CECLASSISED Authority State Letter 2 8; ML Cate 24181. 11.
apparent distaste for the political arena, he night be able to make a good showing. He drawn most of me support from liberal, nationalistie groups. He has long advocated swooping changes in Costa Ron tax aya tam, the burden of which falls on the consumer, and had the first income tax lam passed, in 1915.
Another phase of the situation deserves attention at this point. The Communist party, implanted in Costa Rica about 1930, has stendly won converts and increased ita politioal strength during the past four years. Its prinsipal lender 18 Namal Mora Valverde, a man still in his late twenties, who is rated aren by his political foon as unusually intelligent and well prepared. He, and a feller Cemanist, Mrain Findnes Cuerrero, won sente in the Congress in the last sections, The Communist organisaties in Costa Rion is stiu mall, sumbering perhaps 4, 000 munbera in. but it is compact and well disciplined. It has dron proof of its power in the present banana stable, and unless the demandet movesons 18 stamped out violently or sto mine on removed by improving the lot of the labouing alasnes, st bids fair to continue to increase in strength in the yours to come.
me Party has already announced its intention of participating in the most presidential destiome.
what shaneit has will be determined by the outcome