Diario las Américas Newspaper, November 3, 1956, Page 8

Inter-American News for English- Speaking people 4th YEAR 2 ta a REE BEE TESORO TEGAN E 6. A SAN ROMAN President FRANCISCO AGUIRRE Cc. W. SMITH Vice President S. SMITH Vice President HORACIO AGUIRRE Vice President and Publisher Viee President. Editor and Manager Antonio Ruis Managing Editor Eliseo Riera-Gomez Advertising and Circulation Mgr Published by Bed Monday — Bmvered as second class matter at the Post of Miami Springs Fla, op February % 1956. EDITORIAL HOMAGE TO PANAMA THE AMERICAS DAILY pays a warm tribute | of admiration and affection to the Panamanian) Nation, on the occasion of the commemoration, today, of one more anniversary of her proclamation of independence. Since the year 1903, the Republic of Panama, the youngest in America, has been part of the family of free and independent nations of the world, con- tributing in a high degree, although it is a country physically small, to the progress of institutions regulating international life. Enjoying a splendid geographical position, the} Panamanian Nation is a must in world maritime) traffic, since through her soil runs the grandiose | inter-oceanic waterway which was made possible, in| harmonious cooperation, by the United States sein Panama. That. inter-oceanic waterway is, no doubt, one| of the greatest factors in world progress, Shorten- ing immense distances, the Panama Canal has ful- filled a highly important role in the development of international trade and, in view of the political circumstances affecting the world, it has been, for several decades, on of the most formidable strong- holds, of decisive importance, in the defense of world| liberty and democracy. On this day, both the United States and Panama should give serious thoughts to the transcendence of that great achievement, and the great need there is that the two countries which realized it maintain the relations of reciprocal cooperation and cordiality that, within juridical equality and common benefit, make possible the normal functioning of that water- way of vital significance for world trade and safety not only for Panama and the United States, but for all America. Although Panama is extremely well-known in the whole world by its magnificent geographical situation and for the Canal which links the Atlantic) and Pacific Oceans, she is also known, appreciated and respected by the moral values of her people, her progress and, above all, for the high intellectual quality of a great number of her illustrious sons, who have won great success in their Fatherland and abroad. In this glorious 3rd. of November THE AMER- 1CAS DAILY expresses its sincere wishes for the wellbeing of the Panamanian people, for the prestige of her republican institutions and congratulates very cordially all the Panamanians residing in this country, in particular His Excellency Dr. J. J. Vallarino, Ambassador to the White House and the Organization of American States, and the Hon. Mrs. Julia Simmons, Panamanian Consul in Miami, both worthy representatives of their country in foreign soil, Ecuadorean President Asks For Unity in Seeking Progress for the Country QUITO (SICO) — The Pre sident of the Republic, Dr. Camilo Ponce Enriquez, in a speech before members of Congress during a par- ty he gave for them and for the ministers of his cabinet, said that political parties have the respon- sibility to»work- united for the pro- gress of the country. “The political parties — he said — without harm to the strength of their activities, for which they will have complete liberty, are under the obligation to cooperate, form- ing an internal front, so that Ecuador will-become greater and more powerful all the time. It makes no difference what _posi- tions we have in the political field; ARGENTINE GOVT. THANKS U.S. A. WASHINGTON —(UP)— The Argentine Government has form- ally thankéd the United States De- partment df-State for the Salk polio vaccine sent, to that country in the past year, the United Press learn- ed today.’ A note to U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles from Argentine Ambassador. Dri Adolfo A. Vicchi expressed the sentiments and sin- cere thanks of the people of Ar- gentina. Since restrictions on the SIk vac- cine were lifted last August, Ar- gentine has received more of the vaccine than any other country in the world according to U. S. Commerce’ Department _ figures. United States officials have com- mented on the efficiency of the Argentine innoculation program. the important thing is the eoun- try. “Let us not forget that Ecuador is a nation powerful in resources; but to develop in full its internal and international activities it is ne- cessary that all the parties con- tribute with their acts and their good will to the general task of progress of the country. There are some basic points on which we all agree: the country and its destiny are of interest to all. We differ only in the manner in which we must make general progress possible. I repeat that during my four years of government I intend to develop a policy which makes possible the psychological appro- achment of all Ecuadoreans to the task that my government intends to realize. I, as President of the Republic, have never given, nor will I give, basis to a controversy over the liberties and rights of the citizens, I expect, therefore, that you will contribute also, so that we can have a parenthesis in the political struggle in order to have the opportunity to dedicate our- selves to the administrative tasks beneficial to all.” DR. CHIRIBOGA TO GET APPOINTMENT QUITO — Dr, José R. Chiriboga Villagémez, ex candidate for Presi- dent on the Ecuadorean Popular Movement ticket, has been de- signated again as Ambassador to Washington, according to official reports. Congress, in a closed session, ap- proved the appointment, and the Foreign Ministry is expected to send him the appdintment any day to the United States, where he has been for some time. The A For @ better understonding between the Americas MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1956 Atomic Power Plants in Brazil, Peru PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 2—(UP) The American and Foreign Power Company, Incorporated, hopes to erect atomic plants for produc- tion of electric power in Brazil jand Cuba and possibly in México. jIt also expects to spend 550 mil- | lion dollars to improve and expand |its electric service in the Latin American countries during a period |of five years. This announcement was by Henry B. Sargent, President of the Company, im an address de- livered at the Conference on De- velopment of the Western Area furthered by the Stanford Re- search Institute in cooperation with the Mexican Confederation of Industrial Chambers, KNOW THY NEIGHBOR By ANTONIO RUIZ MEXICO (Continued) —When after meeting the Prince, Cortés ordered his army to march for- ward, great crowds came to watch, so many of them that they were in the way. The road followed the edge of the lake for a while, then crossed it by means of a bridge “as wide as a horseman’s spear,” according to a letter of Cortés to the King of Spain. Huge crowds also gathered on both sides of the bridge, to gaze in amazement at the strangers, Following the first bridge, they arrived in a city on a peninsula, which had twelve thousand houses, half built on land, half on water, many of them with woodwork of cedar and other Pleasant: smelling kinds of wood, “as good as the best in Spain,” according to Cor- tés. The people welcomed them and lodged Cortés in a house whose walls were covered with painted cotton. The house had a garden with fruit trees and flowers, and a beautiful pool and patio. The wall of the patio were decorated with multi-colored murals. On November 8, 1519, the Span- iards marched toward the capital of Moctezuma’s Empire, and were received by the Emperor, whose litter was all covered with gold, jewels, and green feather work, and with a roof of green feather work. When the litter was set down, noblemen of the Emperor’s court swept the ground with brooms, then laid down a beauti- ful, rich cloth for the Emperor to {step on. Three heralds advanced holding golden staffs. Finally, with great dignity, Moctezuma came for- ward, very richly dressed, wearing sandals with thick soles of solid gold, with a nobleman on each side of him. “My Lord be welcome the Emperor said to Cortés — You have arrived in your land, among your people. This what was told us by the Kings long ago, that you would return to rule this coun- try.” The Indian crowds were deep- ly impressed when they saw Mocte- zuma, who never walked anywhere, walk beside Cortés and lead him to the palace built by Moctezuma’s father, so big that all the Spaniards and their 2.000 Indian servants and friends had plenty of room, to ilve in it. Cortés decided to strike bold- ly. With a few soldiers he went one day to the Emperor's palace, ac- cused him of having caused the death of a few Spaniards on the coast, and insisted that Moctezu- ma come to stay in the building where Cortés lived, so he could watch him. At last, after more than four hours -urging, Moctezu- ma went, but not before the Span- iards threatened him with death. Cortés, with Moctezuma in his pow- er, ruled the whole Mexican Em- pire all winter, collecting a great deal of gold. Cortés tried very hard to per- suade Moctezuma to stop human sacrifice, but it was to no avail, although he ordered them stopped several times. Finally, he became so angry that the Indians who brought him all the gold he de- manded would not obey him on religious matters, that he went to the temple and knocked down one of their most important idols. At this moment, Panfilo de Nar- vaez had arrived in Veracruz with a fleet and seven hundred men, to take México away from Cortés, who, with two hundred men, hur- ried to the coast to meet him. Mes- sengers from Narvaez came and spoke angrily to Cortés, but he gave them great quantities of gold. In the night he captured Narvaez and then made so-many friends Planned by US Company made | and México Sargent declared that the Com- pany already has ordered the con- struction of a third Atomic Plant, jof 10,600 kilowatts capacity and that the Company expects to in- stall a plant in Brazil and another in Cuba. In regard to México, he said that the Company expects to install there the third plant. He revealed that American and Foreign will supplement, with these plants, the program of Mexi- can expansion for $47,000,000: the one for $147,000,000 in Cuba and the one for $250,000,000 in Brazil. In this manner the Company ex- pects to increase in about 80 per cent the power production capa- city of its services in Latin Ameri- can countries for which expansion \it will spend $550,000 in all and | lin the period mentioned. Of the three ordered plants, |two have been ordered from the International General Electric Company. These will be boiling | water, single cycle reactors and each one will produce a total es- timated in 40,000 kilowatts, which will permit to add about 10,600 kilo- watts to the corresponding electric chains. The combustion element, formed by uranium oxide rods in stainless steel bars, will have a duration of about fifteen months at 80 per cent of the plant load, The other Atomic Plant was order- ed from Atomics International, Di- vision of North American Avia- tion, Inc. Sargent added that, in the case of the three above mentioned coun- tries, the American and Foreign will have to come to terms with the respectives governments, throught their branches in. them, for the Atomic Electric Plants in- stallation arrangements. Democratic Way of Life Gains |. Ground in the Hemisphere GREENSBORO, N. C. (UP) — Milton Carr, United Press news manager for Chilé, is convinced “the democratic way of life is oust- ing totalitarian governments” in Latin America, He told the North Carolina As- sociation of Broadcasters here Thursday night, “The trend is to- ward more democratic and ma- ture governments. The fact that two presidents have lived out their four-year terms in succession in Ecuador is one indication”. He noted that sinee Dictator Juan Perén was overthrown the Argentine people “are enjoying more freedom than they have had in several decades”. Carr pointed out that Chile has not had a revolution in 25 years and in Pert “they had an honest election this year and returned to a democratic government follow- ing eight years of military dicta- torship”. Carr said, however, several La- tin American governments maint- ain strict censorship over all news media. He -said until two months ago the government radio station in Pert compelled all indepdendent stations to hook into a chain for the “broadcasting of official news ground out by governmente pro- pagandists”. Carr said only this week the new Argentine government announced it was dissolving the huge radio and nespaper empire built up by Perén to stifle free opinion. NORFOLK, Va. —(UP)— The crew of the Costa Rican freighter Marianthe abandoned their sink- ing ship today in rough Atlantic waters 480 miles off Cape Hatteras, N.C. A British freighter, the SS Tolamhall, was standing by to pick up the crewmen from lifeboats. The Marianthe had lost all power and was taking on water rapidly from a cracked hull plate. Water flooded the engine room. The Coast Guard said it receiv- ed messages saying that the crew took to the lifeboats shortly after 11 A. M. when water reached the decks. Forty-mile an hour winds were blowing in the area and waves were 13 feet high. The Marianthe sent its SOS mes- sages early today, saying water was pouring into the engine room. The vessel, out of Galveston, Tex. DOMINICANS DUEL FATAL TO BOTH ADVERSARIES CIUDA D TRUJILLO — (UP) Col. Salvador Cobian Parra, Head of the Army Intelligence Service and his civilian subordinate, An- drés Avelino Tejada both died as consequence of a duel in which they engaged last Sunday. Members of their families re- ported that the duel was concert- CREW ABANDONS COSTA RICAN SHIP bound for Gilbraltar, first sent dis- tress calls last night saying a crack had developed two feet above the tail shaft near the propeller. It said water was pouring in faster than it could be pumped out. SILES SUAZO ASKS BOLIVIANS FOR GREATER EFFORTS LA PAY, Bolivia —(UP)— Pre- sident Hernan Siles Suazo marked the fourth anniversary of the na- tionalization of tin mines by asking miners and workers for greater ef- forts and sacrifice to win the bat- tle for economic stability. Siles said the “future of the re- volution” depends on the outcome of the struggle against inflation. “I have the deep conviction that we shall win again,” he said. (When the Government of Former President Victor Pas Es- tenssoro nationalized the big Pa- tifio, Hochschild and Aramayo tin mines it claimed the action was in- dispensable to Bolivia’s economic progress. At that time, the country’s monetary unit, the Boliviano, was quoted in the free exchange mar- ket at between 180 and 200 to the dollar. Today, after four years of ed to settle personnal desavenen- ces, HEMISPHERIC. EVENTS STUDY TO BE MADE ON PRIMARY COMMODITIES WASHINGTON —(UP)— A spe- cial Committee to study the pro- blem of primary commodities in the Western Hemisphere was pro- posed to the Economic and Social Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) by its new. chairman. A comprehensive: study of pro- duction and marketing of such in the fleet, that the whole force voted to follow him, and he re- turned to the capital stronger than he had been before. While he was away, Pedro de Alvarado, left in command, enter- ‘ed an Indian temple during a ceve- mony and massacred “two or three thousand Indians.” The full force of 150,000 Indians then, attacked, forcing the Spaniards to retire and go back to Tlaxcala. There they were received as firends, Yreor- ganized their forces to return to the capital. After more than three months of fierce battles, in the autum of 1521, a year and a half after they landed in Veracruz, the Spaniards were rulers of México, spiralling inflation, it is quoted at about 11,000 to the dollar.) commodities as cotton, wheat, tin, copper and coffee, has repeatedly been advocated by numerous Latin American nations. According to Bermtidez, the es- sential problem of some less de- veloped nations in the hemi- sphere operate a “one-crop” eco- nomy that makes them wholly de- pendent on the fluctuation of world prices. U. 8, — MEXICO TALKS * SATISFACTORY MEXICO CITY—(UP) — Preli- minary United States-México talks on a radio broadcasting treaty, have ended satisfactorily, a Mexican of- ficial said. Eugenio Méndez, member of. the Mexican Communications commis- sion, said negotiations on a bi- lateral agreement which would eli- minate jamming of standard broad- cast frequiencies “appears possible” after a three-year deadlock, Rosel H, Hyde, of the U. S. Federal Communications Commis- sion, also expressed optimism that the preliminary talks would lead to a treaty. Spanish Version Page 3 Both Hyde and Méndez had ex- plained earlier the biggest barrier Daily IAPA Appeals to Brazil Congress For Free Press HAVANA, Nov. 2—(UP)— The (IAPA) has sent to the Vice Presi- dent of the Senate and the Presi- dent of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil, Apolonio Salles and Ulys- ses Guimaraes, respectively, the following message: “The Inter American Press | ority of free journalists of solution 12 approved: by IAPA’s General Assembly in Havana, calls your attention to the imminent danger which for freedom of the press represents the bill now in the hands of the Brazilian Congress and expresses to that noble Brazil- ian Legislature its confidence in that the democratic tradtions of the Brazilian nation will be respected in the eventuallity of a debate on press legislation in that country. “Expressing that convention, we perform the duty imposed by the pact uniting all free men of the world, the ‘Declaration of the Rights of Man’ whose Article 19 consecrates the most ample right of freedom to express opi- nions. “The Brazilian Congress, which has given so many proofs of love for liberty, represents, in our opi- nion, the. security for the intan- gibility of the right of expression of that great South American peo- ple.” MEXICAN LABOR LEADERS VISIT WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 —(UP) —Ten Mexican labor leaders from Guadalajara visited the Labor and Social Section of the Panamerican Union, to see the manner in which the Organization of American States is cooperating with the workers of Latin America. The visiting group is taking a trip of seven weeks throughout the United States, as guests of the International Cooperation Admin- istration and the Department of Labor of the United States. They have been in Washington one week,, and next week they will leave for the West and the Mid- die West. The group includes Gilberto Acosta Orozco; of the Transport Workers Union; Miguel de Alba Arroyo, Secretary General of the co, and Jestis J. Ruiz Leos, Sports Secretary of the Federation of Workers of Jalisco and the Con- federation of Mexican Workers. to the treaty was refusal of Cuban stations using the same frequencies to participate in the negotiations. WORLD BANK:GRANTS LOAN TO CHILE WASHINGTON —(UP)— The world Bank has agreed to lend Chile $15,000,000 for the expan- sion of hydroelectric power pro- jects in the central and southern region of the country, it was learn- ed today. The loan will be extended to the Empresa Nacional de Electricidad, S. A. (ENDESA). It was signed by Tepresntatives of the company and Ambasador Mario Rodriguez for Chile and Eugene Black, Presi- dent of the Bank. Informed officials told the Unit- ed Press the money will be used to expand the Cipreses and Abanico works and for the construction of a-mew plant at Pullinque. Jorge Schneider, a representa- tive of the Fomento Corporation of Chile will also be present at the signing ceremony. Chilean ‘representatives also signed an Export Import Bank loan of $16,000,000 for the Anglo Lau- taro Nitrate Company. The loan Inter American Press Association | Association, composed by the maj- | the | Americas, in accordance with Re-| Federation of Workers of Jalis-| INTERVENTION BY By UNITED PRESS A correspondent of “A Noite,” | pro-government daily of Rio de Ja- neiro, declared that the Cuban Po- lice detained him in his hotel’ in | Havana, burned all his motes and documents and invited him to leave the country under threat to his life. Guillermo R. Hohagen arrived at | the Miami airport after “five days |of terror” in the Cuban capital, | where he was attending the Inter- BATISTA ORDERS PAYMENTS FOR VETERANS HEIRS HAVANA, Nov 2 (Special to THE AMERICAS DAILY) General Fulgencio Batista, Presi- dent of the Republic, sent a Mes- sage to the Congress decreeing the payment of $9.900,000 to the wi- dows and children of Veterans of the War of Independence, with the purpose of liquidating pending debts. 12 DEATHS IN A WEEK IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS The National Council for the Prevention of Accidents reported yesterday that during the week from the 20th to the 26th of Octo- ber last 70 traffic accidents were registered in the Republic with a balance of 12 persons dead and 89 injured. $10,000,000 LOAN TO CUBAN RAILROADS Documents covering a loan of $10.000,000 to Ferrocarriles Conso- lidados de Cuba through the Banco Nacional de Cuba were signed yesterday at the offices of the Bank. The loan has been made without mortgage guaranty and only in consideration of the Com- pany’s credit. The total amount of the loan will be dedicated to mo- dernize the’ equipment and im- provement of the right of way, For Liberty, Culture and Hemispherie Solidarity Member Inter American Press Association NUMBER rn ee ee Peruvian Newsman Reveals Five Days of Terror in Cuba Under Police Threats DIPLOMATS SAVED HIS LIFE, G. H. HONAGEN DECLARES American Press Conference. Hohagen, a Peruvian citiezn, said to the United Press that he escaped alive “only by the inter- vention of the Brazilian and Peru: to the Cuban Minister of State,” He added that the Peruvian Am: bassador> remained in his’ hotel room for 30 hours to avoid his | being arrested again and then he escorted him to the airpare in an Embassy car. Hohagen declared that ike was arrested by four individuals ~ in civilian clothes early Sunday, when he was in his room, shortly after the assassination of the Head of the Cuban Army Intelligence Ser- vice, Antonio Blanco Rico. He added that the room was thoroughly searched and then he was taken to a Police Station, where he was subjected to various interrogatories during 19 hours. Hohagen said that the police ac- cussed him of being a spy of Dom- inican President Rafael Leonidas Trujillo and Cuban ex-President Carlos Prio Socarras, and also that they tried to make him confess he was a paid agent. He explained that during the questioning the agents abused him with words; but did not. mistreat him physically. After he was released — said the Brazilian journalist — policemen armed with carbines and machine gums invaded the Brazilian Embas- sy, where he was in conference with the Brazilian Ambassador. The police finally withdrew when the first Secretary of the Embassy, Braulino Barbosa, communicated with the Cuban Minister: of For- eign Relations and demanded it. The Cuban Police then instruct- ed him to leave the country, and the Peruvain Ambassador escorted him to his hotel where he stayed until he was able to depart aboard a U. S. plane. In Miami, Hohagen asked police protection against Cuban agents in this city, where there ss an abundance of these nationals. MEXICO CITY HAS By JOHN ABNEY United Press Staff Correspondent MEXICO CITY —(UP) If you own a 1934 Ford with a loud horn, you’re much better off in this town than driving a 1956 luxury car. Many an unwary tourist who has found himself swept along in the stream of somewhat unruly traffic here has wished he were caught in a herd of stampeding buffalo in- stead. The Federal District’s traffic de- partment has sworn to tame the city’s wild drivers — especially bus and taxi jockeys — at all costs, It has just’ installed an elegant new traffic light system designed to keep cars moving at a slow and steady pace, But so far, efforts to Specenrntine | Latin American News in Brief was authorized several weeks ago. ° ALBERTO GAINZA PAZ BACK IN NEW YORK NEW YORK—(UP)— Dr. Alber- to Gainza Paz, owner and editor of the Buenos Aires daily “La Pren- sa,” arrived here from Havana, where he attended the Inter Ame- rican Press Association (IAPA)As- sembly. Dr. Gainza Paz will remain in this country several weeks and dur- ing his stay, will give’ a Confer- ence at the meeting of the Journal- ists Fraternity Sigma Delta Chi, in Louisville, on the 29th, of this month, . BUY MORE SUGAR FROM US SAYS DOMINICAN DIPLOMAT WASHINGTON —(UP)— The Dominican Ambasador said that the United States should buy more sugar from his country, as benefi- cial to the two countries. Joaquin E, Salazar, the Ambas- sador, said here at a banquet, that the Dominican Republic sugar brought here “is only a drop in a land buys in the United States 80 per cent of all the articles im- ported there. bucket” and added that his Father- TRAFFIC PROBLEM the lights remind one of the first attempts to synchronize machihe- gun-fire through airplane propel- lers. ; The lights are only one phase of the official war against the indi- vidualistic drivers. Traffic cops are parked on virtually every busy cor- ner ready to nab the man who bears down on his horn and drives in the direction he is looking, which is generally straight ahead. —~ Not long ago, the traffic depart- ment announced that horn-blow- ers would be fined 100 pesos ($8) except in cases of emergency. HORN TOO LOUD . The first man hauled into eourt for honking apparently was unim- pressed by his summons. As he pul ed up in front of the court build- ing, he blasted his horn for an at- tendant to come and watch his car while he went in to pay the fine. “We have stiff regulations,” said traffic boss Antonio Gémez Velaz- co, “but not enough men to en- force them. For every violator we haul in, there are 100 running, loose.” A concentrated drive one night netted more than 150 tipsy drivers, 30 of them behind the wheels of buses and taxis. All got 10 days, plus heavy fines, But México’s traf- fic sped on amid the impersonal blasts of the horns. The general procedure, ‘when reaching a blind intersection; is to hit the horn and the gas pedal at the same time, This is done fre- quently with two cars traveling on converging paths, Photographic evi- dence of these. spectacular encount- ers is seen daily in the newspapers. Like the case of Nemesio: Balde- rama, who roves the streets.in hia 1940 Chevy taxicab. He seldom had wrecks when his cab was new. But as later models with louder horn appeared. Nemesio began :1 into other cars with alarming fre quency. In his latest crackup, - Named broadsided into a 1955 Ford tha had the misfortune to brake to i stop directly in his path as ht emerged from a side street. wit! his fenders flapping and his hori tooting steadily. ~ “T got to get me a louder horn; Nemesio complained to police “That fool couldn’t hear me ove the noise of his own horn, am that’s dangerous,” vian Ambassadors who appealed .