Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05
ORTIZ RUBIO PLEDGES
IN INAUGURAL SPEECH
TO WORK FOR PEOPLE

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being transformed from an absolute
and private one to a social privilege
and today the interest of COLLECTIVELY
is predominant in the minds of the
governors and the people.
Referring to the agarian problem, he
said the government would work for the
adoption of modern methods of cult
vation so as to increase production
and perhaps the government would
establish some sort of economic control
to help this work.
He laid emphasis on the existence
of nationwide peace, and recommend
ed "the immediate establishment OF
the institutional system preached by
President Gales in his memorable adj
dress before Congress in September,
1928" in which Gen. Gales, announced
that he would not run for President
again, Mexico at last could get away
from the idea that only strong military
chieftains could govern, by united ac-
ton OF the executive departments.
Strong Guard Patrols City.
The Mexican military today adopted
extreme precautionary measures to
safeguard Senior Ortiz Rubio. They
lined the route of march from the
National Palace to the great stadium,
scene of the Inauguration.
Federal district authorities recently
uncovered an alleged plot by followers
Of Jose Vasconcelos, defeated candidate,
to assassinate Ortiz Rubio and the re-
firing President, Emilio Portes Gil; ter
rorize the city and seize the reins of
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made at the time frustrated the plot.
About 1000 visitors from the United
States were here for the Inauguration.
Hotels were crowded and railway sta
tons were converted into sleeping quar-
ters. Dozens of Pullman cars were
spotted on various sidings about the
city. They were decorated with bunt-
ing, the American colors being dis
played prominently alongside the Mex
lean
u. s. Governor Is Present.
Among the. prominent visitors from
the United States were Gov. r. c.
Dillon of New Mexico and Mrs. Dillon,
Mrs. Theodore G. Bilbo, wife of the
Governor of Mississippi; Mai. Edward
Woodford. representing Gov. Harvey
Parnel of Arkansas; L. w. Baldwin,
president of the Missouri Pacific lines,
and L. F. Hungerford, general manager
of the Pullman Co.
President Portes Gil, Senior Ortiz
Rubio and members of the incoming
noon at the National Palace and drove
to the stadium for the ceremony of in
auguration.
President Portes Gil assumed ONCE as
Provisional President shortly after as
saSsination Of Gen. Obregon in July,
1928. Senior Ortiz Rubio wazs elected
last November II by an overwhelming
majority to fill the unexpired term Of
Gen. Obregon. Portes Gil will be minis
ter of interior in President Ortiz Rubio's
cabinet.
OF the type Of leader built up during
the hectic revolutionary period in Mex
leo following the overthrow of the
Porflrio Diaz dictatorship in 1911.
Born March 10, 1877, at Valladolid.
now Moreiia, Michoacan, he was in the
prime of life when Francisco I. Madero
took office as the first revolutionary
President, and under the rapidly chang
ing succeeding governments he occupied
various important civilian posts and
rose to the rank Of general Of brigade
in the army.
He has served as member of the
Chamber of Deputies, Governor of
Michaocan, he made great strides
toward Kidding the state of banditry
and instituted financial reforms as well
as distinguishing himself in the educa-
tional field. Besides founding "a uni
versity, he built up a chain of public
elementary schools which made Michoa-
can at the time model for the country.
His military career began to Gen.
Venustiano Carranza's army, in which
he was captain at the time Gen. Vic
toriano Huerta was forced out of the
presidency. Later he turned against
CarranZa and was made a general of
brigade in Obregon'S forces, command
ing an important division in the army
which overthrow Carranza.
Appointed by Portes Gil
He was made secretary of commune
cations and public works by Provisional
President Emilio Portes Gil following
Obregon's assassination, and was offered
the portfolio of the interior Instead
of accepting the offer, he announced
his candidacy for the presidency.
Ortiz Rubio is a direct descendant of
Tzintzicha, last of the 19 Tarascan
monarchs, ruling over the second
strongest kingdom of the Aztec empire,
conquered by fernando Cortes in the
sixteenth century.
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