DECLASSHED Authority Stateletter Vahz By me NARS Date 24 18 Cortés will have him tried for malfaisance in office if he has the chance.
Both of these men are well aware of the revengeful and vindictive character of ex President Cortés, a statement which is corroborated by some of Cortés! admirers, and it appears that they are prepared to use force to keep Cortés from obtaining office, Cortés. Stragth and Popularity in the Country. have talked to many domestic servants, ordinary laborers, chauffeurs and some persons who belong to syndicates and have yet to find one among the who did not affirm that he was pro Cortés. Among the middle class and wealthy capitalists the greater percentage is dev finitely anti Government and several have openly come out for Cortés.
There is no doubt that the common people and more particularly those in towns and districts west of San Joséa re enthusiastic Cortés! supporters.
The people have known him for many years as a Government official in ono capacity or another. When he was nister of Publie Works, he had the opportunity to supervise the construction of many schools and other public buildings, as well as roads, He continued these publie monks during his four years as President and the plaque bearing the notation that such bridge or public building was constructed during the Administration of Leon Cortés has been a strong propaganda instrument in his favor. In addition, Señor Cortés carried out this construction thout undue ex pense or resort to large loans from the United States and the people have a feeling of confidence in his integrity and administrative ability.
The cost of living during the four years of his presidency was naturally much lower than it has been under his successor, President Calderon Guardia, and though this fact is, of course, largely due to the war, an important section of the farming and laboring classes are convinced that Cortés will bring it down again, should he be electede acest One paradoxical reason for the popularity of Cortés with the labor ing classes is the result of the enactment of the labor Code. This code was ballyhooed by Vanuel Mora and the Administration as legislation which would bring great and immediate benefits to the laboring elasses. In time the Code will be of benefit to them, but in the short while it has been in effect the chief reaction seems to have been that it caused eon fusion and in some few instances the eight hour day has brought lower wages. One laborer complained that at the end of his eight hour day he tried to obtain some medicine for his sick mother, but all the people woeing in the dru store were also on an eight hour schedulo because of the Labor Code and he could not get what he wantod. While wages have been raised in many section of the country, particularly as regarda minimun wages for workers on coffee fams, labor as a whole hae been disappointed over the immediate benefits resulting therefrom and are lona in clined to believe the promises of Manuel Mora.
It should also be taken into account that. Mora dineerity and honesty which had hitherto been taken for granted were questioned when he aligned himself dth an Administration which Costa Meanne is the most graftridden in the history of the country. Also the labor son sponsored by the Chureh provide a new means whereby organised labor can make ite voice effective without dependence on the more commotieally que inclined