Diario las Américas Newspaper, May 12, 1957, Page 16

nter - American News ==! THE AM For a better understanding between the Americas for English - Speaking people 4th YEAR @. A. SAN President FRANCISCO AGUIRRE Vice President and Publisher ROMAN Cc. W. SMITR . We 8. SMITE Vice President Vice President HORACIO AGUIRRE Vice President - Editor and Manager Antonio Ruiz Fred M. Shaver Eliseo Riera-Gémez Managing Editor Business Manager Advt. & Cire, Mgr. xe ng et SE SSS RR EE LATE Published daily except Monday — Entered as second class matter at the Post Office of Miami Sprmgs. Fla., on February 8. 1956. a DITORIAL THE BORDER PROBLEM BETWEEN NICARAGUA AND HONDURAS During the last few days, continental public opinion tas been shocked by the serious diplomatic tension, with ome armed clashes, that have taken place between Nicaragua and Honduras, in connection with an old border wroblem. After regretting anything that may violate the norms of International Law and which breaks the equilibrium of aN WIN PENDLETON LOTS OF FUN — Gayety was the key note for the Florida co- lony in Washington last week as some 350 Floridians and guests gathered for the eight annual re- ception and dinner honoring the Florida Congressional Delegation. The big blow-out was staged by |the Florida State Chamber of Com- he fraternity between two countries united by multiple |™érce — attending the National ind sincere bonds, it is convenient to think about the nanner in which this problem between Honduras and Ni- ‘aragua should be solved, once and for all. In simple terms, the situation can be explained as ‘ollows: 1—Honduras bases her claims on the territory which Nicaragua continues considering in contest, on the veredict of the Spanish King Alfonso XIII, which was rendered on December 23, 1906, and which favors the Honduran thesis; 2—Nicaragua has officially refuted the validity of the verdict, and through the fifty years since it was rendered, has not put it into effect in accordance with the formalities and technical methods regulating the matter. The only civilized way, according to international law experts, in which a crisis produced by these two opposed viewpoints can be solved, is to submit the opposed view- goints to special arbitration, in order to decide whether the verdict_is valid or void. Neither Honduras nor Nicaragua can be judges of their own cause to decide, each one of them, who is right. {t is, therefore, necessary that, as it is clearly and doctri- narily pointed out by experts on: international treaties, and as it has happened in similar cases, that the disagreeing parts sumbit to arbitration their viewpints on the validity of the vérdict of King Alfonso XIII. In other words, the problem of the border line would not be submitied to this arbitration, at least for the time being, but only the question of whether the verdiet is valid or void. If the verdict were that the King of Spain decision was adjusted to the basis of arbitration and, consequently, His Majesty acted in use of the faculties delegated on him by Nicaragua and Honduras, this would imply immediate eompliance with the mentioned decision, although such decisions can be opportunely revised in some cases. And, lf the arbiter would declare that the decision was void, then new pacts, between Nicaragua and Honduras, should have to be negotiated to submit the problem of the frontier line to new arbitration. Nicaragua has mantained the thesis that the decision is void, and also maintains the thesis that neither Honduras nor Nicaragua should say the last word in this mater; but an impartial judge, after hearing the allegations of the two States engaged in this controversy. Really, with a sense of justice and animated by a great respect for the generous peoples of Honduras and Nica- ragua, we consider that the only way in which this impasse could be solved is that the validity of the veredict be submitted to arbitration. That an impartial judge, implicitly trusted by both Republics, be the one to solve this conflict, which should never divide two noble nations which form art of a united Fatherland, the Central American Father- d. MOTHER’S DAY In a noble demonstration of justice, tribute is rendered today to MOTHER, to that extraordinarily generous and exalted being to whom we owe our lives and who is inexhaustible source of love and kindness. The flame of gratitude is lighted in each heart today when exalting the motive of this festivity, eminently senti- mental and most just of all, which makes the soul vibrate when the love kiss for the living mother or the sincere pray for the dead mother is given or said. 7 To render tribute to the woman who gave us life and who gives us hers in abnegation and sacrifices, is to comply with a pleasant and sacred duty, of eternal character, which, in today’s celebration triumphs as it should, as a motive of deep spiritual and moral sense. THE AMERICAS DAILY, in commenting the signifi- eance of this dedication, renders warm and respectful homage to that being, saturated with tenderness whom we all eall with the sublime name of MOTHER, Aanvel A. Iglesias Honored by PAA Manuel A. Iglesias, 58, knows the ography of the Caribbean, South ad Central Ameriea as well as he nows the layout of his home at 331 S. W. 11th Street in Miami. y their first names he knows the ‘eat and the near-great in every yuntry and colony from New ork to Buenos Aires, from San francisco to Sao Paulo. As senior purser for Pan Ameri- in World Airways, Iglesias is the gan of all airline pursers in neth of service and has flown vve miles and more hours than ay of his colleagues. Today Manuel has a handsome ‘id watch presented to him by llow employes in flight service, mew goid Pan American service n with four stars, a certificate of merit signed jointly by Juan T. Trippe, president of PAA, and Wil- bur L. Morrison, executive vice president in charge of the Latin American Division, and fine me- mories of a party given in his hon- cr. At the presentation in Union Hall, 3890 N. W. 36th. Street, Ma- nuel cut a huge inscribed cake for the fellow employes and company officials who came to honor him. The service pin and _ certificate were presented by Robert M. Evans, Latin American Division service manager. Senior Purser Iglesias was born in Carballeda, Lugo, Spain, on Jan. 3, 1899. He attended school there, in Havana and in New York. When he joined Pan American on -April 7, 1937, one of his tasks was help- Convention here. The usual receiving line and the usual hustle and bustle and the usual cocktail party before the din- ner. Handshaking and back slap- ping. Friends who had not seen each other for a year or more; others who see each other every day or two. All the same. Just too.many old friends to remember, much less mention. There was Beverly Grizzard and Dora Lee and G. G. Ware from Leesburg; Frank Hayes and his lovely wife from Orlando; Walter Page, new public relations man for the Florida Citrus Commission; Bolivar Hyde, of West Palm Beach, Executive Director of the Flood Control Distriet; Jerry Carter, Flo- rida’s Democratic National Com- mitteeman; Lawrence Lee, of Jack- sonville and Earl 0. Shrieves of Ft. Lauderdale, both Past Presi- dents of the United Stafes Cham- ber of Commerce, Everyone weicomed Frank Ken- nedy and his wife. Kennedy is the former Florida newsman who lives in Annapolis, covers Washington news for many Florida newspapers. Sharp news analyst Kennedy does a better job from his home than many writers who spend all of their time on Capitol Hill. Seldom seen around because he is almost totally blind. And everywhere, Cliff Daven- port, of Silver Springs, official host to the press — sticking up his tiny miniature “bumper strips” that urge everybody to “See Silver Springs.” Everyone wearing orchids — flown’from Miami as favors by the Riddle Airlines; courtesy of the Arvida Nurseries, And at each place, a souvenir grapefruit spoon — courtesy of Florida Citrus Mut- ual. Special guests were the ambas- sadors from Latin America and Canada, with Executive Vice Presi- dent of the State Chamber, Harold Colee, doing a superb job of in- troducing them without a single slip. After the invocation by “He- coon” Bob Sikes )He should have been a preacher, someone said), the dinner swung into high gear. Claude J. Yates, President, was toastmaster. He allotted each of the Florida Delegation three min- utes to speak and turned them loose. Only members missing were Dan- te Fascell of Miami and lone Re- publican Bill Cramer of St, Peters- burg. The speakers generally ran “slightly” overtime, but in — each case they claimed they were using “part” of the missing Cramer's time. Here is the box score — shown in minutes and seconds — kept with our stop watch. Senator Holland, lead off man, 7:15. (This was described by Senator Smath- ers as a “Senatorial” three minu- tes — said he’d speak a “Longine” three minutes. Smathers’ time, lowest of all 2:45). Syd Herlong was the only other member able to control himself with 2:47; then Billy Matthews 5: 08; Paul Rogers, 4:49; Charlie Ben- nett 4:10; Jim Haley’ 4:00; Bob Sikes 3:20. Principal speaker of the evening was Leo Carillo of Hollywood, famed as “Pancho” in the Cisco Kid television series. Pancho made a big hit by missing his dinner — instead of eating he drew ,his pic- ture with his autograph on the back of dinner programs. After his address more hand shaking and back slapping. Then the guests took the table decorations (limes, oran- ges, grapefruit) in paper bags and headed for home. See you all next year. ing passengers in and out of the small boat tenders when the flying boats were at anchor. “And they’were all so scared, too,” he recalls. “Most people were taking their first trips by air and they were so afraid — until we got jan the air when they were disap- pointed that there was no ‘thrill’ in the smooth ride.” During his 20 years service with Pan American he has been based in Rio de Janeiro, San Juan, Puer- to Rico, and Miami and has flown every route in the division. Ministers to GUATEMALA, May 11 (UP)— Honduras and Nicaragua’s Minis- ters of Foreign Reltions and eEco- comy will meet at Antigua, Gua- temala, on the 27th to “initiate cor- dial talks leading to find the best and definite solution of the old conflict which has caused so much unearsiness and the present emergency between the two coun- tries. ; The meeting will also be attend- ed by the Mimisters of Foreign Relations and Economy of Guate- mala, Costa Rica and El Salvador. The Guatemalan, Costa Rican and Salvadorean governments pub- lished at the capitals of the three countries, a declaration made by the “Good Will Mission” undertak- en by the Ministers of Foreign Relations of the three, when they retumed from Managua and Te- gucigalpa. In such declaration, the Minis- ters: Express their gratification for the cease-fire accord, accepted by the Honduran and Nicaraguan governments, expressing trust they will abide by it. Maintain their offer of good will “aimed to find a peaceful solution.” Reiterate that their work “does not interfere in the least” with those of the OAS and the OCAS. Reaffirm the join declaration of neutrality issued by the Costa Ri- MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA., SUNDAY, MAY 12, 1957 Honduran and Nicaraguan Seek Final Solution to old Conflict can, Guatemalan and Salvadorean governments. Express their satisfaction for the fact that Honduras and Nicaragua “have the best dispusition to arrive to a friendly. solution of the prob- lem, through the peaceful means eonsecreated by international law.” Have the pleasure to express “their thanks to the governments of Honduras and Nicaragua for their firm decision not to break or weaken the Central American Sy- stem and the plans for economic integration of the region.” Declare their “justified satisfac- tion for the Central Americanist and solidary attitude of their own governments (Costa Rica, Guate- mala and El Salvador), ‘in this mo- ment of emergency’ and that they feel ‘highly pleased by the recog- nition of that attitude, as expressed by the Honduran and Nicaraguan governments.” Finally, they said that “it is their pleasure to report that on the 27th af the present month of May, in view of the favorable circumstan- ces created by the prompt acting and good will of the interested governments as well as the efforts «f Costa Rica, Guaetemala and El Salvador, the Ministers of For- eign Relations and Economy of Honduras and Nicaragua, will meet in Antigua with the Ministers of Costa Rica, Guatemala and El Salvador participating. NEW YORK, May 11 (UP) — The Columbia Broadcasting Sy- stem announced that, on May 19th it will present a special half an kour program of films and tape recordings, made in the Sierra Maestra, Oriente Province, Cuban Tebel headquarters. The material was gathered by Robert Taber, CBS’ special corres- >ondent, and Wendell Hoffman, cameraman. According to the an- nouncement, Taber and Hoffman ceached rebel leader Fidel Castrp’s eamp, secretly. The equipment was smuggled into the place by Castro followers. Taber was one of the mediators who worked for the return to their komes of two of the three North American youngsters who joined the Cuban rebel forces. The program will include inter- view with the boys and with Cas- tro and a group of his followers. MEXICAN EXPOSITION OF FOREST INDUSTRY MEXICO CITY (UP) — Presi- dent Adolfo Ruiz Cortines inau- gurated the first National Forest Industry Exposition to underline México’s forest wealth and illus- trate the importance of the forest industry in the economic life of the nation The exposition, which will re- main open to the public until May 27, shows graphically the work heing done in the nation-wide re- forestation program. Many stands will also show the numerous by-products obtained from the forest industry and the different machiery used in the ex- Ploitation of the forests. Alfonso Ortega Ugarte, head of the Organizing Committee, said most of México’s forests, mainly located in the states of Chihuahua, Durango, Michoacan, Guerrero and Oaxaca, are still largely unexploit- ed and represent “a tremendous potential wealth to the country.” ARGENTINA DECLINES U, S$, INVITATION BUENOS AIRES (UP)— The Navy Ministry in a statement is- sued deplored it was unable to send an Argentine warship to the July 8 international review at Film Taken af Cuban Rebel Hideout Will be Presented on TV May 19 It will be televised from six to six thirty in the afternoon and broad- easted by radio from nine to nine thirty at night. REBELS SENTENCED BY CUBAN COURT SANTIAGO DE CUBA, May 11 (UP)— The Court of Urgency in this city, trying 157 persons accus- ed of rehel activities, sentenced 29 of them, among which are 22 who came in the Yacht “Gra- ma” expedition, under command of rebel leader, Fidel Castro, last November, to six years in prison. 17 others received sentences of from one to three years in prison and the other 111 were exonerated. Outstanding mote in the sentence was the sensational dissenting vote of the sentencing court’s President, Manuel Urrutia Lleo, who asked the exoneration of the “Grama” ex- peditionaries. HEMISPHERIC EVENTS | Latin American N Mampton Roads, Va. in observance ot the city’s 350th anniversary. The statement said scarcity of foreign exchange plus the Argen- tine. government’s policy of aus- terity made it impossible. FRENCH RESTRICTIONS ON ARGENTINE IMPORTS PARIS (UP)— Prohibitive re- strictions on.French imports of Argentine linseed expellers have been announced in regulations published by the Journal Official. The regulations stipulate that expellers shipped direct from Ar- gentine to France before May 8, will still be admitted through the French customs with the corres- ponging import certificates. The regulations also warn im- porters that the previous offficial edvice which authorized shipping otf Argentine Expellers until June 30, is cancelled. But French im- porters who had made _arrange- ments for shipment between May 8 and June 30, will be able to obtain delivery of Argentine »|expellers only if they apply for special import licenses and show bank confirmation that the docu- mentary credits had already been opened. In French official circles, it is said that these measures are tem- oe GENERAL SHEPHERD Shepherd Going fo Buenos Aires Defense Parley WASHINGTON, May 11 — Gen Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Chair- man of the Inter-American De- fense Roard is due to leave tomor- row for Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he will attend the South Atlantic Defense Conference as an observer. Representatives of the Armed Forces of Argentina, Bra- zil, Praguay and Uruguay, will be- gin discussions on May 15 relative to the defense of the South At- lantie region, especially the meas- vres necessary to keep open vital shipping lanes so important to the economies of the four South Ame- rican countries and their trading partners in the U. S. and Europe. Gen. Shepherd feels that any agreement reached at this or a lat- er conference between the nations concerned can be readily in- corporated in the defense plans of the IADB. In no way do the aims of this conference conflict with the mission and objectives of the Board, which is the military planning of the common defense ef the Western Hemispher. Tourist Congress MEXICO CITY (UP)— _ Dr. Francisco Villagran, Government Tourist Director, flew to Washing- ton to attend a meeting of the executive committee of the Pan- american Tourism Congress. Villagr4n said the committee will study plans for simplification of documents needed for tourist tra- SDAILY EX-DICTATOR AND Member Inter American Press Associc¢*ion & For Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity —————_—————— NUMBER 253 Calm Returning to Colombia as Rojas Pinilla Leaves for Spain FAMILY ARRIVE IN BERMUDA ON THEIR WAY TO EUROPE Military Junta Seeking Recognition of New Government From Foreign Nations BOGOTA, May 11 (UP)— Co- lombia was today returning gra- dually to normaley a few hours after the overthrown President Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, left for exile in Spain. The ex President, accompanied by his wife and his nearest kin, left secretely -last night from Bogota |: in a special plane of the Air For- ces, after handing over the reins of the government to a Military Junta as culmination of a tumult- uous week of public demonstra- tions against his government which left a balance, according to United Press tabulation, of at least 104 deaths in the whole country. (A United Press dispatch from Hamilton, Bermuda, said that the deposed Colombian President Gus- tavo Rojas Pinilla arrived there ac- companied by nine persons at 1:25 P, M, in an Avianca — Colombian Line — plane and declared that he would remain there three or four days and then leave for Spain. He was welcomed at the airport by the Colonial Secretary J. V. Syken, and refused to say anything more than ‘I simple want to rest a moment.”’) The popular reaction - against Rojas Pinilla followers, after his fall adquired a bloody character varticularly in Cali, capital of the Valle del Cauca Department. Two Cali newspapers, who were partisans of the deposed President “Diario del Pacifico” and “El Pais” — were destroyed yesterday by the mob and at least 70 indivi- duals, accused of atrocities against the opposition in recent days, were assassinated in the streets or in their own homes by groups moved by am uncontrollable thirst for vengeance. IAPA Requests End of All Censorship from Colombian Gvt. HAVANA, May 11 (UP)— Guillermo Martinez Marquez, President of the Inter Ameri- can Press Association (IAPA), has addressed to General Gabriel Paris, President of the Govern- ment Junta of Colombia, the following message: “The Inter American Press Association requests immediate cessation censorship to _ Colom- bian Press and to the foreign news services, all for the good of freedom and democracy in that Republic. Cordially.” Martinez Marquez said he sent the message after a telephone conversation with Jules Dubois Tresident of IAPA’s Freedom of Press Committee, who informed him that censorship on Colom- biean press and foreign cor- vel in the Hemisphere. respondents persisted. ews in Brief porary and have been taken be- cause of the shortage of foreign currency. OIL DEVELOPMENT IN ARGENTINA BUENOS ‘AIRES (UP)— New York oil consultant Alexander Chapman said Argentina could be- come self-sufficient in oil within ten years through a vast develop- ment program costing 1,300,000,000 dollars. Chapman, a member. of the U. S. War Petroleum Board in World War II, is here surveying oil pro- duction. He said the program would have to surpass all of Ar- gentina’s« oil production efforts in the’past and require the drilling of more than 100 wells per year.. Argentina is producing about 38,000,000 million barrels of oil per year and expects to double its out- put by 1960 through the construc- tion of additional pipelines and re- fining facilities, Chapman estimated, however, that by 1962: Argentina’s needs will be 132 million barrels, which will mean importing 76 million barrels, ‘ Chapman said the program he proposes could not be fulfilled by a single company but would have tu be divided among several -or- s ganizations. He said he knew of U. S. companies which would be eager to operate in Argentina if some mutually acceptable plan could be worked out. COUNTERFEIT RING BROKEN IN MEXICO MEXICO CITY (UP)— Police questioned nine members of an amateur counterfeit gang charged with illegally printing 400,000 pe- sos (32,000 dollars) in 50-pesos (4 dollar) bills. The forged bills were found in the home of one of the counter- feiters, who said he did not know it was against the law to reproduce paper currency. ~The counterfeiting job was so poorly done that nobody could have been deceived in accepting the phoney bills police and bank officials said. The arrested also engaged in printing. theater tickets which they attempted to sell to the public standing in line in front of movie houses. It was at one of these lines that the first arrest was made. The man, whose name was not given, was taken to headquarters and after intensive questioning confessed that he formed part of an amateur band of counterfeiters. The other eight members of the However, order was restored in Cali after the authorities imposed 8 curfew at 6 P. M. Meanwhile Bogota, this morning, began to gradually recover its nor- maley, withjn an air of calm easi- ness and with only a few military platoons patrolling the streets, MILITARY JUNTA SEEKS. RECOGNITION The five-man Military Junta that ousted Rojas Pinilla sought quick: recognition of its ruling sta- tus from foreign nations today. The Junta move was designed to give it prestige and help return the country to normaley from a week of strikes demonstrations and violence, (In Washington, Colombian am- bassador Francis Urrutia presented the junta’s request for recognition to Assistant Secretary of State Roy R. Rubottom, The United States probably will recognize the regime-as soon as it is satisfied that the junta is in ef- fective control of Colombia. Although there were no large- seale disorders, mob violence was reported in several Colombian ei- ties yesterday). _ The Junta, headed by War Min- ister Maj. Gen. Gabriel Paris, sought to assure the country it would not become another military dictatorship. ; It was working closely with eivil- jan leaders of political parties, Paris promised the country a re- turn to constitutional rule. He said cénsorshid ‘would be lifted from the press and free elections would be held next year for presidential term that starts Aug. 7 1958, HAND-PICKED ASSEMBLY IS ABOLISHED - The Junta abolished the Nation- al Constitutent Assemly which was hand-picked by Rojas Pinilla and his aides. |The assembly just Thursday - “elected” Rojas Pinilla to a second term in office start- ing next year. A check of hospitals in Bogot& showed four persons were killed and 32 others injured in the main square yesterday when soldiers used tear gas to disperse a crowd celebrating Rojas Pinilla’s fall from power. There wer no shots fired. ‘The casualties came in the crush of people. However, dispatches from Medel- lin, Colombia’s second largest ci- ty, said soldiers did fire on a cele- brating crowd there and nine per- sons were killed. The military government’s first job will be to get enough poupular support to get banks, stores and factories re-opened and get the economy in action again. It was practically paralyzed throughout the nation as the result of the. protests agaimst Rojas Pi- nillas. Paris and his fellow Junta mem- bers conferred with Liberal Party_ leader Alberto Lleras Camargo and joint Liberal - Conservative presi- dential candidate Guillermo Leén Valencia. The other members of the rul- ing Junta were poliee director Maj. Gen. -Deogracias Fonseca, secret police chief Brig. Gen. Luis E. Or- dofiez, Army Commander Brig. Gen, Rafael Navas Pardo and Pub- lic Works Minister Rear Adm. Ru- bén Piedrahita. All served in Ro- jas Pinilla’s cabinet. Lieras Camargo said last night his Liberal Party insisted on civil- ian representation in the new gov- ernment, gang were picked up shortly after- wards. MEXICAN REQUEST A POPULAR CREDIT BANK MEXICO CITY (UP)— Another call was made for the creation of a “Popular Credit Bank, to finance small merchants and permit the “present period of prosperity to be enjoyed by craftsmen, laborers and small shopowners.” Banker Daniel Kuri, who ori- ginally presented the idea at the recently concluded bankers con- vention in Veracruz, said a “pro- sperity which does not reach the minorities, can neither be firm nor Teal.” Kuri said the “Banco Central de Credito Popular” could provide fi- nancial assistance to the small shopowners in the purchase of machinery and raw materials, in buying and selling operations, in improving shop facilities and in various other ways. een