The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-27
KEEPING UP
With
THE NE VS.
BY LUDWELL DENNY

XXTASHINGTON, NOV. 27.-Amer-
w lean officials and business
leaders are watching developments
in Mexico, where a new government
takes Office next Friday.
After a year of friendship and CO.
operation, following several years of
friction, the official United States
attitude is summed up in the hope
that the change in Mexican admin
iStrations will cause no change In
Mexican foreign policy.
Washington and dominant Wall
Street group are satisfied with the
working agreements developed by
Ambassador Morrow and President
Gales. They will encourage such
relations with the new administra-
ton, but will frown upon any
serious departure from the present
system"
Emilio Portes Gil, who is to be
inaugurated President this week,
largely is an unknown quantity
here. His sudden emergence as a
national figure has caused no mis-
givings, because of the general as
sumption that he will continue the
present Gales policies.
The fact that Gales brought Gil
into his cabinet in preparation for
the further step upward to the
presidency has been accepted here
as promising a minimum OF
factional conflict in Mexico during
the next year.
| TN this connection there has been
L a very good reception here of
the report that Gales on the day
following GiIs Inauguration will
form a new union party, the ma
tional Revolutionary party"
This is interpreted to mean that
Gales will continue to exert direct
as well as an indirect influence upon
Mexican public affairs. This is eX-
pected to contribute both to the
stability and efficiency of govern
ment below the Rio Grande. Gales
long governmental experience in his
own and in Obregon's administra-
lions will be invaluable in a country
which has been torn by civil war
for SO long that it had no time to
develop many peaceful leaders.
The danger in the past has been
perpetuation of one-man rule in
Mexico. Hence much Importance is
attached here to Gales unexpected
but much-praised act, renouncing
another presidential term at am
time.
Therefore, it is believed that
Mexico for the first time since the
revolution may develop a real politi-
cal party or parties based on prin-
ciples, rather than upon PERSONAL
tiles and the perpetuation in office
of one general or group of generals.
Gales, by renouncing for himself
a future presidential term, already
has taken the first effective step to
break the vicious circle of personal
relationships 1t now is hoped
that he will succeed in the second.
and perhaps more difficult, step Of
developing a "non-personalist" party
capable of functioning in a demo
cratic" manner.
A MEXICAN officials, of course,
IN are careful to refrain from
comments Oh Mexican internal
politics which could be regarded as
interference. But there is a gem
eral feeling here in diplomatic and
business circles, especially since
Morrow went to Mexico City as am
bassador, that American interests
are bound to gain by peaceful con-
ditions in Mexico and that Ameri-
can interests must suffer in any
return to civil war conditions there.
This American attitude is all the
more significant in that it repre-
sents a complete reversal Of method
from the recent period when power
full American interests were encour-
aging Mexican strife.
One of the first tests of the new
President, from the American point
of view, will be his choice of an
ambassador to Washington. That
act will indicate in part both his
general type of administration and
his specific American policy.
Senior Teller, the present ambas-
sador, equally is responsible with
Ambassador Morrow for leading the
two governments out of their dan
ger conflict to a position of cordial
cooperation.
Teller ranks as one Of the most
popular and brilliant members Of
the Washington diplomatic corps.
His long experience here and the
unusual extent to which he holds
the confidence Of the United States
government, perhaps is responsible
for the general assumption that Tel
lez will be retained here by the Gil
administration.