New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
MEXICO FINISHES
 ODDLY CALM YEAR
Uninterrupted Peace Enabled
 Progress During 1880

-hcAiCo CllE' Dec. Zb ttPj- Mexico will celebrate 1930 as year of uninterrupted peace and prepare to begin 1881 more united than at any time in two decades.
 News of Mexico during 1930 con- cerned the peaceful progress of the business-like administration of President PasCual Ortiz Rubio, it's efforts 10 restore the financial and commercial equilibrium, and the search 1ol permanent solutions of the many problems left in revolu- tons wake.
 Intra administration difficulties winch created much speculation and some public fears in October slmmc-ed down to Tempest in teapot" from which the presi- dent emerged strengthened pOliti- ca!ly and even more certain than before that the strongest forces in the country are aligned behind his Administration. Luis Leon resigned as Secretary of Industry. Com merce and Labor. eX-Presdent Portes Gil was relieved Of the presidency of the National Revolu- tionary (governmcnD Party, and ChazarO, whose activities as the Colonel Eduardo Hernandez Presidents secretary had antago- niZed many, went 10 Europe for the sake Of his health.
 EXPrcsidcnt Plutarco Elias ('.1l,s of the administration in a pubnc address which indicated President Ortiz Rubio could still count upon his support.
 Ortiz Eubio's activities have been so much those of the business man and engineer that the public has almost forgotten that he also is general During the first month of his administration, he was kept from all but the most urgent official duties by wound from an assassins bullet.
 Since last March when the President actually assumed the full burden of office, the adminis- tration's task Of clearing away the debris of war-torn years has been pursued unCeasingly.
 Treasury Secretary Montcs de Oca and Thomas w Lamont. as representative Of the International Bankers Committee in New York, reached q settlement Of a large portion of Mcxco's debt last sum- mer.
 The government continued the tedious and complicated task of issuing contirmatory concessions in respect to the land holdings Of foreign oil companies. as provided in the settlement negotiated by Ambassador Dwight w. Morrow.
 The settlement of foreign claims against Mexico continued. Progress towards agreement between the United States and Mexico on a plan for straightenins the Rio Grandc and erecting flood prevon- ton works reached an advanced the two governments devised il joint report which was to provide | the technical basis for a treaty.
 Mexico has suffered severely 1 from the effects of worldwide | business depression. and from r2- l duction Of it's exports to the United . States as result Of the HaWlcy- | Smoot tariff In an effort to en- courage national industry and inn prove the present uutavOrIble bal . ance Of trade, the Mexican tariff . has been increased repeatedly. ]
 The fall Of the peso has helped ] reduce imports Of foreign goods . into Mexico.
 The first anniversary Of the . compromise settlement of the san gumary rel sioUs conflict was | passed last June with every indi- | cation that the settlement would . be lasting one.
 Mexico at the end Of this year enjoys more cordial relations with i the rest of the world than for some time, Diplomatic relations with Moscow were severed early . in the year. Efforts of the Rus sian Minister, Alexander Makar, 10 adjust the matter were unsuc- cessful and he was given his credentials.
 Relations with the United States continued on the surface 10 be as smooth as since Ambassador Morrow's widely hcralded rap proch"mcmt with Pres. Gales was rtaChcd. President Ortiz Kubio re- peatcdly has given proof Of his de sire to live amicably beside Mex icos North American ncishbor and his strongest efforts have been di- rccted towards revision Of laws labor laws, for example which would attract North American capital 10 the country. Publication by the State Department Of J. Reuben Clark's "interpretatlon' of the Monroe Doctrine evoked hos tile reaction in Mexico, where the validity of the Doctrine is unrec- ogni2cd. Clark, former Cnder-Sec- rctary of State, and moro recently privately employed by Ambassa dor Morrow as legal counsel in the Elm bassy here, succeeded his former chief as Ambassador.
 Diplomatic relations were re- sumcd with Portugal and Austria, and Mexico for the first tune eX- changed Minister with Poland.
 Mexico City entertained the Pan- American Medical Congress last
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