The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-03
PLIGHT o WORSE.
Red Cross Tells Of ia mine Con.
ditiOns In Mexico.

The Red Cross Agency here gave out
the following statement yesterday:
Conditions in Mexico are growing
steadily worse. Al Monterey several
thousands of persons are fed daily.
Many refined families apply at night for
aid. The farmers from the surrounding
country are coming to the city TO buy
corn to feed their workmen and fami-
lies, but cannot obtain 1t. Multltudes
are on the verge of starvation.
AT Durango the government efforts
TO keep down the price OF food supplies
tailed. as buyers from Monterey and
Torreon. Where famine prevails, are will
ing 10 pay any price. At Tampico all
FOOD 10 about exhausted. There is no
flour and very little corn.
The conditions in outlying districts
are stu worse and tales OF the starva-
uon or the poor poems are constantly
coming into the city. At Vera Cruz and
in the surrounding country famine con-
ditions prevail. At Jalaps. the capital
OF the State OF Vera Cruz. the general
condition OF the town is appalling
Money was raised by the Chamber OF
TO relieve the distress and
corn was imported. but the funds were
soon exhausted. The local civil au,hori-
Ties then took up the matter, with little
success.
The day that no car rive the town
goes hungry. Most distressing scenes
look place at the municipal hall when
these rations were distributed. Some
200 women were collected AT 7 In the
morning to get in line for the dlstribu-
tion. which began at IL. and standing
IN the sun so long unable TO move for
rear OF losing their places and their
chance FOR n mere handful OF corn re.
suited In many cases OF fainting from
exhaustion. some were injured. and on
several occasions one or two have been
killed.
"A woman carrying a baby a month
or two old was seen staggering out
OF the line and sinking 10 the ground.
TIE women ahead OF her called to the
men selling the corn. waiving their
rights in her favor. but she received no
attention. Many after. waiting for
hours went home crying. for the sup
ply ran out. and summing up the case
1t means the practical starvation OF the
town.
"On the west cost the Inhabitants
are reported as starving. Acapulco |.
practically without food supplies. and
conditions are most distressing in all
that region. When a boatload OF corr
"o' cbhh ~ "'oHutNo nc IuF4l W
the people was so great to get some
of the grain that several children were
trampled to death and a number Of
women injured.
'Tn Mexico city the situation In very
grave and the shortage In all cereals in
felt intensely. As early as March a
hundred thousand persons were re-
ported suffering from hunger. Mules.
horses and oxen have been killed or
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them. Al one place when a mule died
from starvation the people fell upon the
carcass for food For the food sup
plies that remain fabulous prices have
been reached. so only the rich can buy.
"Epidemics OF smallpox and typhus
fever prevail and medicine Is proh,bi-
tory In price, The city yas six hun
dred thousand inhabitants in danser OF
perishing from hunger. misery and cpl
denies. Serious food riots have taken
place. The crowds invading the Cham
Der OF Deputies cry. W. are hungry
While the Government was distribut-
ing some corn 10 relieve the food situa-
ton a crowd OF abou 5000 people
gathered. by far larger than the amount
of corn available for distribution. On
account OF the state of X 10
which hunger is bringing this people
and the heat and the crush Of the
crowd, anxious not to reurn with empty
hands. about ESQ people tainted and had
to be carried TO the Red Cross station
to be attended