Diario las Américas Newspaper, March 6, 1957, Page 10

Inter - American News for English- * Speaking people @. A. SAN ROMAN President FRANCISCO AGUIRRE Vice President and Publisher sAntonio Ruiz Managing Editor Cc. w. Vice President 8. SMITH Vice President HORACIO AGUIRRE SMITH Vice President. Editor and Manager Fred M. Shaver Business Manager Eliseo Riera-Gémez Advt. & Circ. Mgr. es SE AS SS Published daily except Monday — Entered as second class matter at the Post Office of Miami Springs. Fla., on February 8, 1956. EDITORIAL ECONOMIC CAPACITY-OF LATIN AMERICAN | eco SS ER EEG EERE RESIDENTS IN MIAMI In a brief editorial comment it is not possible to fully develop the theme corresponding to the title of this editorial. Really, what we are mostly in- terested in is in calling the attention of the authori- ties and of those who direct economic and commercial activities in Florida, in particular those of Miami’ —of the different municipalities constituting Grea- ter Miami—regarding how much, in dollars, the economic capacity of the immense Latin American ‘colony in this group of cities forming Greater Miami, really represents. For the commerce of this region, the Latin American families constitute a market of ninety seven million seven hundred and sixty thousand dollars a year, approximately. A sector of the population which commands such resources for ordinary expenses in a year, must necessarily have, as it certainly has, extraordinary significance in the economic and commercial life of the city. The eighty seven thousand inhabitants of Latin American origin in Miami, are valuable not only for their human condition which is, of course, the most important, but also on account of the ninety seven million seven hundred and sixty thousand dollars they spend annually in the different branches of commerce in Miami. Regarding the city officials, they must take into consideration not only this fact, but also the fact concerning the tax contribution of Latin Amer- icans, which reaches very high figures, including those of the investments of Latin American capi- talists in Miami, many of whom still live in their respective countries. All these permanently established Latin Amer- ican interests, place the above mentioned colony in an outstanding category, not only in Miami, but also in all of Florida and the United States. To this we must add the significance that entails, in a high scale, the Latin American tourist trade in Miami. Commercial firms of this city have im- mensely benefited during the last years with the affluence of Latin Americans, who come-to this city from different countries of our Hemisphere. These realities about the economic importance that Latin Americans have for Miami should be widely divulged, for positive convenience of the American population as well as that of Spanish origin, both interested in the progress of this young Florida city. Incentives to U. S. Private Investors Offered by Central The five Central American coun- tries, with their abundant agricul- tural resources, their manufactur- ing possibilities and general recep- tiveness to American enterprise, offer attractive incentives to U. S. foreign investors, according to a new handbook released by the Bu- reau of. Foreign Commerce, U. S. Department of Commerce, an- nounced Marion A. Leonard, man- ager of the Miami Field Office. In a new study evaluating the investment and trade possibilities of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guate- mala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, the Bureau points out that while agri- culture and industry have advanc- ed appreciably in all five of the Republics since World War Il, many opportunities exist for furth- er development. Agriculture is of basic import- ance in Central America, occupy- ing from 55 per cent of the eco- nomically active population in Costa Rica to 83% in Honduras. Coffee is by far the most import- ant commercial crop, with bananas ranking 2nd. Cotton production has expanded rapidly, and other com- mercial crops include sugarcane, sesame, and rice in Nicaragua, ci- tronella and lemongrass in Guate- mala, and hard fibers in Guatema- la, El Salvador and Costa Rica. All of these crops are largely exported either direct or as processed goods. America and Cuba Opportunities for further invest- ment in agriculture include the growing of fruits and vegetables for both direct consumption and processing, and dairy farming for production of quality butter and cheeses might be introduced suc- cessfully, and expansion of cot- ton cultivation, particularly in Costa Rica and Honduras, would appear warranted. CUBA’S INVESTMENT PROSPECTS ANALYZED “Investment in Cuba,” a new handbook to help U. S. business- men explore investment possibili- ties in that country, has also been released by the Bureau of Foreign Commerce. The survey points out that Cuba traditionally welcomes foreign capital investment and enterprise. Cuba’s principal assets from standpoint of investment are peo- ple, physical resources, capital re- sources, and generally favorable attitudes toward. private initiative. Although intended to provide ba- sic information to U. S. investors, the handbook contains much in- formation of value to exporters and importers. This survey is also available at the Miami Field Office, U. S. De- partment of Commerce, Room 316, Post Office Building Miami, and is priced at $1.25 per copy. UNITED STATES COFFEE IMPORTS INCREASE WASHINGTON (UP)— United States coffee imports during Dec- ember increased in volume and tot- al value from November, with larg- est gains from Brazil, Colombia, México, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Venezuela. Commerce Department statistics show green coffee imports in Dec- ember amounting to 219,447,924 pounds valued at $115,774,701 compared to 181,712,264 pounds valued at $92,860,165 in previous month, The Department has not yet compiled official statistics for the entire year 1956, but unofficial ta- bulations indicated that imports of green coffee for 12 months had a valuation of $1,437,751,000 ctom- paren to $1,356,270,000 in year 19- The 1956 total would exceed the valuation in any previous years ex- cept 1954, when the record valua- tion was $1,485,883,000, and 1953 when the total was $1,468,878,- 000. The foregoing annual figures are not exactly comparable, as adjust- ments are made in final statistics for imports of roasted and pro- cessed coffees, These are usually For a better understending MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH. 6, 1957 KNOW. THY NEIGHBOR By ANTONIO RUIZ HAITI — Cap-Haitien is the se- cond largest city in the Republic of Haiti, and the capital of the De- partment of the North. It is a port on the northern coast of the country, facing the Atlantic, and is located about 175 miles north of Port-au-Prince, on a narrow coast- al plain between Morne-du-Cap and the sea.. It has an estimated population of 35,000 inhabitants. The North Plain, and important agricultural area, extends south ward from, the city. Cap-Haitien, founded by the French in 1670, was at one time the capital of colonial Haiti, and later seat of the government un- der King Henri Christophe. Indeed it can claim even greater historic- al renown than any other city in the country, being near the point where Columbus’ flagship struck a sandbank and where he erected Fort Navidad. It still retains some of its earlier aspect, with short, narrow streets and houses with an- cient balconies. Still to be seen are the College Gregoire, dating from the beginning of the colonial era, and the ruins of the Palace of Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon’s sis- ter and General Leclere’s wife. A few miles to the south of Cap-Hait- ien is the famous Citadelle Lafer- riere, the immense, grim mount- ain fortress built by King Henri; in the village of Milot, at the foot of the mountain, lie the ruins of the pleasure palace San Souci, where he lavishly entertained his court. Cap-Haitien is about three miles jong and a mile wide. There are no street-cars: automobiles provide the only transportation. However, the city is served by an electric plant, an automatic telephone sy- stem, through which communica- tions may be had with the other important centers of the Republic, and a railroad to Grande Riviere du Nord, 14 miles distant. Two highways connect Cap-Haitien with Port-au-Prince. All America Cables has a branch in Cap-Hait- ien; direct lines extend to Puerto Rico and Cuba. The industries of Cap-Haitien are few; its chief importance lies in trade. Its leading exports’ are coffee, sisal, and bananas. The port handles an average of ten percent of the nation’s exports, and four per cent of its imports. Les Cayes, the capital of the De- partment of the South, and the chief commercial center and sea- port in Southern Haiti, is situated on the southern coast of the long lower peninsula, about 125 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, The town has a population of about 25,000 and it is laid out with wide, gravel-surfaced streets. There is no railroad into Les Cayes; it is connected with Port-au-Prince by a gravel road. Industries in the town are neglibible, except for a tew distilleries, The harbor is good, providing anchorage for vessels of 30-foot draft. Considerable quanti- ties of coffee, cotton, and wood are shipped from this port, which handles about seven per cent of the country’s total foreign commerce. In normal times, several steam- ship lines make it a regular port of call. Spanish Version Page 3 Cubans Arrest U. $. Newsmen WASHINGTON, March 8 (UP)— | Two newsmen from Birmingham, Ala., were reported to have been euzetied in Habana by Cuban Po- ice. The U. $. Embassy at Havana informed the State Department this morning that it “understands” that George Prentiss and Tony Fa- letti, of Birmingham, were arrested Sunday night as they arrived at Havana from Santiago, Cuba. Officials said the Embassy is seeking to contact the two men to confirm their arrest.. The inquiry was based on earlier reports from the men that were under surveil- lance, and that they were taken in- to custody at the airport on Sun- day night. Prentiss and Faletti were under- stood to have taken a leavé of absence from the Birmingham News to attempt to contact Fidel Castro, Cuban rebel leader, who is hiding out in the mountains of Southeastern Cuba. It was report- ed that they were seeking to ar- range’ the interview for the Nation- al Broadcasting Company. ‘The State Department was asked yesterday by NBC to look into re port from the two men which in- dicated they were “under surveil. lance.” valued at less than $1,000,000 an- nually, and consequently would PUERTO RICAN SENATE PRESIDENT GETS KEY 10 THE CITY COMMISSIONEH GEORGE DuBREUIL, Acting Mayor of Miami, presenting the Key to the City to the President of the Puerto Rican Senate, Samuel R. Quifiones (right) at a ceremony in the AMERICAS DAILY AUDITORIOUM, as part of the celebration in Miami of “Friendship Day”, which was pro- claimed by Governor Luis Mufioz Marin for the 40th anniversary of the granting of U. S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans. Senator Quifiones was introduced by our Editor, Dr. Horacio Aguirre, and his speech was subject of high praise and warm aplause by the audience, which included many prominent perso- nalities of the Greater Miami Area. — (Photo AMERICAS DAILY, by Gort, Jr.) U. S. Makes Donation for Malaria Fight WASHINGTON, March 5 (UP)— The United States will donate to the Pan American Sanitary Offi- ce $1,500,000 for the fight against malaria, The check for this amount will be delivered Thursday, in a cere- mony that will be held at the Pan American Union, by Dr. Milton Ei- senhower, brother of the President of the United States and President of the Inter American Commission of Presidential _ Representatives, to José A. Mora, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS). A spokesman for the Pan Ame. rican Sanitary Office said that the larger part of the amount will probably be destined to train technicians, and another to the campaign for eradication of palu- dism, being at present carried out in México. In this campaign, which was initiated a year and a half ago, the Mexican government will invest a total of $24,000,000 hav. ino also contribute swith funds the World Health Organization and the United Nations. : The spokesman said that the ma- jority of the Western Hemisphere countries have eliminated malaria totally, although the disease sub- sists in a few. México is the most affected, while in Venezuela and Brazil occasional breaks are pro- duced, Venezuelan Tourist Bureau Director Visiting Miami Mr. Enrique Meyer Baldé, Director of the Tourist Bu- reau in the Ministry of Dev- elopment of Venezuela, where he has distinguished himself for the many achievements and good work of that office, is visiting Miami. The distinguished Venezue- lan official is accompanied by his charming wife, Mrs. An- dree de Meyer Baldé6, and their three children. THE AMERICAS DAILY sends cordial greetings to the visitors, who are at the Roney Plaza in Miami Beach, wish- ing them a pleasant stay in this city. MEXICAN INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURE REACH RECORD PRODUCTION MEXICO CITY (UP)— México’s industrial and agricultural _pro- duction in 1956 was the largest in the past 10 years and 9.7 per cent larger than in 1955, the Bank of México reports. Reporting to the annual Stock- holders Assembly here, the bank’s board of directors stated that re- serves at bank on Dee. 31 last amounted to $469,100,000 an in- crease of $60,500,000 over Decem- ber 1955. “The overall economic situation of the country is excellent,” the re- port said, despite a slight setback in farm production, due to unfavor- able weather eonditios. Total farm production was about equal that of 1955, as a large wheat crop made up for drops in cotton, sugar cane, coffee and tomato crops eaused by lack of rain. Exports last year jumped to $1,- 435,500,000 from $1,320,500,000 in 1955, the report said. The Federal Government obtain- ed.a treasury surplus of $23,696,- 000 most of which wll. go towards reduction of the publie debt, the Member Inter American Press Association For Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity. UMBER 198 Capehart Points out [lmportance of Latin America for U. S. Trade Latin America Will Mean Even More to us in the Future, he Declares Indiana Senator Explains Impertance of Buying More Latin NEW YORK, Mar. 5 (UP)—Re- publican Senator Homer Capehart predicted last night that U. S. ex- ports of agricultural and cattle pro- ducts to Latin America “may reach the amount of a billion dollars a year” during the next decade, or about twice their present volume. “Latin America means very much to us today, and will mean even more in the future,” Capehart added, in a speech during a dinner offered in celebration of the 70th. anniversary of the New York Cof- fee and- Sugar Mart. The Senator declared that, “us- ually, one thinks of Latin America as a market for the products of the United States, But, during the last two years, the 20 Latin American republics have ‘bought more or less, nine hundred million dollars in U. S. products.” He pointed out that in the first six months of last year, exports of agricultural products to Latin America increased 48 per cent, compared with the same period the previous year. He said the total trade with Lat- in America is more or less seven billion dollars a year, divided in almost equal parts between the United States and the Latin American Republics. Capehart, prominent republican member of the Banking and Cur- rency Committee of the Senate, as well as author of a 700-page report on trade with Latin America, de- clared that coffee and sugar ex- ports to the United States con- stitute the two most important sources of dollars for the Latin American countries, with which to buy immediately United States products. “T am going to do everything I ean to maintain the prosperity of the sugar and coffee producers,” he said. The Senator declared also that eoffee represents regularly about one fourth of the total exports from Latin America. At the same Cuban Good Will TAIPEH, Formosa, March 5 (UP)— A Cuban Good Will Mis- sion, arrived here to prepare the establishement of a Cuban Lega- tion. They will remain here for three days. The Mission, headed by Dr. Santiago Claret, Cuban Ambas- sador to the Far East, was ac- corded military honors on arrival, among them a 19 guns saluete. The Cubans also reviewed a guard of honor. Chou Shu-Kai, Vice-Minister of HEMISPHERIC EVENTS Latin American News in B MEXICO’S MAYOR GETS CANADIAN INVITATION MEXICO CITY (UP)— City Ma-|' yor Ernesto P, Uruchurtu was pre- sented a Canadian hand-made plaid sport shirt as he was formally in- vited to attend the Sport Shirt Month festival to be held in North- bay, Ontario, Canada, July 15- August 15., The formal invitation was ex- tended by Morris Brown, repre- sentative of the City of Northbay, who visited the Mayor accompan- ied by Canadian Ambassador Doug- las Seaman Cole, Brown said the ‘festival will be held under the auspices of the Pre- mier of Ontario, Leslie Frost, and the Canadian Minister for Health and Welfare, Paul Martin. PETRILLO SUPPORTING ARGENTINE MUSICIANS BUENOS AIRES (UP)— The Argentine Musicians Union said that James I. Petrillo, President of the Federation of American Music- ians, has promised the union that no United States musicians “will act as strike breakers” in the dis- pute between the management of the Col6n Theatre here and its or- not greatly modify the final total statistics, chestra. The famed Buenos Aires theatre recently eancelled its 1957 opera season as a result of a controversy over whether the management has the right to submit members of the orchestra to competence tests. Th union holds it hasn’t, $ Union president Angel de la Ro- sa said Petrillo wrote him that no FAM members would play in the Colén Theatre during the coming season, He said Petrillo also wrote that the Boston Pop Orchestra, scheduled to visit Argentina soon, may reconsider the trip because of the Colén dispute. De la Rosa stated that the thea- tre management had threatened to import foreign musicians to re- place the orchestra. He said the union had also received statements of support from musicians unions .{in Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. OIL IN PERU LIMA, Peri (UP)— The Ameri- tan-owned Cerro de Pasco Corp- cration,, largest miner of metals in Pert, is going in for petroleum exploration in this country, it was disclosed. The petroleum division of the development ministry said it had extended registration to the Cerro de Pasco Petroleum Corporation, incorporated in Delaware, to apply report added, for oil concessions in Perd. Petroleum engineer Michael A. Kurila has been named Vice Presi- dent and General Manager of the new corporation and will direct its oil explorations in this country. MEXICAN MIGRANT WORKERS FOR U. 8. MEXICO CITY (UP)— The hir- ing of migrant workers for Ameri- can farms will be done this year through three centers in northern México, officials said.‘ The centers will be located in Empalme, Sonora; Monterrey and Chihuahua. Hiring operations are expected to begin the end of this month or beginning of the next. TOURISTS INJURED IN » FREAK ACCIDENT MERIDA, México (UP)— Two Canadiand and one American tourists were hospitalized for treat- ment of injuries received when a small platform pulled by a mule overturned ‘while they were sight- seeing at the ancient Mayan ruins of Chichén-Itzé. Sarah Treeld, Montreal, suffered extensive skull cuts and bruises, while her ‘daughter, Marion Dick- man, escaped with slight facial in- juries, Mrs, Treeld’s condition was Foreign Relations, and other high officials, were at the airport to rief described by doctors as “deticate, but not serious.” Barbara Holland, Chicago, su- stained injuries on her right leg. The three said they were riding the platform on the track to “Old Chichén-Itz4” — a heavily jungl- ed area not accessible by foot — when the mule got scared and ran uncontrolled, forcing the small ve- hicle to overturn. : i They were picked up at the site of the accident by other tourists and rushed to the hospital here, MEXICAN HONORED MEXICO CITY (UP)— Olympic diving champion Joaquin Capilla won the title of Mexican Athlete of the Year in a contest sponsored uf the sports newspaper “La Afi- cién”, The winner of the only gold me- dal gained by México in the recent olympic games in Melbourne was honored by President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines in a short ceremony at the Natonal Palace. , The President congratulated Ca- pilla as “an exdmple to Mexican youth,” and presented hm the tro- phy donated by “La Aficién” to the Mexican athlete of the year. American Products time, he said, it constitutes the major import of a single product by the United States and supplies Latin America with the dollars for one third of our ecommerce with er. Capehart added that the value of” sugar exports to the United States from Latin America in the year 1955 increased to 582 million dol- lars, representing 7.3 per cent of the total exports from all of Latin America. CATTLE EXPORTS VERY IMPORTANT WASHINGTON, March 5 (UP)— Department of Agriculture offi- cials have informed the United Press ‘that the shipment of beef and dairy cattle for reproduction to Venezuela, Colombia, México, Cuba and Central America are very important, and with a tenden- ey to continue increasing in quan tity ‘and quality. The shipments to Brazil are re latively small, which is attributed to the shortage of dollars. Experts consulted by the United Press expressed satisfaction that Argentina is also importing cattle for reproduction from the United States. They added that the in- crease in the imports of several types of U. S. cattle, in particular the types that are more or less immune to heat, shows they have obtained great prestige abroad. Export figures show that Colom- bia, Venezuela, México, Cuba and other Latin American countries are trying to increase and improve their cattle both beef and dairy. The. United States is trying at this moment to increase her ex ports of cattle for reproduction to México, as a means to face the drought in the states of the South- west. The cattle is bought in the affected zones, and the export to México is financed by the Export Import Bank in Washington, as @ means-to help cattlemen and im crease exports. Mission Received With Military Honors in Formosa welcome the Cubans. Dr. Miguel Angel Campos y Com de, recently appointed Charge de Affairs in Nationalist China, by the Cuban ‘government, arrived with Dr. Claret. Campos y Conde will remain at Taipeh to establish the Legation. The Mission will visit President Chiang Kai-Shek today. The Cub- ans will make a tour of the Chinese military bases and the industrial sections of the island. The newspaper “China News,” printed in English, published an editorial in which it welcomed the Cubans with “open arms.” The editorial says, that the Good Will; Mission will strengthen the diplomatic bonds between the two countries and “will improve the good relations existing ~between Cuba and Formosa.’ ’ The newspaper pointed out that Cuba always had backed National ist China in international metings, The editorial stated also there are hopes for Formosa and Cu- ba “to be able. to find soon the op- portunity” to initiate negotiations leading to the celebration of a Cul tural Pact.” U. S. Sugar Men Watch Cuban Crop NEW YORK, March 5 (UP) The Journal of Commerce says the market here is beginning to watch intently the progress of the Cuban Sugar crop. It remarks that cur rently there are 157 mills grinding, leaving only four to start. “The crop has been decreed at 5,150,000 long tons but later per mission was given to make as much as possible, The Cubans reportedly are still of the opinion that by no stretch of the imagination will the crop go over this figure. Americans however are aware that Cubans are traditionally bullish and they want . something more tangible as evi- dence than the Cuban estimates.” Japan was reported to have pum chased 20,000 tons of raw sugar at 6:35 cents and 6:40 cents over the week-end. This included 18, 000 tons of Cuban sugar and 7,000 tons of Peruvain sugar.