Evening star., 1940-12-02
AviIa CamachoLeads
Mexico in Help for
Hemisphere Defense
New Mexican President
Pledges Support for
American Solidarity

By the Associated Press.
MEXIC OCITY, Dec. 2.-Mexico
embarked today on Q strong policy
of continental solidarity backed by
her new President, 43-year- Gen.
Manuel Avila Camacho, who was
inaugurated yesterday for a six
year term.
"The entire continent, united un-
der the same principles and covering
well every weak spot in 1t, shall
render itself invincible," the ma
tion's forty-sixth President declared
In his inaugural address.
at does not matter that many Of
the nations are weak and small.
The fact remains that our cause Is
a common one and that our national
economies, great and small, the one
joined to the other, will strengthen
themselves and give the continent
an economic power which no one
shall be able to break down.
Henry A. Wallace, Vice President
elect of the United States, who at
tended the ceremony as the repre-
sentative of his country, declared in
a broadcast to the United States
later that he was in complete agree
ment with Gen. Avila Camacho's
lofty sentiments of American
solidarity" He compared the senti-
ments with those often expressed by
President Roosevelt.
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The new President, conservative,
also announced plans to create Min
istries of Labor and Marine, the
latter, he said, to enable Mexico to
respond better to the responsibility
of defending her coasts and estab-
fishing her own naval bases.
Some in the audience regarded
this as an answer to reports that
the United States was seeking to
establish bases in Mexico.
The Inauguration was free of dis
order About 10000 soldiers, police,
firemen, military cadets, armed
peasants and militarized workers and
public employees guarded the national
where the ceremony took place.
"a telephone line carrying Gen.
Avila Camacho's address to the
United States for broadcasting
broke down and the Columbia
Broadcasting System and the
Mutual Broadcasting System re-
ported they we're informed the
line apparently had been sabo-
tagged south of the United States
border. The American Telephone
and Telegraph Co., however. said
it was informed an electrical
storm in Monterey broke the
circuit)
The crowd applauded when Mr..
Wallace, Ambassador Josephus DAN
iels and others of the United States
party entered the chamber. They
were the only diplomatic group
cheered
The crowd roared wildly again
when retiring President Lazaro Car
denas removed the tri-colored sash
of the presidency and handed it
to his successor and longtime
friend.
tt Oil Settlement Seen.
Sources close to the administra-
ton described Gen. Avila Camacho's S
cabinet as a cross-section of power
full "Rightist" elements which would
favor a conservative domestic policy
and a pro-United States foreign pol
icy. Some sources expressed belief
that Foreign Minister Ezequiel Pa
dilla would encourage early settle
ment Of the oil appropriation con-
troversy involving foreign oil COM
panieS. including number in the
United States.
Padilla in his first public declar-
alton last night stated mo one will
be able to break the solidarity OF
the Americas" before the world
crisis. He spoke over the govern
ment's radio station.
Gen. Avila Camacho's cabinet, as
officially announced. follows: Miguel
Aleman. department of interior;
Ezequiel Padilla, foreign relations;
Eduardo Suarez, finance; Marie R.
Gomez, agriculture; Francisco
Xavier Gaxiola, national economy;
Lgnacion Garcia Tellez, labor; Pablo
Macias Valenzuela, national de-
fense; Gen. Heriberto lara, navy;
Gustavo Bax, public welfare; Julio
Miramontes, agrarian department;
Sanchez Ponton, public education;
Gen. Jesus de la Cara, communi-
cations and public works; Javier
Rojo Gomez, head of the federal
district department which admins
tiers Mexico City; DR.. Victor Fernan-
dez Manero, public health; Gen,
Jose Aguilar y Maya, federal at
torney; Isidro Gambia, Indian af-
fairs; Gen. Octavio Vejar Vazquez