Diario las Américas Newspaper, April 11, 1957, Page 12

Inter - American News for English - Speaking people “ath YEAR @. A. SAN ROMAN President FRANCISCO AGUIRRE Vice President and Publisher Antonio Ruiz Managing Editor Business c. W. SMITH Vice President 8. SMITG Vice President HORACIO AGUIRRE Vice’ President. Editor and Manager Fred M. Eliseo Riera-Gémez ltd Advi. & Cire. Mar. Manager {ec sSNA STIS RA ESE Published daily except Monday — Entered as second class matter at the Post Office of Miami Springs. . Fla, on February 8. 1956. cere ene eh ET ET SC ES EE STIS EDITORIAL WELL DESERVED HOMAGE TO a TS MIAMI’S MAYOR The Miami Springs Junior Chamber of Com- merce, in a ceremony held Airways’ plane, while it on board a Pan American felw over this beautiful _ region of Florida, bestowed on the Hon. Randall N. Christmas, Mayor of Miami, the First Annual Good Neighbor Award, in recognition of the work of Inter American re-approachment being realized by the Municipal Executive of Miami. Mayor Christmas has promoted two interesting tours, together with prominent elements of the business world and the press of Florida, through Latin American countries, with the purpose of further strengthening the bonds between Miami and those nations. It is evident that the personal knowledge of many of the Latin American countries that Mayor Christmas has now, will increase his interest in Latin America, as well as strengthening his con- viction about the great benefit there is for Miami in commercial interchange with the sister republics of the continent. When Mr. Christmas was campaigning as can- didate for Mayor, he stated through the columns of this newspaper his Panamericanist convictions and his firm desire to do something substantial for the benefit of Inter’ American relations of Miami. And from his high post he has demonstrated his interest for Latin America, with trips which have not been for personal pleasure, but with the firm objective of strengthening friendly relations and commercial interchange between Miami and the Latin Amer- can countries, In the cities visited by the mission, Mayor Christmas and the distinguished members of his group, all members of important sectors of civic, journalistic and commercial life, have left a very good impression, which will be remembered and will result in great benefits for the city they represented. We therefore consider an act of justice the decision of the prestigious merce of Miami Springs, annual award on the Junior Chamber of Com- bestowing this symbolic Honorable Randall N. Christmas, as this award has the purpose of paying this high public official a tribute of recognition for his work in favor of closer relations with our good Latin American neighbors. ; Argentine Ambassador Gives Reception in Honor of Minister Benegas Lynch WASHINGTON (UP)— Ambas- sador Adolfo A. Vicchi of Argen- tina and sefiora de Vicchi gave a Ecuador Resumes Oil Production QUITO, APril 9 (UP)— Produc- tion of oil was resumed in Ecuador after settlement of a strike, al- ready in its sixth day. The forraula for settlement was the result of efforts made by the Minister of Labor, Gonzalo Corde- ro Crespo, after it was agreed to discharge two employees of the Company, which behavior had been criticized by the workers, and the firing of ten workers charged with negligence, whom the union asked te be kept in the payroll. reception at their Embassy last for Alberto Benegas Lynch and Se- fiora de Benegas Lynch who are leaving later this week to ‘return to Buenos Aires. Approximately 400 guest throng- ed the Embassy to bid a farewell to Benegas Lynch and his wife and to wish them good luch in the fu- ture, Benegas Lynch will be Presi- dent of the Argentine Chamber of Commerce. Among the guests were members of the Diplomatic Corps in Wash- ington; Senator Theodore Francis Green, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Committee, and some other members of Congress; Vance Brand, a director of the Export Import Bank who recently visited Argentina on an official mission; and officials of the State Depart- ment and of other government agencies, as well as scores of per- For a better understanding between the Americas MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA., THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1957 KNOW THY NEIGHBOR By ANTONIO RUIZ CUBA — The first country in the world: to give cabinet status to the head of its Public Health De- partment was Cuba, in the year 1909. In 1949 the department be- came the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare, and it has supervision over 65 hospitals caring for about 20,000 patients, as well as numerous dispensaries. The budget for the Ministry is in the neighborhood of $20,000,000. Outstanding triumphs of public health in Cuba have been the era- dication of the yellow fever plague, as a result of the discovery by a Cuban scientist, Dr. Carlos Finlay, of its transmission through a mos- quito, an also of smallpox. Cholera has not been present in the island for more than a century, and ty- phus fever has only been identified in very few eases in the interior in recent years. Because the regula- tion requiring the reporting of communicable diseases is not al- ways observed, it is difficult to de- termine accurately the incidence of diphteria, but the death rate for this cause is very low, and the island has never had a seri- ous epidemic of this disease. Malaria, once among the greatest causes of death, especially in the provinces of Oriente, Camagiiey, and Pinar del Rio, has dropped considerably as a result of effect- ive work to combat it that has been carried on, and continues to be carried on. In many areas the di- sease has been controlled complete- ly, and Havana proper, for exam- ple, is relatively free from it. The National Tuberculosis Coun- cil has established many tuberculo- sis dispensaries, sanitariums, and hospitals throughout the Republic, and carries on extensive education- al work. A special School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine func- tions under the Finlay Institute, a public health institution named in honor of the Cuban scientist to whom the whole world is indebted for the correct theory on the trans- mission of yellow fever. Two important health institu tions are the National Institute of Hygiene and the Children’s Bureau in the Ministry of Public Health. The former serves as a central lab- oratory for health research, and the preparation of terapeutic products, whereas the Children’s Bureau car- ries on a well-rounded program in school hygiene including preven- tion and control of infectious di- seases, periodic physical examina- tions and treatment, as well as Promotion of good health and phy- sical development among school children, The beautiful Military Hospital accomodating 600 patients, com- pleted in 1944, is the latest. word in scientific appointment. Each of the provinces, outside of that of Havana, is provided with a modern hospital, the services of which are supplemented by clinical centers in every town of at least 30,000 inhabitants, ‘Spanish ersion Page 3 sona friends of the Benegas Lynch. Dr. Alberto Gainza Paz, director of La Prensa of Buenos Aires and a personal friend of the Vicchi and the Benegas Lynch, also was among the guests. He has an appointment to see President Eisenhower today, but came here yesterday especially to attend the reception. Benegas Lxch came here as Mi- nister Counselor of the Embassy in December, 1955, at the same time that Vicchi came to become the first Argentine Ambassador to the United States after the over- throw of the Perén regime. SPANISH FOR BEGINNERS Other, another. dgHay algunas plumas en ke caja? eCuantas hay? zEsté todo su dinero en su cartera? zSon todas sus camisas blancas? 4Son negros todos sus zapatos? SOMETHING, NOTHING: Is there anything on the table? iHay algo encima de la mesa? iQué hay encima de la mesa? iHay algo encima de la silla? 4—sy algo delante de usted? iQué hay delante de usted? ZQué hay encima de la silla? zQué tiene usted en la mano derecha? iY, qué tiene usted en la izquierda? . X LESSON, PART H Otro, otra, otros, otras, Si, hay algunas, PRONUNCIATION Oh-troh, oh-trah, * Oh-trohs, oh-trahs, Hay cinco, seis, siete, ete. No, todo mi dinero no est& en mi cartera. No, todas mis ecamisas no son blancas, algunas son blancas y otras de otro color. No, todos mis zapatos no son negros, unos son negros y otros son pardos. ALGO NADA, AHL-GOH, NAH-DAH: iHay algo encima de la mesa? Si, encima de la mesa hay algo. Encima de la mesa hay lapices y plumas, No, encima de la silla no hay nada, Si, delante de mf hay algo, Delante de mi hay una mesa, No hay nada, Tengo. un libro, No tengo nada, 5i—Seen-kwehn-tah ee oo-noh 52-53-5455 Washington Panorama Ambassador Tt is an obvious truth that the less-developed countries are the ones that offer the greatest op- portunities im investment dyna- mics and the. best outlook for re- turns on capital. The highly industrialized coun- tries have developed their own natural and human resources pro- gressively; they have perfected production techniques, they have supplied international markets, they have accumulated reservoirs of capital, and, as a logical conse- quence, they have led in the invest- ment of such capital in the under- developed countries. As a supplement to this principle of investment supply and demand, economic ‘collapse through the oversaturation of idle capital is prevented and a powerful contri- bution is made to the economic development of great land areas, and especially, backward peoples have become aware of the need to progress through the utilization of their own resources and now want to do so. The ability to transform raw ma- terials into finished products has become universal. Men everywhere have become convinced that they are “capable,” that they can, if they really want to, better their surroundings, improve their living conditions, raise their cultural standards, dignify their lives. But although technology is the instrument that sparks industrial development, it is evident that without capital it is impossible to make the machinery of progress go, since technology alone cannot set it in motion. That is the basis of in- vestment dynamics. This fact lies at the root of the problem today confronting the Lat- in American countries, which, hav- mg available an abundance of ex- ploitable resources — mineral, agricultural, timber, fish, travel — are beset by the difficulty of ex- ploiting them for lack of capital. And in this same fact also lies the origin of the growing interest of those who have capital avail- able: in the possibilities of invest- ment in Latin America, which of- fers the best conditions and the greatest advantages. No other regional area in the world, among the nations classi- fied as economically underdevelop- ed, offers greater opportunities for investment and a greater assurance of recuperation of capital. It should be pointed out, how- ever, that investment capital is a phrase that the social evolution of the Christian world has greatly mo- dified. No longer is it merely an instrument of exploitation; today capital is a spiritual factor as well as a material ome, since it comes from accumulated work, which is work that ennobles, and its divi- dends should be considered not only as drawing wealth from the subsoil, the forests, and the seas, but as spreading civilization and culture among men, who are the potential wealth of our nations. Investment should be something more than a movement of money and tools of production; it should be overall cooperation, improve- ment of human relations, equitable distribution of gain. That should be the constructive spirit in in- vestment dynamics, because only in this way can investment be adapted to the’ norms of the Pan American ideal, sumimed up in the policy of the good friend, the good neighbor, and the good part U. S. EXPORTS TO MEXICO INCREASE NUEVO LAREDO, México (UP) —A total of 2,288 railroad cars with more than 80,000 tons of merchan- dise arrived at this border town last month from the United States, Custom officials said main goods imported included caustic soda, am- monia, barley, gas, tinplate, farm machinery, nitrates and silicates. During the same period, 647 rail- road cars and 477 trucks with Me- xican merchandise crossed into La- redo, Texas, carrying iron ore, zinc concentrates, peanuts, sulphates and melons, i MURDER IN ACAPULCO HAS HARMED TOURISM MEXICO CITY (UP)— The newspaper ‘“Ovaciones” reports that at least 50,000 reservations made by American tourists plan- ning to come to México have been cancelled, presumably as a result of the robbery-murder last month of a wealthy New York couple, “Ovaciones” quoted several hotel owners as saying many of the re- servatims made for the coming ped to $19 million in 1952, of which Investment Dynamics By H. E. Dr. RAMON VILLEDA MORALES of Honduras ner. As Ambassador of Honduras, I| will take this opportunity offered | me by THE AMERICAS DAILY to make a brief statement about the possibilities for foreign investment in Honduras, Since 1910 the United Fruit Co, and the Standard Fruit and Steamship Co. have been operat- ing in the country. The principal activity of these firms is the pro- duction of bananas for export. Ne- vertheless, they have also branched out into the cultivation of abaca and Palma Africana and the estab- lishment of cattle ranches, lumber operations, and other industries in general. Other foreign capital investment enterprises in Honduras include the New York and Rosario Mining Co., the British-American Tobae- co Co., the public utility company that. has invested in the produc- tion of electric power, and others devoting their activities to the ex- ploitation of lumber, the distribu- tion of petroleum, and the cultiva- tion of cereals and fruits, The total direct investment of United States capital in Honduras amounted to $82.1 million in 19- 53. The net profits of the two fruit companies in the country amount- sum $10 million was reinvested in Honduras; their operations provid- ed $26 million in foreign exchange. Foreigners residing in Honduras may freely engage in commerce or industry; they enjoy the same tights and have the same obliga- tions as the nations] of the coun- try. Honduras has _ traditionally been hospitable, and has welcom- ed foreign capital investments for the development of its natural re- sources. To offer a more attractive investment climate, it signed in 1955 a treaty with the United States of America, assuring invest- ors that they would run no risk of expropriation or inconvertibility. Honduras has great deposits of iron, lead, graphite, manganese, tin, opals, agates, and other semipre- cious stones. Extensive deposits of coal of a high calorie content have recently been discovered with- in its borders. All this latent wealth is waiting to be utilized by dynamic businessmen ready to invest in a country that offers the best op- portunities for operation. With re- spect to mining, a broad, Iiberal policy has been adopted toward the exploration and exploitation of mines, permitting the free importa- tion of machinery and tools for such purposes. Taking advantage of these facilities, there is at pre- sent a company exploring for pe- troleum in the western part of the country. Its explorations so far have been encouraging. Another important Honduran na- tural resource is its immense pine forests, which cover practically all the country. To exploit them, a modern paper and cellulose factory, representing a $25 million invest- ment, is being installed. At the recent meeting of five Central American Ministers of Economy, plans for the’ establishment of such a factory were developed with the help of the Economic Commission for Latin America, the United Nations agency. Here we have a propitious field for putting into practice the Pan American policy inspired in the principles of economic develop- ment, social welfare, and continent- al solidarity. HEMISPHERIC EVENTS Latin American News in Brief tourist season have been cancell- ed, and this “will be a big blow to the economy of the Pacific resort.” They said tourists are afraid to come to Acapulco because of the murder of Joseph Michel, 70, and Mrs, Edith Hallock, 63, who were robbed and dumped into Acapulco harbor. The killers, tourist agent Luis Fenton, 33, and his illiterate help- er Daniel Rios, were convicted of first degree murder and are await- ing sentencing. They face a maxi- mum 30 years in prison. : The story of the murder, which for many days was carried in the national and foreign press, “has al- ready caused grave damage to Aca- pulco,” hotelmen said, MEXICAN RESERVES MEXICO CITY (U)— Dollar re- serves in the Bank of México amounted to $469,000,000 on Dec- ember 31; an increase of $34,000,- 000 over the 1955 figure, the bank reported. ; The reserves were divided into $304,000,000 in dollar currency and $165,000,000 in gold. es Wage Scale For Panamanians in the Canal Zone fo be Studied WASHINGTON, APril 10 (UP) —Chairman Olin D. Johnston of the Senate Civil Service Commit- tee said yesterday he will try to visit Panamé for a special study of wage problems connected with the Panama-United States Memoran- dum of Understanding of 1955. The memorandum’s wage provi- sions must be implemented by Con- gress through legislation now be- fore the South Carolina Democrat's Committee, Johnston advised Panamanian Ambassador Ricardo Arias he will go to Panama “time permitting and if at all possible”. The Ambassador told the United Press that if Johnston is able to leave, he will accompany him personally. © In the meantime, the Senator said he is sending A. M. Faucette, Chief Counsel of the Committee, to go to Panama and collect informa- tion requested by the committee. The legislation would give Pan- amanians working in the Canal Zone better wages, and retirement and pension benefits, Cubans Report New: Uprising HAVANA, April 10 —(Special to THE AMERICAS DAILY) — Two of this city morning papers publish reports from their cor- respondents informing them about an armed uprising in the Sierra de Escambray, near Fomento muni- cipality, in Las Villas Province, where some troops movement have been observed. However, the news have not been confirmed anywhere. GUARANTEES TO BE RESTORED Next Monday, April 15th the constitutional guarantees, suspend- ed by the Government, will auto- matically be reestablished, if another suspension is not decreed, when the 45 days; term of suspen- sion will expire. El Centro de las. Américas to Have Fashion Show-Tea As part of its celebration of Pan American Week, El Centro de las Americas of the Hotel McAl- lister will have a tea and fashion show this afternoon for the ladies who are members, as well as mem- bers’ wives. It will take place in the Las Americas Dining Room from four to six o'clock. Acting as official hostesses will be Mr. S. J. Myer Schine, Mrs. C. DeWitt Coffman and Mrs. Vir- ginia Torruella, founder of Alianza Inter Americana. Fashions for the show will be supplied by the Miami- Florida Fashion Council. Mr. Thomas Mitchell, famous mo- vie actor, will be on hand to meet the guests and introduce the show, which will be of course, Latin American in nature. Among the models in the fashion show will be beautiful Gloria de Moya, Queen of Alianza Interame- ricana. There will be gifts for the ladies attending. As an added attraction, a coiffure and costume called “Festival of the Americas,” creation of Jay Bal- di, will be presented, ~ The bank said a slight decrease was expected for the first half of 1957, but that the reserves will start to go up again after the mid- dle of the year and were expected to reach $500,000,000 by the end of the year. ” PANAMA CANAL TOLL DECISION REVERSED NEW YORK (UP)— In a un- animous opinion the U. S. Court of Appeals reverded a lower court dismissal of a suit to recover ex- cessive tolls from the Panama Ca- al Co. i While ruling that the shipping companies had the right to seek court relief, the high tribunal add- ed that “we find no evidence of congressional intent to allow re- covery of overcharges.” In September of 1955, the Grace Line and 11 other users of the Can- al filed suit to recover “excessive and illegal” toll charges amounting to more than $27,000,000 from July 1, 1951 to June 30, 1954, The Government won a dismis- sal of the action on the grounds that the U. S, enjoyed sovereign Member Inter American }. Press Association @ For Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity NUMBER #28" Argentine Government is Determined to Restore a’ Constitutional Regime GAINZA PAZ TELLS PRESIDENT EISENHOWER - WASHINGTON, April 0 (UP) —Dr. Alberto Gainza Paz, editor and publisher of “La Prensa” of Buenos Aires, told President Ei- senhower today that the Argentine Government is determined to re- store a stable, democratic and constitutional regime as quicly as possible. The Buenos Aires publisher visit- ed nearly a half hour with Presi- dente Eisenhower in his executive office, He conveyed the respects and warmest greeting from President Aramburu to the Chief Executive. He also thanked the President for the hospitality shown by Unit- ed States toward him and other Argentinians who came here dur- ing the Perén dictatorship. Dr, Gainza Paz was received by Presidente Eisenhower at the exe- cutive offices in the White House. He was accompanied by Roy Ri- chard Rubottom, acting Assistant Secretary of State for Inter Ameri- can Affairs. The President had just previously held a general news conference. At conclusion of his meeting with the President, Gafnza Paz told re- porters: “TI came mainly to present my respects to the President and to thank him as President of the Unit- ed States for the cordial hospitality that I and so many other Argentin- ians reeeived during their forced stay im the United States at the time of the dictatorship m Argem- tina. me “I also expressed to the Presi dent that President Aramburu sent through me his respects and warm est greeting.” ‘ . He said that he did not. deliver a communication from the Argentirie President. j , He said that he spent about ‘sige years in the United States during the Perén dictatorship, ‘ After the foregoing remarks Dr, Gainza Paz said, “that is all.” But he was pressed reportes for further details, and added: “I had the opportunity to tell Pre sident Eisenhower how the Az gentine Government is firmly de termined to carry on to restore im the quickest way a democratic and stable constitutional regime in Ax ‘ gentina, i “I was happy to find President Eisenhower looking fit and in good health, He said that he had previously met the President at New York in 1950. General Eisenhower -was President of Columbia University at the time Gainza Paz received the Moors. Cabot Journalistie Award, Dr. Gainza Paz said that en route to the United States he attended in Costa Rica a meeting of Inter American Press Association direot ors. Puerto Rican Confessed Murder he Did not Commit, After Police Tortured Him . BOSTON, April © (UP)— A young Puerto Rican, sentenced to life for a murder he didn’t eom- mit, walked out of prison last night, claiming Springield, Mass., police beat him into making a confes- sion which led to his conviction. Santos Rodriguez, 28, was releas- ed from Norfolk Prison Colony less than two hours after Gov. Foster | Furcolo and the Massachusetts Ex- ecutive Council granted him a full pardon. Rodriguez had served 30 months for the slaying Jan. 24,19- 54 of Mrs. Mildred Hosmer, 43, in a Springfield rooming house. The black-haired kitchen worker, who won his freedom when an- other man pleaded guilty to the crime last week, told newsmen po lice “pushed me against a steam pipe, slapped and punched fae’ ae til I wrote down eve th told me to write”. He had made a similar statement at the time of his trial. But Rodriguez said he wasn’t bit ter, only “thankful to God” for his release. He said he wanted to be a singer and eagerly demonstrated his talent by breaking into a bab lad for newsmen. In order to give Rodriguez his freedom immediately, the Council overrode a statute which requires'a two week waiting period for par dons to become effective. Valencia Asks Rojas Pinilla To Hold Fair, Democratic Election BOGOTA, April 10 (UP)— The police dissolved yesterday groups which several times gathered on the site where. nine years ago tv- day, Liberal Party leader Jorge Eliecer Gaitén was assassinated, and warned that any demonstra- tions or shouting were absolutely forbidden, About one hundred policemen guarded the site, and two tanks with tear gas were placed nearby, to prevent new gatherings. At noon a demonstration took place when about two hundred per- sons surrounded ex President Lle- ras Camargo, head of the Liberal immunity and the ship Hnes should have to obtain special permission to sue the Government. The suit was dismissed last June. Under the opinion, the compan- ies may propose the changes in the toll rates for Presidential approval. CUBAN RUM SALE IN U. S, A. INCREASES WASHINGTON (UP)— Jamaica, Cuba and the Virgin Islands regis. tered small increases in their rum sales in the U. S. last year, while as of Puerto Rico slumped a t. This fact was brought out in the annual report of the National As- sociation of Alcoholic Beverage im- porters, i The report also noted discrepan- cies between U. S. Government sta- tistics on Puerto Rican rum ship- ments and.those published by the Puerto Rican Chamber of Com- merce, The Virgin Islands improved its position in the U.S, market more than amy of the other three prin- cipal offshore suppliers, Party, when he was walking near the site where Gaitan fell, while students tried to place a Wreath in the monument erected there. A few minutes before Mrs. Berta Puga de Lleras, wife of the ex Pre- sident, Mrs. Helena Calderén dé Santos, and Miss Marfa del Rosario Ortiz, had been taken in a polie car to their homes, when they we! found distributing mimeograph co- pies of the conservative-liberal jJeommuniqué proclaiming Guill mo Leén Valencia as candidate for President,-in oppoosition to re-elee- tion of General Gustavo Rojas Pini. lla, which was not published in thé newspapers, The persons who attempted @ popular demonstration joyfully, acclaimed Lileras Camargo.and Guillermo Leén Valencia ,who i¢ in Medellin, city in which he aes cepted the proclamation. of his candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic, in a letter in which ‘he announces to the Government that the two political parties have reached “the highest and most pa- triotic agreement, to restore the dignity of the national institutions, with a common platform of patriot ie aspirations and with only one candidate for which the two parties will loyally vote.” o Valencia, in his letter of aec ance, expresses confidence in “t the government will make good its word, convoking popular electiong, free of fraud and free of violence, to elect the: next President of. the Republic.” _ Do ak Valencia’s letter of accept has been divulged in mimeogra ed copies, in which also appears a joint communiqué from the Com servative and Liberal political lead- erships, declaring that “they reiter- ate their demands for the return, to the Colombian people, of th right to designate the President the Republic in elections free of violence and fraud; and their com- plete rejection of any attempt te prolong the dictatorship by means of maneuvers executed under gow ernment’s compulsion.” . ! fe