REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES DECLASSIFIED Authority Stateletter 22 Ey me NARI Date 24181 The local distributor oL TRABAJO, who supplies newsboys with copies for sale on the streets of the Capital, is Carmen Lyra (Isabel Carvajal. From the style of the editorials and articles published in TRABJAO, it would appear that Carmen Lyra is one of the principal contributors to the paper.
While it is not believed that the authorities have molested the distributors of this communist sheet, newsboys appear to be selling it olandestinely, approaching prospective buyers with considerable circumspection and in a low voice.
Although local elements of the Communist Party have been more active in recent months, there appears to be little or no activity on the part of foreign agitators; the number of so called Polaco peddlars mentioned in previous despatches from the Legation seems to have decreased considerably (at least they are not to be seen in such large numbers in the Capital. but several are now engaged in tailoring and selling their wares in stores.
LA PRENSA LIBRE, San José daily, or January 20, 1933, contained a short news item under the heading Alarming News, to the effect that the police had been informed of the recent arrival in the country of three proven anarchists of the most dangerous kind. who meet frequently in various parts of the city. No further publicity has been given this matter to indicate the identity of the men in question.
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