Diario las Américas Newspaper, June 1, 1957, Page 10

Member Inter American Press Associ¢+ion e For Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity Inter - American News for English - Speaking people SDAILY For a better understanding between the Americas MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA., SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1957 Know thy Batista Takes Over Neighbor! Fp By ANTONIO RUIZ GUATEMALA (Continued) Guatemala has a small mining in- dustry that produces principally zine and lead, and some chrome, | silver and copper concentrates. The | “ath YEAR NUMBER 270 Command of Forces gaged in Campaign to Crush Rebels. “DEATH ZONES” WILL BE SET UP IN W. SMITH @. A. SAN ROMAN : Vice President President FRANCISCO AGUIRRE Vice President and Publisher 8. SMITE Vice President HORACIO AGUIRRE Vice President, Editor and Manager Antonio Ruiz Fred M. Shaver Eliseo Riera-Gémez Managing Editor Business Manager Advt. & Circe. Mer, "acre ERE NSE Published daily except Monday — Entered as second class matter at the Post Office of Miami Sprmgs. Fla.. on February 8. 1956. a a ere neces EDITORIAL TWENTY THREE HUNDRED GRADUATE AT THE CUBANS ARRESTED UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO ———— IN DEMONSTRATION South Atlantic Defense On several occasions we have referred editorially to the immense cultural progress achieved in Puerto Rico, of which it is indisputable evidence the highly significant fact that, yesterday, Friday, twenty three hundred students of the University of Puerto Rico received, with all the solemnity of style, their academic degrees, corresponding to the different faculties of that institution of high learning. In Puerto Rico not only the University is testimony of the progress of the country, but also other practical schools which supply training, in a different educational level, to that vigorous Antillian people whose life is closely linked to the history and traditions of the Latin American countries, since it is, within the Commonwealth arragement with the United States, a part of Hispanic America. In this promotion of twenty three hundred graduates there are many corresponding to the young School of Medicine, the fruits of which are already felt in the country, translated in excellent results for the health of the Puerto Rican people. A country of 3,500 square miles, with two and a half million inhabitants, with an economy that only in the last few decades has begun to progress on a modern basis, makes an enormous effort to maintain a University, which at the end of the school year 1956- 1957 graduates twenty three hundred students in the field of academic culture. The cultural level of the Puerto Rican people must be recognized in America, in the English speaking portion as well as in the one in which Spanish is spoken, as a level which corresponds to nations which, although young, march with encouraging speed toward the conquest of a better and more dignifying and constructive future. Puerto Ricans residing in the United States must feel very proud, patriotically satisfied, for the triumphs in their country of origin. And the North Americans as well as the Latin Americans should recognize, with largeness and joy this significant evidence of the growth of a people who progress in all the orders of human activity and which is nurtured in the fountains of culture. Coalition Leaders Resign in Panama in Protest Against de la Guardia PANAMA, May 31 (UP)— The{ National Directorship of the Na- tional Patriotic Coalition (CPN) last night accepted the resigna- tions of the Vicepresident of the group and the Republic, Temisto- eles Diaz, six national directors of the CPN, four assessors and six alternate directors. The group, in which six Nation- al Assembly Deputies and the lead- ers of three sectors of the CPN figure, resigned yesterday giving as reason their disagreement with the conduct of the President of the Re- public, Ernesto de la Guardia, as head of the party. At the same time, the Director- ship approved a resolution of con- gratulations to the President, on} the occasion of his birthday, and backing “the work the government | is developing.” Also it agreed to fill up the vacancies left in the Directorship by the resignations, im the next meeting . The President celebrated his birthday with a reception at the Presidential House, where he re- ceived congratulations of the Dip- lomatic Corps, government func- tionaries, high officers of the Na- tional Guard and thousands of personal and political friends. Among the resignations figures that of Deputy Ismael Vallarino,)| brother of Colonel Bolivar Vallari- no, Commander of the National Guard. Deputy Vallarino is the popular chief who directed the “En pie de guerra” (On a war footing) organization, comprised by the groups of “Varilleros” who attack- ed opposition centers in the turbu- ent political times of 1948. The National Guard has maint- ained itself neutral in the political conflict between Vicepresident Diaz and President De La Guardia; but observers fear that the “Vari- Heros” will enter the field to provoke disturbances which will put that neutrality to the test and give an inkling in regard to the side to which said foree would lean. The Directorship of the CPN was composed of 37 members, one of them Dr. Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz, President of the Tribunal of Elections, who, in such capacity, presented the Republic Highest Office credentials to De La Guar- dia. Gonzalez Ruiz neither resign- ed nor signed the resolution to congratulate the President. Common Market For Colombia, Ecuador Venezuela Proposed CUCUTA, Colombia, May 31. (UP)—The President of the Na- tional Merchants Federation, Jaime Tobén Villegas, proposed forma- tion of a common market between Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador. Tobon submitted his plan to the Congress of the Federation which opened in this city yesterday, with attendance of representatives from all sections of the country. He said the common market among the Grandcolombian countries |could be organized taking as a |model the proposed European common market. principal mining area is Coban, in the Department of Alta Verapaz, where zine and lead deposits are found. Lead is also mined in the Department of Huehuetenango; sil- ver, lead, copper and chromium are mined in the Department of Jala- pa. In April, 1955, the Compafiia Minera de Huehuetenango receiv- ed a $500,000 credit from the Ex- port-Import Bank to resume lead mining operations, which had been suspended in December, 1953. An American mining company part- icipates in the management of this firm. The limited development of the Guatemalan mining industry thus far is partly the result of a lack of knowledge about the country’s mi- heral resources. Deposits of anti- mony, iron, quartz, and bitumin- ous coal are reported, but their extent and quality have not been fuly determined. Similarly, there is indefinite knowledge of possible petroleum resources in sections of Petén and in Alta Verapaz and Izabal. Probably there are also various nonmetallic minerals that could be the basis of local indust- ries, such as ceramics. Regarding petroleum deposits, foreign oil comapnies had_ had lit- tle interest in Guatemala because of the uncertainty about deposits and the restrictive provisions of the Petroleum Law of 1949. However, during 1955 a new law was passed, and its provisions make investment in the Guatemalan oil industry very attractive. Ownership of deposits is vested in the state, but liberal rights may be granted for explora- tion, exploitation, refining, and transportation. A good number of United States concerns are now engaged in exploratory work. Ex- ploitation of oil deposits would be of great economic importance to Guatemala, since substantial sums are spent now for imported petro- leum products. Extensive surveys of forest re- sources in Guatemala indicate that future possibilities for development are great. Official figures show that more than 16,000 acres, or about 60 per cent of the total area of the country are of great for- ests. The most promising possibilit- ies are in hardwoods. Most of the products from the forest exploited until now are used for local con- sumption, Guatemala has a number of small sawmills and some furniture fac- tories, a swell as a plywood mill in the Department of Izabal, with a capacity of 500,000 square feet per month, and expansion is taking place to raise it to one million a , month. About one half of the pro- duction of this mill is exported. Opportunities exist in Guatemala for numerous additional lumber projects, particularly in the utiliza- tion of hard woods. Aside from timber, the most im- | portant product of the Guatemalan | forests is chicle, which is harvested |almost entirely for export. Chicle | gathering has been the principal | economic activity of the thinly set- tle Petén region. Rubber has been produced spor- adically in Guatemala for many j years, and production was encour- aged particularly during World War II by the United States Gov- |ernment. Since the war, both pro- i duction and exports of rubber have | been negligible. Spanish Version Page 3 SPANISH FOR BEGINNERS TO BE ABLE, CAN, MAY I can, I may, I am able You can, you may, you are able He can, he may, he is able We can, we may, we are able You can, you may, you are able —They can, they may, they are Mr. Brown, can you give me a lesson? Yes, I can give you a lesson Teacher, may I go out? Mr. B. may Peter go home with me? Are yqu able to do that? Yes, I am able to do that Can Mr. B. speak Spanish? Can the students leave the class room at any time? Do you want to give me your book? Can you give it to me? Can we see you this afternoon, Mr. Smith? Yes, you can see me @Quieren los alumnos ‘hablar espafiol? t @Podemos nosotros escribir en la LESSON XXX PRONUNCIACION PODER Yo puedo Usted puede El puede Nosotros podemos Ustedes pueden able Ellos pueden Si, sefior, yo pues Sefor Brown, gpuede usted darme una POH-DEHR Yo pweh-doh Ud. pweh-deh Poh-deh-mohs Pweh-dehn leecién? do darle una leccién éPuedo salir, maestro? Sr. B., gpuede Pedro ir a casa conmigo? iPuede usted hacer eso? Si, puedo; no, no puedo hacer eso éPuede el senor B. hablar espaol? éPueden los alumnos salir de la clase a cualquiera hora? Kwahl-k’ yehr oh-rah? éQuiere usted darme el libro? <Puede usted darmelo? 2Podemos nosotros verlo esta tarde, senor Smith? Dahr-meh-loh Si, ustedes pueden verme pizarra? $i, podemos Si, sefor, quieren Group Appro BUENOS AIRES, May 31 (UP) Provisional President Pedro Aram: buru closed the South Atlantic Defense Conference with a speech in which he affirmed the determ- ination of America to defend its freedom and its human rights. The conference of Chiefs of Gen- eral Staff, in which Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay par- ticipated and which lasted 15 days, was closed at a session at the War College, with attendance of Aram- buru, Vice President Isaac Rojas, Argentine Cabinet ministers, the four delegations and the diplomats of the American countries, “We all feel deep aversion for war — Aramburu said — but plac- ed béfore realities of a world too small, we have coincided in the need to prepare against it in de- fense of the spiritual and ma- terial heritages of our countries.” The conference, whose sessions were secret approved 18 resolutions tending to put into practice general recommendations of the Inter Ame- rican Defense Board, applying them to the South Atlantic re- gion and in particular to ocean na- vigation. The resolutions will be submitted to the governments of the four participating countries for ratification. General Lemuel Shepherd, Pre- sident of the Inter American De- fense Board, who attended the meetinsg as observer, said in a speech: “The productive and concrete re- sults of this conference, represent- ves Measures| for Continent Security | contribute materially to the pro- | gress of our plans for mutual de- |fense of the continent.” BLOW AGAINST “NEUTRALISM” The South Atlantic defense con- ference has struck a blow against neutralism in this area. The military chiefs of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, who sat here for 15 days with U. S. Marine Gen. Lemuel Shepherd as observer, gave a tangible demon- stration that they are prepared to shoulder the responsibilitiy for this area in the overall continental de- fense plan, By agreeing to coordinate in a combined action, the South Atlan- tic powers can organize a force of five World War II-surplus cruisers, a score of destroyers and destroyer escorts, and air and land support over about 4,000 miles of coast- line to help guard maritime traf- fic with the United States and Eu- rope. The organizational steps provide the first working plan linking Bra- zil with Argentina. Brazil was a fighting ally of the United States in two world wars, whereas Argen- tina was twice a neutral. The secret resolutions on mari- time shipping, military communi- cations, intelligence, and standar?- ization of methods and equipment were drafted in 10 working days by the chiefs of staff, delegates and advisers. These resolutions now go to the governments con- ed in the resolutions adopted, will cerned. NEW YORK, May 21 (UP) — Container Corporation of Ameri- ca and W. R. Grace and Com- pany have plans to build in Colom- bia paper factories which will be completed at the end of 1958 and will produce 70,000 tons a year, ac- cording to reports issued by Hamil- ton Wright, public relations or- ganization. The announcement says the two new industries will contribute to self-sufficiency in the country in all paper products, with the ex- ception of newsprint. Container Corporation, together with the Institute of Industrial De- velopment, a Government agency, has subscribed 80 per cent of the ten million pesos which one of the factories will cost and which will be located in the important oil center of Barrancabermeja, on the Magdalena River. The balance of 20 per cent will be investments of Colombian private interests to which that participation wll be offered. This factory will produce Two Large Paper Factories fo be Built in Colombia by U. 5. Firms newsprint, onion skin paper and sanitary paper products. Grace’s factory will be built in Cali, in the rich agricultural Cauca Valley. It will produce paper of all kinds, with the exception of newsprint. The raw material used will be sugar cane bagasse, which now is being used as fuel for the sugar mills. As soon as construction of the Grace plant is completed, the sugar mills will burn coal from nearby mines. The only paper factory in Co- lombia now is one in Cali, which is managed by a subsidiary of Con- tainer Corporation. The announcement says the new factories will eliminate the need of using dollar exchange reserves for the importation of paper pro- ducts, and will also create more employment in the country. The announcement points out that there has been talk about construc- tion of a newsprint plant in Socha, near Bogota, but no company has AGAINST BATISTA By UNITED PRESS Miami police dissolved yesterday a demonstration which almost degenerated into a riot and arrest- ed about 30 Cubans who tried to march on the Cuban Consulate of this city, carrying posters with slogans against the President of Cuba, Fulgencio Batista. The police reported that Wednes- day it received confidential infor- mation that “some kind of demons- tration” was planned for Thursday and that two policemen made an investigation. The policemen reported they found a group of Cubans around the statue of José Marti at Bayfront Park, and when they attempted to break up the group, “great excite- ment” resulted. The Cubans crossed Biscayne Boulevard and marched toward the Cuban Consulate, carrying posters against Batista. Police said that about 25 patrol- men, were sent to the scene, and they had to fight with some Cubans before they could force them to desist from their purpose. Several patrolmen suffered ‘“su- perficial” injuries and the those arrested were accused of “illegal assembly”. Dr. Mora Visits Ruiz Cortines, Praises México MEXICO, May 31 —(P—Secret- ary General of the Organization of Ameican States, Dr. José A. Mora, upon his arrival from Washington, made courtesy visits to President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, the State De- partment and the Ministry of Public Instruction. Dr. Mora, who will remain four days in México, held a 60 minutes conversation with the Chief Exe- cutive, to whom he expressed the OAS desire to cooperate in full with the Mexican government and people. “TI consider México — Mora said — one of the ramparts of the In- teramerican System, and for this reason I am making this visit.” When referring to the frontier conflict between Nicaragua and Honduras, the diplomat stated that the problem was “satisfactorily” taken care of by the OAS, which “lent a valuable contribution in pointing out the way to a pacific solution of their differences.” He added that Honduras and Ni- caragua have already agreed to re- tire their troops from the disput- ed zone and that “we will continue our work to attain that the two countries reach a peaceful under- standing by themselves.” Dr. Mora also advised ampler commercial relations between the Latin American countries and pointed out that the OAS Econom- ie Conference, which will be held in Buenos Aires next August, will study the means to intensify such relations. He also declared that the Bue- nos Aires Conference “will give without doubt, some fruitful re- sults for the economic progress of writing and printing paper, except SUGAR PRODUCTION SHOWS INCREASE WASHINGTON (UP)— The De- partment of Agriculture announc- ed that last year World’s raw sugar production was calculated at 45,200,000 short tons. In its Monthly Bulletin about foreign crops and markets the De- partment says that the estimate exceeds in 4.6 per cent the 1955 production which was of 43,200,000 tons and in 58.5 per cent to the annual mean average of 28,500,000 tons of the 1935-39 period. Production in all the continents, except Europe, showed increases. The 1956 production of not cen- trifugal sugar is calculated 800,000 short tons, amount slightly superior to 1955 and bigger in 23.1 per cent to the annual mean aver- age of 5,500,000 tons of the 1935- 39 period, Cane sugar world production, ac- cording to the Department of Agri- culture, was 27,900,000 short tons. in 6,- been organized yet for the pro- ject. ' HEMISPHERIC EVENTS | Latin American N The previous year was 25,600,000 tons. The almost without precedent figure of cane sugar production in North America (12,600,000 tons), reflects bigger than expected crops in Cuba, Dominican Republic and México, MEXICANS GOING TO GENEVA MEETING MEXICO CITY (UP)— The Me- xican delegation to the 40th in- ternational labor conference open- ing in Geneva June 5, will in- clude government, labor and em- ployer representatives, it was an- nounced, José R. Bustillos Carrillo of the Federal Electricity Commission will be the Government representa- tive. Federal Deputy Alfonso Sénchez Madariaga, of the Confederation of Mexican Workers, and Fran- cisco J. Macin, of the Technical Council of the Social Security In- ORIENTE AGAINST HAVANA (UP)— President Ful-| gencio Batista today took over the military campaign against Cuba’s rebels. There were indications he would set up “death zones” in southeastern Cuba to stem rebel infiltration. Army general headquarters dis- closed a new general operations command, headed by Batista; had been set up to stamp out the rebel threat in Oriente Province. Maj. Gen. Francisco Tabernilla also said reinforcements already have been rushed into the region. Tabernilla said the plan of oper- ation by the new military ”brain- trust” is designed to force the re- bels to stand and fight. He said the strategy will be carried out in a “progressive” manner and indicat- ed it may be necesary to evacuate farm families from the troubled area, Observers said the evacuation probably would be the first step in setting up so — called “death zones.” After the evacuation of civilians, troops probably would be ordered to shoot to kill persons found in the cleared areas, they said. There were indications that the new plan of action already may have begun. The government news- paper said Cuban warplanes also strafed the insurgent forces. Tiempo identified the rebels as the force which participated in an —apparently successful— attack against the army garrison at Ube- ro in the Sierra Maestra mountains. The army reported 11 soldiers were killed. Unofficial reports claimed the rebels took 25 prisoners and the garrison’s arsenal. “INFILTRATIONS” In another clash Tuesday,on the outskirts of Holguin, the army claimed 16 rebels from a newly- landed force were killed. An offi- cial statement said the victims in- cluded Calixto Sanchez, leader of the invasion force which landed from the yacht Corinthia on the northeastern coast last Friday. Meanwhile Archbishop of San- tiago de Cuba, Mons. Enrique Pérez Serantes, when referring to the “state of terror and violence” in his archdioceses, earnestly recom- mended immediate stop of the present state of affairs, not by means of blood and fire but by elements capable of creating true and durable peace.” He added that the struggling factions “have said the last word” and asked for “an hour of prayer” every day starting next Sunday. Santiago’s civic institutions as the Rotary and Lyons clubs, wired the government .“an energic and indignant protest for the regime of terror imposed on Santiago since May 26” and demanded the stop of “the wave of violence” against the citizenry. The protest ends saying that “The situation is so uncertain that nobody is safe from attack during day or night. : Leftist Senator Ratl Lorenzo wants the Interparlamentary Peace Commission to hold a meeting with ex-President Prio Socarrés and rebel chieftain Fidel Castro to negotiate a truce and to attain political solution of the crisis. The Commission has voted to hold general elections in June 1958 and a bill pending in Congress grants $5.000,000 to cover necessary ex penses for electoral preparations, PORTO ALEGRE, May 31 (UP) Four Argentinians and a Brazil- ian, charged with having set a Pe- ronist propaganda organization di- rected against Argentina’s provi- sional government, were imprison- ed in this city after the police seized a clandestine radio trans- mitter and propaganda material. The Rio Grande do Sul State police reported that the head of the group, arrested in Santa Maria, is Delfo Raul Baglioni, ex Sub officer of the Argentine Army, who took asylum in the Buenos Aires Brazil- ian Embassy until last January, when he came to Brazil with a safeconduct as political refugee. Arrested also with Baglioni were Eduardo Zaval, who left Argentina with him, in January, also provided with safeconduct; Orestes Fernan- dez, Custom House ex-guard; Ma- nuel Rodriguez, jail ex-guard and Roberto Manteiga, a Brazilian, con- tractor of Sao Paulo. The five are kept under arrest in the Porto Alegre First Chas- seurs Batallion headquarters. Peronists Arrested, Clandestine Radio Station Seized in Brazil The police exhibited part of the propaganda printed material found in thirteen suit cases, destined for distribution in Argentina, The leaflets and booklets call for over- throw of Aramburu’s government and return of Juan D. Peréns and give instructions for organiza- tion of workers and students guer- rillas for the purpose of fighting against the provisional authorities, organize strikes and carry on sabotage. Colonel Raimundo Chavez, Chief of the State Police, said that Bra- zil’s Ministry of Justice has been informed of the arrests and the character of the seized material, among which, he added, is a radio- phone transmitter. Zavala, — one of the arrested men, confirmed the existence of nine clandestine trasmitters in Bra- zil, broadcasting Peronist propa- ganda to Argentina and added they are located in the Rio Grande do Sul, Parana and Sao Paulo States and Rio de Janeiro. ‘ PANAMA CITY (UP)— Felipe J. Escobar, attorney for the defense the Latin American countries.” ews in Brief stitute, will be the labor repre- sentatives. The names of the delegates who will represent management have not been announced. Following the Geneva Conference the Mexican group will attend other labor assemblies in Rome and Tu- nisia. CHAMBER OF CHEMISTRY FOUNDED IN MEXICO MEXICO CITY (UP)— The new National Chamber of Chemistry, representing 650 firms with a total capital of more than $200 million, has started operations here. Chairman Salvador Gonzdlez Ra- mirez, who was elected in the Chamber’s first meeting said the Mexican chemical indsutry, with yearly sales of over $160 million has “finally come of age.” “Our chemical industry, estab- lished in 1920, had a very specta- cular growth between 1950 and 19- 56,” Gonzalez said, in the 2 1-2 year-old assassination He added that output of its main product — sulphuric acid — in- creased from 43,374 to 132,350 me- tric tons in the 1950-56 period. “México once an importer of sul- phurie acid, now has a surplus for export,” he said. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL LEARNS ABOUT HIS DEATH LIMA, Peri (UP)— Victor Ta- kimoto, a 19-year-old Peruvian of Japanese descent, was in the pe- culiar position of being officially dead while he is still walking around. The foster mother of Takimoto, Margarita’ Roldan, mistakenly i- dentified a body in the morgue here as her adopted son while he was in hospital recuperating from the effects of an automobile acci- dent. The first the young Japanese- Peruvain heard of his “death” was when he returned home four days Remon Murder Trial In Mid - June of President José A. Remon, said the long-deferred case probably will come to trial in mid-June. Escobar conducted the unsuccess- ful defense of ex President José R. Guizado, who was convicted by Congress in a special and sen- tenced to prison as an accomplice in the murder of his predecessor in office. He is now acting for other defendants in the tommy-gun kill- ing. Shelley Braverman, of New York City, and Russell Chatam, of Vienna, Va., are among the experts assembled here to testify in the final phases of the Remén invest- igation. Braverman, a ballistics expert, is to testify about the German- made “burpo gun” which was us- ed to kill Rem6n at the Juan Fran- co racetrack here Jan. 2, 1955. Chatham, a lie-detector specialist, will describe the results of the test he ran later that month on Rubén Miré, the confessed killer. Miré, a playboy attorney, told investigatiors he shot Remén in hopes of becoming Interior Min- ister in the Government Guiza- do, then First Vice President, plan- ned to from after the President’s death, He said Guizado knew of the plot. Mir6 was still denying his guilt when he was examined by Chatham. He later made two confessions, and still later retracted them both. The Virginian said the lie-detech after the funeral, or test was indecisive,