"The stories contained in the Herald, of Hamburg, received here in December, met with great approval.
"The circulation of the propaganda will be assured by means of twenty-nine local committees, and other members throughout the country; and we are hopeful of the greatest results.
"Free courses in German have been instituted in the German schools by Mexican instructors without special effort on the part of our association, though a part of the general plan of the committee, and have been received with great approval by the public, and add to our propaganda. By this means the public will be given to understand Germany and to receive the true communications of our General Staff on the happenings of the war. The public will be disposed to accept our announcements.
"It is desired to begin the immediate construction of a German hospital, which will be a great impulse to our colony and will demonstrate to our following the power of German science, German ability, and the German spirit of organisation. If the Empire approves and gives aid it will be a great point for our propaganda. A committee of physicians has this matter under study from the scientific point of view.
"The colony of Germans of the Empire here is relatively small and the economical setbacks of the country for the past five years have greatly
