Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-17
MEXICAN CHILDREN
WILL HONOR Indy
IN PROGRAM TODAY
5000 Pupils to Take Part in
Fete as President De-
clares Holiday.
AVIATOR TO TAKE
GALES FOR PLANE RIDE
Visits Flying Field and Tries Out
Goyernment Craft With Off,
Gals as Passengers.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, December H.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, Americas
good will air ambassador. today
started an exceedingly busk week end
which viii be filed with Mexican
demonstrations of admiration.
The first number on the week end
program was great popular demon
stration in his honor this morning in
the Mexico City stadium, where go
900 or more spectators gathered Tor
public fete arranged by TIE Depart
ment of Education.
On the program was series OF
songs, drills, dances and tableaux by
from 5000 to 10000 school children
OF Mexico City's public schools eager
to perform before the American ar
hero, President Gales, American AM
hassador Dwight w. Morrow and
large body of prominent officials.
Holidays Called OF.
Although Mexico's schools had closed
for the Christmas holidays before Col.
Iindbergh's flight, the department OF
education issued orders as soon as the
American airman hoped off from
Washington that all teachers and stu
dents should call off the holidays and
report to their schools 10 prepare a
great demonstration.
Secretary of Education PUG Ca
saurane and Undersecretary Noises
Saenz within a few days succeeded in
organizing one of the greatest gath
erings of Mexican school children
that the capital has ever seen for
public demonstration.
The stadium. which seats about
10000 persons. began TO swarm with
people early this morning, many being
there with the first streak of dawn.
Groups of school children marching
in formation from their classes and
schools began to arrive several hours
before the program was scheduled to
open.
Gales to Make Flight.
President Gales of Mexico and Mex.
ico's next prospective President, Gen.
Oregon will enter the realm of the
airman next week when Lindbergh
takes them aloft as his guests.
President Gales himself first
preached the subject to the flyer. 1t
was understood that he had been con-
sidering making a fight with Lind
bergh ever since the Lone Eagle ar
rived.
Lindbergh Immediately agreed to
the suggestion.
1t was then suggested that Gen.
Obregon, who is the only candidate to
succeed Gales, be invited to make
flight after the President. This was
agreed to.
.'Of course will 60" Obregon said,
when told of the invitation. Il have
never flown, but / win go with Lind
bergh. This is a good chance to
strengthen international relations, be-
cause il we crash Lindbergh and will
be buried together"
The flights will be made in a two
scatter plane borrowed from a CONNER.
cial company.
Labor Plans Parade.
Labor also desires to pay its tribute
to Lfndbergh The Confederation of
Mexican Workers invited the flyer to
attend a big labor parade tomorrow, in
which 10000 will march through the
streets of the city, paying homage to
"fhe hero, who covered himself anew
with glory"
Lindbergh will review the parade
from the balcony of the National Pal
ace with President Gales and Ambas-
sador Morrow. The parade will start
AT noon to give Lindbergh an oppor-
tunity to attend a rodeo later.
One part of the proposed Sunday
nrogram which has aroused consid-
cradle discussion is an invitation eX-
tended Lindy to view a bullfight.
More than so protests have been re-
ceiyed at the embassy from the United
states against Lindbergh attending
the fight.
In American embassy circles the
excitement Is regarded as a tempest
i'm a teapot. Although Morrow would
saw nothing for publication, his att
tude was understood to be that, the
Ambassador has nothing whatever to
do with it, that it is Lindbergh's own
affairs whether he goes to the bull
fight or anything else outside his Of
fetal program.
Iindbergh's attitude Is that he is
the guest of the Mexican people and
the nation. that he should not be put
in the position of criticiZing one of the
fayorite pastimes of the people or of
offending them by refusing to see
their popular sport, when invited to
do so. He announced that he might
attend 1t if it did not interfere with his
official program.
81 think Mexico is perfectly capable
of choosing her national sport" he
said.
kilograms MADE PuDlc.
The invitation to the fight was not
extended by the government. but by
the management of the principal bull
ring. From the Mexican viewpoint it
is as il the management Of the New
York Giants invited distinguished
foreign visitor unacquainted with
base ball TO attend a game.
The embassy made public two tele-
Grams of protest without giving the
signatures or point of origin. They
read:
"The civilized world expects Lind
hereh to refuse 10 witness a bull
f,pht. il invited. There is opportu-
nity for him TO further endear him.
elf to his countrymen or to disap-
roint them if he attends. There is
nnnortunity also for lesson and
Example to the whole world in
humanity and for greater fame for
himself"
+.ining Lindbergh includes hullfight.
We certainly hope you (Morrow)
viii use your influence to prevent
This fight Also please express our
feelings to Lindbergh regarding any
such thing. All our society consider
a bullfight the meanest klnd OF
cruelty and we think every real
American should oppose 1t"
Takes Friends for Flights.
while these protests were being
made public Lindbergh himself was