Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-28

America looks across the Rio Grande
with sympathy and satisfaction as Mex
leo settles down under her new PreSi-
dent, PaScual Ortiz Rubio. While the
bullets which here and there inter-
Spersed the ballots receive some COM
ment, as a whole such mention as there
is remains frank, friendly and under
standing.
Estimating the victory Of the Mexican
National Revolutionary party, to which
PreSident-elect Rubio belongs, as highly
desirable from the American point of
view, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle says:
Presidential Rubio will carry on the
policies of Obregon. Gales and PorteS
Gil, including friendly cooperation
with the United States. His position is
well established, he is strong enough to
he is sufficiently experienced In govern
ment affairs to meet the difficult prob
lens which confront the country" The
New York Evening World declares that
under these three predecessors of Rubio
real progress has been made toward
the pacif1cation Of the country and the
betterment Of social, political and eco
nomic conditions. To the outside world,
therefore," continues this paper, 1.-THE
election Of Senior Rubio seems a tri-
umph for progress" The Kansas City
1.-The new Mexican executive is pledged
to continue the policies of widely ex-
panded public education system, of road
building, of diffused land ownership and
more scientific farming, Of promoting
international trade relations and good
WILL. Of temperance and still other re-
forms the inauguration Of which has
distinguished the Gil-CalleS- Obregon re-
gime," and this paper predicts that
under his leadership Mexico may. be
expected to continue its marked progress
Of the last few years"
There seems to be confidence that the
defeated candidate, who was also q man
Of ability, will accept the decision at the
polls, although he has already made
known his belief that there were irregu-
larities. THE most unfortunate thing
that could happen to Mexico at this
time would be recurrence Of armed
strife" In the opinion of the Providence
Journal, which hopes that "the anti
Rubio elements will not carry their
charges to the point of plotting a mill
tary demonstration against the new re-
gime when 1t comes into ONCE" The
Fort Worth Record-TelegraTn also con-
SiderS that "a revolution fomented by
political malcontentS would be q serious
.
of real progress" AS to the defeated
candidate the South Bend Tribune says:
Jose VaSconcelos has not subsidized since
election day. He Is strong politically,
and is known to have intense personal
ambition. If the poSt-election state
mentS Of the VaSconcelos faction are to
be taken at their face value, the Rubio
government will be confronted with OPP
position which may take military turn.
IY1Tr 1Nsf1a
and Gil have demonstrated their abil-
ity to quell military uprisings, and with
them behind him Rubio may assume
the presidency with considerable conf
dence.
1.-THE apparent extent and violence of
the disorder characterizing the Mexican
election, while deplorable, Is no ground
for peSsimisnl," says the New Orleans
Item, as it declares that people learn
hard and slowly the simple tricks Of
the popular democracy that chooses It's
servants by free ballot and then accepts
the result In silence, regardless Of how
big the minority is or how bitter its
disappointment. The Charleston Daily
Mail thinks 1t a sign of progress that
'all presidential candidates weathered
the prediction campaign without any
being assaSsinAted, which Is an i'm
provement on the old methods" and
! notes that In this country 1--WE have
these minor riots ourselves, although
probably not so bloody and fatal as a
rule to the participants as in Mexico"
The Memphis Commercial Appeal de-
scribes the election as "a mild affair
compared with the bloody history OF
Mexican politics in the past" and the
Asheville Times remarks: IF in this
United States, land of the free, it is
not unknown for those in command
of the election machinery to deal some
what sternly with their opponents, let
North America not judge too harShly
the elections of Mexico" although, as
the Manchester Union puts it ,"au