanese flag.
President Wilson received ;he follow
Ing telegram to-day from Mayor Mitchell
asking II the city Of New York could be
of any assistance 10 the national Govern
ment in handling TIE present situation:
Am considering the appointment Of
a committee OF citizens 81 this city 10
aid the national Government N faciii-
tating the return OF Americans from
- - - Aa1rx eNf e.
~ IN what way, II any, can the city
he OF service 10 you In this emer-
Eency7
The President replied:
Sincerely obliged TO you for your
message. Plans are being formulated
by the Government will be glad
TO avail myself OF your kind susges-
ton should u provo nooesssry 10 do
30
osBo, 900 Voted for Relief.
oou,n,y,ns with a accommodation nnae
IN q special naeesaee forwardod by che
President Congress appropriated $3.50. 600
to-day for the relief OF Americans in tho
war pone of Europa
This appropriation viii be expended
under the direction OF the President for
the relief. protection and transportation
OF Americans who are etther stranded In
Europe without funds or who for various
reasons have found II impossible 70 obtain
passage back to the United States. The
resolution was put through the two houses
without debate,
In his message urging the appropriation
tho President said
The present disturbances IN Burope
with the consequent interruption %
transportation facilities, the increase
in living expenses coupled with the
difficulty OF obtaining money from
this country, have placed large num-
, her OF American citizens, temporarily
. or permanently resident in Europe. in
a serious situation and have made II
necessary for the United States to
provide relief and transportation to
the United States or 10 places Of
? safety.
. In view of the exigency OF the sit
uation as above outlined recon-
mend the immediate passage by the
Congress OF an act appropriating
/ ygbUUo or 30 much thsrseS. a.. may
E be necessary, 10 be placed al the die
, posai Of the President for the relief,
protection ana transportation OF
American citizens. for personal cer-
vices and for other expenses which
may be incurred In connection with
or growing out OF the existing dis
turbance tp Europa
The Resolution.
The resolution making the apprcprf "a
: ton reads as follows:
n That for fun relief, profession and
3 transportation OF American citizens.
for personal services and for other
/, expenses which may be incurred IN
= connection with or growing out OF the
existing political disturbances in Eu-
rope there is hereby Appropriated out
e of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated the sum OF
s2b00O0 to be expended at the dis
erection OF the President; provided
that American citizens TO whom re-
lief Is extended or TRANSFORMATION IL
furnished hereunder shall, II iinan-
cially able TO do So pay TO or reirn-
burse the United States all reason
3 able expenses 80 incurred respect
lively on their account
9 The President was inrpelled 20 ask Con
gress for mia emergency appropriation by
reason of the frantic appeals OF person,
in this country who have relatives O,
friends abroad.
= A message was received from Arrabas
isadox Hsqrick at Paris to-day In whic,