From: St. Paul, Minnesota
27 November 1921
Very Honored Mr. Brandt!
Enclosed is the money for the renewal of my subscription to the paper and also for my brother-in-law Anton Mueller’s subscription for 1 year. I want to make him happy. (*Editor: Thank you very much for the money. The calendar will be sent as a prize.) Hopefully, this will be a nice Christmas surprise for my brother-in-law when he receives the paper for the first time and then finds out that it has been paid for him for 1 year. In return, I now expect him to send reports from the old homeland to the Staats-Anzeiger on and off and to write a personal letter to me. I hope that he will pull himself together despite his laziness in writing and report.
Yesterday, on Saturday, I also saw the French Demigod Marshal F. Foch. Well, he doesn’t look any different than all the other mortals, but he was lucky enough to beat the half-starved Germans after they walked into the “Wilson trap”. St. Paul prepared a splendid reception for him. I believe that curiosity rather than enthusiasm had enticed thousands of inhabitants into the streets.
The reason for Marshal Foch’s trip is probably just French propaganda. The French still appear to be delusional in seeing the ghost of the German invasion. Therefore the French victory over the Germans can’t be all that great.
Another happening needs to be mentioned. It was the closing of the “German Week” in the “German House” yesterday. I reported about this recently and what it was all about. The way we hear it, the success was satisfactory despite the poor times. Half of the proceeds will go to the German children and the other half will be used to furnish the “German House”. The German Nationals in St. Paul are proud of their work for accomplishing the construction of the “German House.”
I send a greeting to everyone.
Respectfully,
Cyrillus Haag
This is to inform Anton Mueller in Krasna, Bessarabia that his brother-in-law Cyrillus Haag in St. Paul, Minnesota paid for you to receive the Staats-Anzeiger for 1 year. He wanted to give you some Christmas joy. Mr. Haag sends his greetings and asks you to send reports to this newspaper once in awhile.
The Editor