Show I PRESIDENT ISSUES HINTS IN Ull ON RELIEf Urges All Al to Work Through the Red Cross Notifying Its Is Officials MUST HAVE SOME SYSTEM ln GI Giving Will 1 He lie 1 ful uI s a-s Well ehl cl us as Wasteful u Sa Says s 's lie He Washington April 11 Ing on wa I j c bj Mim Pi Preside l 11 ji Miff Iki i f To Co the lie the piA le V After Afler fuI fU l i consultation with Secretary Taft raC the president ot or the National Red Hed RedCross Cross Cros who al also o now Is the army work and expenditure ot of all an tho the money probably two mOtions millions and a a half haUl appropriated an and amid to be paid pid b by iy congress for the he relief reler of or San Francisco 1 I wish to make the following suggestion Contributions both bolh In mone money and In kind are arc being given most roost generously for the Iho thon n relief leC of or those who have suffered through this appalling calamity Unless there Is Isa isa a l proper proPel propel organization for handling these contribution thc they will wi In large part be c wasted and will wi in iii Jar large o part fall fail Cal to reach the very people whom It I Is mo most t tI desired that the they should hould reach Teach The rhe American America ii National Red Cross association I has sent out to take charge of the relief work at San Francisco Dr Edward Dc- Dc vIne general secretary of the tie charl charity charily organization or or- society of oC New York whoso experience has been ver very lar large e in Iii work of or this kind Dr Devine will wi work in connection with wih Judge Morrow United I State Stales circuit of or the tho district and the tho head of the California Red Cross association l i Is i. i opera Co-opera Co tin Gen Ceo Fun Funston ton has already been to to co operate o- o oJ J with Dr DI D Devine and has n ad advised the time sect secRetary clary of or war wal that he wilt will wi do so V I ds Secretary Metcalf who is on 01 his imis his his' way ay to the Pacific coast will 1 at once put Iut himself him self In touch with wih Dr DI as aM well as with wih Judge Morrow th the governor wel of Cal Cal- and the of San mayor Francisco to sec see If I there thele is ls anything else the time administration administration ad ad- ministration can do Lo and und he lie wilt will 1 assist Inal in iii all al possible ways ws in Ito llio effort efort to lo system stem what Is being done Work rk k Through lied CIO Cro Cios I recommend that all al charitable and re re- re lc lief or organizations anti ami individuals who dethe desire to contribute do so through the 0 Red Cross association Het and amid that lint where provisions and amid supplies a ate af o sent gent they be consigned to lo Dr Di Devine Derine Red Bed Cross San Cross Sari San Francisco and that lint Dr Devino Devine be foil noti tied fied fed by bJ telegraph of the consignments not not- At th the tho same bamo mo time Mr 11 Jacob H. H time the treasurer of or the lie New ew York Red Cross Cros us association In New York may be bc noll- noll fled fed that the consignments consignment have been not not- sent to lo Dr DevIne Devinc or else th the notification r-n r can be sent to lo Hon lon Charles II 11 I. I Keep assistant assist assist- ant secretary of the tIme treasury Washing Washing- ton font on D C. C and treasurer of or the American V National Red Cross association have I also suggest that alt al contributions that alread already been forwarded bo be brought to the attention of rw Dr Devine b graph which telegram should by telegraph tele- tele dc- dc lie tho name nut address or of the lie consignee state nee and the amount and natu nature of he consignments consign consign- ments It Ls better to send to Mr or Mr ahi moneys be They will lieu to Dr as the Is Signed Sighed Theodore Roosevelt |