Diario las Américas Newspaper, October 5, 1956, Page 10

oi Sfme For a better understanding For Liberty, Culture and Inter-American News for English- Hemispheric Solidarity Member Inter American Press Association Speaking people between the Americas MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1956 Differences with U.S.A. | Dr. Mora Calls not hard to Solve, Says for Economic Panamanian Minister | Cooperation of K N 0 W PANAMA, Oct. 4—(UP)— The THY a? 4th YEAR NUMBER 75 Luis Somoza Willing to Run for Presidential Term Ending May, 1963 | Big Reward Offered for Capture oe a S. SMITR Vice President G. A SAN ROMAN President FRANCISCO AGUIRRE Vice President and Publisher Cc. W SMITB Vice President HORACIO AGUIRRE Vice President, Editor and Manager Eliseo Riera-Gomez Advertising and Circulation Mgr. Antonio Ruiz Managing Editor except Monday — Bmvered as second class matter at the Post Published daily Office of Miami Springs. Fla. on February &, 1956. EDITORIAL ist ‘ | Aquilino Boyd, declared last night | at the first meeting of the new Na- | NEW YORK, Oct. 4—(UP) —| |tional Assembly, that he does not |Dr. José A. Mora, Secretary Gen- |believe that the differences exist-| tal of the Organization of Ameri- FREE ELECTIONS Re oe The Soviet observers coming next month to the United States, invited by the Washington Government, to watch the elections in this country, are sure to see authentic democracy in the choosing | of the supreme State authorities. Members of the communist mission will not be! able to see anything which is not the free exercise of the people’s will, as well as complete impartiality in the part of the authorities. Here, as it should be in a Republic deserving of the title because its official institutions respond to the juridico-political meaning, the presidential elections are an event of enormous civic significance, which develops in an atmosphere of positive freedom, without: coercion |ing with the United States, in re- NEIGHBOR By ANTONIO RUIZ COLOMBIA - Transportation has been a major problem in Colombia | because of the cotintry’s very mountainous terrain, which makes | highway and railroad construction both very difficult and very costly. For that reason, Colombia has to) depend to a great extent on water | and air transportation. Fourteen navigable rivers, serving almost | one hundred river ports, have pro- | vided the chief means of transport- ation since early times, and still are the backbone for the country’s gard to the Treaty, of the Panama |Canal, could not be solved. Boyd spoke after the opposition Deputies joined the gubernamental majority to unanimously back up the Panamanian interpretation of the 1955 Treaty with the United States. These differences are based, mainly, in what the United States agreed to do in regard to the Panamanian employees of the Pa- nama Canal Companies wage scales, Boyd praised the position assum- ed by the Assembly on Monday and caused by the address delivered by ex - President Ricardo Arias, who declared himself against the North can States (OAS) called on these countries to cooperate, more in- timately,sin the economic field and, at the same time, Carlos Sanguinet- ti, Uruguayan industrialist, pointed out that the offers of technical and economic aid made by the Soviet Union to Latin America con- stitute a threat to the solidarity of the countries of the Western Hemi- sphere. Mora and Sanguinetti spoke at the Banquet offered by the Inter- american Trade and Production Council at the Metropolitan Club of New York. ~ Mora said that it was time for the ideals of cooperation, which have given magnificent results in STROESSNER AND KUBITSCHEK TO MEET TOMORROW ASUNCION, Paraguay, Oct. 4— (UP) Presidents Stroessner of Pa- raguay and Juscelino Kubitschek, of Brazil, will meet next Saturday at the Brazilian town of Foz de Iguazu, in the high Paranda, for the initiation of work in the construc- tion of the international bridge which will unite Foz de Iguazu with President Fratico port, in the Para- guayan side. Stroessner will go direct by plane sident Luis Somoza, who at present is completing his father’s term, de- | clared for the first time, that he is willing'to be the candidate of the Liberal Party in the coming presi- dential elections, which will be held on February 3rd. The Liberals had designated his father as their can- didate for these elections, for the usual presidential term of 6 years. Somoza said that his decision to accept if he is designated, is based in his loyalty to the Party, the Country and his friends. The National and Legal Board of of Smuggler of Murder Weapon MANAGUA, Oct. 4—(UP) Pre-| fered for information leading to his apprehension. President Luis Somoza said last night investigation showed the murder weapon was purchased in New Orleans, La., by a former Ni- caraguan Army officer now living in El Salvador. At his first press conference since succeeding his father as Pre- sident, Somoza said the snub-nos- ed five-chambered Smith and Wes- son .38 caliber pistol was bought by Noel Bermudez fast April 3 at a New Orleans gun and sport shop. (Sloan Army and Sporting Goods, M4 . rf . is re . 5 de I Saturd at|the Liberal Party will meet with |300 Ramparta St. from the Government nor outrages in the part of inter-related system of waterways, Sunbree de aeete clay on, saitiee as me ea eA aa 10 ae M. Esampanted ene the|the President to discuss plans for| He ata it is reine Bermudez the armed forces trying to bring victory toa deter-| roads and railroads. In its attempts regard! tonne ae en problem |tions: Ministers of Foreign Relations,|the future. It is believed that | brought the gun to El Salvador and mined faction. Of course, this is what they will see, but, no doubt, it will not be what they will report to the Russian people, to that people which has no alternative. within the totalitarian regime suffocating them, than to vote for the official candidates of the governing party, a prefabricated victory which cannot inspire a popular emotion other than to satisfy the curiosity to attend the elaborate ceremonies crowning the so-called electo- ral process. The moral value of democratic principles is such, that even where government is exercised by force, they don’t want to discard the external mani- festations of democracy and, as if preparing a thea- trical show, they proceed to its performance, decora- ting it with the ornamentation of a false freedom. That is what the U. S. observers will see in Rusia when, according to reports, their turn comes to see Soviet “elections”. No matter how honest and republican the electoral process may be in the United States, that truth will not be revealed behind the iron curtain, nor there will be any explanation on the way of life of the citizens in a genuine democracy, with their rights and obligations in harmonious co- ordination. Because the Russian people are kept ignorant of what really happens in the free world, the Soviet Government is able to maintain its iron clad control within its borders. especially regarding migration of the people. The hierarchs of the Kremlin know that if the doors were opened to the people, as is done in most cases in the rest of the nations of the world, allowing them to freely enter and leave the country, millions of persons would abandon the communist “paradise”, to go in search of better horizons, where human life has more value and the condition of citizenship a higher political quality. Direct Air Service fo Chicago From So. America Starts Today Brazilian International Airlines Starts two Weekly Flights Service CHICAGO, Oct. 4 — Chicago’s first direct air link with South America will be established tomor- row when a delegation of fifty Brazilian industrialists, govern- ment officials, aviation executives and editors arrive at O'Hare Field on the enbound inaugural Sao Pau- Jo — Chicago flight of Real - Aero- vias (Brazilian International Air- ber of flights to and from Chica- go’s.new O’Hare Field would be “twice weekly in the near future.” “All Brazilians,” he said, “proud- ly refer to Sao Paulo, the airline’s base, as the ‘Chicago of South Ame- rica.’ The similarity between these two dynamic cities is truly remark- able from every viewpoint — popu- lation, diversified industries, trans- to surmount the transport pro- blems created by geographical bar- riers, Colombia became one of the first countries in the Western Hemishphere to put serious efforts in the developing of commercial airline in continuous operation in the Hemisphere is Colombia’s aviation, The oldest commercial | Avianea (Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia) founded in 1919 as “Seadta” (Sociedad Colombo Ale- mana de Transportes Aéreos), with Colombian and German capital. Colombia is outstanding among the Latin American countries for its rapid progress in commercial aviation, its extensive airways sy- stem, and high standards of equip- ment, operations and safety. In ad- dition to Avianca, there are other important airlines, privately oper- ated and owned, but subject to gov- ernment regulations. Roughly, half of the passenger traffic in Colom- bia is carried by the airlines, which have also steadily increased their volume of air cargo. An idea of this progress is given by the fact that Avianca claimed to be the world’s leading cargo carrier in 19- 51, with a freight volume of 240 million pounds, an increase of 45 per cent above 1950. Colombia has about 200 airports, the largest ones being at Bogota and Barranquilla, Avianca flies in- ternational routes to several Latin American countries, as well as Eu- rope and the United States, and has connections with all other in- ternational routes. Colombia is al- so served by a good number of in- ternational airlines, including Pan American, Panagra, KLM or Royal Dutch, British Overseas Airways, and others. The Magdalena River and its| principal tributary, the Cauca Ri- ver, form the main artery of the waterway system of inland trans- portation, connecting the Carib- bean seaports of Barranquilla, Car- tagena and Santa Marta and the coastal lowlands with Colombia’s principal cities in the mountainous interior. Traversing the country from south to north, the Magdalena touches nine of the country’s six- teen departments. Along its 1,000. mile course more than a million tons of cargo and some 200,000 pas- sengers are transported every year. Highway and ‘railroad connections form an important part of the Magdalena’s communications sy- stem, and the Dique Canal affords a navigable connection between the river at Calamar and the seaport of Cartagena. Roads and highways of all clas-| ses in Colombia total approxim- | ately 15,000 miles. Despite natural obstacles to road - building and maintainance, the highway con-| struction program of Colombia has and reiterated his previous protest about Panama not having been in- vited to the London Conference. During yesterday debate at the Assembly, Deputy Alfredo Aleman, Jr., energically criticized United States Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles. He declared that Du- Iles had been a member of the lawyers firm of Sullivan-Cromwell, accusseqd by Panama, some time ago, of mismanagement of $10,000- 000 of the Perpetual Fund that Panama was granted by the U. S. for.the 1903 Treaty. Aleman add- ed that if the Panamanians could vote in the United States, the gov- ernment would revert to the hands It is necessary — said the Se- eretary General of the OAS— to enforce measures which will in- crease production and improve living conditions in the Hemi- sphere’s weak regions. “We must reinforce the machin- ery we have at hand to prevent any act of any State which could seriously impair the economic pro- gress of the others, by means of a perfected coordination of the plans of each country,” he added. Mora mentioned the organization of the Commission proposed by President Eisenhower at the Presi- dents Conference in Panama, as a sign of positive progress in that of the Democrats. direction. WASHINGTON, Oct. 4—(UP)— The Air Transport Industry Asso- | ciation announced today it is spon- soring an Interamerican Confer- ence of Aviation in Miami, from November 14 to 16. The association said it expects participation of some 300 repre- sentatives of U. S. and Latin Ame- dustry, government and armed for- ces of those countries. of aviation — says the announce- ment — military aviation officials as well as civilians of the United States and Latin America will meet to discuss present and future activi- ties and requirements of Interame- rican aviation.” It says that the three-day meet- ing will open with the presenta- tions by delegates from Latin Ame- rica of their requirements, present and future, and then a debate will follow on export and import pro- blems. Charles Shuff, President of the Export Import Committee of the Association, issued the following statement: “Since the United States is the main source of supply for the Latin American needs of planes and aer- onautical equipment, this meeting gives these nations the opportunity Interamerican Conference of Air Transport Industry to Meet Here rican airlines, as well as the in-| - “For the first time in the history tions.” The Association’s announcement points out that Rubén Berta, Pre- sident of Varig, declared recently that the plane in Latin America does in one hour what the best trains, ships or buses available can Public Works and Defense, other | members of his Cabinet, a Dele- gation representing Congress and | Armed Forces High Officers. The two ‘presidents will have | lunch together at Foz de Iguazu | and the will go to President Fran- co, where the ceremonies of inau- guration of the monolith that will symbolize the meeting of the two Chief Executives and the initiation of this important job, which is part of the highway at present under construction between Asuncién and Paranaguay in the Atlantic, will take place. It is probable that, at President Franco, the Commercial Pact that Brazilian Delegates are negotiating in this Capital for the| last four weeks will be signed. Kubitschek will return from Foz de Iguazu to Rio de Janeiro on the last hours of Saturday. The Para-; guayan Chief Executive will return from President Franco. The local press has dedicated am- ple comments to this meeting, which is being called “historical meeting,’ and brought out the sig- nificance it has as reassurances of the friendship between Paraguay do in 24. and Brazil. 1 Increased Travel WASHINGTON —(UP)— The travel tax on trips by United States citizens to Puerto Rico has expired thus helping to raise prospects of greater travel and more income for the island, in the opinion of ex- perts here. No immediate upsurge of travel is expected, but over the course of months and years, authorities be- lieve that this will considerably be- nefit that part of Puerto Rican in- come which derives from dollars spent there by tourists and busi- ness men. The tax until now was 10 per cent of the cost of passage. It was rescinded by the U. S. Congress as one of its last acts in the middle of the summer, effective Oct. 1. Other portions of the Caribbean and Cuba are also exempt hence- to submit their problems in avia- tion and suggest constructive solu- HEMISPHERIC EVENTS MEXICO AND SPAIN forth, Canad& and México are not entirely exempt. PANAMA FREIGHTER Expected With Ex to Puerto Rico piration of Tax Combined with the lowest air fares in existence on U. S. routes to Puerto Rico this is consid- ered a helpful measure for the is- land economy. The tax was originally levied in wartime to help raise war funds and was then 15 per cent. It was cut to 10 per cent some years ago. There are some technicalities about the tax. For example, tourists travelling outside the’continental United States will continue to pay a tax on the travel within this country if they stop anywhere en route, For instance, if a persons flew non-stop from any U. S. city to Puerto Rico, there would be no tax on the trip at all. But, if his flight stopped in Miami, he would have to pay the 10 per cent tax on the portion of the trip from his home city to Miami. is with us this year. Its economy is among them is Somoza’s designa- tion as candidate by the Liberal Assembly. : The President said that the Liberal Party was not prepared for the loss of his father, who directed it during so many years, and that the National Board had to find a solution to the pending problems and to point out the route to follow as otherwise the affiliates would not know which way to go. members officially extended theii condolences for the demise of Gen- eral Somoza and offered their ad- hesion to him. consider any changes in the Cabi- net as all the members were col- laborators of his father. In regard to a more distant fut- ure, Somoza said: “we will see how things develop.” The President affirmed that the country enjoys complete calm and is trying to return to normalcy. “We have lost a great leader,” he observed. Later he said that Nicaraguans understood the futility of the act carried on by the assassins, who did not gain any of their objectives. “They tried to drown the coun- try in a blood bath, he said, and they left it sunken in tears.” REWARD OFFERED MANAGUA, Oct. 4—(UP)— The Nicaraguan National Guard today posted a “dead or alive’ reward for the man suspected of smuggling in the American-made pistol with which President Anastasio Somoza was assassinated. The suspected was identified as Edwin Castro Rodriguez, the son of a deceased Nicaraguan Army general. A $7,000 reward was of- that Castro Rodriguez smuggled it across the border to the assassin, Rigoberto Lépez Pérez. Somoza said that no foreigners are suspected of complicity in the assassination plot as yet. But’ he added he believed there were some links between the conspiracy and communism. : ~Somoza said that,when the case against Bermudez has been thoroughly prepared, Nicaragua He declared also that, in the | will study its treaties on the ques- meeting held by the Cabinet, its | tion of extradition. REFUSES TO HOIST FLAG AT HALF - MAST BUENOS AIRE, Oct. 4—(UP) He added that it is premature to|The Argentine Foreign Office is facing a problem brought by the refusal of the Ambassador in Mon- tevideo, Socialist Patriarch Alfre- do Palacios, who has refused to hoist the Argentine flag at half- mast as an homage to the late Pre- sident Anastasio Somoza of Nicara- gua. The Argentine Government de- creed that the flag be hoisted at half mast in all public buildings and embassies abroad, but Pala- cios refused to comply with the or- der. Palacios, consulted over the tele- phone, denied that he had resigned, as it has been rumored. The evening paper “El Diario” of Montevideo says in an editorial today: “Ambassador Palacios, who has never bent his head before a dicta- tor, refuses to do it this time. If a note arrives, Palacios will resign, but will resign with the flag at full mast.” Not only Palacios has resisted the order, however. Several col- leges have refused to lower the flag because of student opposition. NEW YORK, Oct. 4—(UP)—In an editorial under the title of “The Other Canal” the “New York Times” said today: “A coincidence of history has brought a new Panamanian Presi- dent into office at a time when the Panama Canal has come into the news along with the Suez Ca- nal. These are the two most im- portant canals in the world and Latin American News in Brief Although local firms were will- “The Other Canal” they serve much the same technic al purpose. “In other respects there is no close parallel. The Panamanians, and especially the retiring presi- dent Ricardo Arias, complained about not being invited to the Lon- don conferences on the Suez Canal. In reality, the rast thing Panaman- ians would want to see is the inter- nationalization of the Panama Can- jal. The Canal, the income it brings, |and the relationship it establishes with the United States is Panama’s one and only important asset — and it is a very great one. Pariamanians have continually worked to improve their position, which is natural enough, but they have too often tried to do so by encroaching ‘on treaty rights an seeking unfair advantages. i fi i ‘ . made impressive progress during of great importance to Latin Ame-| ing and able to make the pipe sec-| “As President Eisenhower assur- lines). The flight is scheduled to/| portation, architecture, and the | the last few decades. National high- sec eres eae citidlal SIN Litas eat The P: See and te the world and we feel | tions it was decided to import them | ed the incoming President Ernesto arrive here at 6:15 P. M. Friday, |forceful rate of economic pro-| ways, as distinct from department, sje at. Generalissimo | an NCAP ORE —(UP)— The Pan-/sict ‘by joining the international |from Italy although there were| de la Guardia Jr., during the Latin- Oct. 5th. gress. al roads, account for more than |rePresentative 0 ene: amanian freighter Star Betelgeuse American conference in July, Pa- A few hours later, a group of fifty Chicagoans and other mid- western civic and business leaders will board the inaugural south- bound fight to Sao Paulo. Largest airline in Latin America and serving a vast network of 217 cities and towns throughout the Southern Hemisphere, Real- Aero- vias operates a fleet of 105 air- planes, Besides Chicago, on its in- ternational route, the airline stops at Miami, Caracas, Port - of Spain, Belem, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. The new service to Chicago will mark the first time that any air- line, North or South American, has directly linked the midwestern part of the United States with the South American Continent. Calling it a “milestone in the tra- ditional ties of friendship and com- merce between the United Stdtes “Real’s directors,” he added, “did not have to think twice about the area in the United States with which they desired a direct tie. Chicago, with its vitally important surrounding markets, offers a na- tural link as well as the greatest potential in terms of future com- mercial and passenger air traffic between the North and South American Continents”, Commander Gomes, accompan- ied by his wife and several direc- tors of Real-Aerovias and their wives, is host to the Brazilian in- dustrialists, government repre- sentatives and editors who are on the inaugural flight. During a four - day visit in Chi- cago, the Brazilian visitors will be guests at receptions, luncheons, dinners and various events planned by local civic and business groups, including trade associations, Sears Roebuck, International Harvester one half of he total mileage of the country. Colombia’s railroad system of 14 lines totals approximately 2,- 500 miles of track. Ten national lines are operated by the Adminis- trative Council, an agency created by the National Government in 19- 32. There are four departmental lines and several short private lines, Spanish Version Page 3 ARGENTINE ECONOMIC MISSION IN ITALY ROMA —(UP)— Argentine Eco- nomic Mission arrived here to ini- tiate negotiations destined to re- gulate Argentina’s accounts with Italy and to increase trade between the two countries. The Mission, with eight members, is headed by Dr. Eustaquio Méndez Delfino who, for this occasion, has been given the rank of Ambassador and Minister Plenipotenciary The Franco in México declared that Spain wishes to resume diplomatic relations with México. Manuel Onos said that the success- of his campaing in favor ofg resum- ming the ties between Spain and México depends mainly in the Mexican Press, which will explain to the public “the necesity of re- suming our old relations.” “My work will be to know Méxi- co well and to serve the Spanish colony living in México,” said Ojos. The Spanish representative ar- rived here a few days ago and pre- sented his credentials to the Min- ister of Foreign Relations of Mé- xico, Luis Padilla Nervo. BOLIVIAN SENATE PRESIDENT RESIGNS LA PAZ —(UP)— Juan Lechin, President of the Senate, resigned the post with the purpose of giving full attention to his work as Senat- or for Potosi. struck a reef ten miles from Singa- pore and the boom. vessel Barfoil was rushed to her assistance. The 6,525-ton ship was reported stuck on the reef. It is owned by the CIA Naviera Republica, of Pa- nama. The Royal Navy tug Enigma was also called out to aid the 11,- 436-ton Norwegian tanker Milena, which lost a propeller 10 miles from Singapore. ARGENTINA WELCOMED TO FUND BY BLACK WASHINGTON, Sept. 27—(UP) Eugene R, Black, President of the International Bank, met. privately with Argentina Ambassador Adol- fo A. Vicchi to congratulate Ar- gentina for joining the bank and the International Monetary Fund. Vicchi was one of numerous de- legates to call on Black in the course of the 11th. annual meetin; of governors of the bank an institutions Argentina has . contri- buted to the promotion of closer economic cooperation.” Vicchi, who heads his country’s delegation to the meeting of gover- nors, was accompanied by the Em- bassy Financial Counselor, Dr, Ed- gardo Grumbach. PERONIST GRAFT IS REVEALED BUENOS AIRES —(UP)— A trail of Peronista graft which forc- ed out an American and local firms to favor an Italian company for the construction of the famous Pata- gonian gas line which pipes nat- ural gas from Comodoro Rivadavia to Buenos Aires was revealed in a report from government investi- gators. The 1,800 kilometer line was ordered in 1946 by Perén’s first Industry and Commerce Minister Rolando Largomarsino. Dr. Daniel none to spare in that country at the time and they had to be bought in the U. S. A. and sent to Argentina via Italian ports. This added a mil- lion dollars to the cost. A bid from the Kaiser Corpora- tion was not taken into account. Perén did not wait for any organi- zation but on Feb. 21, 1947 order- ed the gas line started even though only thirty one:kilometers of pipe were on hand and there was a world scarcity of such material. When the Argentine engineer Teo- filo Tabanera, who with other ex- perts, was visiting U. S. A. and Europe for the project, protested. the Dalmine deal, he was fired BATISTA APPOINTS CHIEF JUSTICE HAVANA —(UP)— President Fulgencio Batista nominated San- tiago Rosell y Leyte Vidal, 83, as Chief Justice of the Cuban Supreme Court. ‘ nama can count on fair and gener- ous treatment from our country, and she has been getting it. The sharp jabs at the United States by retiring President Arias on Mon- day seemed rather uncalled for up here. “The new President was more friendly. In fact, he is a truly friend of the United States, although he, too, expressed some criticisms. No one here is afraid of criticism or blame Panama for seeking to get whatever she is entitled to get. President de la Guardia can be ex- pected to stand for his country and at the same time give the United States fair play. Presidente Ruiz Cortines of Mé- xico has shown what can be done ‘by a leader determined to enforce honesty within fields he can con- trol. President de la Guardia has a similar opportunity and a fine 9 ' rs a Aba Castro Cranwell, then head of that} Rosell, an associate justice since|chance to serve the best interests and Brazil,” Real’s President. | and others. Later, they will visit Delegation already finished similar | In an interview with the United | monetary fund. Ministry’s legal department, is ac-| 1940, would succeed the late Sera-|of Panama and to strengthen the Commander Linneu Gomes de-| Detroit and other midwestern cities | negotiations in London, Paris and|Press he said that his decision is} ‘Black later told the United Press: | cused of swinging the contract to|fin Pichardo Moya who died last |relationships between our two “ared his confidence that the num-| before departing for Brazil. Bonn, |due to his health condition, “I am delighted that Argentina | Dalmine Italiana. August. countries”