Diario las Américas Newspaper, December 8, 1957, Page 14

es Inter - American News for English - Speaking people J THE AMERIBAS DAILY Fer a better understending between the Americas Sth YEAR @ 4 °SAN ROMAN ¢. W. SMITR 8. SMITH President Vice President Vice President FRANCISCO AGUIRRE Vice President and Publisher Antonio Ruiz Managine Fditor Published daily except Monday — Rntered as second class matter at the Post Office of Miami Springs eS SSS EDITORIAL SOBER AND RESPONSIBLE POLITICS Every citizen has the duty to demand from political leaders a high sense of responsibility and, at the same time, they are under the obligation has a logical relation with that demand. Political activities have many countries, that there are already citizens who feel offended when some one wants to consider them as elements of political importance. The good judgment and something alien to many. leaders as well as to many political groups, who believe that the blic are only a game, without activities of the parties or their heads. ° In order for each Republic to be so in the institutional meaning of the word, it is necessary that everybody, or at Jeast a great majority of the citizens, are conscious of their obligations toward the Fatherland, and that they demand from the leaders a correct and constructive conduct, Many persons who in their personal relations are very eareful, with relation to acting with decorum and good judg- ment, when involved in political affairs do practically the opposite. This, of course, is nothing else but lack of respon- sibility, and an absolute disregard of the meaning of moral values, which give life to the concept of Fatherland. Without going to the extreme of demanding from political leaders and those who govern a complete lack of error which, although desirable, would be of difficult -application and definition, there should be a collective and maintained clamor in the sense of not letting politics, so essential in the life of the State, be material for condemna- “ble falsifications, and systematic betrayal of the interests and ideals of the Republic. Therefore, it is necessary to dignify, in all ways, the meaning of politics so that it may respond to its true and | necessary function of governing the State and to progress for the benefit of individuals. Polities should be a matter of seriousness and respon- sibility for each and everyone of the citizens, and in particu- Jar, it should impose strict obligations on those who, wheth- er in the Power or not, hold positions of leadership. : a cs Latin Ameri and Trade News Reports CUBAN SYNDICATE TRYING 10 BUY HERSHEY'S INTERESTS HAVANA —(UP)-— Trade sour- ees reported here that a Cuban syndicate is seeking to purchase the Hershey Corporation interests in Cuba for a sum in the neigh- borhood of $20 million. Hershey’s holdings in Cuba in- elude ‘three sugar mills, a refinery, arailroad line and a vast acreage devoted to cane planting. The sources said the negotia- tions had been in progress for a month or longer and had reached the decisive stage. The Hershey corporation sold its Cuban properties to the Cuban Atlantic Sugar Company in 1946, although the name Hershey Cor- poration was retained here. (In. New York, John Loeb, chair man of the board of Cuban Atlan- tic Sugar. denied that the company was planning to dispose of its Hershey Corporation properties in Cuba). The Cuban syndicate was said to be headed by Francisco Blanco, wealthy sugar broker and Pedro Grau Triana who holds the conces- sion for the construction of a ve- hicular tunnel under the Havana harbor and the building of the projected’ city ot East Havana on the opposite shore. If completed, the deal would be ene of the most important sugar transactions to be carried out in Cuba in recent years. McINTOSH APPOINTED HEAD OF U. S. DEVELOPMENT FUND WASHINGTON —(UP)— Pres. ident Eisenhower has appointed Dempster McIntosh as manager of the new Development Loan Fund to help rebuild the economies of friendly nations McIntosh is now U.S. Ambas- sador to Venezuela. The new appointment had been forecasted in. press reports. The $300,000.000 Development Loan Fund was set up this year by Congress on the urgent appeal of the President Only last week Eisenhower appointed a special loan committee to supervise the program, The Development Loan Fund is & new aporoach by the U.S. to meet the economic needs of its al- lies, particularly those countries which remain underdeveloped. It is part of the gevernment’s overall economic aid program: McIntosh. 61 has been Ambas- sador to Venezuela since last year. In 1953 Eisenhower named him Ambassador to Uruguay. McIntosh makes his home in Philadelphia and has long been ac- HORACIO AGUIRRE Vice President Editor and Manager Eliseo Riera-Gémez Advt. & Cire Mer. Fla. on February & 1956. of observing a conduct which been discredited so much in the responsibility seem to be political affairs of the Repu- having a limit to restrict the can Finance tive in banking and industry. He served at one time as Vice Presi- aent of the American Steel Export Company and for 10 years as di- rector of foreign activities of the Phileo Corporation before coming to government service. CHECK CLEARINGS IN PUFRTO RICO WASHINGTON, D. C. — Puerto Rico Banks have announced that, beginning’ on January 1, 1958, checks drawn on them and cleared through the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will be honored .at} face value The announcement was made bv Aristides Armstrong, president of the commonwealth’s Bankers Association. i} At present, Puerto Rico banks impose an exchange charge of one- tenth of one per cent on checks arawn against them or deposited with. them for collection against U.S. banks. An unofficial estimate was that the absorption of the ser- vice charge would cost the Puerto | Rican banks about half a million \dollars a vear, Mr. Armstrong said the move was |made in the belief that par clar- | ance ‘will contribute to the grow- | ing economic development of Puer- | to Rico and serve to further identi- fy it with the continental U. S.”. Of the approximately 13,500 com- mercial banks in the United States, only 1,750 are non-par banks that charge a fee for collecting on checks, Checks drawn on Puerto Rican banks wil; contain a routing sym- hol number to indicate that such items are payable at par through the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, COSTA RICAN PORT TO EXPAND The Pacific Railway and the Ministry of Public Works of Costa Rica are currently studying a plan to build a sea wall to enlarge the timited docking facilities at the port of Puntarenas. At present, the Puntarenas dock is L shaped, with the bottom of the L facing the Gulf of Nicoya, at a time one on either edge of and can accommodate two vessels the L. The proposed sea wall would jut out at an zngle from the el- bow of the L into the sea and would, in addition to providing greater docking space, break the strong currents which now sweep against the pier causing consider- able difficulty ‘n berthing vessels, Until the sea wall can be built, ithe Pacific Electric. Railway, which | connects San José with Puntarenas Two New York Banks to. (Peruvian Officer be Controlled Soon by | Warns Against Latin Americ WIN PENDLETON FLORIDA STORY TELLER — The farmers out in Minnesota — near Furgus Falls, that is— will long remember the recent visit of Congressman Billy Mathews. The occasion was a three day hearing | of the Family Farm Subcommittee | of the Agriculture Committee. They'll remember “Mr. Billy” because of the stories he told at the many luncheons and dinners that the local farm groups staged for the visiting dignitaries from Washington. Biggest uproar, according to) Committee. members who were there, came when he told this one: “The Republicans are trying to prove that they. are on your side. That’s like what happened in New Orleans one time. It was during the Mardi Gras. One man who was out to celebrate the big event was dressed in a bright red devil’s cos- tume complete with horns and tail and pitch fork. After several hours of celebrating with the help of a whiskey jug —the fellow became pretty drunk, He thought he had} better find a spot to sit down and | relax and in his search he wander- | ed into a colored church where a revival meeting was going on, Right in the middle of his sermon, the preacher looked up to see this bright red devil come in the main door of the church. He didn’t wait to take a second look. He took off. And all of his congregation took out after him. In a few moments, every single person had cleared out except one big fat woman — and she had become stuck in one of the side doors and couldn’t move, In all the rush, the man in the devil’s costume became a little ex- cited, and he too was trying to get out. His way was blocked by the fat woman. Scared to death, she turned to him and said: ‘Look here, mister devil, I want to tell you something. I’ve been going to this church for 15 years; I’ve al- ways sung in the choir; I never missed a prayer meeting in all that time; I always put money in the plate when they passed it; but | there’s one thing I want you to know. During all that time, I was always on your side”. In describing his trip, Matthews said. “The small farmer in Minne- sota has the same problem as the samll farmer in Florida, He is not getting his share of the dollar that is paid by the housewife for his products. And he is buying in a protected market and selling in an unprotected market”. He explained that a “family farm” is one where 50 per cent or more of the labor is performed by members of the same family — re- gardless of the size of the farm. | In that group, he said, the farmer today is getting only about 38) cents of the dollar paid for farm products when he should be get- ting around 50 cents of it. “When he buys a tractor”, the Congress- man said, “he is buying an item that has a great many bupilt-in protections for the seller. The wa- ges of the men who make the ma- chine are based on the cost of liv- ing; the freight rates that are paid to have the tractor shipped to him are regulated. This holds true all down the line. But when the far- mer goes to sell his products, he is at the mercy of the open mar- ket”, “If we ean solve those two pro- blems of the farmer”, Matthews said, “we’ll*have the whole pro- blem whipped. It won’t be easy. But, I think it can be done”. The hearings in Minnesota were part of a continuing program of visiting all of the farm areas of the nation. Two years ago the Committee visited Florida and held hearings in Central and West Floridda. Last year the Committee visited the Carolinas and Tennes- see. oceangoing vessels, will purchase 3 or 4 lighters with a miniznum capacity cf 500 tons each to facili- tare unloading of vessels at the port. These lighters could also be used to unload vessels anchored in and operates the pier at the port for the Gulf of Nicoya. an Groups NEW YORK, Dec. 7 —(UP)— Two banks of this city —The Colo- nial Trust and the Pennsylvania Exchange— wil! be under control of Latin American interests, be- | ginning January 1. It -was learned from reliable | sources’ that control of the Penn- sylvania Exchange, with 25 million dollars in assets, has been bought | by the Popular Bank of Colombia, | which has a chain of 120 branches | in Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colom- bia, Guatemala and Haiti. With the| purchase of the Pennsylvania Ex. | change the Colombian bank com- | pletes: its system. Final negotiations for the pur- chase, according to those who re- ported the deal, took place in this} city on December 2, between the the Popular Bank, and the Colom-| bian Government, which was re- presented by Andrés Uribe, New York representative of the Nation: | al Federation of Coffee Growers | of Colombia; Jorge Mejia Palacio, representing the Popular Bank, | and J.N. Cesteros, well-known | Democratic Party leader in the} Spanish speaking colony of New} York, as President of Inter Amer- ican, It was added that in the trans- action 33,739 shares, which repre- sent 48 and a half per cent of the total, changed hands, insuring control of The Pennsylvania Ex- change by the Popular Bank has | two offices in New York, andj owns building in Rockefeller Center. Another bank of New York, the Colonial Trust, was recently nego- tiated by another Latin American group, from Venezuela, linked to the Union Bank of Caracas. In this | case, transfer of the shares will take place Jan. 1. The control of | the Pennsylvania by the Colom-| bian group is ulready a fact. The purchase is the result of negotia- | tions which started in 1956. Thomas Redee is now President of the Pennsylyania Exchange, but | in January there will be a share | holders assembly, and a new Board | of Directors wil! be elected. Central America Supports Claims of Guatemala SAN SALVADOR, Dec. 7. (UP) —The Organization of Central Am- erican States issued the following bulletin; “The General Secretariat of OCAS, considering that five mem- ber states subscribed, in Antigua, suatemala in August of 1955, the instrument known as the “Anti- gua Declaration”, where they em-! phasize the rejection of continued colonialism’ in America, and state that the territory of Belize is an integral part of Guatemala and, consequently, of Cenral America, has thought it opportune to take this opportunity to again express its belief in the right to assist Guatemala. at the same time of- fering its services to co-ordinate the most convenient action which | phere against MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1957 Red Danger in the Americas WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. (UP)— Colonel Maximo Verdstegui, of Pe-| ru, the Vice-President of the In: ter American Defense ‘Board, told a large group of Argentine Offi- cers that the countries of the Western Hemisphere should pre- pare themselves to fight against the threat of international com- ousm, which endangers the secu- rity of the Americas. Verastegui made this warning to 83 Argentine Army officers who are in the U.S. as guests of the Defense Department. The Argentine group is headed by Brig. General Ubaldo F. Comini and Brig. General Raul Alejandro Poggi, They lunched with high U.S. of- ficials in the “Pentagon”, where the Defense Department is located. Verdstegui told them that the Board is preparing a plan called ‘the defense of the western hemis- communist agres- sion”, which gives details of what each country should do in case of 2@ communist ‘agression. The ‘visiting officials were hon- ured by a reception given by Gen- eral Lemuel C. Shepperd, Pres- ident of the Inter American De- fense Board. Guizado Expected to be Freed Soon PANAMA. (UP)— Former Pres- ident José Ramén Guizado, impri- soned mcre than two years ago for allegedly masterminding the slaying of President José Anto- nio Remér, will be freed from jail shortly, informed sources predict- ed today. Guizado was viee president un- der Rem6n. He became president when Remon was assassinated Jan. 2 1955. On March 29, 1955, the national assambly tried. and con- vieted him and sentenced him to six years and one month. But Friday a jury acquitted pro- minent attorney-sportsman Ruben O. Miré end six other defendants with whom Guizado was alleged to-haye plotted the assasination, Cuban Officers -Get Promotion HAVANA, Dec. 7, (UP)— The high officers of the Cuban Army General Staff were promoted when the law which creates the unifica- tion of the country’s Armed Forces was published: today. : The Chief of the General Staff, Major General Francisco Taberni- lla, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and six Briga- dier Generals were promoted to Major Gnerals. Nine Colonels were made Brigadier Generals and’ two Lieutenant Colonels were made Co- lonels. The automate promotion includ- es the promotion of six First Lieu- tenants to the rank of Captain will be for the interests of the Central American people”; HEMISPHERIC EVENTS - and four Second Leiutenants to First Lieutenants. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. (UP) —The development of. Venezuelan export commerce contributes an important factor to the statistical annalysis of world commerce in 1956, which was published by the Commerce Department. Venezuelan exports, predomina- tely oil and iron ore, increased from $1.873.900.000 in 1955 to $2.123.600.000 in 1956, the year in which Venezuela reached over two billion for the first time. Venezuela, which was already in first place among the American | Republics in reyards to export com- exporting nations of the world in 1956. Her exports were only ex- ceeded by the U.S., the United Kingdom, West Germany, France, Belgium-Luxenburg, Holland, Ja- pan, and Italy, in this order. In 1956, the total exports of the 20 Latin American countries vose to $8.425 million against $7.- 869 million in 1955. Total world exports during 1956 were 93.425 million dollars against 84.174 mitlion dollars the previous year. After Venezuela, the major ex- porters of Latin America during 1956 were. Brazil, Argentna, Méxi- co, Cuba, Chile and Colombia. The corresponding figures for these countries, as dollar exports to all merce, reached nineth place among | |the nations of the world in 1956, against those of 1955,are: | Brazil, $1.482.600.000 in 1956 and $1.430.200.000 in 1955; Ar- gentina, | $943.800.000 and 928.- 100.000; Méxice $880.400.000 and 804.900.000; Cuba, 666.200.000 and $594.200.000; Chile, $544.200.000 537,600,000 and 538,900,000. Among importers, Brazil has |the first place followed by Ar- gentina, México Venezuela, Co- | lombia, Cuba, and Pert, in this | order. | The imports from each separate country in 1956 against 1955, in |dollars, were: Brazil, $ 1.234.000.- 000 in 1956 and $1.306.800.000 in 1955; México, _ $1.071.600.000 and | 883.700.000; Venezuela, $1.026.- 400.000 and $883.500.000; .Colom- bia, $657.200.000 and $669,300.00, | Cuba $649.000.000 and 575.100.- }000; and Pert $361.000.000 and $300.000.000. (Pert’s exports, not| jincluded in the above countries’) | quotas, were $311.400.000 in 1956 and $270 900.000 in 1955). The statistics published by the Commerce Department do not an- nalize the operations by articles. | The total imports made by all of the countries of the world in 1956 were $97.918.000.000 against $88.969.000.000 in 1955, Belize, Claimed BELIZE, British Honduras. UP. —Britain was reported reinforc- ing this crown colony today against Possible trouble with Guatemala. A warship arrived in the harbor Friday night and it was reported that defense measures, including the assignment of troops, had start- ed. Reliable sources in London ident- ified the warship as the ULSTER, a frigate. They said it brought a company of troops from the Ist. Worcestershire Regiment in Ja- maica, Britain has been having a run- ning dispute with Guatemala over British Honduras. The British gov- ernment recently refused to ac- eredit Jorge Garcia Granados as the new Guatemalan minister ‘to Britain. Guatemala termed the re- fusal “improper” and said no other minister would be appointed. Britain took the action against Garcia Granados after he suggest- ed British Honduras be incorporat- ed into Guatemala. Guatemala maintains Britain fail- ed to comply with a stipulation in the treaty of 1859 that it would build -a railroad from Belize to |Guatemala City in return for Britain Sends Reinforcements to by Guatemalans BRITAIN REJECTS GUATEMALAN CLAIM LONDON, (UP). — British dip- lomatic quarters made it clear that Britain rejects Guatemalas cont- ention of having forfeited her claim to Honduras by failing to build the projected railroad be- tween Guatemala city and Belize. Art. 7 of the Treaty of 1859, which refined the frontiers with Honduras provided for a road to connect Guatemala with Belize. Details of this understanding were to have been spelt out in subsequent negotiations, officials said. But this was never done, they added. Britain since has rejected Gua- temalas contention that failure to build the road has invalidated the treaty. Britain also rejects the claim that Guatemala is the legal successor to Spain in the contested area, they said. In 1956 Britain offered to seek jurisdiction of the International Court at the Hague on this dispute. But Britain rejected Guatemalan suggestions for a decision on, the control of this colony. “basis of equity”. Latin American News in Brief Argentine Army Officers, Cadets in Washington WASHINGTON , Dee. 5 (UP)— A group of 83 Argentine army of- ficers composed of faculty mem- bers and students from the advanc- ed service schools arrived here late late’ last-night after fighting heavy winds and snow on a 1- hour bus trip from New York State, The group made the trip from the U. S. Military Academy at West Point. They arrived in the United States November 14 to visit army installations throughout the United States. They will be in Washington a week and following a visit to army posts in the south- ern part of the United States they will return to Argentina December 17. Argentine Ambassador Mauricio Yadarola offered them a reception }. at the Embassy last night. A small number attended as Washington had an 11-inch (correct) snowfall that fell steadily all day. Many of the officers that were headed by Brig. Baldo F. Comini- and had never séén snow before. Here they saw enough to last a lifetime They were held up continuously along~the route what in normal weather takes only five hours to travel. Because of the bad weather they missed lunch, having time only for coffee. However, they devoured with gusto the tasty food at the re- ception. THOUSANDS OF MEXICANS IN PILGRIMAGES MEXICO CITY, (UP)— Thou- sands of Catholic faithful in more than 150 pilgrimages are expect- ed to visit the Basilica of the Vir- gin of Guadalupe here the first 12 days of this month. Dec, 12 is the day more than 400 years ago when the Virgin ap- peared to the Indian Juan Diego to express the wish that a Basilica to her honor be built at the foot of the Tepeyac Mountain in the out- skirts of México City, Since that time millions of Mexi- cans have flocked to the Basilica from all over the country. The pil. grimages take place throughout the year, but they are much more num- erous in the first half of December Brig. Gen. Rail Alejandro Poggi! when: the religious fervor of the Mexican people overflows in of- ferings and ali kinds of celebra- tions in honor of the Virgin. Church sources said that more tran 150 groups have already notified the Basilica that they will make pilgrimages to the sanctuary. The groups include workers, busi- nessmen and religious associations as well as students from the farth- est corners of the country. WIAIDS IN HONDURAS DESTROY BANANAS TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (UP) Winds‘ of hurricane force toppled nearly one million banana trees in American-owned plantations near the Honduras north coasst, it was reported today, Labor Department officials left for the scene to inspect the dam- age Worst affected areas were re- ported to be the Mezapa and Pan- tano plantations owned by the Tela Railroad Company, a subsidiary of the United Fruit Co. In May this year tropical storms toppled more than five million ba- nana trees. Total storm damage for this year thus nears seven million trees, FLORES AVENDANO DENIES HE OPENS THE DOOR TO REDS GUATEMALA, Dec. 7. (UP)— The President, Flores Avendafio, denied today that he was “opening the door to the communists”. In a press conference, the Pres- ident said that the U.S. is making en unjust press campaing against and $474.700.000 and Colombia, | his government, such as the statement that he is permitting the growth of communism, by especially authorizing tte return of those who left the country after the fall of the Jacobo Ar- benz regime. M He dded that these reports dam- mage the country, since they cut down on investments and create and adverse atmosphere for eco- nomic development. He added. that these reports damage the country, since they eut dokn on investments and create and adverse atmosphere for economie development: case of the exiles, whose return he authorized, is based on the juridical principles of a demo- cratic system and the decisions ! af the cqurts af iustice. ‘ Member Inter American Press Association @ For Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity NUMBER 132 Latin American Exports Increase Over a Billion Dollars in Single Year VENEZUELA FAR AHEAD OF ALL OTHER LATIN AMERICAN NATIONS IN TRADE iy centigrade The Candidate Hinted by Batista The names recently mentioned by General Batista as possible candidates in the elections of 1958 for the Presidency of the Republic have been the cause of marked anxiety in Cuba, ad- ding to the worries already exist- ing, as it is considered that Ba- tista is not trying to find a for- mula of equilibrium that would raise the hopes for a political so- lution of the national problem. The persons mentioned by the Chief of State —among them his brother— would mean nothing else but the continuation of the present regime, placing in the Presidential Palace any of the candidates hinted, and General Batista locating himself in Co- lumbia, in the post of Chief of the Combined Forces, a post re« cently created by him with om- nipotent powers attached. Ever since-the plan to create a new military command with extraordinary powers was an- nounced it ,was believed that there was some motive behind the idea that later became the law of the Republic. And it was always Suspected that a new post for General Batista was being “fabricated” for the time when, after the expiration of his term, he would leave an intimate friend - in the Presidential Palace and govern —as the Power behind the throne— from the military headquarters. This suspicion has now been confirmed by the na- mes mentioned by Batista as pos- sible candidates for his ticket in the race for the Presidency of Cuba. It is indeed unfortunate that as yet the present Chief of State does not show any intention of finding a way to inspire the confidence of his people, by prov- ing that he is anxious to step out, with a patriotic solution and with political intelligence, from the situation that has cost so much blood to Cuba. The Case of Panama With the acquittal of Attor- ney Rubén Oscar Miré and of all the others accused with him of the assassination of President José Antonio Remén, the only person remaining in jail, serving sentence imposed by the Na- tional Assembly, is the former President of the Republic, En- gineer José Ramén Guizado. As it may be recalled, Guiza- do, as President of the Repyb- lic, was tried by the Legislative Assembly, which ordered his re- moval and his imprisonment for a six-year term. The conviction was based on ‘statements made at the beginning by Rubén O. Mir6, in which he mentioned Gui- zado as concealer in some: in- stances, and as an accomplice in others, in the assassination of his predecessor, Colonel José An- tonio Remén Cantera. Miré later retracted. The Judges and history will have to say the last word regard- ing the procedure employed ‘by the Assembly in Guizado’s trial. As it happens now, ex-Pres- ident Guizado is serving sen- tence —almost three years alrea- dy served— for concealing or for complicity with the person who day before yesterday was acquit- ted by a conscientious jury. The situation —and we mer- tion it as a fact, without analyz- ing details— practically makes mandatory a revision of Guiza- do’s trial, as it would be absurd, to say the least, to keep this man in jail for complicity with someone who, we repeat, with reason or without it, has been declared innocent of the crime he was charged with. pe | Subscribe to the Americas Daily pee |