Diario las Américas Newspaper, May 4, 1954, Page 8

Inter-American News for English- Speaking people For a better understanding between the Americas For Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity MIAMI, FLA., TU ESDAY, MAY 4, 1954. THE AMERICAS DAILY Published by THE AMERICAS rUBLISHING COMPANY G."A. SAN ROMAN President FRANCISCO AGUIRRE Vice President and Publisher S. SMITH Vice President HORACIO AGUIRRE * Editor and Manager Carlos E. Simons Managing Editor Ralph B. Ross + Head of Advertising Dept. William H. Scharrer Head of Circulation Dept. EDITORIAL THE ADDRESS OF AMBASSADOR CHIRIBOGA Ecuador’s diplomatic representative in Wash- ington, Ambassador Jose R. Chiriboga, delivered a Jecture Friday evening in the auditorium of The Americas Daily—a lecture touching on a topic which Dr. Chiriboga’s audience found both gratifying and timely because of the forthright manner with which the ambassador treated his subject matter. By way oi introduction the Ecuadorean di- plomat stressed the inter-American characteristics of life in Miami, saying he felt that in view of its strategic position at the southern tip of Florida, Miami would play a vital role in any future cultural and commercial exchange between the U. S. and its Latin American neighbors. The arguments, well bolstered by concrete data, which Dr. Chiriboga ady- anced in favor of constructing an inter-American center in Miami.were well received by influential listeners in his audience from here and nearby com- munities who paid close heed to the ambassador’s pertinent discourse. « In his analysis of the Tenth Inter-American Conference and its practical results, Dr. Chiriboga brought out the fact that although, like all confer- ences, the Tenth Inter-American Parley left a lot of work undone, it nevertheless achieved something of vital importance when it forwarded plans for holding an economic conference in Rio de Janeiro during the last quarter of this year. Moreover, the ambassador said, the conclave also reached concrete decisions in several other fields of inter-American activity. One aspect of Ambassador Chiriboga’s address that we found quite noteworthy was his emphasis in the need for casting aside the time honored but trite mannerisms of traditional diplomacy, featured by ambiguous phraseology that serves only to conf- use and dismay both the popular masses and even di-| plomats themseives, with this hackneyed type of diplomatic activity being replaced by open discus- sion characterized by the use of clear terminology, so that inter-American life might be allowed to proceed in a positive, forward direction. : Friendly understanding must be the hallmark of future inter-American relations. Representatives from our hemisphere’s twenty-one independent re- publics must proceed on the assumption that they sare spokesmen for the people of their nations and that they are not withholding any pertinent information during their deliberations, with full realization that hemispheric unity will best be achieved through positive cooperation designed to serve the interests of all American nations. The Americas Daily feels that the Ecuadorean ambassador helped to enlighten each and every one of us who attended his interesting lecture on an inter-American topic, and we are ¢onvinced that his display of good will in coming all the way from Washington has constituted a positive contribution to achievement of the aim implicit in our paper’s motto of hemispheric freedom, culture and unity. NEW STATUS FOR DUTCH COLONIES IN WESTERN HEMISPHERE ANNOUNCED of nationals of the territories where they are stationed. Territo- ries will contribute in defense PARAMARIBO, Surinam (UP)— A projected statute for governing legal relations among Dutch Em-, pire countries on the basis of equality and independence be- tween Holland, Surinam and the Dutch West Indies was published simultaneously in the three areas named above. The statute provides for free and mutual cooperation among the three divisions under the Dutch crown. All laws passed will have to be ratified by overseas territo- ries which will be allowed to send delegates to the Dutch parliament to defend stands taken by them. An international agreement entered into by the crown will not | affect overseas territories unless the latter give their express ap- proval. Provided crown approval is forthcoming, overseas territories | may likewise join international organizations. The empire as a whole will have to decide on defense matters. While overseas territories must extend the maximun cooperation to Dutch troops quartered on their soil. those troops must be compos- ed of tbe largest number possible measures to the extent of their ability. The statute also provides that while human rights must be res- pected by the individual govern- ments of the empire, the empire as a whole will guarantee such rights as well as freedom, legal security and uprightness in go- vernment administration. Air matters will be taken care- of by the empire as a whole dur- ing the first ten years of the sta- tute's existence. A round table conference of the empire territories is expected to be held in the Hague on May 18 for final approval of the statute. Before it can be proclaimed as in effect by the crown, however, the respective legislatures of the terri- tories will have to ratify the de- cision. ‘If the final draft of the statu- te is not approved by at least two- thirds of the overseas territories, new elections will be held and after that only an absolute majo- rity of votes will be required. KNOW THY NEIGHBOR By ANTONIO RUIZ VENEZUELA. The Orinoco Ri- ver extends for about 1,500 miles through northern South America, starting in the Parima Mountains, in southwestern Venezuela, flow- ing to the northwest, then north, forming part of the boundary be- tween Venezuela and Colombia. Then it turns east along the Vene- zuelan Plain, and spreads into a great delta as it joins the sea. In- trepid explorers once fought its currents, suffering great harships and privations as they searched for the fabulous Manoa —the city of the Gilded Man, El Dorado— the site of great treasures of gold. Manoa was the objective of the avaricious, the adventurous and the glory seekers. Its location might have been questioned, but its existence was accepted as truth. High in the Colombian Andes there is a lake called Guatavita, and long ago there was a Lord of Guatavita, who once every year co- vered himseif with gold dust and in an elaborate ceremony threw dazzling offerings of gold and sil- ver into the lake. His gifts and similar one brought by all his sub- jects were for his lovely wife who had drowned herself in the lake, and who came to be regarded as a kind of goddess. This was the origin of the legend of El Dorado, but the stories became so distort- ed as time went on that when the Spaniards finally reached the pro- vince of El Dorado, they did not recognize it. In 1499 Alonso de Ojeda, using a map drawn up by Columbus himself, may have been the first white man to see the great Orinoco delta. Of the many to probe the mysteries of the great river, the first was Diego de Or- daz; another, and the most fami- liar in the United States, Sir Wal- ter Raleigh. Diego de Ordaéz was the first +European actually to penetrate the Orinoco country. When he set out in 1531 to battle the currents of that mighty river, he had an | inkling of the difficulties that lay before him, for he had explored with Cortés. After many difficul- ties, including large and small ra- pids to be passed, he reached Ca- richana, hundreds of miles up- stream near the mouth of the Me- ta, a large tributary flowing from the west. Here he and his men plenished their provisions. Here, also, they heard tales of the rich peoples who lived in the western slopes of the Andes. Again they started up the Orinoco, but the Atures rapids forced them to turn back. They then attempted to go up the Meta, but the dry season had come, and the stream was lit- tle more than mud in many places. Ordaz returned downstream to the Gulf of Paria, determined to reach the “Province of Meta” by an | overland route, but he had not re- |ckoned with revolt. By his cons- |tant ai unnecessary cruelty to |the Indians, he had alienated his | men, and by his extravagant claims he had come into conflict with certain Spanish authorities at Cu- |bagua an island off the coast of Venezuela. He was arrested by the Alcalde de Cubagua and the two set out for Santo Domingo to have | their quarrel settled by the author- ities there. They continued the | trip to Spain, but Diego de Or- daz died on the way, and legend has it that he was poisoned by the Alcalde himself. Next to dare to go exploring in the Orinoco was Alonso Herrera, Camp-master of Ordaz, a man adored by his fol- loweres and hated by the Indians. They went up the Orinoco to the Meta, but they/met the dry season again, and after suffering many hardships, the men turned back when Alonso Herrera was killed by the poisonous arrow of an In- dian. Spanish Version Pag. 3. FBI Questions Red Returning from East Europe GUATEMALA CITY —(UP)— Guillermo Ovando Arriola, mem- ber of the Guatemalan Congress said that agents of the U. S. Fe- deral Bureau of Investigation sub- jected him to a three -hour inter- rogatory when he passed through New York recently on his return from East Europe. A past president of the Guate- malan Congress, Ovando Arriola said that when he arrived at \the New York airport together with labor leader Marco Antonio Soto, he was locked in a room with the FBI agents, who asked him among other things, whether he had vi- sited Moscow. It was only a few minutes be- fore their plane took off that the and allowed him to leave, Arriola said. MAY DAY CELEBRATIONS IN AM MEXI€O CITY —(UP)— Presi- dent Adolfo Ruiz Cortines headed a demonstration composed of around 500,000 workers who pa- raded through the section of Me- xico City occupied by workers’ fa- milies in honor of May Day. The president said that the de- monstration, one of the most gi- gantic ever to have been held in Mexico City on May Day, was de- monstrative of the bonds “linking the country’s workers to their go- vernment.” No acts of violence during the day were recorded, with this be- ing the second year in which May Day celebrations have come WASHINGTON —(UP)— The American Federation of Labor, which claims to have ten million members, sent a message of greet- | ings to all Latin American work- ers in honor of World Labor Day. The message, which was signed by George Meany, president of the Qo through under calm conditions. Seven persons died in 1952 as a consequence of violence which oc curred when Communist sympathi- zers tried to join marking throngs. | | This year the national adminis. | tration jailed around sixty Com- | munist and opposition leaders j over the week-end in order to pre vent disorders. | President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines and labor leaders hoisted the na- tional flag in Constitution Plaza, |giving the stgnal for the parade to start, and then watched the progress of the marking from the central balcony of the National Palace. AFL PLEDGES TO CONTINUE ITS FIGHT FOR FREE UNIONISM IN THE WORLD 0 their hopes of securing for ther selves peace, freedom and a better life. “The AFL has only praise for a resolution adopted at the Tentl Inter-American Conference wherc by the American nations promisc to ‘continue to encourage the de AFL, was published in the May | velopment of free and truly demo issue of a magazine edited by the Inter-American Regional Work- ers Organization, which is affiiiat- ed with the World Federation of | Free Labor Unions. The message read: -“The ten million members of the American Federation of Labor send brotherly greetins to tne workers of Latin America on this Labor Day. We pledge our support to workers everywhere and to TONGAY FLEES TO GUATEMALA — | WASHINGTON —(UP)— Rus- sell Tongay, father of the famed “Aqua Tots”, has gone to Guate- mala, the State Department said. cratic trade unions’, “We are eager to see worker: + in each country free to organize and engage in collective bargain ing and free from the restrictions of totalitarian states, not only be- cause each worker can _ thereby |secure fairer wages and | working conditions, but also be- |cause we feel that free labor unions are the backbone of all freedoms. . “This is the foundation on which rest the freedoms of religion, press assembly and expression. This is the means by which each one of us can secure better housing and {more healthful living conditions. This is the means for securing re- cognition of personal dignity and individual rights. | “In helping you to achieve such aims, the AFL is not content with better |» rested repaired their boats, and re- | FBI agents returned his passports ‘ Ovando J opposing the destructive nihilism the depart-/ of Communism, but proposes to ment was notified in February put into effect a growing plan of | that Tongay and his 9-year-old freedom and opportunity, year af- | |son, Bubba, had arrived in the ter year. In contrast to the sono- jad arrived in the |rous but hollow promisses of the Central American nation. The in-|Reds, we free trade unions can formation came from the U. S. show a past history of concrete embassy Guatemala. accomplishments —here in the U. . 4 S., in Europe, in Asia and in Latin Tongay has _been convicted of | America— of concrete accomplish- manslaughter in connection with! ments in answer to human needs the death of his daughter Cathy, | for peace, freedom’ and economic | a 5-year-old swimming prodigy | security. | who died after making a dive from Se 4 “On this Labor Day the Ameri- a tower last May. ; ° can Federation of Labor promises Tongay was sentenced to 10 to carry on its struggle for free | years at hard labor, but is free on trade unions the world over, and | bail. it salutes your bravery, your de- State Department officials said votion to the free way of life, |Tongay did not need a passport your cooperation with brothers in to make the trip from the United | neighboring lands and your bril- States to other Latin American Jiant prospects for a better fu- nations. } ture.” BEGINNERS’ SPANISH BY G. B. Palacin Professor of the University of Miami, Fla. Vocabulary (Vocabulario) A spokesman said yo voy, or voy I go, I am going usted va, you go, are going voy a Boston I am going to Boston usted va a Boston you (not fam.) are going to Boston el sefior Pérez va a Boston Mr. Pérez is going to Boston yo vengo, or vengo I come, I am coming usted viene, you (not fam.) come, you are coming él or ella viene, he or she comes, is coming vengo de Washington I am coming from Washington usted viene de Washington you are coming from Washington la sehora Fernandez viene de Washington Mrs. Fernandez is coming form Washington EXERCISE Tranlate into Spanish: 1.—Charles is going to Los Angeles. 2.— Ann is coming from Tampa. 3—I am going to San Francisco. 4.— You are coming from Chicago. 5.—John is coming from New York. 6.—Mary is going to Texas. 7.—The child is going to school. 8.+The lady, is coming from the shop. 9.—The boy goes to the beach. 10.— Charley is coming from the theater. sixteen diez y seis or dieciséis. seventeen diez y siete or diecisiete eighteen diez y ocho or dieciocho nineteen diez y mueve or diecinueve twenty veinte twenty-one veinte y uno, veintiuno, twenty-two veinte y dos, veintidés twenty-tree veinte y tres, veintitres twenty-four veinte y caatro, veinticuatro twenty-five veinte y cinco, veinticinco twenty-six veinte y seis, veintiséis twenty-seven veinte y siete, veintisiete twenty-eight veinte y ocho, veintiocho twenty-nine veinte y nueve, veintinueve thirty treinta thirty-one treinta y umo, -a CLIMAXES WITH GUATEMALA CITY Around 20,000 work pare through the Guatemalan capital in honor of World Labor Day After the parade, which lasted more than five hours and during which placards protesting ainst “foreign intervention” were dis- played, workers attended a meet ing which was addr d by Gua: temalan President Jacobo Arbenz and labor leader Victor Manuel Gutierrez and Leonardo Castillo Flores, In a reference to international affairs, President Arbenz said that | “the reactionary opposition felt that in Caracas we were going to be intimidated by the presence of | a thundering Jupiter who would blast us to smithereens with his lestructive flashes.” The Guatem chief executive dded that those who felt such a hing would happen “were mis: taken because when a nation is n the right it doesn’t allow itself | |HALF MILLION WORKERS PARADE IN RED MEETING HELD IN GUATEMALA MEXICO CITY LED BY PRES. RUIZ ARBENZ SPEECH is 0 on Oureas¢ Uil VUE ots to be intimidated big the enemy may The president < asserted tha the Caracas meetir had witne ed “a mockery of the good faith of Latin America foreign offic A new interpretation that 1a been given to thé Rio de Janeir treaty to aim itself against an American nation or t government whose people ! indescribable audacity themselves the type which they find most themselves.” The president had something tc say also in r rd to a Sate De partment claim recently presentec on behalf of the United Fruit Co. He said: “Now they want to take something like one fourth of our |national budget away from us, while we are be depicted in the U. S. as thieves. This is mons trous. We n't find any other word to describe such an unfair no matter how be” y the to re suitable of for inc mon Alberto Héctor Andr barbarous and terrible claim.” "NOT ONLY TOURISM, BUT TRADE AS With Dr. Chiriboga at the airport were shown, from left to right, Mr. Abraham Maloff, vice-president and treasurer of Food Fair Stores, Dr. Francisco Aguirre, publisher of THE AMERICAS DAILY, and Mr. Christmas Randall, city commi: fostering cultural and commercial relations between Miami and Lati ersation up to the last minute. 0. VISITING DIPLOMAT URGES CREATION OF BIG TRADE CENTER 0 Before boarding a plane on which he was to return to Wa- shington, Ecuadorean Ambassa- | dor Jose R. Chiriboga told pro- minent Miami officials and in- | dustrialists that this area should assume greater importance in a campaign to tighten bonds of culture and trade between the United States and Latin Ameri- ca. “I want to repeat something which I said as way of introduc- tion to the lecture I gave in the auditorium of The Americas Daily,” the ambassador asserted, “and that is that Miami constitu- tes an open door by which the ties linking the twenty-one Am- erican nations must be streng- thened. Miami must serve as a vast and unusually extensive market for displaying our pro- ducts; it must not be merely a center of tourism. Without dis- regarding its tourist attractions, and in fact, with their aid, Miami must be an important trade cen- ter. Latin Americans are great- ly attracted to this city; we feel right at home here, as if we were among friends who were willing to understand us and help us. “I feel that construction of an inter-American center here is of | immense importance. With such a center in its midst, Miami would clinch its present position as the principal port of entry into the U. S. used by Latin Americans. Right now Miami can offer its beauty, its pleasant people and the attractiveness of its environs, but for its own good and that of “its neighbors to the south, Miami needs to undertake cer- tain commercial activities that are adaptable to its type of sur- roundings and that will serve to increase the stature of the city.” mi. The importance of was a topic of conv- joner who represented the mayor of M Amer ! } Harold Shapiro, the mayor of Miami Beach, handed Ecuadorean Ambassador Jose R. Chiriboga a gold key to the city in pleasant ceremonies held at the residence of the editor of THE AMERICAS DAILY. ay | SUBSCRIBE TO THE AMERICAS DAILY