Diario las Américas Newspaper, January 1, 1957, Page 10

Inter - American News for English- Speaking people 4th YEAR @. A. SAN ROMAN President FRANCISCO AGUIRRE Vice President and Publisher Eliseo Riera-Gomez Advertising and Circulation Mgr. c. W. SMITH Vice President 8. SMITH Vice President HORACIO AGUIRRE Vice President. Editor and Manager Antonio Ruiz Managing Editor Published daily except Monday — Entered as second class matter at the Post Office of Miami Springs, Fla., on February 8, 1956. ee RARE EP SS ES EES EDITORIAI JANUARY FIRST 1957 At the beginning, today, of a new year of the Christian Era, humanity sincerely hopes that the period of twelve months which starts this January First is properous both in the moral and material sense of the term. Moral and material prosperity in the world is subordinated, fundamentally, to the fate of current international affairs, which during the last few years have maintained in an state of unrest all the peoples of the Earth, shaking some of them with acts of violence, destruction and death. It is, therefore, around peace that the main questions humanity is facing must revolve. The greatest danger hanging over the world is that of a major war. To that it must be added, of course, the menace of continued unrest, as the one which prevails now, because it is not compatible with a well understood concept of peace. On this date of such a high significance, THE AMERICAS DAILY sends its most cordial gree- tings to all its readers and advertisers, thanking them for their support during the year which ended yesterday, expressing also its best wishes for the realization, under the indispensable protection of God, of all their hopes and purposes. HOMAGE TO THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI With the occasion of the commemoration today of a new anniversary of the Independence of Haiti, THE AMERICAS DAILY pays tribute to this nation of the Antilles, member of the great conti- nental family, which is destined, as are all the countries of the Americas, to accomplish a high mission in international life. This anniversary finds the country in a critical period of its republican existence. The occasion is propitious, therefore, to add to our greetings to the people, our sincere wishes for the prompt solution of the problems that nation is facing, within order, in an eminently democratic manner, without any- thing that may seem contrary to the institutions of the Republic. That is the only solution which may be beneficial for the country, as well as the only one which may lend prestige to all the countries of the Americas, On this patriotic Haitian holiday, we send our cordial greetings to His Excellency, the Ambassador of that country in the United States, Mauclair Zephirin, and to the Hon. Philippe Cham, Consul General in Miami, both worthy representatives of their country. “Imaginative’’ Puerto Rican Economic Development May Serve Other Nations WASHINGTON (UP)— -Arthur Larson, new Director of the United States Information Agency, said he will visit Puerto Rico to learn how the island’s “imaginative” econ- omic development program might help underdeveloped countries of Latin America and Asia. Larsen is going to San Juan on Jan. 1 to attend the inauguration of Luis Mufoz Marin in his third term as Governor of the Common- wealth. It will be his first trip outside of the continental United States since he became head of the Information Agency. “Puerto Rico is a shining ex- ample of how the imagination and zeal of a democratic society can overcome material . handicaps to bring progress and welfare to the people,” he told the United Press. Larson, a Rhodes scholar and Professor: of Law, is the author of “The Law of Workmen’s Compen- sation,” a treatise that led to his appointment as Under Secretary of Labor in the Eisenhower Admin- istration. Later he wrote a book entitled “A Republican Looks at His Party,” setting forth the Eisenhower phi- losophy of “modern republicanism.” Larson opposes the concept of “selling” the United States abroad through propaganda. He favors stressing the cultural and scientific contribution the United States has made to the world, however. While in Puerto Rico Larson is expected to confer with Governor Mufioz* to see how the idea of Puerto Rico’s Commonwealth rela- tions with the Federal Government can be made clearer to some Latin American groups which continue to view the island as a U. S. colony, Bolivian Stones Mona Lisa in Paris PARIS —(UP)— The Mone Lisa smiled her enigmatic smile today in a workroom at the Louvre while experts touched up the mi- nor damage inflicted by a bearded Bolivian who flung a rock at the painting on a “whim.” Damage to Leonardo Da Vinci’s great 16th Century masterpiece was reported “slightly” by museum art e: , but they said it might have] “irreparable” if it had not been guarded by a protective plate of glass — the only painting * the museum so protected, “Phd stoHe shattered the glass in Pe left hand corner of the painting, far below the famous- nil and, flaked a chip of paint sive of a fingernail off the ithe hte nt left elbow, A small hole was made in the Mona Lisa’s dark brown robe but not enough to hurt the value of the picture the Louvre says is “priceless” and which art experts say is worth more than one mil- lion ‘dollars. The Bolivian, Hugo Unzaga Vi- legas, 42, a native of La Paz, was charged with defacing a public monument and violation of a nex- pulsion order. Villegas told police at first the act was the result of a sudden whim. Later he admitted he picked up the stone in an alley- way outside the museum with the intent of throwing it at the paint-|'fireworks.. For MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA., TUESDAY, JANUARY Ist, 1957 THY NEIGHBOR By ANTONIO RUIZ NICARAGUA.— Lake Nicaragua is, no doubt, the dominant physical feature of this, the largest of the Central American Republics. It is generally believed that many cen- turies, perhaps many thousands of years ago, lakes Managua and Ni- caragua were part of am ocean bay and that one or many volcanic eruptions closed the entrance and the bay became part of the Central American isthmus holding the two lakes, which are connected by the Tipitapa River. It is presumed that the fish thus trapped adapt- ed themselves to the water as it gradually became less and less salty and, with this process, Ni- caragua has the distinction of be- ing the only country in the world having ‘typical salt water fish, such as sword fish and sharks, tiving in fresh water. Lake Nicaragua is about 40 feet lower than its neigh- bor to the north, due to the fact that the level of Lake Managua was raised by the eruption of the Momotombo Volcano back in 1609. The aborigines who inhabited that zone called the lake “Coci- bolea”, and the Spaniards gave it the name of “Mar Dulce” or Fresh Water Sea. Today it is more (Great Lake) by the majority of Nicaraguans. It is 100 miles long and 45 miles wide at its widest point. The largest island in the lake is Ometepe, surmounted by 2 high volcanic peaks, one of which, Concepcién, erupted as recently as 1944 Hundreds of other smaller islands, known as “Las Isletas”, dot the lake near Granada with their exuberant green vegetation and tropical frut trees. Some of these islands are inhabited, The lake is drained by the San Juan River, Which flows from the southern end to the Caribbean, A boat trip down the river is very interesting and presents beautiful vistas of virgin jungle, in which the visitor can see exotic beau- tiful flowers and plants, as well as birds of vivid plumage, and affords the opportunity to visit the histo- rical ruins of ancient fortresses which once defended the lake ag- ainst invasion and attacks by the much feared English, French and Dutch pirates. Halfway down the river, between San Carlos and San Juan del Norte, the visitor may see the ruins of the old and famous fortress “El Castillo de la Concepcién”, where Nicaraguas’s heroine, 19-year old Rafaela Herrera, audaciously and heroically repulsed an attack by an English pirate in 1762. It is said that, upon the death of her father, the Commander of the fort, she took charge of the garrison and led the heroic resistance which lasted three days, during which time the English ship’s cap- tain was killed by cannon fire and the ship forced to withraw. Another historic fortress on the river is “El Castillo Viejo” or the Old Castle, where, in the year 1780 the 22-year old Lieutenant Hora- tio Nelson —latter to become the hero of Trafalgar— lost his eye while commanding a besieg- ing British force. Although the fort was finally taken, the British were soon forced to withdraw due to the weakening of their ranks by tropi- cal fever. Small excursion boats can be hired at Granada to take the visi- tors among the lovely islands, “Las Isletas”. Archaeologically interest- ing are “La Isla Zapatera” and the “Isla de los Muertos”. Zapatera is the cone of an extinct voleano now covered with lush tropical vegeta- tion. Many large idols have been found there, some of which can be seen in the Central American School in Granada and in the Na- tional Museum in Managua, while others are displayed in the Ameri- can Museum of Natural History in New York. Spanish Version Page. 3. MAYOR OF BOGOTA KNOWS FIREWORKS ARE “DANGEROUS” BOGOTA, Dec. 31 —(UP)— The Mayor of Bogota, Andrés Rodri- guez Gémez, is determined to end the sale of fireworks in the Co- lombian capital, after suffering burns with some of them on Christ- mas Eve. The affair started on the 24, when the Powder Workers Union gave him a dozen rockets which are supposed to explode in a dis- play of fireworks at a great height. During the evening, the Mayor started to play with them. The first three went up and exploded high in the air, but the fourth exploded without taking off, burn- ing him and his clothes. The Mayor started a criminal action, and today he has a decree ready forbidding the sale of some because he considers them dangerous to ne public, commontly called the “Gran Lago” | a better understanding between the Americas her brother. — (Photo Americas BEAUTIFUL DEBUTANT.—During an elegant party at the Surf Club, which was one of the Latin American social events of the season, charming Mary Ann Ferré made her debut. of prominent Puerto Rican Industrialist José Ferré, who gave the party in her honor. In the photo, from left to right, are Mr, Ferré, Mrs, Ferré, Mary Ann, Mrs, Maurice Ferré and Maurice Ferré, Daily by Gort). She is the daughter Communist Dominat LA PAZ, Bolivia, Dec. 31. (UP) —With his political prestige high- er than ever and having the sup- port of almost the whole nation, except small communist groups, the President of the Republic, Her- nan Siles Zuazo, declared to the United Press he will continue his stabilization plan because “it is the only means of re-establishing the ruine economy and achieve in the future wellbeing for all Bolivian homes.” On the other hand, in this mat- ter, the Bolivian Workers Central, in the observers opinion, has come out with its prestige and pop- ularity badly hurt. While the ma- jority of the unions belonging to the Workers Central declared sev- eral days ago their support of Pres- ident Siles and stabilization, it is only a short time since the Cen- United States entered into a trade agreement with Brazil today to ‘fi- nance the sale to that country of $138,700,000 worth of surplus farm commodities. The commodities will be paid for in Brazilian currency. The agreement was signed in the office of Secretary of Agricul- ture Ezra T. Benson by Brazilian Ambassador Amaral Peixoto. This is the second largest agree- ment ever signed under the agri- cultural trade development and as- sistance law of 1954. The largest agreement was with India. HEMISPHERIC EVENTS LAW FREEZING RENTS IS EXTENDED BUENOS AIRES — (UP) — A 1945 law freezing rents in Argen- tine cities was extended by the Government until next Feb. 28. New rent legislation was expect- ed to be ready before that date. It will permit moderate increases in present frozen rents and enable landlords who own only one urban property to regain possession of it from present leaseholders, provid- ed the property is to be used for the landlord’s own occupancy. ILLITERACY DOWN AMONG MEXICANS from 80 to 46 per cent in the past ten years, an official of the United Nations Educational .and Scienti- fie Council said. Gabriel Ansola, UNESCO's ad- viser to the Education Ministers of the Central American countries, had high praise for México’s anti- illiteracy drive. “The campaign has been so suc- cessful that UNESCO, as well as the governments of other Latin American countries engaged in si- milar drives, are using a large number of Mexican technicians as advisers,” Ansola said, Bolivia United Behind President After His Hunger Strike Victory Loses Prestige Before All Bolivians Brazil-U. S. A. Sign Trade Agreement WASHINGTON —(UP)— The, MEXICO CITY — (UP) — Mé- xico’s illiteracy rate was reduced ed Workers Central tral started to study the stabil- ization plan, and the communist sector, small but powerful, strong- ly fought against the plan of the cabinet ministers. The criticism coincided with the tin miners strike in the zone of Llallagua, who did not consult their leaders nor the Sao! to declare the strike. The great demonstration of yes- terday and the manner in which thé country has united behind Pres- ident Siles, as well as popular criticism against the Workers Cen- tral during the demonstrations, are evidence, according to observers, that the Central does not repre- sent the opinion of the mass of workers, and its prestige has been badly hurt. Meanwhile, the President conti- nues receiving congratulations from all parts of the country. The Brazilian agreement provi- des for the sale of 111 million dol- lars worth of wheat and-or wheat flour or about 66 million bushels; 5 million worth of lard or about 33 million pounds; 1% million worth of cottonseed or soy bean oil, or about 11 million pounds; and over 2 million worth of various dairy products. The wheat or wheat flour will be delivered over a three-year period. The other commodities will be purchased and shipped during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957. Latin American N U. S., CANADA CHILDREN VISITING MEXICO MEXICO CITY —(UP)— Thirty children from the United States and Canada arrived here to take part in an international horse rid- ing competition, Gen. Humberto Mariles announced. Seven boys ‘and eight.girls rep- resent the United States. The Ca- nadian group is made of eight boys ae seven, girls. he tournament will start Jan. 4 Bi the visitofs will remain in Méxieo until Jan. 13. Mariles, winner of many prizes so mao lade shows, said the! will serve to “si ien the bonds of friend- ship” the children of the Uni Canada and México.” the visitors will be taken ‘of interest in México places. iST FIRE IN CHILE GO, Chile —(UP)— A is raging over twenty- acres of timberland nee of Osorno, 1,000 ‘of here, the police has which is concentrated Pucatrihue district, is the @ announced by police in the four hours. Another Thousands Travel To Puerto Rico for Holidays More than 1,000 persons a day were flown to San Juan, Puerto Rico, by Pan American World Air- ways during the 12-day period end- ing December 25. Puerto Ricans living outside the island Commonwealth traditional- ly set their sights on Christmas at home, and each year Pan Amer- ican schedules scores of extra flights to accommodate the holi- day rush between the U. S. main- land and Puerto Rico. During the 12-day-pre-Christmas period this year, incoming flights at San Juan averaged more than 11 a day from New York and four or more a day from Miami: Busiest day of the pre-Christmas rush was December 23 when 1,557 persons landed on the island in 20 Clipper flights from New York and Miami. During the 12-day period PAA carried 12,597 passengers to San Juan on 185 flights, 135 originat- ing in New York and 50 in Miami, HUNGARIAN REFUGEES REACH ARGENTINA BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 31. (UP) — An Argentine Air Line plane arrived last night with a group of Hungarian refugees, chosen by the Argentine Commission in the Aus- trian camps. A great crowd gathered to give a warm welcome to the travelers and, in the name of the Argentine Government, officials of the Im- migration Service were at the Ezei- za Airport to welcome them. Mem- bers of the Committee for Hungar- ian Relief were also present. An- other group, much larger, has left HAVANA, Dec, 31 (UP)— The Congressional Committee of the Partido Auténtico (Authentic Par- ty) opposed to President Fulgencio Batista’s government, reiterated the charges made by Representati- ve Eugenio Cusido who affirmed that Oriente province experimented a “blood bath.” The Committee demanded the calling of an extraordinary meet- ing of Congress “to debate every- thing pertaining to the difficult moments the nation is confront- ing.” Cusido” sent an open letter to Batista asking him to open an in- vestigation and, upon its comple- tion, to give an official explanation of the mysterious “bath of blood” in which Oriente province was thrown during the Christmas sea- son and during which twenty one persons, at least, died being shot down or hanged. A brother of Cusido was among the dead. The Congressman affirmed that those who killed his brother “have been identified as members of the Armed Forces.” Colonel Fermin Cowley, Military Commander of the Northern Re- gional District, who came unex- pectedly to Havana after the find- ing of the 21 bodies in the city of Holguin and its surroundings, with- in his command, declared that mi- litary forces “had nothing to do with the occurrences.” Cowley rejected Cusido’s accu- sation after an interview with Ba- tista. The Colonel declared the dead could be the result of fight among the revolutionaries themselves or action by “private parties or em- ployes of companies or properties menaced by terrorists.” Cowley said that those persons, “with the terror caused by threats” perhaps adopted “the decision to Member Inter American Press Association For Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity NUMBER 1 Opposition Congressmen Condemn ‘Blood Bath’ in Cuban Oriente Province action of defense which is against the law but is understandable.” He added that several days ago U. S-owned sugar mills such as “Delicias” and “Chaparra” suffer- ed damages in their installations as a consequence of terrorism and sabotage acts. He said also that somebody had tried to place a potent bomb in the installations of the U. S, com- pany, the “Nikaro Nickel”, which exploits nickel mines in Oriente. At the same time, the “Bloque Cubano de Prensa” (Cuban Press Block) to which most of the lead- ing dailies and magazines belong, offered to act as mediators be- tween the authorities and the rev- olutionaries, The block promised, if its serv- ices are accepted, “to realize all negotiations that may be necessary to re-establish concord and public Peace.” “Criminal terrorism on one side, which hurts the life and interests of the Republic —says the block— and violent repression of those acts that only the courts of justice should judge, maintain the coun- try in anguish and unrest, a victim of such excesses.” TWO KILLED DURING HAVANA JAIL BREAK Authorities informed that two persons were killed —a man and a woman— during the jail break staged by a group of political pri- soners from the Castillo del Prin- cipe. The dead man was identified as Daniel Martinez Labrandero, sen- tenced to four years for trying to blow a tunnel under the Almenda- res River. The» woman has quot been identified. Two political prisoners, Osvaldo Diaz Fuentes and Abelardo Rodri- guez Mederos, escaped and are he- ing sought by authorities. Both act by themselves against disturb- ing elements in a legitimate re- New York Cubans NEW YORK, Dec. 31 —(UP)— In a written declaration delivered to the local press, an organization called “Accién Civica Cubana,” of New York, informed that over one thousand Cubans went to Saint Patrick Cathedral to demonstrate “their full identification with the cause of Cuba’s freedom.” It adds that a Solemn Mass in “honor and memory of the young men who died at the Haitian Em- bassy in Havana, the valiant heroes of Sierra Maestra and everyone else who gave his life for the freedom of Cuba” was not celebrated, al- though it was authorized by the Assistant Bishop of New York and Administrator of St. Patrick Ca- thedral, Monsignor Joseph F. Flan- nelly. It. continues stating that in an interview on the 22nd of December between the President of “Accién Civica Cubana”, Angel Pérez Vi- dal, and Mons. Flannelly, he ‘“of- fered us all kind of facilities and for Buenos Aires by ship. fire, in Huellelhue, Valdivia, to the North of Osorno, has already des- troyed over a million and one half pine trees and an undisclosed num- ber of foresters homes, The police said the fire may soon jump the border into Argentine territory. PAPER CONFISCATED ~IN ARGENTINA BUENOS AIRES —(UP)— Fed- eral Police anfiounced the ‘confis- cation of this week’s edition of “Consigna”, a political weekly, on rounds of publishing propagan- da favoring the Peronist regime. The newspaper’s fourth edition since its inception a month ago went on sale today. Police or- dered judicial proceedings against its publishers for “making propa- ganda in favor of the Peronist reg- ime. A police communique described “Consigna” as a “Peronist publi- cation”. If is one of: several pol- .itical weeklies which have sprung up in recent months and is strong- ly nationalistic, prolabor and pro- Catholic. RUSSIAN SHIPS TO CROSS PANAMA CANAL ews in Brief BALBOA, Canal Zone —(UP)— personally to officiate at the mass” to transit through the Panama Canal within a month, it was learn- ed today, The first one of them is due at Balboa tomorrow; it is the 2121-ton freighter Nikolai Ostrovski, en- route from Vladivostock to London with a cargo of canned fish. Its skipper has already messaged. his agent here to buy a United had been sentenced for conspiracy against the powers of the State. Pray for Freedom after he was told that “the mass was in honor and memory of all, those fallen in Cuba’s revolution.” Further it says that after this the New York prelates cancelled the Mass “without previous notice to our organization” and that he was told, as reason for the decision, that “the emigrees made a political affair of the Mass, and that the Church could not celebrate a Mass for only one political faction.” It adds that, hearing this, Angel Pé- rez Vidal went to Monsignor Fan- nelli to assure him that “we have never tried to convert in political problem a religious act” and to show him the printed notices an- nouncing the Mass. But, the de- elaration says, Monsignor Flannelly told him “he was very sorry, but was compelled to maintain the cancellation of the religious act.” The declaration ends, saying that Pérez Vidal then informed the Prelate the Cubans would go to the Cathedral at the appointed hour -|and date to “pray in honor and memory of our dead”. ECUADOR TO START USING RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES SOON QUITO — (Special to THE AMERICAS DAILY) — For the first time the application of radio- active isotopes will be started in Ecuador. The National Polytech: nie School, after a lengthy con- ference with the members of the Atoms for Peace Mission visiting this country now, submitted an in- teresting plan for the’ application in Ecuador of radioactive isotopes - in scientific inyestigation. The School ‘will immediately acquire the necess amount of Bai States flag for the ship to fly dur- ing the transit through. the: U.S. controlled Canal. Panam& Canal Company records show only two Russian ships have recent years, ‘The Russian vessels showing up here in the next month will be subject to the strict Panam Canal measuring process to compute their capacity, upon which the toll charges are fixed. This is standard practice with all ships making their first Panama Canal transit. There- after, they are charged at the rate computed by the initial measure- ment, unless they are in ballast. Among the Russian ships expect- ed during January are three tank- ers. Their point of departure or destination have not vet been dis- Fifteen Russian ships, diverted from the Suez route, are expected closed, onate with geatcnle. carbonates to generate’ radioac carbonie anhydrus. ‘This substance ‘will’ be used’ in the investigation of the transitted through the Canal is Pyrethrum, with the purpose of producing radioactive Pyrethrines, which will be used in: different entomologic laboratories, through- out the world, for investigation of the effect of the Pyrethrines on insects. Up to this date no stud- ies of this, kind>has been made. BANKING MISSION A mission of Eximbank officials is here in Quito, with the purpose of inspecting the works for which the Bank has granted loans to Ecuador. The different Ministries will prepare plans of works for | said Mission, “4 ———