Diario las Américas Newspaper, November 4, 1956, Page 12

Inter-American News for. English- Speaking people 4th YEAR ot nee RS SS ERE SPE G. A. SAN ROMAN’ C, W. SMITH 8. SMITH President Vice President Vice President FRANCISCO AGUIRRE Viee President and Publisher Antonio Ruiz Managing Editor HORACWO AGUIRRE Vice President. Editor and Manager Eliseo Riera-Gomez Advertising and Circulation Mgr Published daily except Monday — Bmvered as second class matter at the weet Office of Miami forings Fla. on February & 1956. EDITORIAL STEVENSON IN THE POPULAR CONTEST OF NOVEMBER SIX The Governor, the two Senators and the Repre- sentatives of Florida in the National Congress, have supported throughout the electoral campaign the candidacy. of Adlai E. Stevenson for President of the Republic during the next term. The Governor, the Senators and Representatives are in those positions in accordance to the will of the majority of the people of the State, a people who, in a great proportion, are Democrats, in the partisan sense of the word. It is evident, therefore, that the high represen- tatives of Florida. interpreting the feelings of their electors, and conscious of their political respon- sibilities, believe that it is in the best interests of the Nation and of Florida that the candidate of the Democratic Party, Adlai E. Stevenson, wins the election. If here, in this country, one could become Governor of a State, Senator or Representative to the U.S. Congress by means alien to democracy, by | arbitrary maneuvers or fanciful designaton of} someone in power. the recommendations of those officials would not have any political or moral value, | hecause they could not speak as genuine representa- tives of their people. But it is well known that,| within the truly democratic system of this country, | the Governor, the Senators and Representatives, as| well as all the officials elected by popular vote, have | arrived te-their positions by the clean road of free | suffrage. Therefore, the support they are giving Stevenson is a safe guarantee that this citizen); - IWierits the Florida vote for President of the Republic. | On the other hand, speaking in terms of Inter- american convenience, in which all the people of Florida are interested, especially the great sector of | Latin American origin, it is well to remember that Stevenson has given proof of being an enthusiast | defender of the Panamericanist ideal, with regards to strengthening, for the benefit of the United States and the sister Republics of the Hemisphere, the Interamerican relations resting on permanent foundations of effective friendship and reciprocal cooperation. This, of course, explains and justifies the great personal appeal and the political support) Stevenson has among the vigorous group of U. S. citizens of Hispanic extraction. Because they are almost totally members. of the Democratic Party, which carries Stevenson’s banner, and for the great interest his political plat- form has for the Panamericanist cause, the voters of Latin American origin in Florida, who are $0 |to a wayside park where they cut identified with the way of thinking and the acts of | Adlai E, Stevenson, will deposit their votes next Tuesday, November 6, in favor of this illustrious citizen for President of the Republic during the term) 1957-1961. CHARTER OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (EDITORS NOTE—The Organization of American, States, the highly successful regional organization composed by twenty one American Republics, is the most powerful agency con- cerned with the economic, cultural and political relations among. the countries of this Hemisphere, In order to give @ur readers a good idea of the exact nature of that important organization, we are beginning today publication of the Charter of the Organization, which, we are sure, will be of great interest to all those concerted with Interamerican re- lations). IN THE NAME OF THEIR PEOPLES, THE STATES REPRE- SENTED AT THE NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN STATES, Convinced that the historic mission of América is to offer to man a land of liberty, and a favorable environment for the development of his personality and the realization of his just aspirations; Conscious that that mission has already inspired numerous agree- ments, whose essential value lies in the desire of the American peoples to live together in peace, and, through their mutual understanding and respect for the sovereignty of each one, to provide for the bet- terment of all, in independence, in equality and under law; Confident that the true significance of American solidarity and good neighborliness can only mean the consolidation of this continent, within the framework of democratic institutions, of a system of indi- vidual liberty and social justice based on respect for the essential i fights of man; Persuaded that their welfare and their contribution to the prog- tess and the civilization of the world will increasingly require inten- sive continental cooperation; Resolved to persevere in the noble undertaking that humanity has conferred upon the United Nations, whose principles and purposes they solemnly reaffirm; Convinced that juridical organization is a necessary condition for security and peace founded. on moral order and on justice; and In accordance with Resolution IX of the Inter-American Confer- tuce on Problems of War and Peace, held at México City, HAVE AGREED # upon the following f" (To Be ‘Continued) ne se! She jon election day. For a better understanding between the Americas MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA., SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1956 “Puerto Rico Needs more Autonomy i in Different ‘Fields’, SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Nov. 3—(UP)— Governor Marin declared that Puerto Rico needs more autonomy in certain fields, such as labor and communi- | cations. WIN PENDLETON TIME TO RELAX — We are tired already. Next Tuesday is election day. Newspaper column- jists are supposed to keep folks at a fever pitch just before election day. But we gave out. We are jtired of listening. We've heard) enough. We want to vote and get done with it. | We don’t know about you, but | }we have listened to enough pol- itical speeches for this season. We have heard enough charges and counter charges. If we believed | everything bad we have heard from both sides, we would hate to see| anybody elected. From all the) confused reports and predictions |we don’t see how either side can win, Right now, we’re a bit slap-hap- |py. We feel-like laughing at the whole shebang. Instead of listen- ing to the political arguments dur- ing the past few days, we have been eves-dropping on the political jstories going around Capitol Hill. Some can’t be printed, of course, but the favorite “clean” one is about the man driving into town He picked up two hitch-hikers. He asked them where they were going and they said they were going to town to vote. He asked the first one how} he was going to vote. “Ym going to vote Republican” s the man said. The motorist stopped the car and put him out. He then drove on. He asked the other fellow the same question. Being smart he told the motorist he was a Democrat. They drove on. Noth- ing more was said until -they pas- sed a watermelon patch and the driver said to the hitch-hiker, “Nobody's looking, let’s get a melon”. So they sneaked a water- melon real quick and drove on it and began to eat it. At that point the hitch-hiker burst into laughter. He almost had hyster- ics. The motorist said, “What in the world is the matter with you? What are you laughing at?” “I/ was just thinking,” the hitch-hiker said. ‘Here, I've been a Democrat only 15 minutes and already I’m stealing.” (It might be well to note that the political affiliation of the characters and the “party” in the punch-line vary according to who is telling the story. In fact, we wouldn’t be 2 bit surprised if a few editors didn’t reverse the par- ties in this column to fit their own editorial policy). One lady here told a friend how! she was going to vote and her friend said, “Don’t you know that) man is a crook? He should be in| jail. He’s a scoundrel. The other | man is one of the finest gentlemen in town. Upright, honest, sober, a wonderful citizen.” “I know,” the first lady said, “but after they are in office any length of time, they all turn crooked, and I don’t want to ruin a good man.” All the old stories are being ‘dusted” off to fit the candidates. Nixon and Kefauver are both re- ferred to daily as the ‘most prom- ising” men in the country. And we heard this one retold four times before lunch the other day: “We have the best public officials in the world—the finest money can buy.” And this one, 60 years old: A lady was admiring a boy’s small new-born puppies. “This one is named Eisenhower and this one is Nixon. They’re Republicans,” the little fellow explained. Two weeks later, the lady saw the lit- tle boy and said, “How are your little puppies, Eisenhower and Nixon?” The youngster replied, “Oh, I changed their names to! Stevenson and Kefauver”. “But, I/ thought they were Republican pup- pies,” she said. ‘Oh, they were two weeks ago. But they’re Dem- ocrats now—their eyes are open,” Mufioz Marin In a press conference, the Gover- Luis Mufoz| nor explained that, regarding Puer- to Rico, the interest of the Fe deral Government of the United States is very limited. “For example — he continued — we are interested in how many radio and television stations should be established for education and how many for commercial pur- poses, but it is the Federal Com- munications Commission in Wash- ington which decides on those mat ters.” It is my opinion that the Commission should rule only in the interstate and international aspects of communications. Regarding local labor matters, Mufioz Marin pointed out that this is a field “in which the Federal Government has no particular in- terest.” He added that Rico’s own labor law is much bet- ter than the Taft-Hartley Law.” He also mentioned the Customs as another zone in which the au- tonomy of the Commonwealth should be expanded. However, he reiterated his posi- tion that the condition of Com- |monwealth is the best for the is- land. “Tt gives Puerto Rico — he said — more room for action and, therefore, is a better status than that of the Federal States.” He added that, for that reason, his opinion is that the status of Com- monwealth should be permanent, “and not a trasition toward an- other State of the Union or in- dependence.” “Puerto | CUBA HONORS IRF OFFICIALS WASHINGTON, D. C.—Two high officials of the International Road Federation were honored recently by the Cuban Government, in a ceremony at the Embassy of that country in this city, when Ambas- sador Miguel Angel Campa presented the Grand Cross of the Order of Highway Merit to Robert 0, Swain, and the Commander Degree of the same Order to John P. Plum. Swain is Executive Director of the Federation, and Plum is Information Director. The decora- tions were granted in recognition of their collaboration with the Cuban Haighway Association, in making the importance fo. better roads known and the need to build the thousands of miles now in construction in Cuba. The National Order of Highway Merit of Cuba was established by President Fulgencio Batista in May of this year. (Foto by Carle A. Maggy.) Jules Dubois Wins Re-election as President of IAPA’s Committee HAVANA, Nov. 3—(UP)— As its last official act here, the Inter American Press Association IAPA expanded its Freedom of Press Committee, adding six members, to have now 28, and re-elected Ju- first session at Lima in March, to | prepare a report for the semester which will be sumitted to the Board of Directors ‘when IAPA meets in San José, Costa Rica. Dubois declared that the expan- For Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity Member Inter American Press Association NUMBER 9 Haitian Charge D Affairs in Cuba Accused by Maid of Kidnapping, Threats _ TRIED TO FORCE HER TO SIGN DOCUMENT ON SHOOTING AT EMBASSY, EMMA HUNT SAYS HAVANA, Nov. 3 (Special to THE AMERICAS DAILY) — Mrs. Emma Hunt, 28 years old domes- tic of the Haitian Embassy made sensational declarations at a press conference held at the Police De- partament of Investigations today when she declared that the Charge d’Affairs, Dr, Gustavo Borno had her kidnaped at the mission, telling her that he was doing it to protect her life. She also said that he tried to force her under threats to sign a deposition about the events. She told the press, in the pre- sence of Brigadier General Her- mando Hernandez, Chief of Police and Colonel Orlando Piedra. Head of the Service of Investigations, that Gustay Borno, Consul and Charge d’Affairs of Haiti, kept her locked in the Mission and fe- quently told her that the Cuban Police would kill her if she left his protection. Mrs. Hunt said that, for the last three months, she worked at the Embassy and that, when she was hired, there were six refugees al- ready in there. She added that, as far as she knew, they did not have arms but were frequently visited by men, including the four arm- ed ones who entered the Em- bassy Monday morning. She declared that the shooting against the police was done by the four who entered the building, early in the morning of the in- cident, through the kitchen, when the Chief of. Police came to the door asking for the Ambassador. Declaring that she escaped from the Embassy, she said that after the shooting she was taken ‘by the au- thorities to police headquarters for interrogation as she was the only witness. After testifying she re- turned to the Embassy, promising to come back to sign her deposi- tion, but could not do so as the Charge d’Affairs kept her locked up at the Embassy and told her that “after signing, her life was in danger.” She also said that she was not even allowed to use the. telephone to find our how her little boy, who is sick, was getting along. Then she waited for an opportunity and escaped through the rear entrance of the building and went to the Police Department of Investigation. POLICE APPOINTMENTS HAVANA, Nov. 3—(UP)— Co- lonel Carlos M. Cantillo Gonzalez has been appointed by Presidential Decree Head. of the Army Intel- ligence Service (SIM), to replace Colonel Antonio Blanco Rico, who was assassinated last week. Another Decree ratifies the ap- pointment of Colonel Hernando Hernandez as Chief of the National Police, to replace Brigadier Gene- ral Rafael Salas Cafiizares, who died as the result of wounds re- ceived by shots fired at him by, fugitives refuged at the Haitian Embassy, also last week. les Dubois, of the Chicago Tribune, as President for the seventh con- secutive term, The new Committee will have its NEW YORK, Nov. 3—(UP)—The Amazonia Foundation announced that it is cooperating with Bolivia in the development of a Program of Nuclear Studies. George Michanowsky, President of the Amazonia Foundation, who have just come back after spending four months in Bolivia, declared: “The project consist in the crea- tion and deyelopment of a Center of Nuclear Physics at the Univer- sidad Mayor de San Andrés, Mean- while the Program has started to materialize at the Cosmic Physics Laboratory of Chacaltaya, a de- pendence of the University.” Michanowsky, during his recent visit. to Bolivia, made geological and mineralogical studies together with various North - American scientists. “In some areas — he said — we found traces of torio, the radio- active mineral which, during the last months, has been recognized as ingredient of most importance for the atomic fuel destined to industrial use.” He explained that the Amazonia Foundation cooperated also with the University above mentioned, supplying equipment and scientific material for the Geological Studies Regional Institute. HEMISPHERIC _ EVENTS EXPLOITATION OF “WETBACKS” WASHINGTON —(UP)— The U. S. section of the joint U. S. México Trade Union Committee urged Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell to investigate programs for importing foreign farm work- ers, In a letter Mitchell, sectio chairman Frank L. Noakes noted that the labor committee was es- tablished in order to ride herd on the practice of importing Mexicans for work on American farms, es- pecially in the Southwest. He told Mitchell that his com- mittee’s work “has resulted in some improvements but, neverthe- less, large scale abuses and ex- sploitation of the workers continue to exist.” Noakes urged that the inquiry be conducted by a Mitchell-appoint ed committee composed of repre- | sentatives of the public, employers and organized labor. CONTRABAND FROM BRITISH HONDURAS JALAPA, México —(UP)— Cus- sion of the Committee was due to excessive office work and the need of services of more newspapermen equipped to contribute to strength- en free press in the Americas. The new committee is constitut- ed as follows: Loun to Chile Will Help to Finance Important Electric Power Projects Amazonia Foundation to Assist Bolivia in Nuclear Development President: Jules Dubois, United States. Vice President: Otilio Ulate, Costa Rica. Secretary: Rail Alfonso Gonse, Cuba. Members: Herbert Moses, Rio de Janeiro; Nascimento Brito, Rio de Janeiro; Julio de Mesquita Netto, Sao Paulo; Pedro G. Beltran, Lima; Agustin Edwards Jr., Santiago, Chile, Juan Valmaggia, Buenos Ai- res; David Michel Torino} Salta, Argentina; Joaquin Secco Garcia, Montevideo; Ramén Blanco, Gua- temala; José Dutriz, San Salvador; Pedro Joaquin Chamorro, Mana- gua; Ricardo Castro Beeche, San José, Costa Rica; Jack R. Howard, New York; George W. Healy, New Orleans; Joseph B. Ridder, San Jo- sé, California; Fernando Gémez Martinez, Medellin; Roberto Gar- cia Pea, Bogoté; Demetrio Cane- las, Cochabamba, Bolivia; Isamael Pérez Castro, Guayaquil; Mario Santaella, México; Daniel Morales, México; Rodolfo Junco de la Vega, Monterrey, México; Max Chauvet, Port au Prince; Leg Permuy, Port of Spain, Trinidad, Samuel Lewis, Panama. He added that, in all work rend- ered, the expedition has the co- operation of the Bolivian Air For- ces and of several departments of La Paz Government. “We installed, in planes of the Bolivian Ar Forces, special came- ras with which we made interest- ing chartography work,” Michanow- sky reported. “The Foundation made also archeological, historical and cultural studies.” He told of color films of some phases of the expedition. work being taken and commented: “The preliminary results reveal new aspects of the pre-history of the Andean Zone and the high Amazonas.” , Machinowsky reported that the results of the work of the Com- mission — which will be published shortly — has created great in- terest in the United States Scien- tific and Cultural circles. The Amazonia Foundation which, within a few months, ex- pect to send another expedition to Bolivia — is a non-profit scien- tific and cultural Organization, founded four years ago by Mich- anowsky. Michanowsky explained that the entity depends on private contri- butions. Political Refugees BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 3 —(UP) —A special Panagra plane carry- ing 56 political refugees left this afternoon for Guatemala, via Lima and Panama. as compared with 304 points for Jan. 1. The index .is based on 1948 pri- ces, equaling 100 points on the in- dex scale, COLOMBIAN NEWSMEN TAKE A WALK HAVANA —(UP)— A_ walkout of Colombian delegates of the offi- cial press Thursday marred the clos ing session of the 12th. annual general assembly of the Inter-Ame- rican Press Association IAPA. The Colombians walked out when the assembly rejected their 000. worth of sniffles. That was the value they placed on a plane load of contraband handkerchiefs they confiscated at the local airport. The agents said the bi-motor plane flew here directly - from Bri- tish Honduras carrying nearly a ton on fine linen handkerchiefs Italy. The plane’s crew escaped al- though the agents also confiscated acar with México City license plates believed to have been wait- ing for them. WASHINGTON — The World Bank has made a loan of $15 million for electric power develop- ment in Chile, which will help to finance three projects which will increase the supplies of power to Concepcién, a growing industrial center, and to the Santiago- Val- paraiso area, which contains the greatest concentration of Chilean industrial, commercial and agri- cultural activity. Grace National Bank of New York, is participating in the loan, without the World Bank’s guaran- tee, to the extent of $298,000 re- presenting the first maturity which falls due October 15, 1960. The loan was made to the Cor- poracién de Fomento de la Pro- duccién (Fomento) and Empresa Nacional de Electricidad, S. A. (Endesa) as co-borrowers. Fo- mento is a government agency responsible for promoting econ- mic development in Chile, and Endesa is a joint stock company, owned almost entirely by Fomen- to. Endesa was established in 1944 to plan electric power develop- ment in Chile and to provide facili- ties for meeting power require- ments which cannot be provided by private companies. The projects for which this loan was made are part of an ex- pansion program to be caried out by Endesa during 1956-62. To- gether with facilities to be provid- ed by private companies, the pro- gram should meet Chile’s expect- Latin American News in Brief Luis E. Valenzuela, Alfonso Garcia Gutierrez, Ricardo Silva, Félix An- gel Vallejo and Felipe Antonjo, of “El Frente”, Bucaramanga. PANAMA SUPPORTS FREE CHINA TAIPEI —(UP)— The Panman- ian Ambassador to Nationalist Chi- na, M. E. Guillén, said Thursday his country is “happy” to support Nationalist China in carrying out the embargo on Communist China despite financial losses, Speaking at a luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club here, the Pan- amanian Envoy pointed out that in ed demand for power through 19- 65. Electricity consumption has in- creased steadily in the past ten years; in that time, sales of publie service companies have risen by 150 per cent. The proceeds of the loan will finance most of the foreign ex- change costs of constructing a 68, 000-kilowatt hydroelectric - plant at La Isla, on the Cipreses River, downstream from the existing Ci- presses plant; adding two generat- ing units with a combined capacity of 49,000 kilowatts to the existing Abanico power station; and con- structing a new 48,900 kilowatt hy- droelectric plant on the Huanehue River, near the outlet of Lake Pull- inque. The Isla and Abanico power stations are located near Santiago and Concepcién respectively and will produce power for these areas. The Pullinque plant is located to the south in an area of limited power demand but, because of its large mountain lakes capable of providing seasonal storage, it is a potentially important source of hydroelectric power. Endesa is doing the engineering and construction work and the pro- jects are scheduled for completion in 1960, The total cost of the projects is estimated at the equivalent of $54.5 million. The Bank’s © loan will finance $15 million of the foreign exchange costs. Endesa has arranged to finance the remaining $2 million in foreign exchange from other sources. It will meet the local currency costs from its own resources and from shed Chilean sources. The loan is for a ter of 20 years and bears interest of 5 per cent including the 1 per cent com- mission charged by the <Bank. Amortization will begin October 15, 1960. The loan is guaranteed by the Republic of Chile, The Bank has now lent:.a, total of $51.8 million in Chile: $28.5 million for power, $20 million. for the pulp and paper plants, $2.5 million for agriculture, and $800,- 000 for the exploration of under- ground water resources, S After having been approved by the Bank’s Executive Directors, Toan documents were signed by His. Excelency, Mario Rodriguez, .Am- bassador for Chile in Washington, on behalf of the Republic of Chile, Jorge Schneider, U. S. Represen- tative for Fomento, on behalf ‘Of. toms agents here have figured (P. S, Don’t forget to vote.) they had caused somebody $80,- COST OF LIVING UP IN RIO DE JANEIRO RIO DE JANEIRO—(UP)— The cost of living in the Rio de Janeiro Federal District, rose 33 points since Jan. 1, to a record index mark of 284 points, as of Sept. 1, it. was reported. Conjuntura Economica, an inde- pendent foundation which ob- serves Brazilian economic trends, said the index rose seven points since Aug. 1. It reported that food costs also hit a new high, reaching the index rating of 340 points as of Sept. 1, proposal that the IAPA showld not “pass judgement” on governments. The proposal was turned. down grounds that it would limit IAPA’s criticisms of restrictions on free~ dom of the press. The regime of President Gusta- vo Rojas Pinilla was indicted in a report of the freedom of press com- mittee, approved by the general as- sembly, as an opponent of the free press. The delegates who left the ses- sion are: Carlos Arrazola, Dario Samper, Pedro Jiménez Davis Ec- hendia and Juan Roca Lemus, of “El Nacional”, of Barranquilla; forbidding its ship to trade with Communist China, his govern-|General Manager of Endesa,’on ment’s revenues decreased sharp-| behalf of Endesa, and by. Eugene ly. R. Black, Pesident, on behalf of the Many ships cancelled their Pan-| World Bank. amanian registration and changed damiceratis partion! flags, he said. " He said, “sacrifice or no sacri- prueba ations fice, we are quite happy that we . i have been able to support Free|_ Vice - President Rear Admiral China.” Isaac Rojas, who presides over the board, opened the debate with a NEW ELECTION LAW statement that freedom recovered FOR ARGENTINA , |in the Argentine through the anti- BUENOS AIRES—(UP)— ‘The|Peronist revolution must be. pro- National Advisory Board, formed | tected for the future against “trick- by representatives of the nation’s'ery, fraud and demagoguery.” Fomento, Reinaldo Harnecker, | |