Not many moons have waxed fat and faded away since President Plutarco Elias Calles was regarded as a Radical, fit company only for Bolsheviki.
Immediately before he was elected President, the Bolshevik scare had been to some extent dissipated by Mr. Calles himself. After his inauguration (TiME, Dec. 8), he had arrested Senor Proal, Red agitator, warned other agitators; he had cut down the enormous number of holidays hitherto enjoyed by Mexican Federal officials; he had promised a 30% decrease in Government expenditure for the present year. The result of this policy was...
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