nori ASSIFIED File in 57164 on VEES UN WYSON OF at SATIONAL LABOR SOCI AFFAIRS T EMBASSY OF THE 1440 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MAY 26 19154, IT OFFICE ILH San Jose, te flca CONATDENTIAL Jone May 5, 1945 9194 No. 436 Juw Subject: Political: May Day avents marked apparent setback for Calderonistas and un DEPARTMENT Vanguardistas. rec CONTA San José TENT OF STAW sea file JUN S 1945 DER ARTMENT OF of Me 01 MM SV6I 200 wat ons RECEIVED INAWAGENTRAL SERVICES Beauty The Honorable The Secretary of State, Washington.
Sir: 2ES cih Ne MAY 194 18. 00 545, 818. 00 545 have the honor to refer to my despatches No.
3331 of April 21, 1945, giving the views of Don Fernando Soto Harrison, the Minister of Government, regarding political tendencies in Costa Rica, and No.
3709 of April 26, 1945, reporting some of the plans of the Calderonistas to maintain themselves in power.
de 4, Der8. 00 2643 TWO events of May Day in San José are widely acclaimed in the press, as well as in informed political circles, to constituts defeats for the Calderonista and Vanguardista elements, not only into diminishing immediately their influence in the governing of the country but also in carrying out their plans for continuing in power. One was the unexpectedly successful meeting and demonstration staged by the Rerum Novarum Federation of Labor which was attended by the President of the Republic and by Archbishop Sanabria. More details of this meeting will be reported to the Department in another despatch. Its political significance, however, lies in the fact that the Pre.
sident of the Republic attended this meeting as well as that of the Vanguardia Popular, whereas only his attendance at the latter had been previously announced.
The rightist press alleges that the public attendance at the Rerum Novarum meeting was even larger than that at the Confederación de Trabajadores de Costa Rica gathering Reports which are believed to be more reliable indicate that about 10. 000 people were present at the former and between 11, 000 and 12, 000 at the latter.
XR 800. 00B Red Day CS MAJ JUN 6 1945 IMENT OF STA The ISubject:(1)Sale of LA TRIBUNA to Calderon Guardistas. 2)preliminary stages of 1948 Presidential campaign including views of Don Soto Harrison. Minister of Government. Subject: Conversation with Don Francisco Calderon Guardia regarding Costa Rican relations, LA TRIBUNA, and Costa Rican internal politics, DOR ARA Unit oog 18 DEPARK JUL 31 1945 BOTO SANT TO DO