The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-22
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'ary .eaders
"Yor INSTANCE. d: t-s tine s4Dp.Iss
Tere being purchased ,9c Nonclora
three car.oads of corn could have
been purchased m the Mexican side
ior ta.r'y-s.z cents per 51aheI. the
actga. cut n. the Red Cgoss wzs
nine,y-'our cents per Dgshel The dlt
'erence indicates the regeu1e sccrl-
Ing ~ the military authorities from
ezpo-t products. Relatively the same
difference applies al regards bean
Military Lesders Hold Food.
There are still large quantities Of
iood held In various parts Of MEXICO
b. the military authorities and not
permitted 10 reach the people. In the
province ~ Mlchoacan there is
large deposit Of corn and wheat gaid
10 be 1900 tons, and 1000 tons Of
corn under control Of Carranza.
Northwest o. Mexico city In the state
VI GuanaiuatO, there ig another large
deDoglt, the owners several veeEs ago
not being able 10 obtain information
al to which military faction was in
control
"In the vicinity Of Saltillo there is
a large wheat crop yariously esti-
mated at from 1000 to 1000 carloads
There also Is a thousand tons Of corn
opposite Del Rio, which was offered
~ me, tho owner stating that he
was holding it and also explaining
that his high price was due 10 the
fact that a portion Of the money re-
cci,ed would have to be paid to the
military authorities AS this place
had just been captured By Carranza, |
fl is presumed that the tax would /,
go TO that faction.
at the present time there may not |
be any actual cases Of starvation in
MEXICO. The Mexican people can live
on little and when driven to it they
subslgt for some time on cactus and
other plants. There Is In nearly cy-
cry part Of Mexico destltutlon and
misery People outside the military
factions ubsigts only by suffcrance
and only when permitted 10 do 50 by
the military leaders It IS evident
that not fifty per cent Of crop
has been planted generally through.
out Mexico. Continual suffering OBJ
'ains and rs growing worse from day
10 day.
Methods OF Eraction Identical.
"Thc methods Of rxact.On used by
hc leaders of all factions appear 10
be identical All commercial supplies
md industries are exploited for the
benefit of the military owing to the
political and physical conditions in
Mexico there appears 10 be no IA.
urc for adequate relief even Or the
american people would contribute for
his purpose This however, they
nave done only to very limited OK.
cut"
Miss Mabel r. Boardman Of the
Red Cross wrote to President Wilson
Wednesday asking for an appointment
or conference with him regarding
Mexican relief questions. She asked
hat the president see with rer Gen
raj Dcvol ane ernest p. Bicknall,
he national director of the Red Cross
Who recently returned from the Euro
,oan war zone.
w. c. Cox of New York, treasurer
u the national Mexican relief com
nittce of the Red Cross. was appoint. |
d assistant treasurer of the Ameri.
an Red Cross Wednesday to iacili-
ate the work of the Mexican com
nittce.
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