Diario las Américas Newspaper, June 14, 1957, Page 10

Inter - American News for English - Speaking people 4th YEA A. SAN ROMAN President FRANCISCO AGUIRRE Vice President and Publisher Antonio Ruiz Managing Editor Cc. W. SMITH Vice President 8. SMIRA Vice President HORACIO AGUIRRE Vice President. Editor and Manager Fred M, Shaver Business Manager Eliseo Riera-Gémez Advt. & Circ. Mgr. Published daily except Monday — Entered as second elas? matter at the Post Office of Miami Sprmgs. Fla.. on February 8. 1956. EDITORIAL PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND PLAIN CITIZENS It is evident that public officials should be worthy of respect and consideration from the community in general. They are servants of the State who need that respect and that consideration to work with the greatest enthusiasm possible and in the best state of mind in order to achieve more during the exercise of their functions. Not only obeying, as an obligation, official measures taken by public officials, but also having for them an adequate personal treatment, the citizens should show their respect for those who, within the public administration, occupy positions of responsibility. When there is lack of respect for the officials, they can take recourse in the law or regulations in effect to impose their authority and to see that the measures are enforced. However, the law and regulations protect them when they are discharging their official duties in the proper manner, because there is no legal measure, or at least no sober measure, which could justify arbitrariness or lack of admi- nistrative honesty. But, above all the resources of legal protection, are those which emanate from the personality of the official. An official that, because of legitimate merits and gentleman- liness, wins the appreciation of his fellow citizens, does not need to impose his authority by force, because, in the majority of the cases, nobody is opposed to it, nor has he to take recource in the sanctions established by law to win respectful treatment from the public. If the public servant is upright in his official conduct, and that conduct, no matter how rigid, develops within the norms of adequate politeness, with a spirit of tolerance toward the public, it is very difficult that his conduct is not reciprocated by society. Of course, there are exceptions to this general rule. Public officials should know how to lend dignity to their posts, behaving always in accordance with the mandates of the Constitution and the Laws of the Republic, using their very best judgment to decide official affairs, heeding their counselors when the circumstances demand it and, specially, according good treatment and courtesy to the public without thinking of it as a gracious condescen- dence of the official, but as a right of the citizen. With this line of action positive benefits for the Admi- nistration, personal. satisfaction for themselves and, above all, a balanced understanding and reciprocal respect between State officials and citizens, are attained. PAA Plans new Service to Puerto Rico and South From Three More U.S. Cities WASHINGTON — Pan rican World Airways has provided Ame- Puerto Rico with air service of outstanding excellence, tailored to meet the traffic demands and at extremely low cost, John C. Pirie, Pan American’s counsel, told the Civil Aeronautics Board Tuesday at the argument of the Puerto Ri- ©o service case. The $52.50 thrift fare between San Juan and New York is a bar- gain unmatched anywhere in the world, he said. Pan American has proposed a plan further to improve the ser- vice between Puerto Rico and the mainland by providing direct ser- vice from Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore-Washington. This will not only permit passengers to fly nonstop between those cities and Puerto Rico, but will also provide | direct one-plane service between those cities and areas beyond in the Caribbean and South America. This will fill a great and long- felt gap in the air service pattern between the United States and Lat- in America, Pirie added. At the same time, Pan American has indicated that it does not op- pose renewal of authorizations for Eastern Airlines and Riddle Air- lines to serve Puerto Rico, or elim- ination of the requirement that Eastern stop at Miami on service between most points on its dom- estic routes and Puerto Rico. However, Pan American suggests that this right not extend to the new co-terminals which Pan Ame- rican will serve directly, but that! Eastern continue to serve them through existing gateways. This would provide a plan under which both carriers would continue to serve New York and Miani, Pan American would have the pri- mary responsibility for service to Boston, Philadelphia and Balti- more-Washington, and Eastern would have the primary respon- sibility for service to the other major cities on its routes, such as Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit and Pittsburgh. This would enable East- ern to provide nonstop service to any of these cities as soon as the traffic warrants it. Pan American agrees with the Board’s chief examiner that this service pattern should fully met the needs of traffic between Puer- to Rico and the mainland for the foreseeable future. Pan American’s counsel empha- sized that Pan American had of- fered outstanding service, both first-class and low-cost, between Puerto Rico and New York, with many extra sections in the latter category to meet the demands which fluctuate extremely from day to day and from month to month as well as by directions. For this reason, it is a very dif- ficult market to serve, yet Pan American offers a choice of three classes of service, the first such choice offered anywhere by any carrier, all at very low cost fares. Thrift fare offers the lowest all- year, unrestricted fare available any place in the world. With service of this quality and variety at such low rates, there is no need for any additional carrier on this route. Auhorization of ad- ditional carriers would merely make it more difficult for Pan American to serve the traffie with- out providing anything new in the way of public service, said Pan American, TERRORIST PLOT IN GUATEMALA GUATEMALA, June 13 — (UP) The Government announced to- day it has in its possession “all the details of a terrorist plot” or- ganized from abroad by Guate- malan exiles. The announcement was made just after explosion of four bombs inside a textile mill in this capital, in which only slight material damages were caused. The authorities, however, said that the explosion of these bombs was “part of a plan of sabotage organized by political exiles.” Minister of Interior Gabriel Martinez del Rosa, and the Se- cretary of Information, Roberto Castafieda, reported that the Government has in its posses- sion “details of a terrorist plan consisting in setting fire to mar- kets and other commercial es- tablishments.” i They also stated that “there are reports that the exiles are developing a campaign of agita- tion among the students,” but that the Government has taken measure to guarantee life and property of the citizens and will not permit any distrubance of Public order, J For a better understanding between the Americas MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA., FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1957 Rep. Fulton for Latin A NORFOLK NAVAL BASE, June 13 (UP)— James J. Fulton, “Navy delegate to the House of Repre- sentatives,” praised today the Lat- in American nations that sent ships to the International Naval review commemorating the found- ing of Jamestown. Fulton, who is called “Navy delegate” because he was original- ly elected to the House of Repre- sentatives while he served in the Navy.in the South Pacific, decla- red: “T feel a great attraction for Lat- in America. The ships of the six Know thy Neighbor By ANTONIO RUIZ ECUADOR — The first Ecuador- ean scene which unfolds before the eyes of those reaching the coun- try by ship is one of green jungles end turbid waters. The Guayas River, three miles wide at its mouth, pours its waters into the Gulf of Guayaquil at Puna Island, where the ship anchors while pas- sengers transfer to fast river boats for the thirty three-mile trip up the river to the great port city of Guayaquil, which is the gateway to the Republic. Although Guaya- quil lacks the sightseeing attract- ions of Quito and other colonial Spanish cities, and not even the proud Guayaquilefios regard their city as a turist mecca, nevertheless, travelers who want to explore a bit will find in Guayaquil sights they will not see anywhere else on the West Coast. In Guayaquil the visitor may see the “chocolate-paved streets” where the aromatic brown beans of cacao are spread out to dry in the sun, stevedores on the docks shouldering fifty-foot balsa trees — the lighter than cork wood of which Ecuador has a world mo- nopoly; mountains of bananas be- ing stowed into the holds of freighters; exotic tropical plants and dozens of luscious fruits which few North Americans have even heard of. Guayaquil was over eighty years old when the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, yet there is no- thing about the city to suggest an- tiquity. It is as modern as any city in the world. Yet, probably no cther city has known a toughter struggle for existence. Twice de- stroyed by Indians, sacked and burned by buccaneers, leveled by earthquakes, and five times swept by fire, the city has survived, and also conquered malaria, yellow fev- er, and bubonic plague. Today Guayaquil, with a popula- tion of more than 300,000, is Ecua- dor first city in size, commercial capital of the country and a pros- perous, modern seaport. It is also | capital of the Province of Guayas. | | Slightly more than two degrees be- | low the Equator, Guayaquil is in| the heart of the tropics, three feet | above sea level. This region would have been arid desert, like the coast of Pert to the south, if the cold Humboldt current had con- tinued to flow northward instead of veering out to sea just below the Bay of Guayaquil. Unlike Quito, Guayaquil has a genuine equatorial climate. Per- sons who do not like heat and humidity should arrive there be- tween the months of May and Dec- ember, the dry season, when the climate is most agreeable. The coldest months are June and Oct- ober. Guayquil’s front door is the Ma- |!ecén Sim6n Bolivar, a broad bou- levard extending along the Gua- yas River, and its back door is the Estero Salado, a salt water estuary that runs in from the sea. Con- necting the two and crossing the city from east to west is Nine of October Avenue (Avenida Nueve de Octubre). The principal public buiidings, hotels and shops are on, or near, these two main thoroughfares. At the northern end of the Malecén is Sainte Ann’s Hill (Cerro de San- ta Ana), where Francisco de Ore- liana, who later discovered the Amazon, finally succeeded on the third attempt to found the city in 1537, It was named Santiago de Guayaquil, honoring both the saint on whose day it was founded, and the Indian chieftain and his wife, Guayas and Quil, who according to legend commited sucide when the conquistadores invaded their coun- try, A beautiful statue of these legendary figures stands at the southern end of the Malecén, Spanish Version Page 3 has Praise merica; has Advocated more U.S. Aid Latin American Republics have made very good impression here. They are really swell. The Vene- zuelan ships, with their colors, which make them look like pastel paintings, and their fine lines, re- mind one of the great progress achieved in Venezuela, as well as in the other American Republics, both in industries and in the nav- ies.” The congressman recalled that in 1954, while he was in Rio de Janeiro, he had recommended the United States to make loans for several billion dollars to Latin America during a few years. He added that this statement prompt- ed the United States Embassy to annul an invitation extended to him to attend a banquet there. Fulton added that the President of the Export Import Bank, Sam- uel Waugh, recently said before a House Committee ‘that his bank has loaned billions of dollars to Latin America in “a few years.” The U. S. legislator said also that Pittsburgh business with Latin America have made of that city a flourishing emporium and added that this country must continue assisting in the development. of the Latin American countries. Fulton was in Montevideo in 1955, as representative of President Dwight D. Eisenhower in the in- auguration ceremonies of the Uru- guayan President. “I have observed that the Uru- guayan ship is very graceful — he said. Her crew is worthy of praise for having brought the ship to Norfolk from their far away coun- try. The people of the United States feel great affection for Uru- guay and we would like to see Miguel A. Net Promoted by Pan American Bank of Miami Mr. Miguel A, Net, esteemed Latin American gentleman from Puerto Rico, who has been in the service of the Pan American Bank of Miami since 1948, al- ways distinguised for his ability and personal courtesy with the public, has been promoted to the post of Vicepresident of the Institution. Lately, since Decem- ber 1956, Mr. Net has been serv- ing as Assistant Vicepresident in charge of the Bank’s Foreign De- partment, His promotion has been confirmed by the Board of Directors, THE AMERICAS DAILY cor- dially congratulates Mr. Net for the well earned distinction he Uruguay continue considering us among her good neighbors.” received. GUATEMALA, June 13 (UP)— The Guatemalan Government ask- ed El Salvador to deny the asylum application made by four Army men who are under indictment for torturing and assassinating and who took refuge at the El Salvador Embassy in this city. The above information was re- leased by the Director of Public Security, Israel Ortiz Orellana, who said that the Army men referred to are charged with common and not political crimes. The refuged are Lieutenants Mi- guel Duque Salguero, Marco Tu- lio Torres and Ramiro Carrillo Bo- badilla and Colonel Antonio Al- berto Sarabia. They are accused of torturing political prisoners, who were in TOURIST EXPENDITURES MEXICO CITY (UP)— The aver- age American tourist stays nine Gays in México and spends around 300, Mexican Tourist officials said. . Sources said that last year the Mexican tourist industry had a net income of $287 million, three times that of 1946. The net income is calculated by deducting the expenses of Mexic- an tourists abroad from the ex- Ppenses of foreign tourists in Méxi- co. STRIKE SETTLED IN PUERTO RICO SAN JUAN, P. R. (UP)— The management of the Comandante Race Track announced it has set- tled a strike that began Friday by signing an 18-month contract with the Seafarers’ International Union. Hyman Glickstein, manager of the track, said the contract pro- vides for raises ranging up to 12 per cent for the 400-odd workers concerned. It also requires the track to set aside 75 cents per unionist per day to provide a Christmas bonus. Union lawyer Victor Bosch said the contract is “one of the best in Puerto Rico.” MEXICANS CLAIMING PACIFIC ISLANDS MEXICO CITY (UP)— Four Mexicans have demanded a court vuling on their claim that Catalina Island, the Farallones and other islands lying off the U. S. Pacific Coast belong to México. The claimants demanded imme- diate action by the Mexican Sup- Guatemala Asks Salvador to Deny Asylum to Escaped Army Officers custody since the fall of the Ar- benz Government, during the ten- ure of the deposed regime. They took refuge at the Embas- sy when they were being taken back to prison after appearing be- fore the Military Court hearing the case. The three soldiers guarding them also tried to find asylum in the Embassy but, according to the information, the Embassy denied it, as they were not considered po- litical fugitives, Market salesladies, one of the sectors that suffered more under the Arbenz Government, gathered shortly after, in front of the Em- bassy, demanding that the refugees be delivered to the authorities. HEMISPHERIC EVENTS Latin American News in Brief reme Court on a petition they filed in March declaring that Spain signed the islands over to México in 1836 and that they never were ceded to the United States. In addition to Catalina and the Farallones, the islands in question are San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, Anacapa, San Nicolas and San Clemente, They were discovered by the Spanish ex- plorer Cabrillo. The claimants aré José Pania- gua, a Newspaperman; Carlos Mar- tinez del Campo, a businessman; Adolfo Manero and Alfredo Ben- nevendo, both attorneys. MOB MARCHES ON LA PLATA POISON FOOD RESTAURANT LA PLATA, Argentina (UP)— Angry residents of this provincial capital staged a “march” on the restaurant blamed for the outbreak of food poisoning that has killed 12 persons here in a week. Only fast talking by cooler-head- ed bystanders dissuaded the mob from setting the Abruzzese Italian Restaurant on fire. A shipment of serum contribut- ed by the Lederle Laboratories, of Pearl River, N. J., to supplement dwindling stocks here arrived by air from the United States. Laboratory tests established over the weekend that the outbreal of deadly botulism was caused by spoiled pimentos servea at the re- staurant. Pascual Bocabella, one of the brothers that own the restaur- ant, was “shot” with serum on. the chance he may have contacted the tisease. Extra beds, oxygen tents and “iron Jungs” from various Argen- | Member Inter American Press Associ¢¢ion DAILY. e For Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity NUMBER 280 Cuban Army now Ready for all out Attack Against Sierra Maestra Rebels U. S. Increases Sugar Import Quotas For ‘57 WASHINGTON, June 13 (UP)— The Department of Agricultue has decided to increase the amount of sugar, allowed to be imported in the United States this year, in 100,- 000 tons. After this increase the total im- Ports will reach 9,100,00 tons, The Department said the deci- sion has been adopted with the purpose of counteract the price increases felt recently in raw sugar produced abroad. It added that these increases have occurred without benefits, in analogous manner, for the majority of the national producers. The Department stated that beet sugar distribution has been dis- proportionately low, up to this date compared with distribution of cane sugar. Purveyors of the 100,000 will be: Continental U. S. cane sugar producers: 6,887 tons, Hawaii producers: 12,492 toms. Puerto Rico producers: 13,061 tons. Cuban producers: 29,590 tons. Peri producers: 4,330 tons. Dominican Republic producers: 4,950 tons. Mexican producers: 5,100 tons. The balance to be divided among cther 12 countries. tons Merchant Marine Officers go on Strike in Chile SANTIAGO, Chile, June 13 (UP) —Two thousand officers of the merchant marine are on strike, in spite of efforts and threats from the Government that they will be drafted into the Navy in order to force them to work. The strike was called to enforce a demand of salary increases, after the“ officers rejected offers from shipping companies of 30.16 per cent increases, as established by law. ‘ Simultaneously, the Maritime Confederation of Chile started con- sidering the possibility of calling its 40,000 members to strike in su- .port of the officers. The officers of ocean going tine cities have been moved here to help threat 30-odd hospitalized suf-| b ferers from the ailment. Police said that Interior Under- secretary César Puente, who dined at the Abruzzese about 10 days ago, escaped infection because a special diet prescribed by his doc- tor required him to eat, boiled, unseasoned food. : Puente is recuperating from in- juries suffered in an automobile wreck. MEXICAN DRYDOCK VERACRUZ, México (UP)—Con- struction of a $1.2 million dry dock capable of handling ships of up to 15.000 tons displacement is scheduled ‘to begin here later this year, Government sources reveal- ed. Officials said the new dry dock will be used to repair Mexican tankers, which have to be repaired now in foreign ports. It could also be used to service foreign ships, thus providing a new source of revenue to the ‘country, officials said. RUBBER PRODUCTION UP IN MEXICO » MEXICO CITY (UP)— México’s production of natural rubber is steadily increasing and rubber im- ports probably will be stopped within the next 10 years, the Na- tional Bank of Foreign Trade pre- dicted. Bank officials said the country will be producing approximately 25,000 tons of rubber in 1967, enought. to satisfy domestic needs, Cessation of imports will mean a yearly saving of $12 million now HAVANA, July 18 (UP)— The Government seems to be ready to Jaunch the long time promised “land campaign of extermina- tion” against rebel pockets in the Sierra Maestra mountains. Reports from Santiago say that Army troops established an advan- ced: base in Estrada Palma, south- east of Manzanillo, after having secured several high points of the region. Until now the army had been operating from Uvero, where two weeks ago rebel forces successfully attacked the garrison. Since that coup, small infantry groups, pre- ceded by artillery barrages, slowly gained footholds in the roads to Sierra Maestra. The Army described these pre- liminary operation as necessary for the protection of some 2,000 fam- ilies of farmers evacuated from the Uvero region after the last rebel attack. Later the population returned to their homes and it is assumed that the Government suc- ceeded in cutting rebel lines in the zone. Reports from Santiago about changes in the positions of the Army say infantry, under Colonel Pedro Barrera, are now in a metho- dic search for rebel groups. Ac- cording to estimates, rebel forces After Heavy Artillery Barrage Wins Footholds in Mountain Approaches have between 150 and 200 men, and there are indications that they are in need of funds, food and arma- ments. With the advanced base of Es- trada Palma, the Army domimates now the port of Manzanillo, for a long time supply base of the rebels. A private railroad goes from Es- trada Palma to Yara, where it con- nects with the railroad which, run- ning in a west northwest direc- tion,. reaches Manzanillo, Tre great Manzanillo airport as- sures the Army supply lines by air. It also have supplies by sea assur- ed. In the political front, meanwhile, Comgress approved legislation re- garding the general elections fix- ed for June 1958, It determines the date for the elections, orders the issuance of new Electoral Iden- tification Cards and authorizes the creation of new political part- ies. The legislation must be sign- ed by Batista to have legal force. The first great proof of political sentiment will emerge in Santiago de Cuba where there is revolution- ary agitation, when the Govern- ment initiates there, on May 30th, it proseliting campaign. Santiago and Oriente province are consid- ered, in general, as bulwark of the revolutionary sentiment. Cuban Terrorist HAVANA, June 13 (UP)— A young terrorist suffered grave in- juries, when a bomb he intended to explode in Artemisa, Pinar del Rio Province, after he exploded three others went off in his own hands. : The police reported that three potent bombs exploded last night, causing some damages; but no cas- ualties, Shortly after midnight an explo- sion was heard and the police loc- alized a jeep in which they found 23 years old René Collazo, com- pletely mutilated with his legs and one arm blown off. The police said that Collazo has already placed three explosive con- merchant ships have been in strike since last week, demanding pay- ment of their salaries in dollars while they are outside Chilean territorial waters. spent in purehases of foreign rub- er. The bank said some 2 million rubber trees have been planted in México. Each tree produces six to seven kilos of dry rubber a year. “At the present rate of cultiva- tion,” officials said, “domestic pro- duction will eliminate the need of importing rubber in another 10 years.” SERGEANT KILLED LAS CASAS, México (®—Moon- shiners in the Chiapas hills killed an Army sergeant and wounded another soldier in a weekend clash, it was announced today. The kill- ers fled into the Sierra Madre mountains, The troops went into the “white lightining” belt in search of illeg- al distillers of aguardiente, a powerful booze made from sugar cane, €REDIT TO MEXICO MEXICO CITY (UP)— The United States Export-Import bank may extend México another $5 million credit for the purchase of breeding bulls and high register cattle, Agriculture Department of- ficials said. Mexican ranchers received a $5 million Eximbank credit several months ago. The credit was used for the purchase of 16,400 bulls and 36,000 head of eattle from the United States. BOLIVIA TO GET SURPLUS FOOD WASHINGTON (UP)— The Agriculture Department has an- mounced it concluded an agree- ment with Bolivia for the sale of Suffers Injuries When Bomb Explodes in his Hands trivances and it seems that the last of the bombs he was carrying exploded inside the jeep premat: urely. Another explosion went off in the town of Guanajay, causing small damages; but no casualties It is reported that a freight train was derailed near Cardenas as the result of junk placed over the rails by saboteurs. Also in this criminal act there were no casualt- ies, 500 SOLDIERS KILLED CUBAN 'REBEL SAYS NEW YORK (UP)—A spokes- man for the rebel chieftain Fidel Castro declared that 514 soldiers of the Cuban Army have been kill- ed at the Sierra Maestra and its slopes, since the revoltuionaries landed from the “Gramma,” on Novemebr 30th. 1956. Pablo Diaz Gonzalez, one of the expeditionaries of the “Gramma” and one of Fidel Castro’s repre- sentatives here, said that according to reports “he has just received from the Sierra,” he calculates that the Army has suffered about 700 casualties, wounded and prisoners included. Diaz Gonzalez, who, after parti- cipating in the revolutionaries ope- rations in Sierra Maestra, left Cuba and came to New York, declared: “Fulgencio Batista affirmations appearing in the newspapers, ac- cusing Fidel Castro of assassinating sick soldiers in the attack to the Moncada Barracks, on. July 26th. 1953, are absolutely unfoufhded.” During the trial held as the re- sult of those events — he said — in Santiago’s Court of Urgency, all the soldiers taken prisoners by the revolutionaries attested that they were well treated and no one of them felled in the Army Hospital.” He added that, “since the break of hostilities, on November 30th. 1956, Fidel Castro’s revolutionary forces have captured more than 700 Batista’s soldiers. The wound- ed were treated and all of them released after being disarmed.” He continuee: “We have killed 514 enemy soldiers during the operations; but all of them lost their life in combat. Fidei does not kill prisoners. $6.75 million worth of surplus farm commodities, to be paid for in Bolivian currency. The commodities to be sold te Bolivia are 43,000 tons of wheat, worth $3 million; 16,000 tons of flour, worth $1,75 million; and $1.48 million worth of rice. The ocean transportation costs were es- timated at $520,000. The sales will be made by pak vate U. S. traders. BOMBS EXPLODED IN ARGENTINA LA PLATA, Argentina (UP)— Opposition politicians set off four bombs in Buenos Aires Province, causing minor damage but mo oa sualties, ;