Diario las Américas Newspaper, February 5, 1954, Page 8

Partly cluody, little temperature change threugh Thursday. MIAMI, FLA., FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5, 1954. EDITORIAI. ‘HE GRACE NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK AND THE COFFEE PRICE SITUATION LT Last Saturday “the New York Times” gave an count of the statements made by Mr. Chester Dewey, President of the Grace National Bank of New York, before the Banking and Currency Com- mittee of the U. S. Senate. In his declaration Mr. Dewey asserts that the Latin Americans are well advanced pupils of the United States and that this ountry has shown them the technique of increasing the price of their products. He goes as far as saying that now the coffee growers in Latin America have decided to hide their product so as to create an ex- icuse for a hike in the pri-> . Even thouga tue news reierred to makes men- tion of the experience and authority backing Mr. iDewey’s statements, which he has accumulated through his participation in the commercial trans- tions of the Grace National Bank of New York lwith Latin America, it is necessary to clarify with- lout delay that his opinion completely differs from the criteria of the clients of the Bank which Mr. [Dewey heads. The coffee growers of Latin Amer- ica—one of the most important and lifelong clients lef the Casa Grace—have denied most emphatically the rumors now expressed by Mr. Dewey as certain land true. We dedicate this editorial comment to the de- elarations made by the President of the Grace Na- tional Bank of New York because they enliven the blaze of misunderstanding already existing between the Latin American coffee growers and the North ‘(American consumer. The matter is even more de- licate if we consider the disillusionment that Mr. Dewey’s words will undoubtedly cause among the lelients of the Grace National Bank of New York who for years have deposited all their confidence in this “middleman” so closely connected, both com- jally and sentimentally, to Latin America. Mr. Dewey’s statements are strengthened by the fact that lince its very inception the Grace National Bank las dealt with the Latin American coffee market, ‘¢ samie that today plays the most important role Ina drama where, according to Mr. Dewey’s state- jents — published in The New York Times — the victim is the American housewife. In the name of the always well remembered Mr. Grace—we suggest to Mr. Dewey the convenience of | clarifying his statements in case there has been a) misinterpretation. We evoke the memory of the) founder of the Casa Grace and of the Bank of the name, because that great gentleman started his Inter-American business activities surrounded by the good will and mutual esteem that character- ized his relations with his Latin American friends. The investigation on the coffee price increase must by all means be conducted on a fair and truth-! ful level: Misunderstandings resulting from ill- spread rumors badly affect Latin America as well as the’ United States. The boycott suggested by Mr. Dewey as the best weapon to be used against the Latin American coffee growers and the most feared by them, can easily become a two-way route with sys to American products and American nego- or middlemen. For the good of all and for the sake of the friend- ship uniting our countries, the term “boycott” must be eliminated. and capricious accusations formulated against our friends without definite proofs must be stopped. The investigation that the United States ongress makes on the matter will determine responsibilities and will provide the final word. a > SPANISH LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS By G. B. Palacin . Professor of the University of Miami, Fla. LESSON 41 (a) |) The Infinitive (Continued). 1. The infinitive used as direct object of a verb is constructed ‘without a preposition. The infinitive as direct object may be used: 41) after verbs of perception (ver, oir, etc.); (29 after verbs of will (voluntad): mandar, ordenar, querer, etc. Ex.: Le of cantar I heard him singing (i @ me mandé hacerlo he ordered me to do it 2 The infinitive used as indirect object of a verb is constructed the proposition a, para or por. Ex.: para |also to anyone who slipped into he J a visit today to the Washington and the people of Latin America. “The bond between Florida and) her southern neighbors is strong | because of the many citizens of Latin American descent living within the state and because Flo- rida is the natural gateway between our peoples.” “This is especially true of Tam- pa, where Governor Doyle Carlton, WASHINGTON, D. C., February, 1954.—During Las Américas, Congressman Courtney Campbell of Tampa predicted a great future expansion in business relations between the people of Florida THE AMERICAS DAILY REP. CAMPBELL FORESEES GREAT BUSINESS WITH LATIN AMERICA ee “The entire Florida Congressional delegation will welcome at any time the opportunity to be of service to our Latin American neighbors” Exclusive interview with “The Americas Daily” eas in this area, Con, business man, I office of Diario come about only tries know each commogp interests president, and Ear! Mullen, general manager, of the Pan American Commission, ‘together with their directors, have done such an out- standing job in creating under- standing for the mutual benefit of the people of Florida and her good neighbors to the south.” Speaking of the possibilities of increased trade gressman Campbell said, “As a see unlimited opportunities for commerce between us. This business expansion can when the people in these coun- other better—and only through and understanding. | “Florida always has been most | receptive to the problems of Latin | America, and because of our com-| mon bond, I’m sure the entire| Florida Congressional delegation will welcome at any time the op- portunity to be of service to our Latin American neighbors.” For Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity NUMBER 179 Rep. Courtney Campbell, of Tampa, during visit to our office in Washington, D.C. GIVEN 24 HOURS Marshall F. Bannell, NBC correspondent expelled by the Guatema- lan leftist government. GUATEMALA CITY —(UP)— The leftist government * which threw two American newsmen out of Guatemala Tuesday now has given all foreigners, except churchmen, residing here “illegal- ly” 48 hours to get out of the | country. The Foreign Ministry said Apos- tolie Nuncio Gennaro Verolino, diplomatic representative of the Vatican, will be consulted in eases of foreign churchmen accused of illegal residence. The drive appeared to be aimed specifically at persons who have overstayed temporary visas, al- though it presumably would apply the country without proper papers. The ministry. announcement said the Rev. Sebastian Buccelato, catholic priest recently sent out of Guatemala, was required to leave because his two-year resi- dence permit had been extended once for three months and could not be extended a second time. (Ré&orts publishea elsewhere said Buccellato was thrown out obtaining Fair Treatment for Canal Zone Workers Expected WASHINGTON —(UP)— Brig. Gen. John S. Seybold, president of the Panama Canal company, expressed confidence that the House of Representatives approp- riations committee will give fair treatment to Canal Zone workers in its handling of the company’s budget. Seybold testified before the civil functions subcommittee of the appropriations committee which was considering the com- pany’s budget in close session. While testimony at the hearing was not disclosed, Seybold after- wards said he was confident that the committee would bear in mind the necessity for adequate compensation and fair treatment for the employes of the Panama “ILLEGAL” FOREIGN RESIDENTS GIVEN 48 HOURS TO LEAVE GUATEMALA ——_Q—_—__ Stern measures taken by new Foreigu Minister. ad) Se of Guatemala on the pretext that he had been “intervening in its internal affairs.”) The two correspondents expel- led Tuesday —Sydney Gruson of the New York Times .and Mar- shall Bannell of the National Broadcasting Compahy —were ac- cused of “defaming”: Guatemala in their dispatches. Foreign Minister Guillermo To- riello assured the Inter-American Press Association that any foreign newsman in this country can de- pend on its “absolute respect for freedom of informatign” except | | all NEW YORK —(UP)— In a radio broadcast from San Salvado- dor, an American newsman stated that “international Communism has set up headquarters in Gua- temala with the aid, or at least, with the cooperation of that country’s present government.” The newsman who had that to say was Marshall Bannell, Nation- al Broadcasting Co. correspondent who was expelled from Guatemala several days ago. His message was part of a news program broadcast regularly by the NBC every night and including comments from NBC correspondents abroad about events in the part of the world where the newsmen happen to be at that time. Referring to the work carried jon by him in Guatemala, Bannell said that he was “under constant surveillance by plain-clothes men” and that his mail “was opened, inspected and delayed.” Mr. Bannell added that “the head of the department of publi- city in the presidential office is a young man who was trained at the propaganda school managed by the Russians at Prague, and lhe is very intelligent. He is Cu- ban +-not Guatemalan— and he uses the typical methods which I have seen demonstrated in Czech- oslovakia and Poland. Everything tends toward ‘anti-Americanism, anti-imperialism and anti-Wall Street.’ ” Bannell also said that “in Gua- temala there is a group of people with whom I am not acquainted. dividuals driving black automobi- les and then are taken some- where; but I don’t know where they go nor what they do, yet they are certainly not Guatema-| lans. I suspect...that they are in- ternational Communists who have come to receive instructions.” “These international Commun- ists are people who are constant- ly on the move. There is an over- plan for infiltration of the those who “systematically insult and slander Guatemala.” whole Central American area. In-| American Meat Claims Against Cuba Turned Down by U. S. Congressmen WASHINGTON —(UP)— Two hog state congressmen reported themselves “satisfied” on the basis of their recent Havana trip that the United States: congress should refrain from “meddling” in the American Meat Institute (AMI) dispute over the Cuban lard market. Reps. Charles B. Hoeven of Iowa and Ralph Harvey of In- diana stressed their interest in finding markets for the mounting stocks of an lard. But Cuba's effort to start a fats and oils processing industry appear to be a Cuban affair, they told the United Press, and con- gress would be ill-advised to fol- low AMI suggestions that Cuba’s United States sugar quota be used to bargain for Cuban guarantees to this country’s lard makers. The AMI had briefed house agriculture committeemen on its position before the congressmen made their. visit te Cuba last week. Refering to AMI allegations that Cuba has violated “the spirit” of reciprocal trade by making Canal company and of the Canal; Zone government in the zone. “new industry” concessions to local fats processors, Hoeven said: “Inquiries here and there in Havana satisfied me that this is properly a matter for negotia- tion by the State Department and not for congress.” Harvey agreed and added that “casual inquiry convinced me that I could hardly take the Cubans to task for their behavior on a question which seemed primarily theirs to decide.” “I certainly did not put the Cubans on the pan, if that is ne you want to know,” he said. Both Indiana and Iowa are im- portant hog producing states and hogs are the principal source of lard. “Being from Iowa,” Hoeven said, “I am naturally interested in getting rid of as much lard as possible both here and abroad.” “But after the Cuban position on this question had been explain- ed to me,” he added, “I could immediately appreciate it. And I could see that the matter is com- pletely beyond the jurisdiction of our agriculture committee.” CONSTANT SURVEILLANCE MAINTAINED; MAIL| OPENED, INSPECTED AND DELAYED eee OUSTED NBC CORRESPONDENT TALKS ON RED ACTIVITIES IN GUATEMALA ternational Communism has set jup headquarters in Guatemala |with the aid, or at least, with |the cooperation of that country’s present government.” In a reference to the interest which has been aroused in the United States by alleged Com- munist activity in Latin America Bannell said that with the suc- cess of “their efforts at infiltra- tion of the ‘Caribbean from Gua- temala, we would be faced with a national defense problem in case of another war. Even the estab- lishment of a strong fifth column CARACAS. —(UP)— Colombian |Foreign Minister Evaristo Sourdis | warned that “there may be grave | political repercussions and con- | sequences for the good neighbor policy”, if the United States trys to dictate coffee prices. Sourdis made this statement during a press conference held here shortly after arriving for a seven-day visit to Venezuela. He added that the fourteen cof- fee-producing Latin American co- | “Yo Dictate Coffee Prices Will Harm Hemispheric Unity” —Sourdis State) —0-—_—_ in that area would cause us a |lot of trouble. After having spent |three years in Guatemala, I have untries cannot be less than serio- usly concerned over what he term- ed “efforts to dictate coffee pric- serious doubts that any move- ment from within of any import-| lance will arise and overthrow the | | Present régime.” | GUATEMALA CITY. —(UP)— |Ramon Blanco, secretary of the Inter-American Press Association, es” in the United States. “If the U.S. government inter- eres in the normal operation of |the coffee market”, Sourdis said, |“the fourteen nations will ‘suffer, | hemispheric unity will be broken | zs = i om |and the political repercussions and foreign correspondents resid- might clear the way for further ing here had a talk with Guatem-| (oo munist infiltration.” alan foreign - minister Guillermo | He Gatated: that cokice growers Toriello Garrido about the expul- | helped the United States during sion of foreign correspondents. | World War II by reducing their The foreign ministry had previ- prices through payment of lower ously told Sydney Gruson of the salaries to their workers in order New York Times and Marshall “to help an— American nation Bannell of Reuters agency that burdened by having to fight.” they woul apa ue ei out chy He pointed out, however, that che country in 4 AeW: Bente. |he does not believe the American Toriello told the newsmen that) jovernment should intervene in Gruson had been engaging in 4/the problem created by increasing campaign of insults and slander | coffee prices in the U.S. against Guatemala. ..| Referring during the press con- in regard to Bennet ee ference to the case of Peruvian said that Mr. Bannell hac five | leader Haya de la Torre, Sourdis jgiven a residence permit five| Jig that the matter might be years ago when feekeen request | brought before the inter-Ameri- ed’ by him so that he mig |ean conference at Caracas, if Peru gage in importing cosmetics. Later) and Colombia don’t reach a satis- on, however, said Toriello, Ban- | factory salution by March first. ‘nell undertook to act as a cor- lrespondent and to “slandér and | gates to the country are open to insult Guatemala.” The minister reaffirmed that Guatemala maintains, has main- | tained and will maintain a policy of absolute respect for freedom of information, adding that “the newsmen from any part of the world, with the exception of those who have systematically in- sulted and slandered Guatemala.” Toriello asserted that foreign correspondents in Guatemala en- joy complete guarantees. Bolivian Minister Lechin Expected to Resign Soon “LA PAZ. —(UP)— authoritative sources announced that the resig- nation of the Minister of Mines and Petroleum, labor leader Juan Lechin is considered to be im- minent. Two reasons have been mentioned for the resignation to be turned in, in a day or two. One is that Lechin will be renamed leader of the powerful Mining Workers Union Federation -which claims 40,000 membership- and will, head the Bolivian Workers Organization. The other is alleged to be his present salary as minister which -it was said- has compelled him to spend most of his own money in two years. A minister’s salary is 51,000 bolivianos. It is believed that President Victor Paz Estenssoro will not ac- cept the resignation, He said, however, that he “firmily believed such would not be the case.” He added that he hop- ed the matter would be set- tled before that date through dir- ect negotiations between Colom- bia and Peru. Commenting further on the mat- ter, he added: “I think the best tribute the governments of Peru —~ ,;and Colombia can pay to Ve jzuela, to which they are unit by close bonds, is to have a ¢ finite solution for this mat before the opening date of t Caracas meeting.” He added th |negotiations will begin shortly Bogota. In regard to the items Colo’ |bia will advocate at Caracas, § jurdis said that they include eri | tion of a-continental army “alo the lines of the original idea el pressed by the Libertado Simd | Bolivar.” “It is not a matter of cred | ing a supra-national army”, he | served, “inasmuch as each count | would continue to be autonome | through maintenance of its oy | national army, but the army wou! | be coordinated on an hemisphei |basis so that there would be | single body for defending the 1 |misphere against any agressi¢ |from abroad”. He added that he hoped th Inter-American Defense Comm tee wiil present a detailed repo} {on this plan which would gi the hemisphere a unit similar | that which is envisaged throu; the European army.” Talking about the his visit to Venezuela, Sourd| said: “I am not bringing any pr¢ jected treaties or commercial, | tural or any other kind of agre; |ments. I have not come to sell |buy anything. I am only returt ing the visit made by Forei ‘Minister Aureliano Otanez to B¢ gota last August and am reaffirn) |ing the friendly bonds existirf {between our two countries.” | He went on to say that suc] unity will be emphasized at tk ‘coming Caracas conference, which meeting he attached gre importance. He pointed out thi economic and social problems be dealt with there ‘may provid new ways in which hemispheri interdependency can be carrie; on, purpose Meeting of OAS Requested by Costa Rica to Air Dominican Accusations WASHINGTON. —(UP)— Cos- ta Rica has requested that the Council of the Organization of American States hold a_ special. session in order to allow Costa Rica to answer charges made by the Dominican Republic to the effect that Communists have shift- ed the focus of their activities to the Central American country. Jorge Hazera, counsellor of the Costa Rican embassy in Washing- ton, said that the request had been presented to Council presid- ent Ambassador Hector David Castro“of El Salvador and that a prompt reply was expected. + Hazera said that the petition had been made so that Costa Ric- an diplomatic representatives in the U.S. capital might clear up the matter, ascertain which are the Communist agents alleged to have gone to Costa Rica and pre- sent the Costa Rican side of the issue. The Dominican intelligence ser- vice issued an official report in which it was said that 30 Russian, Romanian and Hungarian Com | munists using Mexican and Cubai |passports transited the Pana Canal on their way to Costa Hes “Costa Rica is destined to come the new base of Commun ist operations in this hemisphe! so that people’s attention wl diverted from Guatemala,” the port said. Hazera reported that the Costa Rican government wants to kno why the Dominican governme! hasn’t supplied it with the infor mation allegedly in that govern ment’s hands, as the Dominicag Republic should have done in aq cordance with Resolution 32 adopt ed by the 1948 Bogota conference: and requiring the exchange 0 such information among the Ame rican nations. The Costa Rican counsellor said that his govern ment wants to make a public rep ly to the Dominican charges vid the special OAS council meeting and wants to determine the iden- tity of the 30 persons mentioned in the Dominicaa report.