VECLASSEU Authority Stateletter 22 2: MLP Czta 2498 DEPARTMENT OF STATE THE DIVISION OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLICS AMERICA a Rica. 1943.
January 1, 1944.
Monseñor Volio, avor of Archbishop the Vanguardia Nr. Borse SAN 18. 1945 The Bishop of Cartago has joined the Archbishop of Costa Pica ir rublicly surVanguardia Popular In a statetubiisler La Tribuna December the Bishorerorted that he had through a mutual friend cuegested to the Commur ist leaders after the Atlantic Coast strike that they ariput the Papal Encyclicals as thein rro. rar. Although that suggestion had no effect at the time, it now appears that it has borne fruit. The Bishop attribites this hoy event to the wisdom of President Calderon Guardia social reforms. Ho concludes that communism is ro loncer fctor in Costa Rica.
RTMENT OF STATES 18. 00128 sf August 10, Archbishop of San ardia Popular the Catholic an interview which also indicated his otives of the new which was headBak of communism 818. 000 136 RA:EC:PAI etween the we take this esumé of our istian sentideclarations ings. It was, 11 we are not mistaken, during the zero period of the Communist party, shortly after the Atlantic strike. We admired the fearlessness and courage of the boys who took part in it, their mental integrity and the blind faith with which they acted on behalf of their cause; and, our regret was that such efforts were of no value to the country, because of the mistaken concept which inspired their leaders. And one day. we said to one of our friends, also a friend of theirs (the communists. Propose to the leaders that they adopt the Papal Encyclicals as their platform so that the sincerity of their efforts will be guided through channels of light and charity, tell them that we, the Catholics who desire greater social justice, will then be able to follow them and will follow them.
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