Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-10
GALES ACCLAIMED
COUNTRY'S SAVIOR
'HIron Man" Greeted in Capt.
tai After 0usting Four
National Leaders.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, October 10-Gen.
Plutarco Elias Gales, Mexico's iron
man, was back in this capital today
after having for second time come
out of his retirement to the aid of the
government he relinquished two years
ago.
A crowd of thousands, aware of his
coming met him at the Colonia Station
last night when he arrived from Mon
terey, and acclaimed him in fashion
which left no doubt of the tremendous
power he still can exert In this nations
affairs.
His coming was at the urgent behest
of the National Revolutionary party,
which he founded, and the government,
which recognized an obscure but very
real national crisis.
When Gen. Gales left the Mexican
presidency in November, 1928, after the
assassination of Gen. Obregon. he as
serted that he was out CT politics. but
that he would be within call if he
should be needed to preserve the in
tegrity CT the constitution and the
revolution"
Solved Trouble With Words.
He was first called from retirement
in March, 1929, when he took up the
sword and successfully led the nations
armed forces against the revolt of Gen.
Escobar His second call, a few days
ago, was to meet crisis of no less
serious nature than that of March. 1929,
but which, such is the force of the per-
sonality of the man, he was able to
solve with one of the instruments OF
peace, words.
BY his solution he has forced from
Mexican public life, for the time being
at least, such important figures as
Emilio Portes Gil. former President, who
this week resigned his presidency of
the National Revolutionary party; Col.
Chazaro, who resigned as secretary to
President Ortiz Rubio and will go to
Europe; DR.. Jose Manuel Puig Casauranc,
who has retired as chief of the federal
district and Is in Europe, and Luis
Leon, who resigned as secretary Of in
dustry, commerce and labor.
Crisis Declared Past.
A statement published by President
Ortiz Rubio today said the national
crisis was past and that the admins
tration and National Revolutionary
party had been purged of unco-
operative elements.
Details of Gen. Gales coup are not
known. but certain events Of the past
fortnight disclosed that a very serious
discord existed in administrative and
party circles.
President Ortiz Rubio was scheduled
to make q speech last week end at
Monterey in dedication and Inaugural
ton Of a public works there, but sew
eral days prior to the event he cam
celed his speech and said Gen. Gales,
who had been on honeymoon at one
of his ranches, would speak for him.
The President said he was slightly in
disposed and would be kept busy with
next years budget.
Gen. Gales speech attracted nation
wide attention. He mentioned no
names. but gave solemn warning that
persons who would not act in CO.
operation with the government and in
keeping with the principles of the
revolution" would have to eliminate
themselves from Mexico's public life.
He declared that breach of harmony
within the ranks of the administration
would not be tolerated.
There followed almost Immediately
the designations mentioned heretofore,
involving four figures which had had
a great deal to do with the government.