Diario las Américas Newspaper, February 2, 1957, Page 10

Inter - American News for English- Speaking people 4th YEAR @. 4 SAN ROMAN President FRANCISCO AGUIRRE Vice President and Publisher Eliseo Riera-Gomez Advertising and Circulation Mer. c. W. SMITH Vice President 8. SMITB 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. EDITORIAL DANGERS OF CENTRALIZACION OF PUBLIC POWER When all the powers of the Government are centralized in one Organ of Public Power, or, even worse, in only one person, national life is exposed to immense dangers regarding a well understood political stability, administrative efficiency and individual freedom. Around the unlimited power of a public official there are always, except in rare occasions, claudica- tions of all kinds, which result in a multiplication of vices in the fields of morality in politics and administrative honesty. Even when the person exercising those unlimit- ed powers possesses a high spirit of patriotism and honesty, faults inherent to human nature itself make that person become, in most cases, a bad| public official who frequently incurs in arbitrariness | and abuses which nobody dares to reproach under the existing circumstances of great power. Minor officials, who would be willing to suggest rectifica- tion, are affraid to challenge the absolutist power of the Supreme Chief, not only because of the danger of losing their official positions, but in view of an even greater danger, that of being victims of pressures and persecutions of personal character, professional or economic. The authentic framers of the democratic doc- trine of government have had always in mind that danger and, with wisdom and tact, the expounders of the subject and the technicians in political and legal sciences have pointed out the best ways to avoid these abuses; and have defined the powers of the different Organisms of the Government in a form that would produce a harmonious cooperation between them; but within an indispensable indepen- dence, Of course, the fact that this is not disputed doctrinarily and that it may have legal validity on purely academic ground, does not mean that there are not some people, who in practice, would deny these concepts and create situations which are adverse to democracy and, as a consecuence, adverse to the genuine interests of the people. PAN AMERICAN UNION SHOWS LIFE IN THE AMERICAS AT “TRAVELRAMA” IN NEW YORK WASHINGTON, D.C. (PAU) — A capsule view of life in the 20 American republics south of the United States will be displayed in DR. CHAMORRO IS INNOCENT, IAPA BELIEVES NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (UP)— The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) issued a statement of its President, Guillermo Martinez Marquez, ‘editor of “El Pais” of Havana, regarding the case of Pe- dro Joaquin Chamorro, editor of “La Prensa” of Managua, in con- nection with the trial for the as- sassination of Nicaraguan Presi- dent Anastasio Somoza. The statement says: “The Inter American Press As- sociation has decided not to ex- press amy opinion in the case of Pedro Joaquin Chamorro, distin- guished member of the Freedom of Press Committee of IAPA, until there is am appeal and decision on the sentence in the civil Supreme Court. At the moment it is enough the Pan American Union exhibit at the First International Travel- rama that is being held in the New York Coliseum Feb. 2-10. The Travelrama will be the larg- est international travel show ever held in the United States. Starting with an outline map of the route of the Pan American Highway, the automobile artery of the Western Hemisphere, the Pan American Union panels will cover the history, geography, govern- ments and cultures of the Latin American nations; leading commo- dities such as bananas, coffee, su- gar, rubber, copper, iron, petro- leum and tin; and national laws governing foreign investment. Also illustrated will be oppor- tunities for study in Latin Ameri- can universities, folk songs, re- cipes, painting, typical holidays, travel facilities by air sea and land, beaches and hotel accommoda- tions and rates. to inform that the special IAPA sub-committee which visited Nica- ragua last month was convinced of the innocence of Chamorro. We trust the Supreme Court will ren- Sat a decision favorable to the, ap- peal.” Advt. VENEZUELAN INVESTORS Venezuelan industrial promoters wish te establish contacts with North American financiers in- terested in investing in our country, for the promotion and establishment of businesses and industries without competition and with the possibility of obtaining a margin of net profit of more than 50% of the capital invested annually, For detailed and complete information, please write to the following address: “OFICINA GENERAL DE INVERSIONES” (“GENERAL INVESTMENTS OFFICE”) GENERAL INVESTMENTS Avenida 15 N° 83-11 Maracaibo - Venezuela For a better understanding. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPS— Veneuela’s electric power pro- duction capacity has increased to almost double in the last five years, and could double again in 1960, as a result of the general expansion of the country’s economy. This revelation is contained in a review about the Plan of National Electrification being developed by the Venezuelan Government and which was made known by the Commerce’ Department. The analy- sis said also that the plan con- siders investments of $275,000,000 up to 1960 in electrification work, of which $234,500,000 are earmark- ed for new constructions. Aside from this program a Hy- droelectric System is already being constructed in the Caroni River, near the Orinoco, and which, in 1958, will have an initial capacity KNOW THY NEIGHBOR By ANTONIO RUIZ VENEZUELA — Tourist travel in Venezuela has increased in the last few years more than in any decade before. With modern high- ways, first class hotels and im- proved airline services, more and more people are having a chance to enjoy vacations in places that, until a short time ago, were very difficult to reach. Now, during the holidays, more domestic tourists travel in Venezuela than ever be- fore, jamming the country’s air- ports from west to east. Highway traffie is hitting all-time highs. Hotels, likewise, are reporting a large number of visitors from all parts of the country and abroad. All this movement is the result of improved facilities and large scale advertising. The change that has taken place in the Venezuelan roads is enorm- ous. Broad highways have replac- ed the former curving, hilly, roads in many parts of the country. Dis- tances between points and other aids to tourists are better marked. Between Caracas and Maracaibo, the new stretches of the Pan Ame- rican highway have been in opera- tion for quite some time. The mod- ern highway connecting Puerto Ca- bello and Barquisimeto allows the tourist to travel rapidly, in safety and comfort. In the foothills of the Andes, new broad highways have replaced the old and narrow roads. Also in the West, the new highway running from Carora to Lake Maracaibo has been completed. The new link cuts-off about 110 miles distance from the old route, saving travel- ers time and discomfort. The air- lines have put additional planes into service to handle increasing volume of passengers, Air travel time between principal cities in Venezuela has been reduced by as much as 40 per cent with the use of new Convair and Constellation planes, allowing tourists to reach all parts of the country with mini- mum delay. Numerous travel bu- reaus organize regular excursions at convenient prices. The natural wonders of Vene- zuela are becoming more acces- sible as new airfields and landing strips are made available. Angel Falls, 3,212 feet high, the world’s highest waterfall, discovered by U. S. airman Jimmy Angel, can now be visited by tourists taking ‘ad- vantage of the Venezuelan Airline (LAV) special service to Canaima, in the Gran Sabana region. Flights morning, arrive in Canaima: early in the atfernoon, and return flights leave Canaima on Monday, allow- ing week-enders ample time to en- joy the marvelous scenery. LAV operates another route three times a week to the diamond mining area of the Gran Sabana, going as far south as Icabara, Ka- navayén and Santa Elena de Ua- rién, right on the Brazilian border. The Venezuelan Government has been sponsoring the construction of a hotel chain throughout the country. Included in this plan is the construction of a large hotel for tourists at the warm, radioactive springs of “Las Trincheras”, half- way between Valencia and Puerto Cabello. A new attraction is the Caron{ National Park, established on the lower banks of the Caroni River. It has an extension of 6,- 000 acres on which are located the marvelous falls and the ruins of an old colonial convent of the Capu- chin monks. The Iron Mines Com- pany a subsidiary of Bethelehem Steel, donated the land near its iron ore installations to the Minis- try of Development for this pur- pose, Spanish Version Page 3 leave Maiquetia airport Saturday | ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION ALMOST DOUBLED IN VENEZUELA DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS of 200,000 kilowatts, with a possible future enlargement to 300,000 ki- lowatts. The emgineers have cal- culated that the power which could be obtained later from the !Caroni Plant, will increase to | about four millions kilowatts, Veneuela’s Electrification Pro- gram considers the development of electrification in the Central, West- ern and Eastern regions of the country. The systems of the var- ious regions would later be inter- connected and, in this manner, they could be incorporated at a future date to the great Caroni River Great Hydroelectric System. The Program of Electric Con- structions projected by the Vene- zuelan Government will be limited at this time, to the development of Thermo-Electric Plants in pre- ference to Hydro-Electrics, on ac- count of relative low initial cost, better adaptability to electric pow- er demands and faster perspectives | of planning and. construction, ac- cording to the analysis of the De- partment of Commerce. The Department above mention- ed calculated that the capacity of the generators, installed in Vene- uela, increased from 346,000 kilo- watt-hour in 1946, to 605,000 in 19- 55. In the same period, generation of electricity increased from 579.- 000,000 kilowatts-hour to 1, 150,- 000,000. Within these totals, the generation of electricity in Hydro- power plants increased from 212.- 000,000 of kilowatts-hour \to 250,- 000,000 while the production of Thetmic Plants increased from 367,000,000 to 900,000,000. To put into practice the Plan of Electdification, the Venezuelan Development Corporation has al- ready made studies of the electric facilities existing in the country and of the probable future con- sumption, says the Department of Commerce. On the basis of the meam average of national development, the Ve- nezuelan population, it is expected will reach 7,500,000 inhabitants at the end of 1960. BOGOTA, Colombia — A chart- ered Constellation plane of Co- lombia’s Avianca line departed from Vienna today, carrying to Bogoté the first contingent of Hungarian refugees to be admit- ted to Colombia. This group may be the forerunner of several thou- sands to enter Colombia, for the Colombian government made it known soon after the refugee movemem from Hungary started, that the country would accept ten thousand of the refugees. For the time being, however, the first contingent will number seven- ty-one persons, and it is expected that about one. hundred per month will be brought here. Facili- ties for caring for that number have already been set up under thorugh and carefully designed planning. Of the first group of seventy-one thirty are heads of families, the others women and children. Some chiatric specialists — and others are industrial mechanics. No agri- culturists are included in this group. All of the party are Catholics, and the work of selecting the DEVELOPMENT IN PETEN AREA GUATEMALA — Guatemala is sériously turning its attention to development of the Peten area, which comprises the northern third of the country. President Castillo Armas last week visited Flores, chief city of the Peten department, where he inaugurated a public school, visited highway construc- tion projects, and studied plans un der way for agricultural develop- ment of the region. Oil and lum- ber companies holding concessions in the Peten are cooperating with the Government in the construc- tion of roads. NEW MINISTER IN FAVOR OF FREE PRIVATE INITIATIVE BUENOS AIRES (UP)— The new Minister of the Treasury, Dr. Roberto Verrier, said in his first Press Conference that he is “a con- vineed adherent of the free hand on private initiative, and of a healthy currency.” eg of the party are physicians — psy-| g) Expansion of Panama Canal Facilities is Deemed Urgent PANAMA (UP)— Assistant U. S. Army Secretary George H. Ro- derick said that the Board of Di- rectors of the Panama Canal Com- pany has ordered an immediate and extensive study of all pro- posals-for increasing the water- |Way’s capacity. Roderick, who is Chairman of the Board, said the Board foresees the possibility that in 10 or 15 years a critical need for expanded canal facilities may arise, He said far reaching improve- ments may be effected “a little at a time” but added that the board was “thinking in big figures,” as any large changes in the present camal would be costly. Canal Zone Governor W. E. Pot- ter is to head the committee that will make the study ordered by the Board. He will have the services of whatever consultants he requires,, besides military experts. The study is to be made “as fast as possible,” Roderick said. He explained that “after inspecting the canal both from the water level and the mountain tops, we be- came convinced that we must put together all of the different pro- posals that have been made to solve future capacity problems.” The committee will study such matter as the size of canal locks, expected traffic increase, and the increasing size of ore ships and tankers which use the canal. Boderick said the cost of widen- ing the Gaillard Cut and increasing the size of the locks would have to be weighed against expected gains from transits of larger ships. The official said the canal is presently operating at peak effi- ciency. Questioned as to possible routes for other canals and the internationalization of the Panama Canal, he said on behalf of the board: “that is none of our busi- ness.” First Group of Hungarian Refugees Leaves Vienna for Bogota, Colombia members was largely in the hands of the Colombian Catholic Committee on Immigration, head- ed by Dr. Gustavo Santos, well- known public figure. Upon their arrival, the party will be housed in a specially refitted and refurnished building of the old Bogota Exposition. Dormitories, bathing facilities, dining and re- creation areas have been prepar- ed. The party will reside in the building for one month under the care, supervision and instruction of a number of Hungarian priests residing in Colombia. They will receive a one-month intensive course of instruction in Spanish, Colombian geography, climatolo- gy, history, agricultural data and facts concerning the country’s in- dustrial zones. Then, efforts will be made to find jobs and homes for them and their erstwhile quart- ers will be made ready for a new rOUp: Although Colombian ~ legal re- quirements for immigrants are strict, many of these’ require- ments were waived in the case of the Hungarian refugees due to the urgency of their situation. HEMISPHERIC EVENTS Latin American N He added that, for this reason, he believes that “the least the State intervene in the economic or- der, is much better” and that “in- flation should be atenuated first and then stopped.” Referring to the multilateral ac- cords of payments and trade and consolidation of Argentiniar debts, negotiated in Europe by a Commission presided by himself, Verrier expressed hopes that the problems that have. impeded until now France participation in the negotiations could be solved speed- ily. ‘ Beri the Minister refused to comment about these problems in specific form. BRITISHERS RETURN FROM ARGENTINA LONDON. (UP)— Five British physiotherapists and one occupa- tional therapist will return to Bri- taiin after Jan 30 after six months in Argentina, the Foreign Office announced tonight. between the Americas MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1957 DR. W. FARRIN HOOVER TO PRESIDE ENGLISH CUBAN OIL SESSIONS Havana — Dr, W. Farrin Hoover, chief geologist for Cuban Kewanee Oil Company of Philadelphia, Pa., and Tulsa, Okla., will preside the English-language sessions dealing with geology, geophysics and geo- chemistry at the II Cuban Petro- leum Congress, to be held in Ha- vana May 5 to 11. A native of Cincinnati, Dr. Hoo- ver was educated at the University of Cincinnati (B. A., ’30), Univer- sity of Kansas (M. A.,’32) and Uni- versity of Illinois (Ph. D., ’39). His wife, Mrs. Ruth Draper Hoover, is a resident of Tulsa, where she teaches English and Spanish at Cherokee Junior High School. Born in Isle of Pines, Cuba, Mrs. Hoover is the daughter of Dr.’ A. D. Drap- er, the oldest practicing physician in Hillsboro county (Tampa), Flo- rida, who. began his medical prac- tice in Cuba at the end of the Spanish-American war. Cuban Kewanee is one of the most active oil prospectors in Cu- ba, where it has drilled more wells than any other company, hav- ing several producers in the Santa Maria field, a few miles East of Havana. EARL J. REEDER HAS RETIRED Retirement of Earl J. Reeder, a partner in the firm of Rader and Associates, Engineers and Archi- tects, 111 North East, 2nd Avenue, has been announced. Reeder, 66, has been Chief of the internationally-known —_concern’s traffic and transportation en- gineering section. He joined Rader and Associates after re- signing as Miami’s director of traf- fie and ‘transportation,.in June, 1950. Recently, Reeder completed a traffic survey designed to minimize congestion in the city of Fort Lauderdale. Recommendations he made in a survey of Miami’s busi- ness districts two years ago, ¢on- jcerning off-street parking, are now in effect. He helped the St, Peters- economic problem for the new cab- Member Inter American Press Association For Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity NUMBER 171 Leading Cuban Editors Ask Batista to put and end to Islands Press Censorship TELEGRAM SENT TO EXECUTIVE AFTER DINNER HONORING IAPA’S PRESIDENT Censors did not Allow Publication of Reports on Homage, Message to Batista HAVANA, Feb. 1 (UP)— The editors of the leading newspapers and magazines of Cuba sent a tele- graph message to President Ful- gencio Batista, asking him tp put an end to press censorship. The telegram was signed by Gui- llermo Martinez Marquez, Presi- dent of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), who resigned as, Editor of “El Pais” because he was in disagreement with the press censorship established Jan. 1; Miguel Angel Quevedo, of the magazine “Bohemia”; José 4. Rive- ro, of “Diario de la Marina”; Raul Alfonso Gonsé, of “El Mundo”; Al- fredo Izaguirre, of “El Crisol”; Jo- sé Lépez Vilaboy, of “Mafana”; Raul Rivero, of “Diario Nacional”; Manuel Branaph, of “Excelsior”; Angel ' Fernandez Varela, of. “In- formacién,” and Antonio Ortega, of “Carteles.” The idea of sending the request to Batista by telegram originated during a dinner given to Martinez Marquez by his colleagues as a token of admiration and solidarity with his attitude toward press cen- sorship when he submitted his re- signation®as editor of “El Pats.” The Board of. Directors of the newspaper did not accept his re- signation, but gave him a leave until’ March 1, the day in which censorship is scheduled to end. The message, signed by all those attending the dinner, is very brief, It Says: “The undersigned . editors of newspapers and magazines, meet- ing on the occasion of the homage to Dr. Guillermo Martinez Marquez, IAPA’s President, request. from you the end of censorship es- tablished for newspapers and ma- gazines, Respectfully.” The censors did not allow news- papers or radio stations to men- tion the homage to Martinez Mar- quez, nor the decision taken there, Serious Oil Shortage is Worst Economic Problem for Argentina BUENOS AIRES (UP)— Argen-; tina’s chronic oil deficit looms large as the nation’s number one inet just installed by President Pe- dro E. Aramburu. The problem is complicated by the Suez Canal crisis. Petroleum imports cost Argentina more than $200 million in hadd-currency ex- change last year. Oilmen now esti- mate that higher petroleum and tanker freight costs resulting from the Suez crisis will up the bill from $50 million to $100 million. Yacimientos Petroliferos Fis- cales (YPF), the State oil mono- poly, has been able to contract for only half of the two million tons of kuwai-type crude it needs’ this year. The British Petroleum Co., which has supplied the full amount for the past two years, did not even bid for the quota this year. The Texas Company contracted to deliver one million tons. YPF is now shopping for the remainder in a market of rising prices and short . supply. The Government is seriously con- cerned. Vice President Isaac Rojas said recently. that the oil problem is “a race against time that must be won. In this case time is gold in the form of the exchange ne- cessary to import the fuel we need.” Argentina’s domestic oil produc- tion. last year admounted to only 38 per cent of domestic consump- tion. YPF experts estimate produc- tion can be increased easily by at least 10 per cent but they said lack of transportation by railroad or pipelines from the far-flung _ oil- fields to the refineries prevent the burg bus system by improving the routes and timing. The therapists, who assisted in the after-care of polio victims af- ter asevere outbreak of the disease in Argentina, will all aboard the liner “Reina del Pacifico” the an- mouncement said. Before they left Argentina the British specialists were personally thanked for their work by Argen- tine President Pedro E, ARambu- Tu. OFFER JOB IN BRAZIL TO HUNGARIAN REFUGEE SAO PAULO, Brazil (UP)—Dr. Adhemar de Barros, one of Bra- zil’s wealthiest businessmen, was reported to have offered a job to any member of Hungary’s famed Honved Soccer team who desires to settle in Brazil. Honved, one of the world’s lead- ing teams, was on a tour of Europe when the recent Hungarian revolt broke out against Russian domina- tion. Although most of their rela- tives were in Hungary, the play- ers refused to go back home. They ews in Brief increase. are now touring South America. De Barros, unsuccessful presi- dential candidate in Brazil’s last election (1955), was said to have made the offer ‘in recognition of the team’s “heroic flight from the communist-dominated regime in Hungary.” MORE RUBBER THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL WASHINGTON (UP)— _Shut- down of the Suez Canal was follow- ed by transportation of more rub- ‘ber by way of the Panama Canal, according to Commerce Depart- ment report today. The first indication of a diver- sion to Panamé of rubber normal- ly routed via Suez was in Novem- ber was 17,864 tons compared to 7,132 tons in October. . Pacific-to-Atlantic shipments of natural rubber through the Pana- m& Canal in recent fiscal years ending June 30 were as follows: 1954, 98,847 tons; 1055, 121,706, and 1956, 104,352, An ambitious oil development plan to increase domestic produc- tion by 120 per cent in the next four years, build 1,550 miles of pipelines, expand refining facili- ties and increase exploration for new fields has been drafted by YPF, which has sole development rights in Argentina. However, nearly a year has pass- ed since these plans were first projected and the main results so far have been only the building of a 90-mile first leg of the Salta-San Lorenzo pipeline, some small in- creases in production capacity, and administrative reform of the YPF. Importance of eliminating the oil deficit for Argentina’s general financial solvency becomes evident when general foreign trade figures are examined. Exports totaled about $900 million; imports ex- ceeded $1,100 million, The deficit was met by sales of gold reserves, totalling $135,800,000 during. 1956, plus a $75 million International Monetary .Fund stabilization loan, Tourists Report Bomb Explosion in Havana By UNITED PRESS Tourists arriving in this city from Havana said that a power- ful bomb exploded in Vedado, a residential section of the_capital, two blocks from the Nacional Hotel; that two persons were wounded and electric power cut off in the whole district, includ- ing in the “Fosca” 35-story sky- scraper. ‘The tourists said that the whole zone was without electric service during several hours, They added that the police wants an exemployee of the Compafifa Cubana de Electrici- dad, in connection with the last bomb explosions. They said the Chief of Police, Hernando Herndndez, declared last night, after having an inter- view with the President of the Republic, General Fulgencio Ba- | tista, that only an expert elect: rician is able to select the vital points of the electric lines which have been dynamited in recent days. SUGAR EXPORT RESTRICTIONS - ARE REMOVED LONDON (UP)— The Interna. tional Sugar Council has removed all quota restrictions on sugar ‘ex- porting countries in a move to ease world sugar shortages and cut present high market prices......, The action was announced at the conclusion of a three-day meet- ing by the council here Thursday. It was taken under an article in the international sugar agreement providing for the lifting of limita- tions and quotas of the exporting countries when the spot. price of « sugar on the New York market has remained above the fixed ceiling of four cents a pound for 17 eon secutive days.