Diario las Américas Newspaper, February 6, 1954, Page 8

t] t a t H ¢ Uy fe i ie M Slightly colder. Gener- ally fair weather thr- ough Saturday. aily Fo r Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity MIAMI, FLA., SATURSDAY FEBRUARY 6, 1954 EDITORIAL A TIME FOR DECISION As the Big Four conference in Berlin stretches | on, the hopes of the world go steadily down. Having come together in response to universal demands for| guarantees of peace and tranquillity, the men in! whose hands has been concentrated the power to unleash a new conflict over the world—like modern ai equivalents of the god Mars—or to prevent the pre- carious events through which we are presently pass- ing from reachi i these men s WASHINGTON or =(UP)— Wi who Senate for said th Sen Alexander is an of the solution in ¥ or his attach it would be the out- ital of the once power- |*° e respective positions of the} s were already known! e issues rife-torn It was already f the free world a speech speciaily r delivery before t ey said that the GC legislators would do bette their country “from Sov dling in the conduct of their for- eign affairs.” come of the meeiing i fal German world. 7 e Seuator Wiley pointed out that the Soviet Union “has shown that its policies are aimed at interven ing in the internal affairs of he- | mispheric countri and in par- | ticular in those of temala.” Wiley also accused Roberto Al- |varado Fuentes, the Guatemalan ambassador in Mexico City, of “repeating false charges made by atemala “to the effect that the ted States is meddling in Gu atemala’s internal affairs us to recall to mind at th low nen re- ns and| other with! charges ador, who conferen The senator s leveled by the de them in a nists directed from Moscow “and said that he was {sure that the people will end up| by overthrowing their present gov- ernment. , will de THE AMERICAS DAILY Aen Yy pee orn Communist technique, qua of th g out a smoke sereen of fal ‘usations.” also said that the on by the Guatem- nt of two ne\ nstitutes onstration cor- © most that the munist octopus is at work.” The Republican — sc or from Wisconsin asserted that he wa t the Guatema’ overwhelming] ivities of Guatem- Wiley said that “I have no in- tention of becoming embroiled in a polemic with members of the Guatemalan congress or with those of any other government. “T can only hope that non-Com- munist members of the Guatem- alan congress will devote them- selves to combatting the danger- ous Communist octopus whose vrapping themselves y part of that nation. that 4he non-Com- rs of Guatemala “I hope munist 1 ote ing their country its independen- ncluded the gre-'ce from Soviet interference in its emselves to restor- | THE SITUATION’ IN GUATEMALA IS RAPIDLY DETERIORATING, HE SAYS atest part of the well known and | internal affairs.” well Wiley said that the recent ex-| pulsion of two American news correspondents represents the lat- est danger signal for the free world that the situation in Gu- |atemala is rapidly deteriorating. “It is another notice to the pe- ople of that unhappy country that the last of their freedoms is in danger. “I haven't the slightest doubt but that an overhwlminig propor- -\tion of the Guatemalan people |are opposed to the shady activi- ties of native Communists who | report on his recent trip to Cen- tral and South America, Senator Theodore Francis Green RI.) recommended to the Senate foreign relations committee that the United States: “J.-continue its policy of non- intervention and friendship with all countries that extend their friendship; 2.- not impose additional cus- toms duties or quantitative res- \trictions on imports, and in par- ticular on petroleum and its by- products, wool, non-errous me- receive their orders from Moscow. | tals, other mineral products and “J haven't the slightest doubt but that the hopes and prayers | |of the devout Guatemalan people tuna; 3.- continue the Point program, | placing greater emphasis on tech- are ditected toward the day when |nical aid and revising the propor- the atheist, Communist yoke will |tion between U.S. contributions \have been broken -the day when|and those from local sources for Soviet meddling in the internal affairs of Guatemala will have been defeated.” Wiley ended by sending “my sincere personal wishes to the freedom-loving people of Guatem- ala...the grains of sand are fast falling through the hourglass re- presenting Guatemala’s freedom. | Would to God disappear completely. come a Soviet republic in this hemisphere.” that program; 4. strengthen its consular corps in the Caribbean area; 5.- use greater care in assign- |ment and transferral of diploma- tic personnel so that ‘longer ap- pointments will be made for most of those posts; 6.- take steps so as to prevent that they don’t | embassies from being left without | Curtain We pray | ambassadors God that Guatemala doesn’t be- | months.” for months and jreen stated in his report that economic questions underly most WASHINGTON —(UP)-— In a| (Dem., | —__-_0-——_ jof the big political problems oc- curring in relations between the United States and Latin America. | Green added, “With few excep- | tions economic conditions ‘in those countries visited are good and lare improving. | “Chile and Brazil are afflicted | with troublesome natural resource | problems. In almost every country | ‘there is a shortage of besic trans- | | portation facilities and other fa-| \cilities seeded for sustaining an | expanding economy.” Green wert on to say that in many people with whom he- con- yersed during his. tour he had noted definite feelings that the |United States had been neglect- ling her sister republics and also ja certain resentment over the \fact that the United States was |so concerned about the European and Asian areas of the world. In this regard Green sald that |the people of Latin America are not sufficiently aware that it is as much to their own interest as BER 180 SENATOR WILEY FIRES BACK AT Senator Green Reports On His GUATEMALAN CONGRESS ATTACKS Trip Through Latin America %ecommendations made to Senate foreing relations committee. “In a continent that hag haa a long tradition of revolutionary) activities, there seems to be an: encouraging advancement toward) stability, which is the prime re quisite for economic and social improvement. “Although some of the coun- tries, like Chile and Uruguay in particular, have had a long. tra- dition of devotion to democratic ways and respect for civil liber- ti in many of the other coun- | tries the people are still not po- litically mature and have not yeti learned the secret of political! change through peaceful methods, “In some Latin American “coun- tries, particularly in those which have ‘had a long tradition of friendship witht he United States, |there is a certain resentment! | against the United States because! of our policy of treating all Lat, in American nations on an equal plane. “This resentment is expresed.‘in lit is to that of the United States to have a Europe that is strong and free. “It is probable that if the Iron were to fall on Western |Europe, Africa and South Ame- \riea -and not the United States- | would be the next goals of Soviet ' expansion,” Green said. prov gestures as if in expectation of future/|ce avnich ee place Februa patiles. , indeed, almost repetitious to recall the|'" *°*°° “3 events ears oi unrest now that the lizes that it has never more nt concentrated its hopes for 2 high-level meeting in such ‘ disinterested manner as| tcome of the Berlin conference. human rz than at this peace on the.ox a constant, ste it has on the eu The insatiable appetite for worid domination| which seems to possess the disciples of Marx and Lenin has caused d and depredation to occur in! Korea, Indo-China, Iran and other spots on the world map and has brought us a warning as to what can be} expected in the future. Meanwhile, the words spoken by Secretary of State John Foster Dulles just before he left for Berlin are indicative of the fact that the| free nations of the world fully intend to remain just that. The only possible result of a head-on collision between two such diametrically opposed concepts— freedom and slavery—could only be a break-off in talks, the beginning of which rupture we are already | witnessing as we find ourselves overwhelmed with | misgivings about an uncertain future approaching | at a dizzy rate of speed. The earth will be smothered in a cloak of heavy, silence and foreboding whenever—be it today, to-| morrow or some other time—the moment arrives to} put an end to all the expectation surrounding those) dramatic events so pregnant with serious conse-| quences for this and future generations. The hand) From left to right: Dr. José Chavez, Minister-Counselor of the Colombian Embassy; Mr. of history will show that those forebodings were) soon to eventuate in something more like a horrible} nightmare than reality. Whenever that fateful’ moment does arrive, it will mark the start of a march across the face of our planet of all those horrors fore- seen by savants of the atomic era and used as weapons by that epoch’s statesmen and politicians in their cold war tactics. At the present moment when humanity sees it-| self faced with uncertainty before the gong sounds} calling mankind forth to engage in a perhaps final! bath of fire and destruction, the Americas—a name that is synonymous with freedom—must summon | up all their resources—both of spiritual and material | kind—so as to carry out their rendez-vous with destiny with decision and bravery. SPANISH LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS By G. B. Palacin Professor of the University of Miami, Fla. LESSON 41 (b) 6&1 NO (IF NOT). Si no is if not. Do not confuse the conjunction sino, the noun sino, and the adverb phrase si no, The noun sino means fate, destinity. Ex.: Tavo buen sino. He had a god destinity The conjunction sino is translated by pero or mas. (See Lesson 36,c) The adverb phrase si no is if not. Ex.: No trabaja sino come He does not work if he does not eat Use of Para. (See Lessons 22,c, and 30,c.) Para is also used to express proximity of an act or event, Ex.: esta para lover it is going to rain esta para graduarse she is going to graduate Ure of Por. Por denotes sometimes sin (without). Ex.: el trabajo esta por hacer (esta sin hacer todavia). Note the difference between these examples: la carne esta para @omer and la carne esta por comer, } La carne esta para comer means that it is prepared or ready | to eat. Le-came.esta por cemer-means that.meat 4snotget eaten Wyn Penddleton, Editor of Washington See-Saw; Dr. Eduardo Zuleta Angel, Ambas- sador of Colombia; Congressman William Lantaff, of Florida; Ambassador José R. Chi: Meeting To Discuss Coffee Problems see seman: riboga, of Ecuador; Mr. Charles W. Smith, of Smith Engincering Co., Pensacola, Florida; and Dr. Francisco Aguirre, Publisher of The Americas Daily. (Photo Contreras) REP. LANTAFF SERIOUSLY CONCERNED OVER POSSIBLE MISUNDERSTANDINGS sional to consider the unjust charges which have been heard in many circles in the United States in connection with re- cent hikes in coffee prices. The luncheon-meeting was attend | A meeting took place this ed by Representative William | week in the Committee Room | of Washington’s Hotel Congres- Lantaff from Miami Springs, the ambassadors.from Colombia and Ecuador, Srs. Eduardo Zuleta Angel and Jose R. Chiriboga respectively, Mr. Charles W. Smith from Florida, Mr. Win Pendleton, Washington publish- er, and Francisco Aguirre, pub- blisher of The Americas Daily. IN THE NATIONS OF LATIN AMERICA Representative Wantaff said, “I am seriously concerned as to a misunderstanding that might arise among the nations of our hemisphere, and for that reason I am happy to be able to meet with my prominent friends from Latin America so that I can be fully informed about the view- point of the coffee grower.” LA PAZ, Bolivia. —(UP)— Min- ister of Mines Juan Lechin hand- led President Victor Paz Estensso- ro his definite resignation. At the same time he re-asserted his al- legiance to the government. In his letter of resignation, Le- chin says that he wished to “con- tinue his work for the organiza- tion and orientation of the ins- titution to which I have devoted my best efforts (the National Wor- kers Federation), inasmuch as I believe that with my union posi- tion I will be more, useful to the cause of the national revolution than as the head of the minis- try. The text of the letter reads as follows: “I am hereby definitely resign- ing from my post as Minister of Mines and Petroleum. After the almost two years during which my determination and modest capacity have been at the service of the national revolution, I must BOLIVIAN MINISTER OF MINES JUAN LECHIN HAS RESIGNED He goes back to work as head of the Bolivian Workers Federation. I emerged in order to continue my work of organizing unions having ideals similar to those of the revolution- a work to which I have dedicated my best efforts. “This resignation does not mean in any case that I am putt- ing aside the fight for the ideals that you represent -ideals with which I am fully identified- but rather I think that from my po- sition in the ranks of organized labor, I will be much more useful to the cause of the national revo- lution than I would be in the ministry. “I am absolutely sure that the government you head will con- tinue to lead the country towards higher levels of economic progress for the welfare of the Bolivian people, The outgoing minister told the United Press that another reason for his resignation was to improve his economic situation, strongly affected during the time-he. serv Teturm to the ranks from vihieh ed —in—his—cabinet—post. Labor Congress to NEW YORK. —(UP)— A num- ber of labor union leaders from the U.S. Great Britain and Ger- many left for Rio de Janeiro where they will attend a congress of the International Federation of Free Trade Unions to be held lin Rio. Jacob S. Potofsky, president of |the Clothing Workers’ Union, which is affiliated to the CIO, told the press that his mission is de- signed to strengthen bonds of friendship wit the free labor union movement in Brazil. He said, “That South American country is the cornerstone of the hemisphere, and democratic un- ionism in Brazil and in the rest of the world knows that it is on- ly through an ever stronger and growing labor movement that workers will obtain better living standars.” Lechin is considered to be one of Bolivia’s most generous politi- cians, and it is know that many times he sacrificed his monthly salary in order to help various personal friends, politicians and miners. The resigning labor leader add- ed that “he will continue to give definite support to the policies of President Victor Paz. Estensso- 's admins " be Held in Brazil! GUATEMALA CITY. —(UP)— During a dinner offered by the Party of the Guatemalan Revolu- tion to President Jacobo Arbenz, the latter made an appeal to re- volutionary parties and to the people to “close ranks” in order to confront the reactionary for- ces who are trying to set the clock back.” He added: “We are being at- tacked by the American monopo- lies, by newspaper chains operat- ing not only in the United States but also in Latin America and throughout the world, and by the U.S. Senate and by State Depart- ment officials; and honest people are asking themselves the follow- ing question: Are Guatemalans that criminal? We must answer back by strengthening our daily fight in the line of duty. Facing such treacherous attacks, we must not ask ourselves whether we are solutely sure that we are going to triumph, because we have on our side the interests of the pe- ople, the interests of the nation and the interests of humanity. Our movement is not like any other movement; it is a genuine people’s movement; it is a real revolution.” The secretary general of the Party of the Guatemalan Revolu- tion, Interior Minister Augusto Charnaud MacDonald, described President Arbenz as “knight of PRES. ARBENZ SAYS GUATEMALAN REVOLUTION “IS A REAL ONE” Interior Minister calls him “Knight of Dignity” 4 eo eg MAN TO EXILE GUATEMALA CITY, —(UP)— Otto Samayoa, a salesman who had sought refuge at the Mexican em- bassy after being charged by the government with involvement in subversive activities, left for Mexi- co aboard a TACA airlines plane. The government of Guatemala gave him a safe-conduct to leave the country. | a belief that sometimes the “bad’ jones” in this hemisphere secure! | loans, donations and special atten- | tion from the United States, while jour proved friends receive no- jybing. “Bolivia is cited as an exam- |ple of this sort of thing, and, |there is fear that Argentina is: going to be another example of the same thing.” Honduran Liberals Suggest Ailiance TEGUCIGALPA. —(UP)— The National Reformist Movement, a dissident group of the National Party which holds power in Hon, duras at present, announced that: it would assemble at its first aah nual ¢onvention™ next” February 10. The notice of this convention has» been associated here with the possibility that a third polity party may be created for part i- pation in the coming presidential " elections. The Reformist Movement was just defeated in congress when the Honduran legislature reject- ed a NRM-sponsored resolution re- questing amendment of the cons- titution so as to permit President Juan Manuel Galvez to continue in the presidency, even though Galvez’ was opposed to such a measure. The Liberal party newspaper El Pueblo favors the proposed step ands says that national unity can be obtained only through a political alliance between the Lib- erals and the NRM, thus advocat- ing an understanding between the dissident NRM and the Liberals. Ecuadoreans Called for Consultations QUITO, Ecuador. —(UP)— ae ister of Foreign Relations” Luis Antonio Pena Herrera announced. that Ecuadorean ambassadors to the United Nations, Washington Caracas and Bogota- José Viven- te Trujillo, José Chiriboga Villa- gomez, Homero Viteri Lafronte and Luis Ponce Enriquez respec- tively- have been recalled to Quito for consultation with the govern- ment. The diplomats will discuss va- rious matters related to the inter- American Conferexce to be~ held at Caracas in March. The ambassadors will arrive in Quito around Feb. 20-22. Debate on Coffee T Rejected by Inter- U. S. Presents Alte WASHINGTON —(UP)— The special commission of the Inter- American Economie and Social Council voted 7 to 1 against mak- ing a request for inclusion of the coffee prices problem in the agenda of the Tenth Inter-Ame- tican Conference at Caracas next month. The other six members either abstained or were temporarily ab- | sent. . The United States took a strong position against referring the cof- fee controversy to Caracas, and on final vote onJy Colombia in- sisted on such a step. Brazil voted with the United States. The special coffee commission by vote of 11 to 1 (United States) adopted a resolution which de- lclared that action against the | consumption of coffee was con- |trary to Inter-American republics use means within their reach in order to counteract a campaign against the corsumption of coffee. These means would include the menace to inter-American interchange. opics in Caracas American Council rnative Resolution collective facilities organized” by the organs of the organization of the American States. The United States voted against this resolution because of strong language in its preamble; but-the commission then proceeded” to give qualified approval to an al- ternative resolution which United States representative Edward Cale would submit to State Department for approval on Friday. Cale.tried unsuccessfully after 1 am. to get approval from higher officials and was unable to make necessa- ry contact. The first resolution will stand as the action of the commission unless the United States accepts the second resolution. The latter is milder in its terms and avoids any implication of criticism of United States government or con- gressmen and omits reference to the coffee campaign as a grave com 5 ' ; | i |