The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-26
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;etuns hCngfy. and early in July t
vas evident that this condition would
become much worse before relief could
be had. Failure TO plant crops in
thousands OF fields formerly cultivat.
ed, the increasing number OF idle men
due to the closing down Of numerous
Industrial concerns, and the indirect
siege Instituted against scores OF cit.
les have resulted in reducing to a de.
plsrable condition regions where u
great majority of the population asked
2nly to be permitted to work.
Lack OF money resulting from lack
OF work has had It's effect in Increas.
Ing the prices, but the most direct
cause has been the cutting of the rail.
roads in all parts Of the country.
The fall of Durango revealed that
the people of that town had been pay.
Ing fabulous sums for certain ordinary
commodities and that meat was an un.
cbtainahfe luxury. Torreon for tim.
was IN a situation almost as bad. Re.
ports from Chfhuahua were that one
esq was bringing a peso and that eight
pesos were paid for kilo. or two anG
two'iifths pounds. OF sugar. Conditions
in Saitillo and Monterey became seri
Gus notwithstanding that the govern
ment was able most OF the time t.
keep open the line from Tampico. II
all towns the neighboring country |.
depended upon to supply large par
Of the food supply. but even where rail
roads were kept open marauding band. &.
OF rebels made 1t their business to pre-
vent the entry of supplies from tn
reighboring truck farms brought il
on the backs of Indians or in carts
The effect of these tactics has been
Reenly lelt in the capital itself. where
prices have more than doubled in the
past year.
Failure to plant crops has not YET
had Its full direct effect. The season
for the maturing Of most crops has no!
come. but when It does. it is inevlta.
BILE that the country will find Itself
forced TO buy abroad. and money Is
scarce. In previous revolutions the
planting has not been so seriously hin.
dered, but since this is the most wide,
spread revolt the county has seen
there are hundreds of thousands of un.
planted acres.
Those who were attempting to keep
in touch with revolutionary activities
by marking a map realized early In
July that the most simple means was
not TO block In with black those re.
gions held by the rebels, hut to block
in the portions where the govern
mentS control was unquestfoned. III
was much more simple and required
much less time.
Keen expectations of success were
created by the determined efforts to-
reopen the railroad from the Capital to
Laredo. but in spite of some. success
attained the rebel movement contin.
ued to grow and the government was
forced TO concede the seriousness OF
the situation in the extreme south In
the states of Campeche and Tabasco,
as vel as in the north, while the reb.
els operating in Veracruz along the
coast line between Veracruz and Tam.
picO forced the attention of the war
From time TO time marked progress
in the campaign against the Zapatistas
was announced, and undoubtedly thou.
sands were brought from that district
and sent into the army. eXilcd to Quin.
tanoo Roo or shot. But the Zapatistas
continued active. carrying the war.
fare characterized by fire and loot
into neighboring states and even into
the federal district. That bands were
operating in rifleshot OF Tlalpam or
San Angel ceased to excite interest Oh
San Francisco street.
AS an example of the nervousness
felt in official centers was the fact that
soldiers were detailed to ride on the
suburban cars early in July.
Rebels on whom Pascual Orozco last
year conferred the title of u commits.
stoned officer. and whose title WIS
used with quotation marks in the