Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-22

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present surface indications might
sroW. Mexican politicians are not
won't TO bury the Ratchet; they
have a habit Of drawing the toma-
hawk with surprising alacrity and
without warning. With Portes Gil
at the head Of the National Re-
volutionary Party. admitted TO be
lie first fully organized political
cody Of its kind ever developed in
Etexico. and Morones. whose shrewd-
ness in the ~intricacies OF Mexican
politics is not 10 be underestimate.
heading the opposition, there are
ominous rumors Of a d~isquieting
nature. Both men have been tried
ala tested" under fire. Portes Gil
hears the marks Of a gun wound
Re received early in his political
'areer. Morores has served bullet
hJles that testify to his mettle.
Launched by Gales
The National Revolutionary Party
Was launched by former President
Jalles and a handful Of politicians
Immediately after he left office.
1e then resigned as president Of
The party bu' left a heritage that
lar assumed large proportions IN
tile political affairs OF Mexico. IN
ike most parties, formed to con-
cuc' the campaign Of a presidential
csndidate-on this occasion Ortiz
Rubio-the party organization did
TO- disband after the objective was
accomplished. To the contrary IL
IS now an institution that ranks
n importance alongside that OF a
ministry. and its head ranks cor
rtspondingly with the Importance
Or a cabinet post. It's objective Is
to keep in the saddle the party
conponents that date back to 1920
NTH. and through the administra-
tons OF Obregon. Gales and Por-
is Gil. and so far that Of Ortiz
2Ubio.
The Morones group represents the
opposition &c the party. not to the
Ortiz Rubio administration. as Nor
cnCs has declared. Morones sees in
the National Revolutionary Party
a private organization", not the
government machinery It obviously
IS
In his inaugural speech. which
MAY go down In history. and IN
which he set off the fireworks,
Morones in referring TO his arch
enemy Portes Gil said: The coun-
try still ignores the situation that
F1rtes Gil pretended to create for
president Ortiz Rubio. when he
vas on his pre-inauguration tour
II the United States. When Ortiz
Hubio was the object OF great
manifestations OF esteem. when he
sought an approachment with the
american government. the then
Provisional President. impelled bv
sinister motives. took advantage Of
his friends the Communists and
directed a plot against the life OF
ne President-elect. Communists in
Los Angeles. California. were agit-
Sted by emissaries from Portes Gil
sent from the Ministry OF the IN
treior Portes Gil was at that time
Minister Of thu Interior) and hatch
Cd a plot. which II it had not been
oDDortunelv discovered by the DO
zee OF the United States. Il Is 20
be wondered what result II would
have had on the life OF President
CrtiZ Rubio.
Communists Protest
The Mexican executive was
warned by the American Depart
ment Of State that he should abb
stair from visiting Los Angeles,
and then the Communists carried
out a manifestation Of protest
against the Mexican consulate at
Los Angeles. The police arrested
tie leaders Of this manifestation.
VINO turned out 70 be the emiSsaries
II Portes Gil. The consulate found
10 necessary 70 request the news
papers to refrain from publishing
TIE names of these emissaries be-
cause they all carried credentials
from the Ministry OF the Interior"
Morones checked his onslaught
lCrg enough 10 take a dig at Luis
l.. Leon. at present his successor as
Secretary Of Industry. Commerce
ard Labor. and one Of the prin-
cipal organizers Of the National
Revolutionary Party. or Leon,
Aforones said: i shall refrain on
this occasion from mentioning all
tl.e charges that are catalogueo
against the Secretary OF Industry,
C-mmerce arr Tahnr FOR IN tha