REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES. DECLASSIFIED Ahority Stateletter Whz Sy me NARI 02:0 2498 practioally every quarter, the Communist organisation in the past election rared on the whole botter than any coup except the Adminiatration Party and the Carlistas. The Party success in the destions will doubtless vastly Increase its prestige, and furthermore a steady mupply or funds will be available for propaganda purposes with produeda of salaries paid Communist officiels. Their two deputies viu eaoh receiva 700 colonies per month, but it is understood that they will sok devote u 500 per month thereof to propagarida. The Communist anda The Communist newspaper TRABAJO continues to appear and recently began to edit an Eglish supplement which oiroulates freely among the Jamaican negross in the Limon distriot. In the last election it is significant to note that in that district Communists received 295 votes out of a total of 1137.
one sector of publie opinion blames the Communist triumphs in the last election on the failure of the publie to go to the polls, pointing out that only about one third of registered votere oast ballots on February 11th. This abstention allowed a wall, well disciplinod group 11ke the Communists to elect a few of their candidates at the expense of scattered, apathetic opposition.
To cofrect this situation there is a great deal of agitation at present in favor of making voting compulsory. providing for a system of fines to pealize delinquent citizens. The Minister of Interior ou