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...widest breach on the heretofore solid front of Almazanismo was opened by none other than President-elect Manuel Avila Camacho. Though he was elected principally through the efforts of Cárdenas' Party of the Mexican Revolution, General Camacho's principles are far to the right of the Party's. Having sensed a swing to the right in Mexican politics, having observed the temper of some of the Rightists, Avila Camacho last week thought the time ripe to enunciate his principles. He announced that he was a good Catholic (the Church has been disestablished since 1859), that...
...adequate guarantees to both Mexican and foreign investors. This just about completed the platform on which General Almazán campaigned. Within 24 hours General Emilio Madero (brother of onetime President Francisco Madero, who ousted Dictator Porfirio Díaz), president of the Almazanista PRUN, announced that if Avila Camacho carried out his promises, he himself would give support to the new President...
General Almazán's angle seemed to be that he would keep everything strictly constitutional if he made no move against the Government until Camacho, whom he claims to have been illegally elected, tried to take his seat Dec. 1. But that might be too late for the General's followers. Last week his revolution appeared destined to come no closer to reality in the end than Novelist Calder-Marshall's. Wise, tough little President Cárdenas was not going to be caught napping. He remained at the head of 10,000 crack troops...
Unless the U. S. throws its influence behind Juan Andreu Almazan, contender for the Mexican presidency, Avila Camacho, President Cardena's candidate, is almost certain to come out on top of Mexico's boiling political stew...
...well informed people whom I met had fatalistic attitude that whatever happens depends on Washington," he said in an interview yesterday. He believes that to avoid the serious civil war which would result if the U. S. supported Almazan, Secretary of State Hull has indicated a slight preference for Camacho, whose party now seems predominant...