Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-07
ORGANIZED.
INTO RELIEF BOARD
President Names Secretaries of
State, Treasury, War and
Navy.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-Secretary
McAdoo issued the following state
ment last night:
The President today issued an ex-
ecutive order constituting the secre-
tary of State, the secretary of the
treasury, the secretary of war and
the secretary of the navy as a board
of relief to have general charge of the
work to be done under the joint reso-
luton passed by Congress yesterday
appropriating S2,500,000 for the relief.
protection and transportation of
Americans abroad made necessary by
the existing disturbed conditions in
Europe. The President designated the
secretary of the treasury as chairman
of the board.
This step will bring the depart
ments of state, navy, war and treas
ury into cooperation in affording the
necessary relief as quickly as posi-
BILE. The relief board will keep the
close touch with the situation, and
the plans which have been made
should relieve the anxiety of the peo-
pie of this country who have rela-
tives and friends in Europe.
Three hundred thousand dollars by
cable already has been placed at the
disposal of the American ambassador
at London for relief work in England
and on the continent. This will be
supplemented by the funds on the
Tennessee, which will sail tonight
The Tennessee will also carry gold
deposited by bankers for relief work
in Europe.
Considerable money was deposited
with the treasury today in behalf of
the refugees. These amounts and the
funds which will be received in the
future, or such portion of them as
may be needed, will be delivered to
the persons for whom they are in
tended as soon as the relief vessel
reaches her destination and the Amer
lean officials can get in touch with
them.
THE secretary of state will be adj
vised of their deposits just as soon as
they are made and he will instruct
the nearest American ambassador or
consul to make an effort to get into
communication with the persons for
whom they are intended and advise
them of the approaching relief. In
this relief work the secretary of state
will use all avenues of communica-
ton available to gather and dis
tribute all obligations in regard to
the refugees.
THE secretary of the treasury is
authorized by the executive order to
make arrangements for handling the
funds appropriated by Congress, de-
termining how they shall be
used abroad and how the sums
which will be required to be expended
by the other departments shall be
drawn against and accounted for. He
will make arrangements for fiscal
agencies at such points in England
and on the continent as may be prac-
ticable, and he will provide means
for making available for Americans
In Europe moneys furnished by
their trends and relatives and by
banking and express companies in
this country.
1.-The people of this country should
understand that they may at any
time while this relief work is in
progress make deposits with the
treasury at Washington or at any
sub treasures in the country, and
the amounts deposited will be made
available to the refugees for whom
intended just as soon as the relief
ship arrives and the parties can be
located and reached.
THE secretary of war is author
lied to detail officers for the pur-
pose of organizing and conducting
the relief work among and the trans
portation of the refugees. He will
attend to the chartering of ships,
arranging for transportation and
payment therefor by those able to
pay and the proper handling of the
destitute.
1.-THE secretary of the navy is
authorized to dispatch such ships to
such ports as may be determined
upon by this committee for the pur-
pose of transporting those detailed
from the various departments for re-
lief work, together with supplies and
money"