Evening star., 1936-06-29

70 t1e PreSldentS plan Tor gfaQuel,
peaceful rise of the proletariat. AL
though they number their followers
at only 20 per cent of organized labor,
yet their insidious propaganda may
eventually convince a majority, espe-
cially II Cardenas cannot fulfill his
promises as quickly as O tempera-
mental people expect.
3. Business executives, who have
been informed by the President him.
self, in one of the boldest TRADES any
chief executive Of a republic ever
launched against capitalism, that they
must expect the workers to take over
the industries III you don't cooper
ate to raise the standard of living"
They are supported by the Callistas,
the followers of the exiled Gen. Plu
tarco Elias Gales, who are themselves
wealthy. The financiers know from
experience, however, that even sue
cessful revolutions are disastrous TO
trade. and they will continue to
grumble as long as the workers don't
actually storm their gates.
Professional Chiefs.
4. Professional rebel chiefs, who are
operating in 10 of the 20 Mexican
states. They are typical soldiers Of
fortune, holding together so or more
ragged renegades each and staging
sporadic raids. They keep agents in
the field. soliciting capital from dis
contented elements, especially Ameri-
cans, and become dangerous only
when the treasury Is full.
Three times during the last II
months. Cardenas has found the tight
rope swaying in heavy air currents.
The first time was year ago, when
he definitely broke with the master
strategist, Gen. Gales. Another
President, Ortiz Rubio had tried that
only q few years before, and found
himself in exile shortly afterward.
The second time was last December,
when Cardenas dramatically purged
the army Of grumbling generals AMI
announced he was going to arm the
aRrarians. Few Mexican Presidents
ever have dared to organize a personal
guard.
The third time was recently, when,
in one, swift stroke, Cardenas skilled
Gales. The Callistas were and are
furious. They still possess vast power,
but they fear this man who has never
made a mistake in politics, who, even
as q rookie soldier, always chose the
winning side, and they are playing
waiting game.
Now again Cardenas faces crisis.
With Gales and his political enemies
ousted, he must restore peace TO the
mountain and jungle lands. To keep
in power. he must weather the mon
soon that Is going to howl IN this
Summer and Fall from industrial CEN
ters as the workers demand higher
and higher wages. That Is his prob
lem in the cities, comparatively
bloodless one to date.
But, in the countryside, 1t Is other
wise. There he must crush the rebels
who are threatening the country with
anarchy, and he must calm the faith
full and stop the religious riots. and he
must keep his own farmers from be-
ing engulfed by the Communist
propaganda which is being released
by the carloads in the agricultural
centers.
In his success in meeting these
questions lies the fate of one OF the
most interesting experiments in gov
ernment Of recent times, the revolu-
tionary plan of creating q powerful
proletariat that would dictate to COM
merce, but. like communism, would
not technically own or manage the
properties.
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