Diario las Américas Newspaper, October 19, 1956, Page 8

Inter-American News for English- Speaking people 4th YEAR Cc. W. SMITH 8. SMITR Vice President Vice President HORACIO AGUIRRE Vice President. Editor and Manager || G. A. SAN ROMAN President FRANCISCO AGUIRRE Vice President and Publisher Eliseo Riera-Gomez Advertising and Circulation Mgr Antonio Ruiz Managing Editor \bHshed daily except Monday — Entered as second class matter at the Post Office of Miami Springs Fla. om February & 1956. a ELS AT ‘DITORIAL THE KANSAS CITY SHOW AND LATIN AMERICAN MIGHT At noon today an Air Force Constellation will | epart from Washington’s National Airport for ‘ansas City, Missouri. On board will be nineteen | ‘atin American Ambassadors to the United States | nd high State Department Officials. They travel necially invited to attend the Kansas City, Missouri, ivestock and Horse Show. In this midwestern city, a Commission for Inter- ational Relations and Trade actively functions nder the leadership of Mayor H. Roe Bartle, who as undertaken the worthy task of bringing the eoples of Latin America to the heart of the United tates-Missouri. Last February, a group of thirty) ‘ansas City businessmen made a tour of the Latin) ‘merican countries and the results of the visit ‘ere so illuminating to them that they have decided) ) make concrete efforts to develop those markets, | ‘hich can mean so much to the economy of their ‘ity and their State. The Royal American Livestock and Horse} how, which is currently being held in Kansas City, | ‘dill permit the Latin American Diplomats to more ally enter into a program of closer relations that | dll honor a city now trying te obtain, with a} artainty of success, a market that will use more nd more grain storage tanks, agricultural ma- hinery, and whatever else the State of Missouri} lay produce, roducts of our sister Republics to the south. The men who sponsor this program merit the tmost encouragement. They are on the certain) ‘oad which leads to the economic future of the) Vestern Hemisphere—to integrate our economies y getting to know each other better and, more nportant, to duly recognize the importance of the wenty nations which are constantly being courted | y producer nations throught the world. Similar applause is due the diplomats depar- ing today from Washington, who are carrying with} nem to Kansas City the message of friendship and) incerity of Latin Americans for those who pro-| erly evaluate the potentials of the nations that, ‘ith the United States of America, form the con-| ‘nent-hope of the world. The diplomats, the State lepartment, Latin American Division Officials, ie Organizing Committee, the Hon. H. Roe Bartle, tl merit an enthusiastic salute from THE AME- ICAS DAILY, which carefully records all ges- ares of true Pan Americanism such as is our ubject today. Compensation for Power Companies Expropriated by Peron’s Regime BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 18—(UP) , power concessions, a highly-charg- ae governors of 12 out of Argen-| ed political subject in Argentina. | aa’s 24 provinces are meeting) The National Advisory Board, sre today to discuss the com- | composed of representatives of the snsation to be paid to private | legal political parties, recommend- ectric power companies expro-|ed some months ago the national- ‘iated under the Perén dictators-| ization of the two major companies Pp. serving Buenos Aires. The radical The | KNOW in exchange for coffee and the other u For a better understanding between the Americas THY NEIGHBOR || By ANTONIO RUIZ PARAGUAY — The Paraguay River divides the country into two great regions, the Eastern and Western. In the Western part are the great plains known as “El Cha- co,” from where they get the “que- bracho,” a tanning — substance, while the eastern part has the woodlands and agricultural and grazing lands that form the back- bone of the economy of the coun- try. These are very fertile lands, producing large crops of mandio- ca, cotton, tobacco, sugar cane, “yerba mate,” sometimes known as Paraguayan tea, and numerous fruits. Most of the population is concentrated in this rich farming and é¢attle-grazing area, where a great deal of business activities is transacted. Paraguay has three main rivers: the Paraguay, its foremost water- way and principal contact with the outside world, forms part of its western border. The Alto Parana, merging with the Paraguay in the south, forms 400 miles of the southern and eastern boundaries, while the Pilcomayo, flowing across the Chaco from Bolivia, forms the southwestern border. When the Spaniard Alejo Garcia, was exploring for Portugal in the} years following 1520 he made his way from Brazil to Bolivia, and | found the land that now is Para- guay populated by numerous In- dians, the most important being the tribe of the Guaranis. The first permanent Spanish settlement was founded at Asuncién, the present day capital of the Republic, in 15- Until 1617 Paraguay and Argen- | tina were ruled jointly by the same Spanish governor. The seat of the government was Asuncién until 1580, when it was removed to Buenos Aires. From 1617 until 18- 11, when they gained their inde- pendence, Paraguay and Argen- tina remained separate colonies governed by the Viceroyalty of Pert, and later by the Viceroyal- ty of La Plata, which was establish- ed at Buenos Aires in 1776. On| May 14, 1811, Paraguay obtained independence from Spain without bloodshed, when the Governor agreed to resign. Paraguayans are mostly de- scendants of Spanish settlers and Guarani Indians, but in later years many Germans, Italians and Argentines have settled there. In the Chaco region, Mennonites | from Canada, Russia, Germany and Poland have established well or- dered and attractive villages. The principal exports of Para- guay are meat, tanning materials, mandioca, tobacco, yerba mate, ete. The principal imports are chemical and pharmaceutical pro- ducts, machinery, motor vehicles, tools, iron and steel manufactures, ete. The capital, Asuncién, located | at the banks of the Paraguay River, is the center of all activites of the | country. Factories line the river | bank. Most public buildings in Asuncion date from he latter part of the 19th. century. Outstanding | are the Congressional Palace, the | Government Palace, the National The 12 provinces involved repre- mt more than 80 per cent of rgentina’s installed power facili- es. Their governors will confer ith the National Director of nergy and Waters on adoption of mmmon policies on a number of asic power issues. Mor than 60 privately - owned ywer companies — including se- sral American - owned firms — ere expropriated since 1944 by ie Peron regime. Most of these :propriations are being challeng- i in the courts. The meeting was also expected help Graft a general policy on EXCHANGE CLUB HAS MEETING DEDICATED TO LATIN AMERICA The Exchange Club of Hialeah+ iami Springs dedicated its weekly neheon - meeting yesterday to atin America, in which the mem- ars of the club are highly interest- 1, as are most of the residents of | | fields.” ie Miami Area. During the informal and cor- al meeting, members of the club iked questions about Latin Ame- can subjects to Antonio Ruiz, anaging Editor of THE AMERI- 4S DAILY, who also explained and socialist parties favor cancel- | ling all private concessions, nation- \alization of power sources and | creation of government operatives |for power distribution. | On the other hand, the serious | power shortage prevailing in Ar- ‘ gentina, with an estimated deficit of one million installed kilowatts, | the deterioration of existing equip- ment and the huge sums required | to compensate private companies ‘in the event of expropriation, |have given rise to opposition to | state intervention recently. The newspaper La Prensa es- | timated in a recent editorial that | investments totalling $328 million would be necessary within the next | ten years for electric power pro- | duction to keep pace with demand. Pointing to the generally defi- cient condition of Argentina’s public services after ten years of state intervention, either by direct expropriation o politically - in- | fluenced, rate - fixing, La Prensa jsaid the time had come “for a disapassionate evaluation” of the continued opposition to participa- tion of private capital in these Adoption of a policy in the pow- er field is given added urgency by the fact that the Argentine Government is seeking foreign loans to assist in bringing power production up to the country’s ‘e great importance that for the | needs. ‘onomy of Greater Miami has the | A recent estimate by the power atin American colony, with more | producers association said $125,- an 80,000 members, divided in | million in ore than 20,000 families. The ‘eat importance that learning € Spanish language has for the iami residents was stressed, imported equipment | was necessary. The government is discussing the possibility of finane- |ing such imports with the Ex- \port Bank mission now here, Pantheon and the Church of La Encarnacién. Historical collections | especially those connected with | the Triple Alianza War, are in the Godoy Museum. In the nearby suburb of Trini- | dad, the estate of Carlos Antonio | L6épez has been converted into a Botanical Garden of tropical plants, which is said to be one of the finest in the Américas. Villeta the most important orange ship- ping port, is a center for the to-! bacco and cotton industries as well. A visit to the city’s parks is a very refreshing experience. The Carlos Antonio Lépez Park stands on the site of the old Mangrullo Cemet- ery, in the highest part of the city. From here spreads out a panor- ama. of the city, bay, and river, and the sun setting across the wat- er vanishing beyond the distant level reaches of the Chaco, is un- forgettably beautiful. Spanish Version Page 3 Envoy Entertains WASHINGTON, Oct. 18—(UP) Ambassador and Mrs, Joaquin Jo- sé Vallarino entertained their friends at a reception at the Pana- m& Embassy. Approximately 500 persons from the diplomatic corps and _high- ranking members of the United States government attended. Am- |bassador Vallarino is expected to MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1956 ayn “a 6 FASCELL ADDRESSES PUERTO RICANS. — The Board of Directors of the Puerto Rican Demo- cratic Organization of Miami held a meeting in the Auditorium of THE AMERICAS DAILY, in which the guest speaker was the outstanding and young Florida Congressman, Hon. Dante Fascell. had an apportunity to discuss many topics of interest to Miamians with the leaders of that vigorous | Puerto Rican organization. In the photo appear, from left to right, first row: Mr, Wendell Rollason, Mrs. Mary Jane Rollason, Mrs. Carmen Cuevas, Congressman Dante B. Fascell, Mrs. Mercedes Ramos, Mrs. Alicia Baré, Treasurer, Mr. Félix Ramos, President, Mr. Juan Carreras and Horacio Aguirre, Editor of THE AMERICAS DAILY. Second row: Mr. Gilberto Garcia, Mr. Marcial Cuevas, M. J, A. Baré, Secretary, Mr. Frank Lopez and Mr. Héctor Santiago. He BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 18—(UP) The, Provisional Government an- nounced a new statute for political parties, which guarantees “free- dom of action for all democratic political parties.” Although the decree does not make specific mention of com- munism, it establishes that “the dependence of foreign organiza- tion” may be a reason for the Elec- toral Judge to dissolve a party. The decree recognizes all the| democratic parties which were or- ganized on Sept. 16, 1955 — date | of the revolution which over- threw Juan D. Perén — and states the following conditions for recog- nition of those which are formed in the future. 1) Declaration of Principles, in which the party will, expressly, promises to maintain the form of Republican Government, represen- tative and federal, which the coun- try enjoys at present, as well as the individual guarantees estipulated in the National Constitution. 2) The title of the party should not contain a personal name or designation and must be distin-| guishable from the denominations | the freedom Argentina Guarantees Freedom of Action for Democratic Parties 3) A Charter which guarantees of affiliation and participation and fiscalization of the members in the direction and management of the party and in the election of authorities and can- didates. It manifest also that any new party “should bar the activities, in- side the party, of those who, for any cause, had lost the exercises of their electoral and political rights.” (In this case are included almost all of those who occupied, by elec- tion or designation, executive positions during the Peronist re- gime.) Although the Provisional Gov- ernment express, in the preamble, the hope that “the political parties will overcome, in the shortest pos- sible time, the internal conflicts which weaken them” further on expressly declares its impartiality and says: “Nothing that is established in the present Decree-Law shall be interpreted in the sense that it confirms or deny validity to the of other political groups. present authorities of the political parties”. WASHINGTON, Oct. 18—Leav- ing tomorrow at noon for Kansas City, Mo. where they will attend the Royal American Livestock and are the following representatives of Latin American countries ac- credited im this city: Ambassadors, from Argentina Adolfo A. Vicchi; Bolivia, Victor Urrutia; Costa Rica, Gonzalo Fa- cio; Cuba, Miguel Angel Campa; HEMISPHERIC EVENTS ARGENTINA REQUESTS MORE POLIO VACCINE WSHINGTON —(UP)—_ Ar. gentina has asked the United States for an additional 1,500,000 Salk polio shots to speed its pro- gram of preventive inoculations, The new amount would go to- ward the vaccination of children in the three-to-six year age group. Thus far, Argentina received 456,000 shots during the third quarter of the year and 630,000 in the current quarter. Most of it was used to complete inoculatiog children under three. The new amount would come out of a quota of 7,000,000 cubic cen- timetres made available by the Commerce Department for export to foreign countries during the last three months of the year, inform- ed sources told the United Press. So far Argentina has received more Salk vaccine than any other country since export restrictions were lifted last August. United States officials have been warmly complimentary of the Ar- return to Panama shortly, gentine inoculation program, Horse Show during the week end, | Andrade; Brasil, Hernandi do! Amaral Peixoto; Chile, Mario | Rodriguez; Colombia, Francisco Diplomats Leaving for Kansas City ‘Dominican Republic, Joaquin E. | Salazar; El Salvador, Héctor David | Castro; Guatemala, José Luis Cruz Salazar; Haiti, Mauclair Zephirin; México, Manuel Tello; Panama, Joaquin José Vallarino; Peru, Fer- nando Berckemeyer and Venezue- |la, César Gonzalez. Chargé d’Affaires, of Honduras, Policarpo Callejas; Nicaragua, Ju- lio Morales; Uruguay, Washington P. Bermiidez and Ecuador, Benja- ; min Peralta. For the Department of State go It was the promptness and ef- ficiency with which the Argentine authorities are distributing the vaccine that made Argentina so quickly eligible for an expanded quota after the initial amount~of 450,000 last month. Officials pointed out that anoth- er consideration was the urgent need for preventive action in the wake of the worst polio epidemic in Argentine history. EXIMBANK MISSION CONTINUES WORK BUENOS AIRES—(UP)— An Export Import Bank mission head- ed by Vice President Vance Brand began its second week or negotia- tions with Argentine officials in connection with further bank lonas to help finance this country’s eco- momic recovery. Over the weekend part of the mission visited the main railway yards and shops in Cérdoba and ‘began traveling over the first part of the 5,000-miles of railway. lines the mission plafs to inspect. A loan of $100 million has already been expended by ‘*- “~~ Mr. Ralph Hitlon, Publie Affairs | also going as special guest. W. R. GRACE BUYS PUERTO RICAN CONTAINER CO. NEW YORK, — W. R. Grace and Co. of New York, internation- al chemical manufacturing, indus- trial and trading company with transportation interests, announc- ed today purchase of the assets and business of Puerto Rico Container Corp. of Santurce, Puerto Rico. Transfer of the property was car- ried out here today. The Grace organization which has investments in most of the Latin American countries and lengthy experience in the manu- facture of paper and containers in Pert, will take over management of the Puerto Rican plant im- mediately and continue operations along present lines. Etic Prior has been appointed Acting Manager. Prior has had extensive experience in the paper business and has_ held executive positions with Oxford Paper Co. and Kimberly - Clark Corp. The plant, which will be known as Porto Rico Container Company, becomes a division of Grace Inter- nacional S. A., a newly formed sub- sidiary of W. R. Grace and Co. Know - how acquired by Grace during its many years of ex- perience in box manufacturing will be applied to the Puerto Ric- am plant. The Grace company, which was founded over a hundred years ago in Pert, has recently em- barked on a heavy investment pro- gram in paper-making, chemicals and other fields in Latin America. This is its initial investment in Puerto Rico. Adviser; Jack Neal, Director, Of- fice of Middle America Affairs and Mr. Maurice M. Bernbaum, Direct- or, Office of South American Af- fairs. Mr. Henry F. Holland, who un- til recenlty was Assistant Secret- ary of State for Latin America, is Panama's Loyalty to the United States Cannot be Doubted, Diplomat Says improve Argentine transportation facilities. Another = group, headed by Brand, visited the General Cavio Steel Works at San Nicolas, which the bank is helping to build with a $60 million credit. The integrat- ed steel plant, which will begin with a 540,000-ton annual pro- duction, is located on the Parana river, south of Rosario, Brand is scheduled to continue conferences with government min- isters and technical experts this week, after lengthy conversations last week with Finance Minister Eugenio Blanco and Transporta- tion Minister Sadi Bonnet. Brand will return to Washington early ext week but other members of the mission will remain in Argen- tina for several weeks. SEA SPECIALISTS MEETING IN PERU LIMA, Peri—(UP)— A large group of maritime specialists will convene here this week for the opening Saturday of an interna- tional conference, called by the ‘™mited Nations Educational, Scien- NEW YORK, Oct. 18—(UP) — J. M. Méndez Mérida, Minister of the Panamanian Embassy in Washington, in a letter to The New York Times today said that statements made in an editorial in the Times and the retiring admin- istration of President Arias were not accurate. “Ex President Ricardo Arias ex- pressed is disappointment that the Republic of Panama was not included among the nations invit- ed to the London Conference, pri- marily because our nation ranks in sixth place with the world’s mer- chant marine users of the Suez Ca- nal. It was obvious that a Presi- dent should be concerned with the measures that were to be ac- corded at this conference which might directly affect Panama’s merchant marine rights. | “Panaméa’s loyalty has never giv- |en the United States any cause for doubt. During the two world wars Panama’s cooperation was emphat- ically demonstrated’ and in the fifty-three years of the unique re- lations existing between both na- tions not one single instance of sabotage has been suspected from a Panamanian citizen. “You affirm that ‘Panamanians have continually worked to im- prove their position. . .but they have too often tried to do so by encroaching on treaty rights and seeking unfair advantages.’ This statement is unfortunate, unfound- ed, presents a biased opinion and shows lack of information since Panam& has always complied faithfully with all its contractual commitments. | The Méndez Mérida letter to the Times adds that “it may appear that whatever encroachments on treaty rights have occurred have come from the other party.” He quoted from a letter Presi- dent Theodore Roosevelt wrote to the Secretary of War William For Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity Member Inter American NUMBER 86 Howard Taft in 1914 stating that the United States would never es- tablish on part of Panama terri- tory am independent and competi- tive community to the prejudice of Panamanian commerce. Notwith- standing this letter, Méndez Méri- da says, the United States has tak- en advantage of the geographical position of the Panama Canal “to profit by commercial and other activities.” The letter continues: “Tt has been accepted by the United States in treaties — 1936 and 1955 — that the two countries which made possible the con- struction of the Panama Canal had equal rights to the full bene- fits derived from that great enter- prise. However if you were to ex- amine objectively the situation which existed in the Canal Zone you will conclude that the benefits obtained by the United States are greater than those obtained by Pa- nam, let alone the facts which en- tail the services rendered by the Canal durirlg the two world wars which you must realize is some- thing that cannot be measured even in billions of dollars”. The Méndez Mérida letter con- cludes: “Ever since 1903, and up to now, Panama has been asking for equal treatment for Panamanians work- ing in the Canal Zone to eradicate the salary discrimination that has existed. In the treaties of 1936 and of 1955, it .was agreed that, this long-existing discrimination should be eliminated, but, I repeat, up to now this practice has not as yet been put into effect. Panama has an_ unflatreing faith in the spirit of fair play, a characteristic of the American people, and believes that these misunderstandings which have arisen from interpretations of the treaties will be satisfactorily re- solved.” Managua, Oct. 18 — (UP) — Colonel Anastasio . Somoza, Jr. Chief of the National Guard, de- clared that all persons arrested as result of the assassination of his father, excepting those who are charged with complicity, have been released. He added that, among those re- leased, there are not newspaper- men. He also said that several mem- bers of the staff of “La Flecha” are in jail for their complicity in the attempt to overthrow the Govern- ment which was being engineered, as proven by documents occupied. Also some of the editors of “‘La Prensa” are being investigated. Co- lonel Somoza believes that there are powerful proofs they were mixed up in the assassination. The day before President Somoza was mortally wounded by the assas- sin, “La Prensa,” according to Co- lonel Somoza, published an editor- ial which, in fact was a call for the army to revolt against the Govern- ment. “No one of these newspapermen is imprisoned for political motives. Latin American News in Brief tifie and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Oceanographers, biologists, geo- graphers and other scientists from the United States, Britain, Russia, Japan, India, México and Pert will attend the meeting.’ Special attention will be given to the study of the Fauna and Flo- ra of the Humboldt current in the South Pacific, off the coast of South America, DELEGATION HEAD LA PAZ, Bolivia —(UP)— Vice President Nuflo Chavez will head Bolivia’s delegation to the United Nations General Assembly, it was announced here. INVITATION 0.K.’D RIO DE JANEIRO—(UP) Pre- sident Juscelino Kubitschek auth- orized Air Minister Gen, Henri- que Fleuiss to accept the invita- tion of U, S. Air Force Secretary Donald A. Quarles to inspect U. S. Newsmen Accused in Nicaragua of Complicity in Somoza’s Murder Political opposition is one thing and assassination is another. Those are individuals suspected of com- plicity in the assassination and we are following the same procedure which would be followed in the United States or in any other country in similar cases.” He added that censorship of the press will end when the state of siege is lifted and that it is simply a normal precaution within a -na- tional emergency. “If the “New York Times” would, in an editorial, ask the United States Army to uprise and overthrow President Eisenhower, would the Government refuse to investigate the case? Or, if the President would be assassinated would the persons accused of the crime be allowed to go free and without punishment?, Somoza ask- ed and then added: “Nicaragua is placed in state of emergency because its President was assassinated and we discover- ed a plot to overthrow the Gdv- erriment. The menace is as real here as the Korean War was for the United States. We are acting as any other country would act; but, those who criticize us seems to opine that we should permit as- sassination and revolution against a recognized government so as to satisfy their concept of democ- racy. This is called anarchy in the civilized governments I know. Colonel Somoza ended saying: “You can inform the Interameri- can Press Society Assembly, at Ha- vana, that Hernan Robleto, Editor of “La Flecha,” is involved in the assassination up to his ears, and we have the proofs.” BRAZILIAN PRESS BILL “OMINOUS” SAYS JOURNALIST RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Oct. 18—(UP)— Carlos Lacerda, op- position deputy and editor of the newspaper Tribuna da Imprensa, has denounced the government's proposed press law as “ominous legislation.” Lacerda told a crowded Chamb- er of Deputies that such legisla- tion “does not exist in -any other civilized country.” - Lacerda made the charges in his first address in the chamber since « his return. Thursday from. 11 months of self - exile in the Unit- ed States and Portugal. He renewed his charges that Vice President Joao Goulart had received money from ousted Ar- gentine dictator Juan Perén to air installations from Oct, 28 to Nov. 11. + } finance an election campaign, Goulart has denied this.