Diario las Américas Newspaper, April 14, 1957, Page 16

Inter - American News for English - Speaking people “ath YEAR @. A. SAN ROMAN President FRANCISCO AGUIRRE Vice President and Publisher Antonio Ruiz Managing Editor . W. SMITH Ss. SMITE Vice President Vice President MORACIO AGUIRRE Vice President Editor and Fred M. Shaver Eliseo Riera-Gémez Business Manager Advt. & Cire, Mgr. Manager Published daily except Monday — Entered as second class matter at the Post Office of Miami Sprmgs. Fla.. on Febxuary 8. 1956, EDITORIAL PAN AMERICAN DAY Seventy-four years after the meeting of the historic Congress of Panama convoked by Bolivar, the first Pan-- American conference met in the city of Washington, marking the beginning of an era of what, with the passing of time, has become the vigorous Organization of American States of today. ‘ | Every year, on April 14, the twenty-one Republics consti- tuting the Inter American System pay special homage of adhesion and respect to the Panamericanist ideal, as well as to the institutions which that ideal has converted into beautiful realities. In a day such as today it is fitting to dedicate some deep thinking to the realizations of Panamericanism, rather than to the things it has not been able to achieve until now. And this meditation should not have the empty purpose of dreaming about the past, but the dynamic aim of gathering strength for the struggles of the future. In that glorious past there are enough reasons for encouragement to face the constructive task of bringing to perfection, as much as possible, the Inter American System. All the peoples have to reiterate their faith in the destiny of America and in the vigorous work of their regional organization. It is necessary to trust the Organization of American States, and, of course, to lend to it the proper ideological, moral and material support needed to strengthen in every sense the real functioning of this formidable con- tinental organization, the oldest of its kind in the history of international relations, as well as the one which has done more to dignify the concept of justice and of peace among nations. THE AMERICAS DAILY expresses, in this symbolical day, its best wishes for the triumph of the Pan Americanist ideals and. pays respectful tribute to the memory of the genial Liberator Simon Bolivar, whose mind conceived ‘and defined a friendly way of living for the American peoples,, on basis of solidarity and cooperation never before imagined and never again surpassed. Likewise, this newspaper renders a tribute of admiration to the illustrious jurists and statesmen of the United States and Latin America who, throughout these sixty seven years of institutional life, have given the benefits of their intelligence and the enthusiasm of their feelings to the cause of Pan Americanism. Seaman Porn OUR SALUTE TO THE SPANISH-AMERICAN COLONIES i Sa ng | ER OF CHICAGO AND INDIANAPOLIS Today THE AMERICAS DAILY starts to circulate regularly in the important cities of Chicago and Indianapolis, where, as it is well known, there are more than two hundred thousand residents of Spanish-American origin who in a great majority are always interested in the type of news and com- mentaries convered by this newspaper. On the ocasion of the first day of our circulation in a large scale in these important cities, THE AMERICAS DAILY cordially salutes the Spanish-American sectors of Chicago and Indiangpolis and expresses its best wishes for their progress and most sincerely assures that it would serve and encourage, a much as possible within its means, their interests and aspirations. MESSAGE OF CONGRESSMAN SIKES “My most hearty congratula- tions are extended to all coun- tries of the Americas upon the 67th anniversary of the creation of the Pan American Union. At -mo time in the history of the world is understanding between nations and people so important. The Organization of American States through its work and pur- pose has brought the Americas closer together in mutual under- standing and cooperation. Even though there may be times of » turmoil in our midst, the bonds of friendship and the desire for peaceful coexistence have con- tinued to prevail in the best in- terests of those concerned.” “Pan American Week is truly a time for happy rejoicing by the twenty-one Republics who have worked together in the Or- ganization of American States, Cong, Sikes continued. “No other world organization has continued in existence for so long a period or has resulted in such complete understanding.” Pan American Day in Havana, Cuba HAVANA, April 13 (Special to THE AMERICAS DAILY) — Com- memoration of Pan American Day, organized by the Sociedad Colom- bista Pan Americana and the Min- istry of Foreign Relations, will take place next Monday at the Plaza de la Fraternidad (Fraternity Square) here. At that time, speech- es will be delivered by the Consul for Uruguay, Doyen of the Consular Corps ahd Undersecretaries (Tech- nical) of Education and (Political) of Foreign Relations. . Public Schools of this capital, bearing names of the sister Ame- rican Republics will send 15 stud- ents each and two teachers to pa- rade in front of the Americas Fra- ternity Tree, carrying the flags of the nations they represent, The ceremonies will start at 9 a m. COLON ELOY ALFARO Rt is with a deep feeling of regret that The Americas Daily reports the untimely death of the illustrious Latin American, Colén Eloy Alfaro, in Panama. Captain Alfaro, a West Point graduate, and son of the outstanding Ecuadorean Patriarch, General Eloy Alfaro, represented his country, Ecuador, during many years in different diplomatic posts and inter- national conferences, and for several years he was Euadorean Ambassador to the: United States of America. In Washington, Captain Alfaro conquered the esteem and appreciation of all those who knew him, achieving one of the most significant position of friendship both among the diplomats and in U. S. Government circles. He was graduation classmate of illustrious military men of this great country, among them the President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisen- hower. The Americas Daily sends to Panam4, where the family of the outstanding deceased resides, the most sincere expressions of con- dolence, in particular to his widow, the distinguished lady, Blanca Puig de Alfaro, and their sons, Eloy, Olmedo and Jaime, and their wives, SDAILY For a .better understanding between the Americas MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA., SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1956 WIN PENDLETON CHERRY BLOSSOMS FOR MIA- MI — Washington is not the only city that will enjoy the beauty of Japanese cherry blossoms, 300 of Tapan’s best are being sent to Mia- mi as a gift of Kiyoshi Ichimura, prominent Japanese business man. Mr. Ichimura made a token )pre- sentation of the trees to Congress- man Dante Fascell, of Miami, Fas- cell received a “deed” to the trees last week in his Washington office amid much bowing and speech making. The trees will be shipped directly to the City of Miami from Japan. Mr. Ichimura says the trees are a token of good will and friendship — and will furnish a background for much fine photo- graphy, Mr. Ichimura is head of the Riken Optical Company — makers of cameras. WANTED: Democratic Catch- er — That’s right — the De- mocrats in Congress are looking for a baseball catcher. Syd Herlong already has 32 members of Con- gress scheduled for Spring training at Daytona Beach for the week of April 22nd — but so far he hasn’t tound a catcher this year for his Democrats. Last year, it was the Republican team that was short a catcher and Lou. Marsh, manager of the Daytona Beach Chamber of Commerce played on their team. Some sports writers credit him with the Republican victory last year; and after that a rule was passed that Marsh couldn’t play on either team — ever again. This year, Herlong might wish that rule had not been made, because from the way things look he'll hit the Spring training circuit without a man behind the bat. This should be a good game. Practice game at Daytona Beach will be Thursday, April 25th. Worth driving over to see. EVERGLADES COMPROMISE — The 23-year old argument over the boundaries of the Everglades National Park might soon be set- tled. Senator Spessard Holland has introduced a bill excluding some- thing like 800,000 acres of land and water from the original authorized park area. This is a compromise that the National Park Service hated to make, but it-will meet the objections of many Florida people who feel the park is taking too much land from possible future private development. Holland’s bill would exclude 49,000 acres in the western part of Dade County — but would leave in the park the attractive coastal area below Ever- glades City. The bill is set for hear- ings sometime next month. Hol- land says its passage would allow the development of the park to proceed in orderly fashion. PRESIDENT CAN’T MAKE IT — Congressman Charlie Bennett reports that the White House has declined his invitation for Presi- dent Eisenhower to participate in the ceremonies at the opening of the Fort Caroline National Memo- rial. Also, due to the loss in transit of some French Sixteenth Century farm implements, the opening has been delayed from June 30th until sometime in the early fall. TOO SLOW — Remember the old whittler? He used to sit down by the old ice house and talk and whittle away at a stick or a bit of board taken from a packing box. {t took him all day to cut up one small piece of white pine. What has happened to him? We know! He came to Washington. Right now he is in Congress “whittling” away at the budget. $71.8 billion for next year. And Congress is try- ing to cut off $4.5 billion. Last week they shaved down about $2 million a day for five days, Fi- gure that out. If they worked every day for a year (counting Satur- days, Sundays and holidays) they could only whittle away $750 mil- lion. Brother, that sure is slow whittling. What we need in Wash- ington is somebody with an axe, not a pocket knife. Bolivar Vallarino to Visit U. S. A. WASHINGTON, April 13 (UP) Col. Bolivar Vallarino, First Com- mandant, Panama National Guard, will arrive here next Tuesday for a three-week visit to U. S. Army posts throughout the United States, the Department of Defense an- nounced. A-spokesman said Vallarino was invited by Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, Army: Chief of Staff. 4 The U. S. Military Academy at West Point is among the posts he will visit. Pan American On the oceasion of April 14, a date of great significance for all the American peoples, who are united by close ties of brotherly affection and common aspirations, it gives me great pleasure to éx- tend to “ DIARIO DE LAS AME- RICAS” and to all its editors, re- porters, and contributors, my warmest congratulations on the ex- cellent and interesting special edi- tion that they have devoted to the celebration of Pan American Week and Pan American Day. As Secretary General of the Or- ganization of American States, I should also like to thank this out- standing Miami newspaper for its continued enthusiastic interest in behalf of inter American relations. Through its news columns and its editorials both Spanish-speaking and English-speaking people in the United States daily obtain, accur- ately and in detail, a vast amount of objective information, which gives them access to the true facts and thus enables them to have the best possible knowledge of import- ant events affecting relations be- tween our peoples, In Washington, which is recog- nized as a center of international activities where world events are foHowed closely, “DIARIO LAS AMERICAS” has a large circula- tion and is eagerly read by a great many people. This valuable newspaper deserves recognition by and the applause of all of us who are interested in seeing that all aspects of the Ame- Day Message of Doctor José A. Mora rieas, all’ phases of their civiliza- tion and their culture, are ap- preciated at their true worth. “DIA- RIO LAS AMERICAS,” in that res- pect is most successfully following a course of the utmost interest, en- couraging the dissemination of the Pan American doctrines of con- tinental solidarity and understand- ing. Iam glad to avail myself of the generous hospitality of “DIARIO LAS AMERICAS” to extend to all the peoples of the New York a cor- dial greeting for Pan American Week and Pan American Day, and to every country my best wishes for the ever-growing spiritual and material prosperity of the Ameri- cas. In the course of sixty-seven years Pan Americanism has become the innate philosophy of our Hemi- sphere. We have forged a juridical and political system that has reach- ed full maturity and is exemplary in many respects. We are now firm- ly resolved to broaden, in a joint effort, the scope of our economic, social, financial, and commercial relations, to take care of many ac- tivities in the field of human well- being, The Pan American celebration serves to emphasize the fact that our Regional Organization is. al- ways a source of inspiration and hope in the fulfillment of the his- toric mission entrusted to the com- munity of American nations. (signed) José A. Mora April 14, 1957. WASHINGTON, April 13 (UP)— Florida Senator George Smathers said that the Organization of Ame- rican States (OAS), “has achieved notable success in maintaining peace.” In a speech in the Senate, to commemorate “Pan American Day Smathers declared: “Frictions and tensions among dynamic mations in process of de- velopment are to be expected. The OAS has re-established peace on several occasions in which events in the Caribbean area were taken Smathers Praises OAS Peace Efforts The Senator declared also that it is generally recognized that OAS has not reached complete develop- ment and that in the meetings of the Presidential representatives innovations will be Eisenhower innovations will be proposed in the fields of economic cooperation and the peaceful use of atomic energy. “With the same American spirit of initiative and valuable experi- mentation with which OAS was built — he added — we must be teady to boldly enter in the new roads of Inter American coopera- alarming aspects.” VICE PRESIDENT “Among our finest achieve- ments in the Americas is recogni- tion and acceptance of the fact ‘that each of us has direct and personal interest in the wel- fare of every other member of our great family. The time has passed when any American State can disregard the problems of any other. We must progress as a whole. We are truly partners in the development of this vast hemisphere. As good partners each of us must in his own interest try to make a con- COFEE PRICE DROP IN MEXICO AGREED MEXICO CITY (UP)— Mexican coffee producers said that a two- cent (U.S.) per pound cut in the price of Mexican coffee was decid- ed in agreement with other mild coffee producing countries and that it involved no “dumping.” Announcement of the new price for Mexican coffee of 60 cents (U. S.) a pound, or two cents below the price established on March 14, caused New York coffee prices to drop from 1-2 to 2 cents a pound, with heavy offerings. The Unién Nacional Agricola Cafetera (UNAC), the body repre- senting Mexican producers, said the new price was simply a “read- justment for the sale of Mexican coffee in ¢oordination with other countries which signed the Jan. 1 agreement” — Colombia, Costa Ri- ca, Guatemala, México and Salva- dor. BRAZIL NOT AFFECTED BY TWO CENT DROP RIO DE JANEIRO (UP)— Braz- ilian coffee markets remained tion.” NIXON STATES: structive contribution to the pro- gress of every other. Nowhere else in the world to- day; never before in history have so many nations lived so long at peace among themselves; each with respect and understanding for the other; each confident that the strength that defends its sov- ereignty and territorial integrity is the combined strength of all; each determined that its strength and resources shall contribute to raising standards of life; not only Two Conservatives where no report of their release has. among its own people. but every-, where in the hemisphere” HEMISPHERIC EVENTS Latin American News in Brief steady despite yesterday’s heavy drop in the New York market. Traders here said the New York decline affected mild coffees main- ly. As an American exporter put it: “It may hit Brazil eventually, but not yet. We deal in a different type of coffee, which has not been affected by México’s two-cent-a- pound price cut.” ~The American said exporters here “not excited” by the New York drop “because it takes a much larger decline. to affect the exporter’s cruzeiro (Brazilian cur- Tency) return, since the Govern- ment retains about one-half of the New York price through currency controls.” COLOMBIAN BANDIT FOOLS POLICE AGAIN CALI, Colombia (UP)— Four per- sons were killed in a shooting be- tween police and a convicted kill- er who escaped from a Bogota Pen- itentiary on March 13. Victor Hugo Barragan, the kill- er, was traced here by the police but when they sought to arrest him Barragan and his companions open- 9: Colén Eloy Alfaro Ecuadorean Diplomat Dies in Panama City PANAMA CITY, April 13 — (UP)— Colén Eloy Alfaro died in his home here yesterday after a long illness. He was 66, Funeral masonic services took place in the afternoon, a, few hours after his death. Members of the family said that shortly be- fore his death Alfaro asked that no flowers be sent and that the money which was to be spent in them be contributed to the fund established for the blind and the deaf by the “Lions Club” of Panama. Colén Eloy Alfaro, a West Point graduate, was a high offi- cial in the local masons, Three sons, Eloy, Olmedo and Jaime, as well as several grandchildren, survive him. The prominent politician and diplomat was the son of Gur. Eloy Alfaro, founder of Ecuadorean liberalism and former President of the Republic, He was a candi- date of the Liberal Party for President. From 1936 to 1944 he was Ecuadorean Ambassador in Washington. Jailed In Bogoté BOGOTA ‘(UP)— Conservative politicians Belisario Betancourt and Diego Tovar Concha, were arrested Jast night under accusation of try- ing to stage a public demonstra- tion in the downtown streets of. Bogota. Betancourt and Tovar Concha had attended an academic act at the Rosario College, and accom- panied by students they walked the streets shouting praises of the po- litical leaders opposed to reelec- tion of the President, Lt. Gen. Gus- tavo Rojas Pinilla. The group was dissolved by po- lice, who took the two conservative politicians to the station ‘house, e Member Inter American Press Association e For Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity eal \ NUMBER 230 Panamé Wants to Resume Complete Sovereignty over the Canal Zone President de la Guardia Declares in Interview With Londen Newsman Panamanians Angry at Being Jeered at as Satellites of the United States LONDON, April 18 (UP)— The London Daily Express today quoted Panamanian President Ernesto de la Guardia as saying that he in- tends “to resume complete sover- eignty over the Panama Canal and over the land known as the Canal Zone.” In an interview with de Ja Guar- bia, Express correspondent René MacColl quoted the Panamanian President as saying: “The Republic of Panama means to resume complete sovereignty over the Panama Canal and over the land known as the Canal Zone.” “There is a deep feeling in our country over the question of sov- ereignty,” de la Guardia was quot- ed as saying. . “Many respected United States legal authorities agree that there is no question about our sovereignty in this matter,” the President said, according to the Daily Express. Express correspondent MacColl said that the United States regards the Panama Canal “as one of her supremely vital interests, as much to be protected and secured as San Francisco’s Golden Gate.” MacColl added that de la Guardia “is aware that everything that (Egyptian President Gamal Abdel) Nasser has done in Egypt has built up sometimes overwhelming pres- sures for similar measures here (in Panamé).” “But you must not get too roman- tie about these things. You have got to weigh all the faetors. The communists of course are doing their bit.” Express correspondent MacColl said that the nationalists in Panama “ery out for action, anti-American- ism rumbles dangerously. Even the Most level-headed Panamanians are asking themselves: ‘Why foreign control of a broad strip of our own Jand?’ “And Panamanians grow an; at being jeered at as ‘United States satellites’ by other Latin Ameri- cans,” MacColl said. * MacColl said he told the Panam- anian President that “many Pan- amanians” had told him “it was time for the Americans to split the canal profits 5050 with Panam, since the canal is just as much a natural asset as is the oil of Ara- bia.” MacColl then continued: “He (de la Guardia) puffed on his cigaret and replied: ‘at present we are getting about 12 1-2 per cent of the profits, Perhaps things will change. Sometimes it is not a matter only of money. There are other ways in which one can gain, “We firmly claim sovereignty over the canal — on that point we will not yield: : “The phrase in perpetuity as re- gards the American Icase of the ca- nal has now become quite academic. The Canal one, too, is ours”, de la Guardia was quoted as. saying. MacColl quoted the President as adding: ’ “While we talk im this way I want to make it clear that we are not, hostile to America. “We regard ourselves as part ners in a common enterprise and I feel that we can argue with the Americans without upsetting anj- one.” MacColl said he asked the Paa- amanian President whether his peo- ple resent the fact that “while 20,- 000 of them work on the canal compared with 3,500 Americans, yet the Panamanians hold only poorly-paid menial jobs.” i MacColl quoted the President as repling: “The Americans should remem- ber two things: firstly, people in general do not like the rich. Second- ly, Americans with money are apt to behave too boisterously when they go abroad. “Racial diserimination is strong. ly resented by my people but we have promises that discrimination will be done away with,” de la Guardia was quoted as saying. All Quiet in Cuban Rebel Front, Newsmen Say After 24-Hour Tour HAV NA, April 18 (UP)— About twenty newspapermen, re- presentatives of Cuban and foreign publications, returned from a tour of 24 hours through the Oriente Province military operations zone with the report that there was no. trouble in that area of the re- volutionary front. - The newspapermen (taken to Oriente on planes of the Cuban Army’s Air Force) visited the Pi- 16n Military Headquarters, located at the southern coast of the pro- vince and “El Macho” and “Rio Plata,” places where the rebels fought the government forces. Colonel Pedro Barreras, Com- he believed that revolutionary lead- er Fidel Castro has succeeded in escaping from his hide-out as the Sierra Maestra. Barreras added there has not been any military activity at the Sierra, for the last three months. Barreras’ declaration that he be- lieves Castro succeeded in slipping through the ring inside which the Army had him trapped in Orien- te, coincided with ‘another state- ment issued by Minister Ramén Vasconcelos. The Minister said he has heard that Castro was in Havana organiz- ing disorders he wants to provoke at the capital today, date in which, been made. ed fire, One -plainclothesman, one of Ba- rragan companions, and a woman and girl bystanders were killed, the sast two by stray bullets. Barra- gan escaped again. This brcught to seven the num- ber of deaths caused by Barra- g4ém’s spectacular break from the Penitentiary. Barragin dashed through the prison’s main door while a group of his accomplices covered his escape from the out- side with a curtain of bullets, Three persons were killed then. NEW CODE NEEDED BY BRAZILIANS.., ... RIO DE JANEIRO (UP)— Pre- sident Juscelino Kubitschek, has asked Congress for a special $250,- 000 appropriation to cover the cost of adopting a new secret code for Brazilian diplomatic missions a- broad, The Brazilian Army’s Adjutant General charged last week that op- position deputy and newspaper edi- tor Carlos Lacerda committed trea- son by revealing on the floor of Congress the exact text of a diplo- mander of the area, told them that} a month ago, on March 13, the re- volutionary attack against the Pre- sidential Palace was staged. Vas- concelos, who besides being Minis- ter of Communieations, is the Edi- tor of the newspaper “Alerta,” ask- ed the police, in an editorial pub- lished in the front page of his daily, to take special precautions in view of the revolutionaries’ threat to pro- voke disorders. 4 In the attack to the Palace, José Antonio Echeverria, President’ of the University Students Federation, died. i “Alerta’s” editorial said ‘that there were reports the Federation was organizing disorders for today, and then adds: “For the present and as measure of preparation, the police should accept the challenge and master the situation before hand.” “The advise is made in time and if everything is nothing but a rum- “| or, ridicule would always be prefer able to tragedy.” matic telegram im code from the Brazilian Embassy in Buenos Ai- res. The Government immediately suspended the use-of the code pending adoption of a substitute. CUBAN REPORTS BRIBERY OFFER HAVANA, Cuba (UP)— Dr. Joa- quin Martinez ‘Saenz, manager of the National Bank, filed charges of attempted bribery against Lui H. Waller. president of the 0: kron Construction Company. ge, Santiago Moncle's First Dis Judge-Santiago Mencia’s is- her Court, Martinez Saenz said CHILEAN STRIKE ENDS Waller approched him with am of-| SANTIAGO, Chile, April 18 — fer of $7 million for himself and|(yp)—a 12-day strike involving another $1 million to be distribut-|000 workers of Kennecott Cop- ed among go-betweens, if Mar-| per Company’s “El Teniente” mine tinez Saenz would use his position | hag been. settled, the government to help him convert $20 million in | snnounced today. - : demonetized Cuban currency, Labor Minister Ratil Barrfos said The obseolete money was believ- | the strikers accepted the company’s ed to have been stolen’ several | offer of a 30 per cent pay boost. years ago from government offi-|They had asked 40 per cent, Bl ces before it could be incinerated. | Teniente js Chile’s second largest It is worthless now. copper mine, {