The President, Gen. Lazaro Cardenas and Mexicos labour leaders ce-operated to-day in urgent efforts to thwart any strike threats in the mining industry.
The Mexican Department of Trea-sui to-day instituted attachment proceedings against the bank account of the Huasteca (Standard Oil) Ca. in an attempt to obtain alleged unpaid absentee and capital export taxes totalling 2,000.000 pesos.
Officials of the company said they had not received details of the proceedings. "Our company has paid all taxes since the new law was put into effect" one company official said. "The fact that a round sum of such considerable an amount has been mentioned, leads to the conclusion that the assessment is arbitrary United Press.
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