Diario las Américas Newspaper, October 11, 1956, Page 10

Inter-American News for English- Speaking people 4th YEAR @..A. SAN ROMAN President , FRANCISCO AGUIRRE Vice President and Publisher Antonio Ruiz Managing Editor Cc. W. SMITH S. SMITH Vice President Vice President HORACIO AGUIRRE Vice President. Editor and Manager Eliseo Riera-Gomez Advertising and Circulation Mgr iblished daily oft fice of Miami Springs Fla. om February & 1 ‘DITORIAL POLITICAL, RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND HIS COMMERCIAL ° ACTIVITIES With a darigerous frequency we find individuals vho,. to evade elementary civic responsibilities, as tisthe one of having a minimum of political activity, nvoke the weak argument that they are persons {edicated completely to business and that their ‘oncern is only in commercial matters. ; On many occasions this attitude, although nistaken, is sincere. However, there are others, and n an alarming volume, in which this is only a etext to justify the complicity with determined ituations which are adverse to the high interests if the country. That. is, behind the screen of those ‘ommercial activities, the pretense of an explanation s made about the absolute indifference with which, or the sake of appearance, some persons view the volitical life of the nations, Those who really believe, with candid sincerity, hat their condition of businessmen relieve them ‘rom the minimum of political’ responsibility which “‘itizenship implies, are in a grave error which not mly represents the neglect of civic obligations, but! ilso is. harmful to them in their own business. Industrialists, merchants, farmers, all those who n a form or another are factors in the economic levelopment of the community, have or must have} ‘ital interest in the institutional life of the State, vhich ‘is nurtured, essencially, from political cur- ‘ents, According to the participation of those indiv- duals in the political process of the country, it will "ye the influence they may have in the destinies of the iation. Those persons may be, or, may be not, aminently political. That is a question of: tempera- nent and ability. But one thing they cannot help s that they are citizens, and citizenship implies a ninimum of political responsibilities which cannot ve evaded. It is advantageous for business people, perhaps ‘nore than for anybody else, that Public Administra- ion is conducted by capable and honorable persons, vho will discharge their duties within the norms if a well understood liberty and in accordance with he principles which give institutional life to the Yepublic. ; t Ona good Administration and an adequate itmosphere of legitimate peace, of that peace which «s the result of respect to the civic and political ‘ights of the community, depends, in a great part, he success of the commercial and economic activities if a Nation. It is in this manner, or course, that the tot of the State, that lot which is regulated by politi- ‘al phenumena, is of great interest for those who ire intimately bound to these activities, :XIMBANK MISSION IN ARGENTINA | BUENOS AIRES. (UP) — A mi-| of more than one million kilowatts. sion from the U.S. Export-Import| Anticipating any possible cri- sank headed by Vice President) ticism from extreme nationalists, ‘ance Brand was received by Fi-|President Aramburu said loans ‘ance. Minister Eugenio Blanco. from Export Import Bank would _A scheduled meeting with provi-|help Argentina’s economic recons- jonal president Pedro E. Aram.-|truction “without in any way com- uru was postponed because of! promising our national independ- ‘ther commitments for the Pres-| ence or sovereignity”. ‘ent. i Aramburu said with proceeds of The mission held its first con-| the transportation loan Argentina nee with Argentine negotiators | will buy 300 diesel-electric locomo- _t the Central Bank to discuss the | fives, railroad cars, roadbuilding isboursement of the $100 million | equipment and port machinery. The President described the po- yan extended to Argentina last ronth, wer shortage as a ‘national shame’.” _ The American group arrived Fri-| Traceable to “oficial negligence” under the Perén ‘dictatorship. ay to continue the negotiations Both Aramburu and Agriculture hich began-in Washington and a RE except Monday — Bmtered as second class matter at the Post) ‘sulted in the first of what may e a series of development ioans. Brand said the mission’s primary urpose “is to participate in a joint vudy of urgent Argentine require. sents and related matters in or- er to faciljtate the allocation ot 1€° $100 million credit authoriz- 4 by the- Export-Import Bank”. The main interest of the Ar- entine Government, after solving se transportation problems, is to ierease, the ‘nations’s electric po- er. porduction, which it is estim- ved will require an investment of “spore than $25 million to over- "Sme the°current power shortage Minister Alberto Mercier emphasiz- ed that Argentina is rapidly reco- vering its traditional role as a “bread-basket for the world”. Aramburu said farm plantings this year cover one of the largest acreages ever registered. Mercier said Argentina’s cattle population has reached a record of 49 million head and that meat exports this year will reach 600.000 metric tons, a figure comparable to pre-war le- vels. Wheat, corn, linseed and edible oilseeds plantings will. show in- creases of from 15 to 150 per cent over 1955, Mereier said. 'Interamerican Ho “HAVANA, Oct. 9—(UP)— The ateramerican Hospital Conven- on, eonvoked by the Pan .merican Medical Confederation, 1 which fifteen countries are re- resented, Gpened its sessions un- er the» Presidency of Dr. Félix _urtado and with Dr. Refael Cal- o Fonseca acting as Secretary. The Convention was attended by ‘ectors.of Hospitals in Haiti, Co- es ae | Starts Sessions in Havana, Cuba spital Convention lombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Ar- gentina, Paraguay, Chile and other American nations, and Directors of the majority of the Cuban hospitals. The Convention opened up with an address delivered by the Mihis- ter of Health, Dr. Salas Humara, followed by an address delivered by |the President of the National Me- | dical College and President of the |Convention, Dr. Félix Hurtado. For a_ better -understanding between the Americas MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1956 THY NEIGHBOR By ANTONIO RUIZ VENEZUELA. — The National Agrarian Institute, founded in 1949 is an autonomous agency of the government in its organization and functioning, but dependent of the Ministry of Agriculture and Live- stock. It is in charge of agrarian reform and control of directed im- migration, At present there are 20 agricul- tural colonies created and directed by the Institute. They are: Men- doza, Guayabita, Guanare, Barbula, Yuma, Charaguao, Guayebo, La Mo- rena, Chirgua, La Paredefia, La Emilia, Manaure, El Loro, Peder- nales, Mariara, Durute, Tovar, Las Trojas y La Esmeralda. There are also two agricultural units: that of Turén, in Portuguesa and Bramén in Tachira State, besides the Agri- | cultural Center of El Tocuyo. In the planning stage there are two} agricultural and cattle raising colo- nies, Araurima, in Falcon, and El Cenizo, in Trujillo, and one agri- | cultural and livestock colony, Los | Andes, in Tachira State. The land cultivated by these or- ganizations of the Institute during, the last six years total more than 120.000 hectares, with a produc- tion estimated in more than 226.- 000 kilos. From July, 1949, to June 1955, the Institute reclaimed forest lands for national production for a total of more than 37.737 hectares with an estimated value of more than 22 million bolivars. Besides, during the same six years of work, the Institute has built and granted more than 1.300 rural residences, with a value of more than 13 mil- lion bolivars. During the same period of time, the Institute has invested moret han 27 million bolivars to buy agricul- tural machinery, including tractors, reapers of different kinds, and many implements for the machine- ry, and complementary equipment. The Institute has granted outright, within its colonies, almost 2.000 parcels, with an area of more than 30.641 hectares, and 2.736 parcels | in its territorial divisions, with an | area of more than 11.000 hectares. With these land grants, 4.650 fa- milies have benefited, of which 4.084 are Venezuelans and 566 fo- reign. In the different types of superv- ised credits, the Institute has loan- ed over 10 million bolivars for agri- cultural machinery and tools; more than 17 million for agrarian ex-4 ploitation work; more than 500.000 for travel expenses of immigraht families; 323,920 for property im- provement; over 125.000 for home furnishings, and for subsistence expenses more than 38.000 bolivars. Agricultural eredits granted by the Agriculture and Livestock Bank amount to more than 11 million’ bolivars, and those of the Venezue- lan Devolopment Corporation over 10 million, so that, the three insti- tutions have assisted national agri- | culture, through credits, to the ex- tent of almost 60 million bolivars. The most important of the agri- cultural organizations of the Insti-| tute is the Agricultural Unit of | Turén, located in the fertile and warm lands of Portuguesa State, at abeut 160 meters over sea lével and a medium temperature of 79 | degrees F. The cultivated portion there is of about 28.600 hectares, and autright land grants have been of 784 parcels of land and 729 houses, to national and foreign fa- milies who work and live there. The houses are modern, with good wa- ter and light services, medical as- sistance, schools, religious services and technical aid. There are build- ing for administration, personnel HOLLAND WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 —(UP discovery of America and the histo’ Day and the Washington's Board monies, which will take place at the Panamerican Union. Three Latin Americans and two will be honored by the National Ci ship and welfare during the past tary General of the Organization of head the celebrations that will take place in the whole country on October 12th, to commemorate the of the countries of this Continent. +The National Citizens Committee for Columbus national Commission, will direct, jointly, the cere- for their work in pro of the Interamerican friend- They will be Dr. Horacio Aguirre, Editor of THE AMERICAS DAILY, of Miami; Henry F. Hol- land, ex-Assistant Secretary of State for Latin Amer- ican Affairs; Dr. José A. Mora, of Uruguay, Secre- and Monsignor José Joaquin Salcedo, MORA )— This city will rical brotherhood of Trade Inter- the reception of Union. THEIR PANAMERICANISM IS REWARDED AGUIRRE ‘olland, Mora and Aguirre to get: Awards from Citizens Committee General of Colombia’s Popular Cultural Action. A postumous Award will be granted also to deceased Rudolph §S. Hecht, ex-President of the} International Trade Mart of New Orleans. | After proclamations by President Eisenhower ‘and the Washington Commissioners, there will’ be a program of Latin American dances, directed by Ra- fael Sarda, of the personnel of the Pan American The Band of the U. S. Air Foree Command will offer a concert. North Americans tizens Committee from the Latin year. Members of religious people American States Secretary It is expected that most of the Ambassadors American countries, members of President Eisenhower’s Cabinet and other high Gov- ernment officials will attend the ceremonies. the National Citizens -Committee include distinguished educators, businessmen and interested in furthering a better understanding among the peoples of the Continent, by commemorating October 12th. WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 —(UP) The possibility of getting the head quarters of the American States (OAS) out Washington, is at least three years away, according to a statement of Smathers declared to newspaper- Secretary General, José A. Mora. that according to the Charter, the headquarters of the organization must be in* Washington} but it “LITTLE DIFFERENCE” WITH EXPROPRIATION TORREON, México, Oct. 10 — UP) — Ex-President Lazaro Car- denas declared yesterday tHat he sees “little difference” between the nationalization of the ‘Suez Canal, by Egypt, and the expro- piation of the Foreign Oil Indus- try, by México, in 1938, He told newspapermen in this city that he considers the Egypt- ian situation as similar to the one he created when, about twenty years ago, he seized and national- ized the country oil industry, which was under exploitation thén by Britishers, Dutch and Northameri- cans, “to protect our dignity.” Then, how can we be against the action of Egypt? he asked, residences, hospital, schools, police headquarters, and sport fields. As | a center of colonization and agri- | cultural development, Turén is con- | sidered as one of the most impor- | tant achievements in that field in all of Latin America. (Continued | tomorrow). ff Spanish Version Page 3. MEXICO GETTING 5 MILLION LOAN WASHINGTON, Oct. 10—(UP) The Export Import Bank announc- ed a loan of five million dollars has been granted to México for the purchase of beef and dairy cattle in the United States, The Mexicans will make their purcha- ses from U. S. cattlemen in zones affected by droughts. The announcement was made after the president of the bank, Samuel Waugh visited the White House, where he had an interview with Presidential aid Sherman Adams. It is assumed they discuss- ed the effect that the loan may HEMISPHERIC EVENTS GROWTH OF BRAZIL’S CHEMICAL INDUSTRY WASHINGTON —(UP)— The United States Commerce Depart- ment said that there has been a significant growth in Brazilian fer- tilizer and chemicals industries, with some effects on imports from the United States, In semi-annual review of import- ant international events and trends of chemical industries, the Department said that Brazil’s pro- duction of fertilizers during 1955 included. 35,451 metric tons of sup- erphosphate and 4,892 tons of am- monium sulfate, representing in- creases of 33 and 19 per cent re- spectively, over production in 1954. Despite these gains, the depart- ment said, Brazilian imports of both phosphatic and nitrogenous materials in 1955 were several times greater than production. “Of the Brazilian imports,” the have among U. S. cattlemen. review said, “substantial tonnages of ammonium sulfate, urea, super- Organization ‘of |at a general of | ganization. men, after a conference with OAS’ | OAS Could Not Move fo Miami for Several Years, Smathers Declares could be modified, although fin- al decision would have to be taken session of the or- Smathers asked Mora if there is Florida Senator George Smathers. | a possibility of moving it to Miami, |a move he advocates because Mia- |mi is the gateway to Latin Ame- \rica and because it is increasingly | becoming the cultural and econom- |ic center of activities between the | United States and the Latin Ameri- | can countries. He said that he knew the obsta- |cles to the idea, but “this does not |close the door, Other members of | the Florida delegation and I will |continue trying to convince OAS |to move to Miami when the or- ganization wishes to do so.” This unexpected petition by Smathers was made after the Me- |xican delegate to the OAS, Luis Quintanilla, declared that the U. |S. press treats the organization | with “systematic indiference.” But officials close to OAS said they |don’t consider realistic the propos- | al of moving the organization from | the most active capital of the Ame- | Ticas, where it has been for fifty- | four years, n The U.S. representative to the | OAS, John C. Dreier, said the mat- ter has to, be decided by all the governments members of the or- ganization. phosphates, potassium chloride and potassium sulfate originated in the United States. European countries also supplied sizeable quantities of these and other materials. “Although production of fertiliz- ers is expected to expand in Brazil, an additional increase in imports probably will be necessary to keep Pace with growing demands.” U. S. BUSINESSMEN HAVE FAITH IN ARGENTINA BUENOS AIRES—(UP)— Car- los Coll Benegas, president of the bank of the nation and head of the recent Argentine economic mission in Washington, said that U. S. busi- nessmen again have faith in Argen- tina’s future. “A bridge has -been reconstruct- ed, uniting again the people of Argentina and the United States,” he said in an address before the North American Chamber of Com- merce, Coll Benegas said that the $100 Lépez Will not go to Colombian Assembly. Session Ex-President Alfonso Lépez, of Colombia, has also declined the invitation extended to him by the National Directory of the Colomb- ian Conservative Party to attend the forthcoming sessions of the Na- tional Constituent Assembly. As ex-president of Colombia, he is entitled to a permanent seat in that organization, Another ex-pre- sident, Eduardo Santos, also de- clined a similar invitation of the Colombian conservatives. In .a cablegram, addressed to Valencia, Pérez, and Uribe Cualla, of the conservative directory, Dr. Lopez, now a Miami resident, says: “Thank you for your cordial in- vitation to attend the forthcoming sessions of the Constituent Assem- bly. I do not believe I can do it, but before reaching a final deci- sion I would like to have reports on the circumstances and objec- tives of the meeting and, besides, to know the opinion of the Liberal Directory. I am also very interest- ed in knowing the conditions in which the parties are to be re- presented in the Assembly. You will remember that for several years I have been advocating for just, authentic and adequate re- presentation for the liberals as in- dispensable requirement to insure for the acts of the Assembly a wide foundation of democratic scope. (Signed) Lépez. million credit granted Argentina recently by the U. S. Export Im- port Bank in the first stage of ne- gotiations “demonstrated that Ar- gentina’s credit is again a reality. “They extended/ a $100 million credit to us without analyzing the specific investment to which we would devote it,” he said. “It was enough for them to know that we had urgent needs in the matter of transportation, to open the doors to reflegted by the loan, Coli Bene- us and to trust us.” Beyond the financial cooperation gas said that the negotiations, due to be resumed here tomorrow with a mission from the Export Import Bank served to restore rela: tions in general between the two countries to a basis of “mutual re- spect and great cordiality.” FASHION SHOW AT CUBAN EMBASSY v Q WASHINGTON —(UP) — Ap- proximately 700 women watched — Ferry Service Between México and Cuba Under Discussion by Engineers MEXICO CITY, Oct. 1—(UP)— The establishment of a ferry ser- vice between México and Cuba and the problem of the “sinking” of México City are the main items now under discussion by the fourth convention of the Pan American Union of Engineering Associations, More than 400 delegates from all hemispheric countries, except Co- lombia, are meeting daily at the Communications building to discuss common pro- blems and exchange ideas on all fields of engineering. The matter of the joint opera. tion of a ferry service ebtween Puerto Juarez, Quintana Roo, and La FE, Cuba, was brought up by: Cuban delegate Luis R. Alfonso y Cuervo, who said the service would bring a tremendous boost to trade relations and exchange of tourists between the two countries. He said the underdeveloped areas of southeastern México would especially benefit from the influx of Cuban tourists and the increased prosperity brought about by the expecied increase in trade relations. The ferry service, which would use 7,000-ton’ luxury type boats, For Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity Department | Member Inter American Press Association NUMBER 79 would be complemented by a road construction program on both the Cuban and Mexican sides. Alfonso y Cuervo’s idea envisioned the construction of good highways leading from Mérida Yucatan, to the interior of México so that tour- ists may drive their cars directly to México City. Another road would be built between La Fe, in Pinar del Rio, and Havana. Mexican delegate Manuel Gon- zalez Flores explained to his col- leagues during yesterday’s session the gigantic problem now faced by Mexican authorities to prevent the further sinking of Mexican City. Gonzalez Flores said Mexican en- gineers have had to devise new techniques to offset the problem, and buildings of recent construc: tion do not face the dangers of buildings constructed many years back. The convention is scheduled to close on Friday. Before the final session the delegates will discuss a proposal to have all the Ameri- can countries adopt the decimal metric systems Another proposal | which will probalby be brought up is one calling for the creation of a Pan American Institute of Elec- tricity. Latin American WASHINGTON, Oct. 9—(UP)— Latin America total trade with the Chinese - Soviet block, in 1955, reached a new high level, estimat- ed in approximately $340.000.000, or more or less a 34 per cent high- er than in 1954, when it was of $254,000,000. Such was the information given out today by the administrators of the Battle Law, a legislative meas- ure, approved by Congress and de- stined to bar United States aid to countries which sell their products to the communist block. The Report of the Administrat- ors was transmitted to Congress by John B, Hollister, Chief of the International Cooperation Admin- istration. To place the figures in a comparative level, Hollister stres- ses in his report that the Latin Amerjea annual total trade with the United States is, more or less, $7,000,000,000 or about more than twenty times that of the same countries with the communist block. The part of the report regarding Latin America, contains the follow- ing details: “Argentina and Brazil continued in 1955 being the largest Latin American clients of the communist block. Trade between the block and Argentina, which was calculat- ed to have a big credit balance with the Soviet Union, went up to $193,000,000 in 1955. The value of Brazil’s trade with the block was $85,000,000 showing an increase of $42,000,000 which represent more or less a 100 per cent above 1954. Uruguay, which occupied third place in the Latin America trade with the block in 1954 was displac- ed in 1955 by Cuba, as the result of an increase in the purchase of Cub- an sugar by Russia. “Latin American exports in 19- 55 to the block went up to a total calculated in $169,00,000 against $142,000,000 in 1954 showing an increase of a 20/per cent. The larg- er part of this increase correspond- Latin American News in Brief models of one of Washington’s leading clothing department stores display the clothing which had made Luis Estévez, Havana, one of the world’s leading womens-cloth- ing designer. The show took ‘place at the Cub- an’ Embassy here and was sponsor- ed by Georgetown University. Pa- trons for the charity affair were the wives of the Latin American Ambassadors to the United States. Estévez left for New York im- mediately after the show, Tomor- row he will receive the American Fashion Critic 1956 Award at a banquet in that city. In the past six months Estévez has won the “sunshine” award pre- sented annually by Florida’s lead- ing department store at Miami, and the “Gold Coast” Award, pre- sented annually by the fashion critics of Chicago. Trade With the Communist Block is. Increasing ed to the increases in Brazil’s and Cuba’s exports. The shipment of 500,000 tons of Cuban sugar to Russia, with a value of $34,000,000 in the same manner that the in- erease of the Brazilian exports, particularly coffee, was checked in part by the decrease of Uruguay’s export to the block, decrease which amounted to $13,300,000, This de- clination of the Uruguayan exports of more or less, 50 per cent, was due to a substantial reduction of Russian purchases. “Imports of the Latin American block from the Sovietic group, went up to $171,000,000 in 1955, or an increase of 53 per cent compared with 1954 which were $112.000,000, The majority of the Latin Ameri- can countries, in 1955, increased their purchases from the Sovietic block..Of particular importance were increased purchases of Ar- gentina — $120,000,000 in 1955 against $83,000,000 in 1954 —, and Brazil — $38,000,000 in 1955 against $19.000,000 in 1954. A great part of these imports com- prised manufactured products and raw materials for industries. “Although Latin American trade with the Red block in 1955 only reached a 2 per cent of the zone trade with the rest of the world, which was the same proportion in the previous year, the importance of the communist block: trade in- creased for each country in parti- cular. Interior Minister Is Sworn in by President Somoza MANAGUA, Oct. 10—(UP) — Doctor Julio Quintana, appointed as Minister of the Interior was sworn in by President Luis Somo- za. Quintana occupied until now, the post of Consul for Nicaragua in San Francisco and he is con- sidered one of the outstanding Ni- caraguan jurists. Dr. Leonardo Somarriba, Minis- ter of Health, was appointed Pre- sident of the National Committee of Propaganda in favor of the Pre- sidential candidacy of Luis So- moza, substituting the person who presided the Committee for Gener- al Anastasio Somoza. The Committee will hold this aft- ernoon its first meeting to prepare the policitical campaign. The National Guard, meanwhile have posted a reward of 10,000 Cordobas for the capture’ of Aus- berto Narvaez Arguello, 27, mar- ried, who is believed complicated in the attempt which took the life of Genéral Somoza. 19 DEAD, 31 INJURED IN BUS ACCIDENT MARACAIBO, Venezuela, Oct. 10—(UP)— Local authorities re- ported a passenger bus accident in the Panamerican Highway, in which 19 persons died and 31 were injur- ed. Two persons died on their way to the hospital. According to the official version, the bus left from Barquisimeto, La- ra State, on its way to Maracaibo, and the accident accurred’ in the zone of the Monay Plains, Trujillé State. | \