Diario las Américas Newspaper, February 16, 1956, Page 8

*. + Inter-American News for English- Speaking people rd, YEAR Cc. W. SMITH 8. SMITH President Vice President Vice Presidente FRANCISCO AGUIRRE HORACIO AGUIRRE Vice President and Publisher Vice President, Editor and Manager G, A. SAN ROMAN Managing Editor Eliseo Riera-Gomez Antonio Ruiz Advertising and Circulation Mgr. eee ee Ee EDITORIAL THE IMPORTANCE THAT RUSSIA ATTRIBUTES TO LATIN ER AMERICA There can be no doubt that the Kremlin has| undertaken a serious study of what the twenty re- publics of Latin America represent for the world. This conclusion is reached after observing the man- ner in which the leaders of international communism ‘attempt to swing Latin American nations to their side through the work of their specialized agents who are engaged in the work of propaganda and subversion. At the present time the representatives of in- ternational communism are meeting in Moscow in answer to a call of the official Soviet party. In that assembly, according to reports, among other things, matters pertaining to Latin America are being dis- cussed, and Latin American delegates are attending that meeting or so called Comgress, Of course the voice of those delegates, as well as that of other delegates from other parts of the world goes; unheeded by the Kremlin, for behind the iron curtain only the opinion of the Soviet hierarchy carries any weight. At the present the importance of Latin America is very important, as great or greater than that attributed to it by Russia itself. Naturally it is to be lamented that the Soviet hierarchy, because of the international importance of the Latin American twenty nation block, is intent on a very serious eampaign of communist infiltration in those nations of the Western Hemisphere. / The work of the Soviet agents is of vast propor- tions and, worse yet, difficult to identify, because of the diverse tactics employed by the agents of \agitation and communist subversion. Among the principal aims of the Soviet cam- paign is that of undermining the foundations of the relations between the nations of Latin America and the United States. The leaders in Moscow, aware of the importance of the friendship and the sol- idarity of Latin America towards the United States, try by every possible means to weaken that friend- ship and that solidarity, in order. to take away from the Washington Government, and the people it re- presents, the support of Latin America which is of such political, economic and military importance. Let us hope that the Russian campaign encoun- ters vigorous resistance in the western hemisphere and that both Latin America and the United States do everything possible to bring about the failure of Russian sabotage against hemispheric solidarity. U. S. Scientists Waiting for Report on Highest Mountain in Hemisphere : WASHINGTON —(UP)— Of- | concerning the question of the ficial and scientific geographical | highest mountain. groups here will await an official! The NGS last year queried the Teport from the Chilean govern-| Instituto Geografico Militar. at ment before arriving at any con-|Beuenos Aires concerning the Tu- clusion concerning the possibility |\cuman Geographical expedition to that the Ojos, del Salado mountain Ojos del Salado mountain, and in maay be the highest in the Western | September 1955 received a reply Hemisphere. |from director-general Rodolfo Lin- _ The question was opened to} do Soula. : seientific speculation by a press, He said that until the Instituto ‘report that a Chilean army captain, | received official confirmation of René Gajardo, has climbed Ojos|the Tucuman expedition’s claims del Salado and found it to be several hundred feet higher than Aconcagua, thus far generally re- cognized as the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere. Press reports said that Gajardo| had reported Ojos del Salado to be ‘at least 7,100 meters (24,284 feet) high, and that he would submit a confidential report to the Chilean high command. ‘The reaction here was one of ex- traordinary interest. There was no disposition here to discredit Gajar- do’s claim, but opinion here will be reserved until his report is ex- amined fy the appropriate geogra- phical authorities of Chile. Experts said that it usually takes several months to check the in- ‘struments’ findings, measure ef- fects of refraction, and arrive at a definite scientific conclusion. For example, in North America there has been long controversy concern- ing the exact height of Mount Mc Kinley, with a final conclusion still being studied. The National Geographic Society (NGS) will send an inquiry to lean authorities regarding the of Gajardo’s claim and the subsequent Chilean officials con- clusions, Experts suggested that it might become Necessary later to recon- @ile Argentine and Chilean views ‘ \concerning elevation, Argentina |would continue to consider Acon- |cagua as the highest peak in Ar- gentina and the American conti- nents. The instituto communication |said that the elevation of Aconca- gua is 7,021 mewzs (23,035 feet), jand gave the elevation of Ojos del Salado as 6,780 meters (22,539 feet) The United States government relies upon reports from the coun- tries where geographical features exist before reaching judgments for map-making purposes. ‘Brazilian Health Authorities Give Shots to 80,000 PELOTAS, Brazil —(UP) — Health authorities Tuesday night started a nme the entire 80,- 000 population of this flood-ravag- ed city where 17 persons have died since Saturday. Highway and railway communi- cations with neighboring towns were cut off and power was dis- rupted, The state government de- clared an emergency in the area cal supplies in by air and began rushing food and medi- | = of Gpanish Vorsién Page 3) For Puerto Ricans do not Have Oxford Accent’ Congressman Complains Jersey lawmaker prefers the “King’s English” of West Indian farm workers WASHINGTON —(UP)— Puer- to Ricans ultimately will lose— for language reasons — to British West Indians in the competition for mainland jobs, a New Jersey congressman is predicting. Combining to bring about the result, according to representative Alfred D. Seiminski, will be slack- ened English language instruction in Puerto Rico’and freer immi- gnation from the British West In- dies once they are confederated. Sieminski discussed this subject during recent appropriations com- mittee hearings, the transcripts of which became public only today. “One finds little interest in the English language in Puerto Rico, though they are United States Ci- tizens,” Sieminski claimed. The people of the British West Indies, on the other hand, “know the King’s English, and speak with THY NEIGHBOR By ANTONIO RUIZ MEXICO — Stretching into the! Gulf of México, where it joins the) Caribbean Sea, is the peninsula of Yucatan. It is the historic and| provocative land of the fabulous} Mayan race. Though forming part) of the Republic of México, it is} distinguished from the rest of the) country because of its individual historic and cultural background and by its unique traditions and customs. Yet, it is México, one of the “many Méxicos” that enthrall the travelers and induce them to prolong their stay and also return again and again. Yucatén has few scenic attract- ions as these are generally under- stood. The countryside is flat and covered in the most part by large henequén plantations, small farms and dense forest of stubby trees and thick tropical brush. There are no lakes or mountains to break the monotony, and such rivers as there are flow underground. How- ever, hidden away among the! woods and brush are beautiful co- lonial cities and towns, and scat- tered through the extensive he- nequén plantations are old ha- eiendas and picturesque sisal mills. Populating this ancient and his- toric land is a most hospitable, graceful and skilled people. Their simple, joyous way of life tempts the visitor to linger there to share more of it. Yet the most thrilling treasure of this enchanting iand is the existence of the magnificent ruins of a distinctive, highly dev- eloped civilization, far superior in many respects to that which flour- ished in Europe at the time the) Spanish Crown sought to conquer and colonize the new continent sieoeres by Christopher Colum- us. While the Old World was blind- ly struggling to emerge from the Dark Ages, this part of the New World had already independently forged and practiced great con- cepts of religion, advanced archi- tecture, sculpture, painting, cera- mics, mosaics, and textiles, as well as the sciences of mathematics and astronomy. Living in villages and_ settle- ments which are also hidden from immediate view by the dense woods, are the bronzed descendants of that great Maya race. They proudly maintain the customs and some of the arts of their illus- trious forebears, and speak the same language. They treasure their ancient traditions and le- gends. Following an age-old custom, fathers tell their sons of the mighty deeds of legendary great leaders, of how and why they built their enormous and marvelous re- ligious centers, incomparably beautiful temples, pyramids and other structures, so magnificently adorned with stone carvings of the most intricate design. Splendid paved highways now lead from Mérida, the beautiful capital of Yucatan, to the princi- pal ruins so far discovered and partially reconstructed —Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Kabah and Labna. Rising out of the woods and brush are innumerable mounds which ap- pear to the untrained eye as small, natural hills, but which in reality mark the sites of other pyramids and ancient buildings, still over- grown with heavy vegetation, gath- ‘Cuban Ambassador \to Congratulate \Contest Winner |tion which overthrew the Perén) ered through the centuries, a better understanding between the Americas MIAMI, FLA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1956 accents like Oxford graduates,” he said. The “first call” for position in mainland homes, factories- and farms, Sieminski said, will go out) to those “who speak our language and who know our traditions.” Reporting a sharp decline of | English language teachers in Puer-| to Rico since 1952, when the Com- monwealth compact went into ef-| fect, Sieminski added: | “Many (Puerto Ricans) come up our way. Time and money is spent on them to help fit them into the cultural and industrial pattern of the community. . “They use our money, they need | it, and they want it, and yet, with the higher-ups, the extension of | the courtesy of learning our lan-| guage seems not to be there. I} wonder where we are missing the boat in that connection.” WASHINGTON, (UP) — The! Cuban Embassy announced that} Ambassador Miguel Angel Campa! will congratulate Friday a state| department employe who was won} a free trip to Cuba. Mrs. Mildred T. Mooney won the trip for two, offered by the| State Department Recreation As- sociation to encourage tourism. The, association is an organization of departmental employes, In ad- dition ‘to roundtrip passage, the prize includes five days in a Ha- vana hotel with expenses paid. Mrs. Mooney plans to leave here February 21 for the Cuban capi- tal accompanied by another De- partment employe, Miss Teresa Mullen, The Ambassador will receive Mrs. Mooney and Miss Mullen, along with officials of the Recrea- tion Association, at his Embassy to congratulate the winner and wish her and her companion a happy stay in his country. Talks Progress on Loan to Argentina’ WASHINGTON — (UP) — ‘Re-| sponsible sources said today US. and Argentine officials are making progress in talks aimed at com-} pletion of an agreement under | which the U.S. Export-Import Bank} will lend 60-million dollars to help build a steel mill in Argentina. The bank approved the loan last March 10, but final technical de-| tails of the agreement were not completed immediately and discus-! sions concerning them were inter-| rupted by the September revolu-) regime. KUBITSCHEK WILL BE HAPPY TO GO TO CONFERENCES RIO DE JANEIRO —(UP)—Bra- zil’s president Juscelino Kubitschek said that as yet he had not received | an invitation to attend the Uruguay | meeting along with the Presidents of Argentina and Uruguay. Kubitschek said that if he re- ceives it he would be happy to at-) tend the conference to contribute | “to the solution of the problems Canessa Denied Registration as Candidate for Salvador Race SAN SALVADOR. (UP) — The Central Electorate Council today refused to accept the name of Ro- berto E. Canessa as a presidential candidate of the National Action party for the coming March elec- tions, The Council refused to accept the name of Canessa after he de- livered a note to 24 foreign em- bassies and’ legations accusing the \\ for ARE STUDIED IN according to in CIUDAD TRUJILLO —(UP)— For Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity Member Inter American Press Association Dominican Ambassador to Cuba is Recalled onsultation | CIUDAD TRUJILLO Cubans investigate and say they will act ternational law | The Minister said that the Cuban ‘ACCUSATIONS MADE BY ARMY CHIEF] ramps SOCIAL SPOTLIGHT By MARTHA LUMMUS CARIBBEAN CRUISE Mrs, E, D. Pearce, president of the Florida Federation of Wo- government of suppresing elec-) As a result of the accusations made | army follows the inflexible policy | mens clubs, is among the 100 mem- toral liberties during the present presidential elections, The Council has accepted the name of Angel S, Alfaro as vice- presidencial candidate and has giv-| |three individuals for subversive |purposes of which he accused the | spect for those with whom Cuba | maintains relations.” yesterday by General Felix Her-|of President Batista of non inter-| bers of the General Federation mida, chief of the Dominican army, | vention in the internal matters of of Womens clubs who left New |about the supplying of arms to) other countries and of mutual re-| York recently on he luxury liner | “Italia” for a C bean cruise ‘and Pan American Conference in | Costa Rica. |national guard”. en the party until February 21) Cuban chief of staff, General Fran- to designate another candidate. (¢jsco Tabernilla, the Dominican In his note to the embassies government has recalled its am- and legations Dr. Canessa said:|hassador to Cuba, Federico Llave- “Electoral liberties are materia-| yas. for consultation lly suppresed here, under orders ‘ ; from above, carried out by the| The accusations are being studied | by the government of this country Canessa cited as proof of the! according to the Foreign Relations absolute lack of guarantees dur-| Ministry. ing the present political campaign) Gypa po INVESTIGATE the fact that he and sevenal of his supporters were attracked and| HAVANA —(UP)— The Minis- try of State informed last night beaten when campaigning near the town of Jiquilisco. _. |that the accusations made by Félix In his note Canessa further said: | Hermida would be studied and that If democracy is to triumph, ac-| the government would act “in keep- cording to your postulates in the|ing with the dispositions of inter- United Nations, it is imperative} national law”. that you communicate to your gov-| ernments the truth about the pre-| Tabernilla, however, said that sent political situation in El Sal-| the charges were unfounded. vador”, | The Cuban interim Minister of Canessa’s note was sent to the| State said the following regarding embassies of México, United Sta-| Hermida’s charges: tes, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicara- gua, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil| “If Hermida’s declarations are Argentina, Chile, Spain, Italy, Ger-| true, it would imply a lack of re- i Another Floridian on the cruise irresponsible | trip is Mrs. Charles McDowell of Winter Park, First stop in the itinerary is Kingston, J ica, where Mrs, Peawce is visiting the Jamaica Womans club of which she is an associate member. The group al- so will stop at Cartagena, Co- jlombia, and Cristobal, Panama, | Port Limon, Costa Rica and San The accusations made by General | Jose. Z | Hermida have received a great deal| The conference opens there with !of publicity here and have been a|@ discussion which U.S. Ambassa- | sensation in ‘diplomatic circles. The | dor to Costa Rica, Robert F. Wo- |Cuban is expected to answer the odward, is leading. Topic is “The | accusations, Pattern of Relationships between | the U. S. and others Nations”. Juan Rodriguez, mentioned in| The Costa Rican government and | Hermida’s declaration, is an exiled | the minister of foreign affairs are Dominican and president of an or-| hosts for a reception at Casa Ama- ganization known as the “United |rilla, seat of the country’s governs Dominican Front.” He holds the| ment. f ‘ rank of general, Jorge Clark and| Costa Rican President Jose Fi- |Sueres is a speaker and the pro. Julio Garcia Borrell have been ten-| gram also includes a Spanish play, | tatively identified as Cubans. “The declarations are incredible, jthe product of an mentality,” he said. The person against whom the ac- cusations were directed, Francis- |co Tabernilla has refused to com- | ment upon them hecause they are not “official” and also because Her- mida is not the head of the Do- minican army.” | showing a typical country town’s fiesta, The women also are to be many, Cuba, and the legation of Canadé Colombia, Venezuela, Pe- ru, Uruguay, Ecuador, France, Rodriguez said that Hermida’s accusation is intended to “distrub sponsibility on the part of a pu-| | blie official that holds the nank of Norway, Sweden and Great Brit-|army chief of an American re- ain. public.” | the peace of this country and that of the Caribbean”, PREPARATIONS START FOR INTERAMERICAN CONOMIC CONFERENCE IN BUENOS AIRES WASHINGTON. (UP) — The United States and other Ameri- can republics are making prelimi- nary technical preparations for an inter-American economic confer- ence to be held in Buenos Aires but inquiries made by the United Press indicate that as yet no de- finite arrangements have been ma- de about the date and agenda. Responsible sources stated that as the host Argentina would take the initiative in calling the con- ference, probably in September. The probable procedure would be through the committee on meeting pertaining to economic and social matters of the Interamerican Eco- nomic and Social Council, The group is composed of Ar- enatic party is victorious a new \inter-American program would be implanted. Those Latin Americans holding this opinion say that such an im- portant meeting could not be held before September, the month | when the campaign will be at its | peak, General elections are on | November sixth, | A later date would also cause complications because of the bi- annual meeting of the economic {commission of the United Nati- ‘tions for Latin America that is ‘expected to be held before May 1957. Preliminary conjectures relat- ive to the agenda is that prime importance should be given to }commercial problems, including gentina, Costa Rica, Brazil, Cuba,| the stabilizing of markets and the Chile, United States, Mexico, Pa-|creation of international condition raguay, Per and the Dominican |that would permit the countries to Republic. This committee would|draw up long range plans. send its report to the plenary Co-| uncil. \the meeting are expected to ex- United States officials said they plain the legislation they have would. be in favor of the confer-| passed in order to facilitate- the ence. The feeling is that the United | tal. States would accept the decision} Another more important aspect The Latin American republics at | lentry of foreign investment capi-/ of the Americas.” HEMISPHERIC EVENTS Latin American News in B HONDURAS, SALVADOR TO RESUME TRADE SAN SALVADOR —(UP)— A spokesman for El Salvador’s Fi- nance Ministry said that prelimin- ary negotiations are underway to- wards resuming normal commercial relations with Honduras, which have been suspended for several months. Within a few weeks, formal dis- cussions of a trade treaty providing for freedom of commerce between the two countries will be started, the spokesman said. He pointed out that their production is mostly complementary rather than compe- titive. Meanwhile, the E] Salvador-Hon- duras border remains closed to the products of both countries, The trouble started when El Salvador of the majority of the member countries about the date but as yet no official opinion has been voiced. Latin American circles are ques- tioning the advisability of holding the conference during an election year in the United States becau- se of the possibility of policy changes in the nation. The feeling is that if the Demo- clamped an embargo on men’s shirts made in Honduras. Honduras retaliated by shutting out Salvadorean footwear, chief in- dustrial export from the. neighbor country. EVITA’S FORTUNE BUENOS AIRES —(UP)— The Tate Eva Peron claimed a personal fortune of $400,000 in cash and jewels plus a suburban home when her husband, ousted dictator Juan D. Perén was elected President in 1946, it was disclosed. Government officials who opened the sealed envelopes containing sworn statements of personal wealth of Peronist personalities, made when’ they came to power, found Eva Perén claimed to pos- sess cash and jewels worth 1,300, of the Buenos Aires conference will be the creation of a basic inter- American economic agreement, that has been discussed at intervals since the Chapultepec conference in 1945. Although no definite agenda has been drawn up about the Buenos Aires conference, specialized ob- servers believe that the commer- cial problems between East and} 000 pesos — then about $400,000 — and a house in the Colegiales suburb, Juan Duarte, Eva's brother and Per6n’s private secretary before he fell in disgrace, stated that his pa- pers were in order and he would declare his assets later. He never did. IMPORTANT SHIFTS IN PARAGUAYAN ARMY ASUNCION, Paraguay —(UP)— President Alfredo Stroessner has ordered important shifts in the high command of the armed forces. He named Lt. Cmdr. Benito Pe- reira acting commander in chief of the navy, replacing Rear Adm. Gabriel Patifio. Brig, Gen. Leodegar Cabello was named commander of the key first , West that have taken on extraor- | dinary importance since the Soviet | Union indicated the intention of expanding its economic relations with Latin America. Panamerican experts point to the | convenience of having all the Re- publics understand the planned conference, The Buenos Aires conference, when it is held, will have an or- ganic aspect within the inter-Ame- that the participants will seek con- j clusions of a permanent nature, The achievements of the special session of inter-American Econo- mic and Social Council in Rio de Janeiro in 1954 are very favora- bly viewed by inter-American cir- cles in this capital. That meeting |resulted in contacts between the ‘highest economic experts of many | governments. It was followed by a revision of the policy of the Export Import | Bank and the World Bank in fa- vor of greater United States aid to Latin America for its economic | development. With the stimulus of | the United States government an inter-American investment confer- ence was held in New Orleans in March of last year to improve the “investment climate”.. A better atmosphere was creat- ed for the Latin American to sta- bilize the international coffee mar- ket that had caused considerable political agitation in the United States during a previous period of relatively high prices. f military region, which included Asuncién, the capital, in place of Brig, Gen. Quintin L. Parini. MISSION IN RIO RIO DE JANEIRO —(UP)—Mu- nicipal Trade Mission from Kansas City, Mo, arrived here on a three- week tour of Latin America. The group of 32 businessmen and officials is headed by Mayor H. Roe Bartle. They plan to visit 11 cities in eight countries, seeking recog- nition of Kansas City as a Mid- Western gateway to Latin America. Included in the mission are Hal Hendrix, Latin American affairs writer for the Kansas City Star, and Randall Jessee, of Station WD ATK rican system’ and it is presumed| |guests of Ambassador and Mrs, | Woodward for a meeting and buf- fet luncheon, after which they will |go to Havana, where Mrs. Pearce and the others are to visit the Havana Womans club, The trip ends in New York on Feb. “23, ~ and while in that city the New York Times will give a farewell tea in honor of Mrs. Theodore S. Chapman, president of the Gene- ral Federation, TUNA TOURNAMENT Officials of the Cat Cay Yacht, club, Cat Cay, Bahamas, have an- |mounced the 12th annual Interna- tional Tuna Tournament for May |25 to June 1, with Louis R. Wa- sey, owner of Cat Cay, as general |cMairman, Rules committee for |the tournament consists of Aksel C. P. Wichfeld, of Palm Beach; John Mahony of Miami, Earl Ro- man of Miami and Robert Kleiser and John Rybovich, The field in the torunament is |limited to 40 boats, CERAMIC SHOW Fourth Annual Miami National Ceramic exhibition sponsored by the Ceramic League of Miami, has been announced for April 15 thro- rough April 29, with location the Lowe Gallery of the University of Miami. | Last years ceramic exhibition | attracted 127 entrants from 27 | states, and brought to Miami a | cross-section of contemporary am- |erican work in this craft; this | year’s event is expected to exceed | these figures. | The Ceramic League of Miami, |which sponsors the exhibition, is ja group of both hobby and profes- |sional workers in this field, who |realize that they and the com- |munity need the inspiration and impetus which only a top flight exhibition can bring, Toward this jend the University of Miami, | through its Lowe Gallery, has been | generous in the extreme, and the | Beaux Arts Society of Lowe Ga- |Ilery has considered it important | enough to donate prize money. |, A well known. and competent |jury has been selected and in-. cludes Thelma Frazier Winter and | Edwin Scheirer, both prominent in the profession, and Mrs, Van- derbilt Webb, president of the Am- | erican Craftsmens’ Educational Co- | uncil, COCKTAHL DANCE Tom Aubry, popular bachelor at Miami Beach, hosted a cocktail dance the other day at Miami Beach’s Surf club, and when he did, he asked a group of feminine friends to assist in entertaining, These were Mrs. F, Rouse Smith, Mrs, Don Allen, Mrs. Lino Ser- tel and Mrs, P. B, Mangus, NICARAGUAN ENVOY DIES IN PANAMA PANAMA. (UP).—The Nicara- guan ambassador to Panama Jesus Aguilar Cortez died suddenly last night after suffering a collapse. The remains of the ambassador will be sent by plane to Nicaragua tomorrow, .