ganda was circulated in the capital and throughout the interior. At the same time 245 Germans of the Empire joined in the capital and 113 from the interior, making a total of 522.
"As you can readily see from reading our statutes, we will accept none as members save native-born Germans, and their nationality must be proved beyond doubt. That proscription also permitted the Imperial authorities to recognise the nationality of sixty Germans. Moreover, a great number of Germans who, for various reasons, "by not observing the ancient regulations, lost their nationality,' have regained their standing as Germans, and have been rehabilitated under the new liberal laws of the association. It is to be hoped that excellent results will emanate from this source.
"Up to the present a great number of publications on the war have been circulated in the cities and throughout the country, dealing with the German viewpoint, by the Ausschuss für Verteilung von Aufklärungs-Material, who have been working for three months; and a great number of Mexicans have been convinced that we are in the right in the methods of conducting the war and in our spirit of German culture.
"Also, the following technical works and serials have been distributed: The Great War in Description; The Actual War; The Discourse of the Chancellor, September 12, 1915; and The War and the Right, by Dr. Ed. Llorens.
