Diario las Américas Newspaper, December 20, 1957, Page 12

Inter - American News for English - Speaking people 5th YEAR @. A SAN ROMAN President FRANCISCO AGUIRRE Vice President and Publisher Antonio Ruiz Managine Editor c. WwW Published daily except Monday — &ntere@ as second class matter at the Post Office of Miami Springs Fla. op February 8 195. ern en RS RERERRERESREAE ~ EDITORIAL RUSSIA’S DESTRUCTIVE WORK In the field of international and human relations, Russia is engaged in a sorrowful destructive work, sowing hate among individuals and the world which aspire to live in freedom. The great development of Russia as a military power has been, without doubt, the reason for the attitude of that country against the democratic world reaching extraordi- nary proportions of danger. of moral type on the part of communism, gives Soviet poli- cies an additional threatening gravity. In the conscience of humanity, this position adopted by the masters of Russia has provoked an extraordinary reaction, in the sense of associating communism with unrest prevailing in the anguished world of today. Destructive work such as the one the Kremlin is achieving, must be observed all those who conceive human life in terms of peace and dignity. If there was not a constant threat from Soviet impe- rialism, the world would now he developing on a basis of scientific betterment and true fortunately, since the end of World War Il, the serious danger of Russian communism has arisen, with the laun- ching of a campaign of conquests which have brought des- truction and death to many people of Europe and Asia. There are some naive observers who seem to give undeserved prestige to the Soviet work, because they have achieved a high standard of vers do not stop to think that this civilization reached by communism is at the service of a cause which betrays human destiny. The labor of Soviet politics must be considered, with- out fear of being in error, as a fundamentally destructive work, which does not benefit, in any way, Russia as a nation, much less the rest of ces, and it is well to remember that in no way do they exceed those of the U. S., h international tension and the sequence of all this, created an atmosphere of more unrest in all of the world. x * * Latin Ameri and Trade News Reports INCREASE OF TRADE WITH LATIN AMERICA PREDICTED WASHINGTON, (UP)— Chair- man Clarence G. Morse of the Federal Maritime Board, has fore- east a growth in commerce, in- vestment and tourism between the United States and Latin America, as result of improved maritime services, He said that such cooperation will help to meet the challenge of communism. On the occasion of the laun- ching of the steamer Brasil at Pacagoula, Miss., Morse said the United States is severely re- appraising its technological and scientifie programs to meet the challenge of communism, and that one of its chief sources of strength is trade relations among the free nations. “The new steamer Brasil marks a new and significant american capital investment in our sister Republics to the south”, he said, adding that one-third of United States direct investments abroad are in South America, “This investment at the present time is in excess of $7,000,000,000 and is increasing at the rate of ever $500,000,000, annually. “State Department sources con- fidently predict that tourism bet- ween Latin America and the United States can confidently be expected to bring to our good neighbors to the south nearly $4, 000,000,000 in United States dollars, an extremely important source of dollar exchange. MEXICAN HIGHWAY NETWORK HAS 56 PERCENT INCREASE MEXICO CITY, (UP) — The Mexican highway network is now 37,770 kilometers (a kilometer as approximately six tenths of a mile), an increase of 56 per cent over the 24,203 kilometers in ope- ration when the present govern- ment took office in 1952, the De- partment of Communications has Teported. By the end of next year an additional 3,300 kilometers will be added to the network, which will then amount to 41,070 kilometers. The communications depart- ment, which is in charge of the construction and maintenance of roads, railways, and telegraph ser- vices, will receive the largest amount in the i958 federal budget sent to the federal congress by President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, several days ago. Nig total budget amounts to Vice President THE AMERICAS DAILY For @ better endevstending berween the Americus . SMITH 8. SMITR Vice President HORACIO AGUIRRE Vice President Editor and Manager Eliseo Riera-Gomez Advt. & Cire Mer. threatening other nations of Besides, the lack of scruples with terror and contempt by international peace. Un- civilization, but these opser- the world. All Soviet advan- ave only served to increase danger of war and, as a con- x * * can Finance 672,204,160 of which $131,080,000 was allocated to the communi- cations department. Principal road project for 1958, officials said, comprise completion of a super-highway between Me- xico City and Querétaro con- necting with the pew Central Highway to the border city of Nuevo Laredo. Other important projects in- clude completion of the highway from Tuxpan to Tampico along the Gulf of Mexico and work on the highway which will eventually link Mexico with the Yucatan ca- pital of Mérida. | URUGUAYAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES WOOL TRADE BOSTON (UP)— The Uruguay- an Ambassador in Washington, Ju- lio Lacarte, held a conference, in this city, with members of the Ex- ecutive Committee of the Boston Wool Industry’s Association, and the presidents of several of its other committees. The meeting was held behind closed doors, but Charles Bennett, Executive Secretary of the Asso- ciation, made the following state- ment: “Dr. Lacarte was extremely in- terested in studying the reasons for the low volumn of raw wool exports from his country to the U. S. He wanted to know what could be done to push the re-es- tablishment of this trade to its former stondards. “The members (of the commit- tee) agreed that, in order for Uru- guayan wool to find an entry in the U. S., free sale methods should be used, and the wools should be sold in competition to the wools which are being sold at present prices in the world markets.” CHILEAN COPPER PRODUCTION CUT STUDIED WASHINGTON, D. C. — Mining! sources ‘t, Santiago report the| Government is considering a pro- posal to cut Ohile’s copper produc- tion by 10 per cent. Government officials so far have declined to comment, but the continuing de- cliné in the price of copper in the world market would make such a cut advisable, according to the same sources, ARGENTINE PORT FEES RAISED WASHINGTON, D. C. — Effec- tive January 1, shore haulage char- ges in ali ports in Argentina will be increased anywhere from 7 to |they may have on the European MIAMI. SPRINGS, FLA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1957 México Sho on Common Finance Minister, Gilberto Loyo, | said that México should insist on} the creation of regional common | markets n Latin America without | considering what. economic effect | economic Union. He estated that he made this vecomendation im an official report | Know ‘thy eighbor By ANTONIO RUIZ CUBA — It is said that the first Europeans who saw tobacco were Rodrigo de Pérez and Luis de To- rres, who in November, 1492, wit- nessed in the eastern part of Cuba the unusual spectacle of a group of Indians, who, carrying in their hands small bundles of leaves roll- ed inside other leaves, applied them to their mouths, inhaling the smoke thus produced, and “looking as if they were on fire.” This proves that the Indians used to smoke cigars, as it is still done to- day, and to wrap their cigars as it is done today by Cuban cigar mak- ers with unmatched skill, to man- | ufacture the famous Havana cigars | the delight of connoisseurs all over the world. Also, which has made Havana a synonym for quali- ty. According to other versions, the Indians used to smoke tobacco by inhaling the smoke through a twig in the shape of'a “Y,” with two small arms and a_ central one, through which they inhaled the smoke after inserting the two up- per ones in their nose. It could be possible that the two forms of smoking were used, smoking the rolled tobacco while they were active at work, or traveling, reserv- ing the use of the Y shaped gad- get for relaxing time at home. From these remote times comes which today is the second most important industry in Cuba, one of the best sources of national in- come to the Cuban people and Government, The assertion that Cuban tobacco is the best in the world is not an empty slogan nor a commercial propaganda cliche, tinted with more or less partiality, but a well-known scientific fact. The tobacco raised in Cuba con- tains a very small amount of nico- tine; so small is that amount of the alcaloid present in Cuban tobacco, that it is rather beneficial as a mild stimulant. Its. unique bouquet has not been obtained anywhere else in the world. Many attempts have been made to obtain this out- side Cuba, but always without suc- cess. There are several factors of climate, soil, ete., which make this quality in tobacco an exclusive privilege of the neighboring Island. Stored in huge warehouses there are immense quantities of tobacco which have been there for periods of three, four and five years, un- der strict process of aging, to ob- tain the desired ripening. These quantities of tobacco require con- stant inspection and care by tech- nical and experienced personnel, so as to determine when and where each type of tobacco must be used to make sure that the finish- ed product is always uniform in its burning characteristics, as well as in its bouquet and taste. The type of leaf tobacco which the Cuban factories employ to sup- ply the domestic market as well as the export trade, comes from the famous tobacco district of Vuelta Abajo, where the best Cuban tobac- co is grown; using also at times leaf tobacco for the outside cover- ing of the cigars or “capa” from the district of Partido, which spe- cializes in this type of leaf tobac- co at a high cost because of the special process of irrigation, fer- tilization and other needs to ob- tain a very uniform type of leaf tobacco in much demand by for- eign ‘smokers of the finest types of cigars. There is an erroneous concept regarding cigars. Many people be- lieve that a light colored cigar is milder than a dark one. There is no relation, however, between the color and the strength of the cigar. A light-colored cigar, the “claro”, may be as strong, or stronger, than a similar darker one, for the simple reason that the largest part of the cigar we do not see has the largest amount of tobacco, and it is the quality of this part which determines the mildness or strength of the cigar. However, many of the manufacturers try to put mild tobacco in light wrappers, in order to accomodate those who believe there is a relation between vice used, Buenos Aires authori- ties report, 65 per cent, depending on the ser-| majority. color and mildness, which are the MEXICO, Dec. 19, (UP)— The|to President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines |South American countries”. uld Insist Markets for about, his month and a half trip to France. Italy, Belgium, and. Ho- lland, as Chiet of the Mexican Economic Mission. “México cannot just sit and do nothing with her small divided and disorganized markets”, he said. He then said that he had receiv- ed assurances from European goy- ernments and industrial leaders that the European union has no plans to achieve European Self- sufficiency or reduce imports American country. Nevertheless, said the Minister, “México cannot remain isolated or limited in her markets. Latin Ame- vica needs to start regional com- mon markets as soon as possible in order to increase more favora- ble relations with the European common market”. Minister Loyo considered that year. Mexican, Central American, and Panamanian interests started form- ing. a union which they called “MEXCAP”, and which not only proposes the common market but also other reciprocal advantages which would include free transit countries, Loyo proposed that this plan should be amplified to include the Caribbean region and “some INDUSTRIAL CREDITS MEXICO CITY (UP)— The Fe- deral Insurance and development and for small and medium sized industry reported today it granted cretits totaling $12.400.000 from January to November 30 of this year. Benefitted were 415 industrial enterprises employing 13895 work- ers. Most of the eredits were given to small food-processing industries, | others benefitted were factories making iron and steel goods, tex- tiles, electrical products, chemical products and printing material. A total of 5.280 buildings of all kinds were put up in México City during the first nine months of this year, the National Bank of Foreign Trade reported today. Value of the new construction was estimated at close to $35.000.- from México or any other Latin) these regional! markets would be} able to begin cperating within a At the beginning of this year, | for the citizens of the member) United Fruit Must Pay to Hemisphere, Loyo Says | Central Amer. Railway Co. NEW YORK, Dec, 19. (UP)— | Judge Ernest E. L. Hammer, of the New York Supreme Court, de- cided against the United Fruit Co., in the suit, filed by International Railways of Central America. (Fe- rrocarri] Internacional de Améri- ca Central). z The minority stockholders of In- ternational Railways had sued the United Fruit Company in 1949, which holds the majority of the stock, demanding an indemnifica- tion of 69 million dollars for da- mages. They alleged that the United Fruit Company had received better prices by using the railroad. The Judgment orders United Fruit to pay the railroad $4.628.- 997 more on Banana exports and certain import charges made by the railroad before the 31st of De- cember, 1955. Regarding charges after this date the decision orders the United Fruit Company to pay gradual in- creases until it is paying the same as any other user of the railroad. T. Roland Berner, the stockhol- der’s General Attorney, estimated that the benefits already decided upon and granted to the railroad by the decision will total $21. 800.000. His Last. Joke Was “on Him” VERACRUZ (UP)— A Veracruz policeman who was always joking had a- moment of forgetfulness and can no longer continue play- ing his favorite joke. Policeman Toribo Jiménez stop- ped a taxi and asked the driver what time it was. “A quarter to five’, answered the cab driver. “Man, I’m already late in killing myself,” said Jiménez, and to the surprise of the driver, he took out his pistol, pointed it at his fore- head. . .and blew out his brains. His friends said that Jiménez al- ways played the same joke, but that he always took out the bul- lets from his gun before going out 000. SANTIAGO, DEC, 19. (UP)— The U.S. has proposed to Chile to agree upon a “modus vivendi” in order to stop. incidents with U.S. fishing boats, until an internation- al agreement regarding the limits of maritime jurisdiction can be reached. Upon giving this report, the Foreign Relations Minister, Alber- to Sepilveda added that the U.S. Ambassador, Cecil Lyon, had made no representation, as the Was- hington reports stated, but had sub- mitted a plan which the Minister did not reveal, Septilveda said that Chile will start consultations about the mat- ter with Ecuador and Pert, coun- tries with which she has signed an agreement by which the limits of territorial wsters has been set at 200 miles off the coast. He added that while what procee- HEMISPHERIC EVENTS _Frank Gets Eight Months in Jail as Trujillo’s Agent WASHINGTON (UP)—Former FBI agent John Joseph Frank, was sentenced to eight months to two years in prison today for failing to register with the Govt. Republic. Federal Judge James R. Kirk- land allowed him to remain free on $10,000 bond while he appeals his conviction. Frank, 42, now a Washington lawyer, is the only person indicted so far by a special grand jury investigating. the 1956 disappear- ances of Columbia University Prof. Jesus de Galindez and pilot Gerald L. Murphy of Eugene, Ore. The government charged that (Continued tomorrow) Spanish Version Page.3 Frank acted as a “security adviser” to the Dominican Gene- ralissimo Rafael. Trujillo.on trips as an agent of the Dominican; on the street. This time, evidently, he forgot. U. S. Proposes “Modus Vivendi” to Chile on Territorial Waters Case dure to be followed is being stud- ied, he has ordered the frigate “In quique”, to remain in the port of the same name, instead of going to the zone in which the U.S. fish- ing boats are located and compell- ing them to place themselves un- der Chilean jurisdiction. If the US. proposal is accepted, the “modus vivendi” will govern until the conference about ocean rights is held in Geneva. in Fe- bruary, 19578, Two years ago in Santiago, the U.S., on one hand, and Chile, Pe- ra, and Ecuador on the other, tried to reach an agreement about fish- ing and the conservation on South- jern Pacifie maritime wealth, but the efforts failed due to the dif- ferences of opinion between the two parties with respeet to the li- mit of jurisdiction. Latin American to Spain and Kansas City, that he. investigated De Galindez for Trujillo before the professor vanished, and, that he was at a New Jersey airport under an assumed name March 6, 1956, when Murphy allegedly rented a light plane. RED LEADERS JAILED BY ARGENTINE GOVT. BUENOS AIRES, (UP)— The communist party reported that their leader, Orestes Ghioldi was arrested by the police when he arrived at the Ezeiza Airport from. the interior, and was taken to the | Central Department of this di- vision. The communique adds that party leaders, Ricardo Araoz | Alfaro and Norberto Giudice, who had gone to the airport to meet him, were also arrested, WASHINGTON GETTING STATUE OF BOLIVAR WASHINGTON (UP)—The Ve- nezuelan Ambassador, Dr. César Gonzélez was present while va- rious’ workers set up the heavy statue of Liberator Simén Bo- | small + Member Inter American Press Association For Liberty, Culture and. Hemispheric Solidaritv: “ NUMBER 142 Presidents of Argentina and Bolivia Meet for the Inauguration of Railroad U. S$. Delegation to Inauguration of Villeda Morales WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. (UP)— The State Department announced that President Eisenhower has na- med his personal representative to the inaugural ceremonies of the Honduran President on the 2ist of. this.month. This person will be Ambassador Whiting Wi- tauer. Willauer, U.S.Ambassador in Te- gucigalpa, will mead the U,S, de- legation which will attend ‘the ce- remonies, which last from the 19th until the 22nd of this month, The President also designated his representatives with the rank of Special Ambassadors as Siguard | Larson, President of Young and Rubicam, of New York, and Theo- dore Ryan, President Pro Tempore of the Connecticut State Senate. Other members of the de- legation are: Julian Harrington, Ambassador in Panama; William Snow, Second Under-Secretary of State on Inter American | Affairs; Lieutenant General Truman Lan- don, member of the U.S. Ca- ribbean Air Force Command; and William Minot, Assistant Regional Director of the International Coo- peration Administration. Another five officials of the Em- bassy in Tegucigalpa were also appointed’ as members of the de- legation. COOKE WENT 10 CARACAS WITH A FALSE PASSPORT PANAMA (UP)—The Panama- nian Secret Police confirmed teday that John William Cooke, the Peronist who escaped from Santia- go, Chile, where he was free under bond, left for Caracas on Friday on flight 265 of LAV. (Venezuelan Airline). This plane’s passenger list in- cluded the name of “Pedro Juan Zurita,” who according to the San- tiago police, was really Cooke, who traveled with a false Chilean pass- port. |THOUSANDS OF BOLIVIANS ACCLAIM ARAMBURU AS SILES WELCOMES HIM —The President of Argentina, General Pedro E. Aramburu, was triumphally received today upon his arrival from Salta to this city by the people of Santa Cruz, where he came for the inau- guration of the railroad from this city to Yacuiba. The President of ‘Bolivia, Her- nan Siles Zuazo; who arrived early this morning from La Paz, re- ceived his Argentine colleague at at-Trompillo Airport, and shortly afterwards the two Chief. Exe- cutives left for the San Aurelio Station, where the railroad was symbolically inaugurated. The people of Santa Cruz filled the airport and the streets in order to pay cordial homage to the. visitor. When General Aramburu’s plane arrived from Argentina, thousands of people enthusiasti- tically shouted greetings and applauded, as Army batteries fi- red a 21 gun salute. The welcoming was renewed as General Aramburu stepped from the plane, and the Argentine Fo- reign Minister, Alfonso de Lafe- trere, and Bolivian Foreign Mi- nister, Manuel Barrau, went to greet him. They then escorted the President to where Siles Zuazo was waiting. The two Presidents vigorously and cordially embraced each other- Afterwards, they both stood at att- ention as a Military Band played the National Anthems of Bolivia and Argentina. After this ceremony, the two Chiefs Executives reviewed the Honor Guard, which was made up of troops from the Santa Cruz Garrison. They then went to where an open car was waiting, and when they had taken their places in the car, slowly started the march towards the city, surrounded by wildly enthusiastic welcomings of the people. At Santa Cruz. Station, the Exe- cutives and their parties boarded a special train which took them to San Aurelio Station, located Several thousand persons were waiting them there, and received Aramburu_and Siles Zuazo with great ovations. - The presidential parties and special guests took their assigned places, and then the symbolic ce- remony of the departure of the first train on the new interna: tional railway took’ place. A high church Dignitary blessed the convoy and the railroad line and around noon, the train. slowly left Santa Cruz, with both Pre- sidents aboard. Upon arriving, Aramburu and Siles Zuazo des- cended and cut a~ribbon, with the’ colors of Argentina and Bo- livia, which had been placed across the tracks, and drove sym- bolie nails, declaring the railroad inaugurated. SAL A very small girl presented Aramburu with a bouquet of flo- wers tied with a ribbon made up of the Argentine colors, amid great applause, After the ceremony, the Pre: sidents went to the Prefecture, where, the Prefect of Santa Cruz, General Luis Rodriguez, gave a luncheon in honor of the two Pre+ sidents. Bolivar’s Death is Commemorated MADRID (UP)— To commemo rate the 127th anniversary of the death of Simén Bolivar, the unt versity associations of Venezuela, Bolivia, Peri, Colombia, Ecuador, and Pane~* in “mdrid, organized a series of events which began with memorial services in San Jo- sé Church, where Bolivar married Maria Teresa del Toro. a In the afternoon, attended by many students and sympathizers, an offering was placed in the His- panic Cultural Institute, and the Venezuelan flag was waved. After- wards, in the auditorium of the Institute, a cultural ceremony was held, during. which :the six presi- dents of the student's associations made speechs praising Bolivar. "This is no Time to Strike Blow at Hemisphere Allies’, the ‘Times’ Says NEW YORK, Dec. 19. (UP)— “This is no time to deal a harsh blow at our allies for’ such a return,” ‘says“The New York Times” today in an editorial entitled “Lead and Zine Again”, referring to the requests that im- port tariffs on lead and zine be increased. The editorial says: The Tariff Commission will be making up its mind soon about lead and zine. It has been hearing arguments whether “serious in- jury” from the competition of imports of the metal is afflicting the American industry. If the commission agrees, it will recom- mend to President Eisenhower, News in Brief livar, which will be erected in a park near the Department of In- terior. It is an equestrian statue, a donation of the Venezuelan govt. which will be uncovered in Feb, or during Panamerican Week. ARGENTINE EDITOR VISITING LONDON LONDON, (UP).— Victor Clai- man, director of the Buenos Aires afternoon newspaper “Critica” conferred at length with Ar- gentine Ambassador Alberto Can- dioti shortly after his arrival. This afternoon, accompanied by the Ambassado: Claiman visited the B.B.C where he was shown a film taken last month of an interview the Ambassador had with a delegation of Welsh speaking Argentine citizens from Patagonia who were on a visit to their ancestral homes. Claiman, who is on a European tour. arrived this. morning by air from Brussels. During his few days visit to Britain, Claiman is the guest of that he invoke the “escape clause” of the Trade Agreements Act and raise the tariff rates on lead and zine or impose quotas. 3 These arguments are not really capable of expression in statis- tical terms. Of course, the lead and zine mines here as elsewhere have been hurt “because prices have fallen 3 to 3% cents in the past year, This could mean that some American marginal mines would have to close and be lost and that some American miners would be thrown out of work; On the other hand, other Ameri- can industries would ‘suffer and unemployment would: result in INJURED WHILE LOOKING FOR FLYING SAUCERS MEXICO CITY (UP)— Three men were at the Red Cross Hos- pital recovering from minor in- juries suffered while scanning the sies for flying saucers. A rash of reports of flying sau- cer sightings from all over the country have the Mexicans looking toward the sky for signs of the mysterious objects. José Solano: Cano, 42 was walk- ing along the street while looking at the sky and tripped on a wire lying on the sidewalk. He was tak- en to the hospital with a broken leg. . Remigio Solis Ortiz, 72, fell from | his horse when also looking for fly- ing saucers, and suffered slight bo- dy injuries, Salvador. Figueroa Martinez, 34 climbed a tree to get a good look at the skies, but, came crashing down and had to be taken to the the British Foreign Office, hospital with a broken arm, them if purchases of American products by Canada, Mexico, Peru and Bolivia fall heavily, as they would if the American tariff rates on lead and zine are raised. In addition, there would be im measurable but immense harm done to our relations with these countries and all others in the hemisphere. It would, among other things, be a defeat in the cold war. When the issue is considere! from the viewpoints of national interest and foreign relations there can be no question that higher barriers against imports of lead and zine will do more harm than good. In one way or another nearly all the nations of Latin America are in economic difficulties and Canada, like the United States, is having'a mild recession, The main reason there is economic trouble in Latin America is pre- cisely ‘the fall in commodity prices. When the price of coffee drops 1 cent, Brazil loses $8,000, 000 in precious foreign ex-change and thirteen other Latin-Ame- rican countries also suffer. The fall in the price of copper is a desperate business for Chile and has also hurt Peru and Mexi Each drop of 1 cent in the of lead and zinc costs Peru $5,500 000. Mexico purchases $800,000,000 worth of goods annually in the United States. We only buy half that much of Mexican products, the balance being reached by tou- rist expenditures. But the fact remains that a higher tariff om lead and zinc would mean less dollars for Mexico to spend in the United States. This will be aside from the bitter resentment such a move: would arouse. ‘ While President Eisenhower favors free trade’ in general, the “White ‘House did indicate last year tha some action to help. the American lead and zine producers would be’ favored. » economic conditions have de terisrated “in. Canada and Latin: America since then. This is no time to deal a harsh blow at our allies for such.a. small hy