The Washington times., 1914-05-16

those papers. one of the Pucbla sheets
one day printed IN big biack-face type a
letter captioncd from patriot at home
to n patriot at the font Tie letter
asked that the patriot at the front send
enough American skins home daily u
keep the saddles mendcd'
conditions just came to that pass
where, even If the government had de-
sired, it could not have protected Amer
leans. The popul2ce has been inflamed
against Americans. and will. I'm afraid
continue TO vent its fury for some time
to come.
Fear OF the Zapatstas. of whom we
have been in danger for several wears.
paled into insignificance with the appre-
henslon We experienced as the result OF
the anti-American demonstrations. One
day the students of the city held a DEM
onstration directly I'm front of our
school. We have more than 600 girls in
the schools, but, fortunately, II was
luncheon time. and all but 1OC or so of
these Pupils were in the school build
ing. The students shouted abusive
things about Americans, and greatly
frightened the girls,
We had a hard time quieting our
pupils. 1t took us several days to do
so, and had the entire student body
been present and heard and seen the
demonstration. It is hard to tell what
would have been the result.
What has been told of the impress
ing into the military service of chill
dren Is absolutely true. 1t would be
hard to exaggerate Many times at
night the lights of the city would be ex-
tingufshed. The excuse was invariably
given that a storm was the cause Of
the darkened streets, that the power
plant had been put out Of commission
by the storm. But when day would
come. many Of the city's men ard boys.
some not more than thirteen and four
teen years Of age. would be missing.
It would subsequently, develop that
they had been sent to the front This
means that they probably will never see
the faces of their parents and other
dear ones again.
One Of the generals at the front Is
said to have written back to Puebla
after he had received a consignment
Of these recruits: I have received the
volunteers; am returning the ropes.
Send more Of them Immediately. HUI
etta startc1 this method of reinforcing
his army months preceding the occupa-
ton of Vera Cruz. and thousands OF
Mexican children have been sacrificed
as the result Of the dictator's anxiety
to remain in power.
when quoted from Hosea-My peo-
pie are destroyed for lack of knowledge,
I meant to illustrate that the ignor-
ance of the people of Mexico is response
BILE for the present plight in which they
are suffering. Mexico must first be civ
ilized, educated, ChristianiZed, and
then a stable government there %ill be
possible. We all wonder how much
time will pass before this stable govern
ment is reared over that beautiful and
productive land"
Miss Johnson said that she and her
escaped from Puebla by
themselves in the black
shawls worn by the better class of Mex
lean women. They were afraid to speak,
she said, while en- route by train from
Puebla to Mexico City. ana from there
to Puerto Mexico, for fear that they
might be identified as Americans and
imprisoned or killed. Arriving at Puer-
her companions were met by repre-
sentative Of the American embassy and
aboard the transport Hancock,
abosrd which they made the journey 10
New York.