VECLASSIFIED Authority Statele ter uhe disguise his admiration for the Mexican labor leader, don Vicente Lombardo Toledano whom he considered both an entirely honorable leader and a very intelligent one (he added he thought probity more important than intelligence. He was somewhat perturbed, however, by the present status of the labor movement in Mexico, declaring that there was much corruption among labor leaders, some of whom en went so far as to organize strikes, et cetera for venal reasons. He characterized President Camacho as weak and unable to resist the pressures of either the extremo right or the extreme left.
In summary, it may be said that Sr. Mora gave the impression of a man of considerable intelligence, who is now engaged in a determined effort to achieve what he considers are reasonable demands for labor in an orderly and peaceful manner. He revealed himself as a keen student of the economics of his own country and to be well informed also on international affairs. Ho mentioned Russia only in passing and stated he had novor visited the He did not refer directly to the United States nor did he make any statements regarding the Good Neighbor Policy, et cetera. Ho did, however, recall that he had visited the United States in 1937 and that he returned from this trip well improssed with what he had soon there. He did not give the impression of being too doctrinaire in his economic views, although he implied that the post war period would bring inoseapably sweeping economic changes. He thought Europo might wall have to have somo central organization and stated that it would be a good plan for an economic union to be put in effect for Central Ameriea.
Sr. Mora views on tax policy, on immigration, on honosty in government and on labor employer relationships appeared sound and moderato. The fact that he did not hesitate to criticize the Calderón Guardia Government for administrative incompetence is oneouraging to those who feel that it is essential for a bighor code of ethics once more to prevail in Costa Rican fiscal affairs. Sr.
Mora also deelared that he had opposed the lostoral roforms which were finally votod down in May 1943, and which were generally interpreted as an attempt on the part of the administration to rig the 1944 presidential oleotions. As long as Sr. Mora fools that the PicadoCalderón Guardia party will treat his group fairly and honestly and assist it to obtain its declared objectivos, there should be no reason to anticipato an abandonnent by Sr. Mora of his present conciliatory policy. Naturally a Cortés victory at the polls on February 13th would, as suggested in recent despatches precipitate a difficult situation.
He is probably too keon a politician to be unaware, howovor, of the fact that inportant sectors of Picado supporters view the alliance of the Vanguardia Popular with misgivings. It has been bruited among these groups in fact