Evening star., 1927-05-01

Of course. labored hard to establish
an economic system on its ow
finances. IT has succeeded - thor
ouEhly enough 10 balance its budgets
covering all its obligations and eX-
nenses. both domestic and foreign,
and retaining surplus sufficient 10
carry out an extensive cultural plan
When / became President l an
nouncea my plan ~tating that the only
way Ia improve the people of this
country would he by liberating the
masses from economic slavery and
educating them so that they might
enjoy the fun privileges Of civilized
free citizens.
Emphasizes Rural Education.
The education Of the rural com
munites and the legal protection Of
the working classes i'm cities and in
dustrial centers will receive my un-
divided attention This plan will he
developed on basis equitable and
fair to ait social classes.
THE educa tional problem of the
rural communities will have tn receive
preferential attention. We shall not
only fight against illiteracy but We
shall also cndeavor to obtain A more
even development of the intelligence
Of our masses TO attain this rural
schools and more rural schools will
bc our WatchWord.
The Secretary Of Education tells
me that 9 900 schools have been estah.
lished in the past two years, and that
more than 1000 900 children and
adults are taking advantage of the
new schools. The schools are in the
hands Of an army of trained teachers
and they are all properly equipped
1o I,
schools, technical or vocational schools,
neither does il comprise the elemen-
tary and rural schools maintained by
the states and municipalities With
their own funds The local govern.
ments have followed the inspiration of
the federal government and they are
also endeavoring to create more
schools
in order to moderni2e the rural
teachers. We have established serV-
Ice known as cultural missionaries
who travel constantly throughout the
country tutoring the rural teachers in
modern ways and discoveries. This
service Of missionaries is under the
jurisdiction of leader who outlines
the yearly course, and a social leader
whose work is to improve the social
life OF rural communities.
Promotes Agricultural Development.
"As a complement 10 the answer to
your question" the President contin-
uod. the government has promoted
the agricultural development of the
country. it is our plan to bring set
tiers from other countries-settlers
who know how to till the land and
who will bring to us the advantages
Of their knowledge and energy.
For the irrigation works which are
already under construction we have
set aside S0.000.0 000 pesos. Several |
dams have already been constructed
in Coahuila. bringing to life a terri
tory Of 10000 acres. Roads have
been built and track has already been
bought for train service. Other dams
are being built in Aguascalientes,
Michoacan, Tamaulipas, Durango,
Hidalgo and other places.
The government is planning TO pur-
chase the lands owned by several large
companies and we are at present ne
eotiating with the Richardson Co. on
the River Yaqui. and should we be
successful, shall construct a dam ca
pable of irrigating 100000 acres. This,
] believe. will be the largest irrigation
district in the world
THE government is also attending
to the construction of roads. One
thousand FIVE hundred miles of motor
roads have been approved, and we
have already terminated the roads
connecting Mexico City and Puebla,
MeciSo and Pachuca and are working
on the Mexico City.Isaredo road. This
program is followed energetically, as
it fits in the plan of elevating the
standards of living of the masses.
Good roads will enhance the value Of
the land and make the peasants more
prosperous
Foreign capital finds no opposition