ground. The adobe and plaster are shaken out of the lattice by the earthquakes and the rotten supports give way, and let the heavy tile roofs come crashing to earth. Rebuilding is thus a necessity in most cases but large amount of money can alone make this possible. Local banks have their capital employed. The wealthy natives are hit by the loss of city property and coffee crops. The Government voted this week a million pesos partially to relieve the pressure. LONG File No. 816.48/18 The Acting Secretary of State to Minister Long [Telegram] DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Department has today been notified by Red Cross that in addition to the 5,000 dollars deposited to your order with Bloom Brothers, Bankers, New York, it is shipping via City of Para from San Francisco, on June 25, material to the value of 10,624 dollars consigned to you and covering practically all articles requested in your telegram of June 11. POLK File No. 816.48/39 No. 211 Minister Long to the Secretary of State [Extract] AMERICAN LEGATION, San Salvador, July 7, 1917. SIR: I have the honor to report, in continuation of my despatch No. 2081 which describes conditions following the earthquake of June 7, that comparatively little progress has been made toward the rehabilitation of destroyed portions of this city. Limited indeed is the number of shelters finished, and given over to the needy. The slowness in providing adequate shelters for the poor now on the ground naturally serves as a discouragement to those others who fled the city following the recent seismic disturbances. There seems to be small chance that adequate shelters will be provided to accomodate all the homeless for a long time to come. The arrival of the roofing, lumber and supplies now on the way will ameliorate present conditions. But the problem of temporary quarters for those laborers whose presence is necessary for the rebuilding of the city probably will continue to be dealt with in haphazard fashion. Those who have no option but to remain will endure their hardships as best they may until the return of the dry season. In the interim many makeshift repairs are being made and minor building operations being undertaken but these follow the lines proven by the recent earthquake to be faulty. 'Not printed. Meanwhile the larger problem, that of permanently rebuilding the city is receiving scant consideration from the Government because it has no funds, and cannot count upon any in the near future. The danger of epidemic is apparent. Malaria is rampant at the present time. Flies and mosquitos are much more common than usual and among the latter are stygomiæ, the carriers of yellow fever. Although no yellow fever is known to exist here it may be brought in by coastwise traffic and under the conditions might gain great headway before it could be checked. Fortunately in these matters of public sanitation I am able to rely upon the advice and assistance of Dr. Bailey of the Rockefeller Foundation. Leading local physicians who may be said to be somewhat predisposed to ignore such signs concur that precautionary measures should be taken. We may rest assured that anything done in this direction to reduce the dangers of epidemic would not lessen that effectiveness of present local Red Cross work. A temporary and partial relief will no doubt come with the advent of ample material for building emergency quarters, but even so, far more money than that now in sight will be necessary to pay for the construction of such quarters and to give effective form and distribution to the materials being contributed by donors including the American Red Cross. In addition there should come quickly from some source an amount of cash sufficient to drain the vast number of pest holes, mosquito breeding centers, and to place a film of oil over such as cannot be drained. I have [etc.] BOAZ W. LONG. Note: Above letter was referred to the American National Red Cross August 22, 1917. File No. 816.48/35 [Telegram] AMERICAN LEGATION, San Salvador July 13, 1917, 8 p. m. Your cable July 6, 3 p. m. In earlier telegrams bearing on relief of Salvador I suggested that a supplementary sum be placed at my discretion. It has now become apparent that such a fund of five to ten thousand dollars will alone make possible the immediate and effective use of these supplies. It is needed to cover cost of hauling from Acajutla to San Salvador part of which must be done by oxcart and will be very costly; expenses of labor and material in the putting up of tents and shelter houses and specially in providing floors, kitchens and other sanitary necessities that can hardly be left to the discretion of the natives, and also to give assistance to indigent American citizens. Even the best drained tents are unsafe for habitation without some sort of flooring during the season of torrential rains. Very little lumber can be secured here for such flooring. I suggest therefore that the following be rushed here: Three thousand boards, one by twelve by twelve for flooring and siding, 1,000 one by four by twelve for door and window frames, 1,000 feet tongue and groove four inch ceiling, two by fours necessary for placing these boards, all planed one side, 1,000 cheap cotton blankets, 10 fifty pound kegs white lead, boiled linseed oil sufficient to mix, and brushes to apply same, 20 rolls fine mesh narrow width screen cloth, 600 yards sail cloth for cots, 10 barrels chloride lime or other disinfectant, 3 cases Lifebuoy soap, 6 galvanized iron sinks, 12 water faucets half-inch. If tents sent have no tarpaulins the cotton cloth is needed to make same. In granting free entry for the first supplies which arrived Acajutla day before yesterday President of the Republic expressed in name of the Government and people of Salvador most cordial thanks. Deep appreciation seems to be greatly felt. LONG ATTITUDE OF SALVADOR TOWARDS THE BRYAN-CHAMORRO TREATY (See Nicaragua: Bryan-Chamorro Treaty) INDEX A Address, annual, of President Woodrow Wilson to the Congress_. Ambassador, George W. Guthrie, death of, in Japan and removal discriminating against, in the exportation of flour from Guatemala- Page IX 749 843 275 transportation furnished to destitute, by the United States 758 American International Corporation- agreement with the Chinese Government for the issue of cooperation with Japanese interests in the improvement of American National Red Cross : 225 212 establishment of chapters, circular__ assistance rendered to Guatemala and Salvador in earth- 755, 1214 4 1074, 1076 5 American Smelting and Refining Co., forced loan imposed upon, fleet, visit of, to Buenos Aires__ mining interests, protection in Mexico. See Mexico: protection, etc. oil interests, protection in Mexico. See Mexico: protection, etc. 752 907, 908 838, 840, 842 See also Mexico: comm'ssion, joint etc., withdrawal of the Andreaccio, Guglielmo, impressment in the Italian army_-- Visit of an American fleet to Buenos Aires upon invitation by the 5 Arms and accoutrements taken from Mexican soldiers, refugees in the 915, 939, 941 Arms and ammunition, embargo against the exportation from the United Page Asylum in the United States to Chinese refugees accompanying General Austria-Hungary: 1088, 1091 abrogation of provisions of certain treaties conflicting with the B Banco Central, liquidation by the Mexican Government.. Government.- Bank of British West Africa, loan agreement with the Government of 1014 1014 Banco Hipotecario de Credito Mexicano, liquidation by the Mexican Banco Internacional Hipotecario, forced loan imposed upon by the Mexi- 1011, 1012 889 1006 1006, 1010, 1011 1076 910, 915 Bank of London and Mexico- forced loan imposed upon, by the Mexican Government__ Barron, - Bertrand, Francisco, President of Honduras, message to the Congress_ Boundary dispute between Guatemala and Honduras. See Guatemala. demonstration of friendship toward the United States by the Govern- 26 Brown Bros. and Co., contract with Nicaragua for the payment of claims 1151 Cabrera, Manuel Estrada, President of Guatemala, message to the Con- Capitulations in Morocco, abrogation_ 751 1093, 1095, 1096 Carranza, Venustiano, President of Mexico: decrees- acquisition of canceled mining properties, March 31, 1917_____ 1053 1063 law of payments- September 15, 1916. 998 protest by the United States against the application of circulars February 21 and March 10, 1917, regulations__ 1048, 1050 report to the Congress on affairs in Mexico from February 18, 983, 991 statement denying intention to take over oil properties in exploita- 1072 |