Show PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SENDS MESSAGE TO KINO KING washington dec 29 president roosevelt through tho the state department sent to king jung victor emmanuel of italy a dispatch Ais patch expressing his horror and that of the american people over the disaster chich aich has befallen southern italy and sicily by the earthquake visitation and tendering sincere sympathy the ibe president also notes that the american national red cross has issued an appeal tor for contributions to aid the suf feers eiers and that the organization has notified him that it will ebely communicate with the italian red cross As private cablegram after cablegram confirmed the frightful extent of the catastrophe the italian embassy attaches freely expressed their grief arlof the delay in receipt of official announcement no of the news to the embassy from the italian government is taken by the embassy to mean that the officials in rome are giving all their attention to the aiding of the stricken region b 1 I am sure eliat everyone ve from the king L ing down to the humblest soldier will do everything in his power in this great calamity said signor signer roberto cenaro secretary of the embassy ambassador mayor des Pl Plan anches clies Is 13 hastening to washington from now york state having left the city for a brief rest during the holidays following is the text of the presidents message his Ala majesty jesty vittorio Fm emmanuel manuel rome with all my countrymen I 1 am ap palled by tile the dreadful calamity which has befallen your country I 1 offer my sincerest sympathy american red cross has issued appeals tor for contributions for sufferers and notified me that they will immediately communicate with the italian red cross signed THEODORE ROOSEVELT LT the american national red cross today sent a telegram over the signature of its president wm H taft to the italian red cross at rome in the following language the american red cross desires to tender to the italian red cross its profound sympathy because of the terrible earthquake in italy and calabria an appeal has been issued by tho the american red cross for contributions for the aid of the sufferers miss mabel alabel T boardman of the executive committee of the society today replied to an inquiry by dr her 1 bort L burrell of boston boson saying baying it was not thought desirable to send i clothing supplies at this time but that relief should be in the form of money contributions remittances may be made either through the branches of the society or directly to the american red cross washington D C |