CELASCHE Authority Stateletter the that the intervention would not have to take the form of anything more serious than mediation, and that he thought it might even be arranged that such mediati on would be requested by the Salvadorans themselves, and gave the impression that he would not be adverse to having a hand in arranging such a request.
The United States, he added, was the only country with sufficient prestige successfully to accomplish the desired mediation.
This rather delicate line of conversation was not pursued any further Asked if he thought that the present relations between Costa Rica and Nicaragua were getting any worse because of the dictators grouping together against the democracies, he said that he felt that the relations were still good. He reiterated what he had said in previous conversation with members of the Embassy staff, namely that the workers in Nicaragua were gaining strength and acquiring advantages under Somoza since the latter had had to turn to them for support because Nicaraguan capitalists were more and more opposing Somoza venal practices. He again emphasized the close connection between Vanguardia Popular and the labor movement in Nicaragua.
Just before leaving Mora ventured the opinion that international communism was dead; he stated that his party had always emphasized its natite roots in preference to blind adherence to the International, and he believed that the international variety of communism had been abolished forever. He said: do not want Communism for Costa Rica or any other Central American country. What we need is more democracy. There was no time to discuss this point, but Mora indicated that he would be glad to go into the subject furthar at a later time.
As is usual, Mora spoke of the various problems of Costa Rica with confidence, and he gave the impression that he felt that the Vanguardia Popular was in a good position in the local political picture. He was perhaps somewhat more critical of the Government and President Picado than here tofore, and it is obvious that he realizes that he has some bitter enemies in the Government ranks. It is also apparent that he is seriously concerned with the Central American political situation, which he considers grave.