New Ulm review., 1913-11-26
LITTER Il ! RON MEXICO

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\; a vivid picture Of conditions; i,
Mexico is painted by Mrs. Harry I
Eisenhart in a.letter to her mother
Mrs. Christine Perry Of this city
According to her letter, which VI, vi
received last Saturday, foodstu6s Il,
advancing in price, imports have fal
len of because Of the enormous wal
tax that is being imposed, and suf:
fering is becoming widespread md
general. IN Is
Speaking Of the arrest Of the Mex.
lean deputies recently, Mrs. Eisen.
hart says: Zone hundred congress-
men were arrested and put in the
pcnitentiary. They hid met in ses-
sion, and when they wanted to leave
the congressional building they found
il surrounded by troops, with field
guns and heavy artillery. Ihous-
ands Of soldiers stood ready to fire.
The city was worked up to such q
pitch Of excitement that for awhile
we thought that fighting would break
out. l live only two blocks from
the congressional building and three
blocks from the palace. WeSall went
up to the congressional building to
see what was occurring. Thousands
Of soldiers were stationed about the
city, ready to fire at the command Of
the war department, and the presi-
dent was protected by a strong
guard"
Continuing she says: "Opinion is
general that the rebels will soon
come to occupy the city. All the
large cities are falling to the rebels,
and the loss Of life is fearful. We
have had an election. fora new ,presi-,
dent, but no one went to vote. The
present president wants to keep the
Office, and to make it impossible to
hold legal election. He puts every
one in jail. or kills anyone who tries
to be a candidate. He is drunk all
the time, and does very little but sit
in the palace and order men killed.
''The revolution is so strong that
can put it down but the
foreign powers. We all expect that
the United States is going to do
something. The harbors are full of
foreign warships, but they cannot
make move until the United States
takes the lead.
Conditions are terrible. All the
and men Of high posi-
ton are in prison. Others have been
executed outright. Public men dis
appear and President Huerta refuses
to give any account of them. The
whole nation is in mourning, and we
go about asking ourselves what is to
happen on the morrow.
"No one can imagine the horrors
Of war until they, have witnessed
them. Food is so high that the poor
people are starving. "A slice of bread
(only one slice. scosts $1.OO. A small
sack of flour costs $40, and small
sack Of potatoes $40. Other prices |
are in proportion.
II have received four kilograms
from Harry (Mr. Eisenhart). He is
badly wounded, and still at Durango.
A major of artillery delivered them.
He is stationed near Durango and
says all is quiet there at present.
The kilograms cost $40 apiece, so
you see everything is very high here.
Reports say the rebels have taken
nearly the entire state; they burned
,ars and engines to the value of
;l5O,OOO in one place alone, and also
burned 1000 sacks of mail.
Duties have been raised so per cent
md we cannot afford to buy anything
except food for our actual needs.
Banks have stopped all interest pay
nents,. and the stores threaten to
lose under the heavy taxes that have
'een levied to support the war.
Sunday am going to the home (
f Mrs. Wallace (Puss McOuat) for {
inner. Rev. Wallace was here to in I
ite me yesterday. I cannot leave
lexico while Harry lies wounded,
ut do not worry for my safety. .