Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-03
ORTIZ RUBIO IS Off
FOR VISIT TO u. S.
President-EIect of Mexico
May Come to Capital
While on Trip.
ny the Associated Press.


MEXICO CITY, December s.
President-elect Pascual Ortiz Rubio last
night left for the United States, which
his chief rival in the national elections
Of November II, Jose VasconceloS, had
already entered at Nogales yesterday
The President-elect will go by way OF
Brownsville, Tex, and New Orleans, at
which latter place it was said he might
md few days. He intends to enter
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore
and probably will also visit Washington.
It has been reported he may talk with
former President Plutarco Gales when
he returns from France.
The departure was made with some
secrecy. A few hours before train time
baggage was removed quietly from the
Ortiz Rubio home and placed in the
transformations wooden car attached to
the rear of the regular passenger train
for the border. Persons who will travel
with the President-elect boarded the
car here, but Ortiz Rubio met it at a
suburban station to avoid attention.
Accompanied by Soldiers.
The train carried a carload~of SOL
dierS, about three times the size escort
that accompanies regular trains.
On the eve of his departure for the
United States the President-elect gave
an exclusive statement to the Asso-
ciated Press, sending friendly greetings
to the people of the United States and
promising to make his government one
OF reconstruction and concord.
Il accept with pleasure the invita-
ton OF the Associated Press to send
to the people of the United States on
the eve of my trip message of friend
ship. l have been for many years a
sincere admirer of that great Nation,
which, due to the high stage of civiliza-
ton it has reached is the pride of all
inhabitants of this continent.
Il believe it indispensable for the
prosperity of both countries that the
bonds of friendship which happily tie us
be further strengthened on a basis of
mutual respect. 1 desire with great
earnestness that the prosperity of the
United States continue to develop as
brilliantly as heretofore. because the
prosperity of the United States viii con-
tribute to the prosperity of America,
and the prosperity of America will mean
sooner or later the prosperity of human
kind.
During the past 20 years Mexico has
been struggling to better the living con-
ditions of her people. The different
armed movements which have taken
place since 1910 are incidents of a
somewhat violent process of democratic
zation. These movements of action and
ACdCllOil CUflSlltuGS LIE SO-CdllSQ M6Al-
can revolutions.
Work of Predecessors.
-Four constitutional Presidents-Ma-
dero, Carranza, Obregon, Calles-all of
them coming from revolutionary ranks,
have occupied the presidency of Mex
leo since the 1910 movement Those
four men have carried out successfully
different missions in this phase of po-
litical evolution of my country.
After the provisional terms of Emilio
Portes Gil and after 20 years of strug-
gle, the intensity of which has been
gradually decreasing, Mexico can now
face the world, proud of her accom-
plished work and confident of her
future
Il believe that the revolution. now
that my predecessors in Office have over
come the obstacles set by their enemies.
has finally entered the stage of actual
dolngS. ! will strive to make my gov
eminent one of reconstruction and con-
cord, to obtain on the basis of admins
trative honesty and of common sense
reasonable advantage for all resources
OF the country
II will assume Office without political
rancor. The last presidential election
demonstrated that the National Revolu-
tlonary party which nominated me. is
undoubtedly the political party that best
represents the social ambitions of the
majority Of the Mexican people"