Diario las Américas Newspaper, January 3, 1958, Page 12

Inter - American News for English - Speaking people 5th YEAR _ THE AMERICAS DAILY Fer a better understending between the Americas oan seroma rere so SESSA @ 4 SAN ROMAN President FRANCISCO AGUIRRE Vice President and Publisher Antonio Ruiz Managing Fditor c. WwW. Vice President Vice President SMITH 8. SMITH Vice President HORACIO AGUIRRE Editor and Manager Eliseo Riera-Gémez Advt. & Cire, Mer. Published daily except Monaay — Entered as second class matter at the Post Office of Miam} Sprines EDITORIAL Fla. on February 8 1956. INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND COLLECTIVE RESULTS Perhaps now, more than ever, the responsibilities of each person have greater meaning, not only with regard to the interests of the individual, but also because of the results they have in collective Before the world reached life. speed which sweeps everything away and, sometimes, en- tangles everything, it was more or less possible to have persons indifferent of their own responsibilities, without any repercussions in the field of collective activities. But now, each individual has to play his or her part in the constructive endeavors of any community, International problems have created, without doubt, great obligations to the countries of the world, and these obligations, on final analvsis, have their roots in the activi- ties of each individual. It is necessary, therefore, to in- crease the conception of responsibility of the persons, so that progress essential for the development of each nation may he achieved, and their commitments as members of the international community, are discharged in the proper manner. In the production field, the attitude and capacity for work of each member of society is of vital importance. At the same time, anything connected with production is of extraordinary significance of social and military security of the economic stability and each country. If there is no order, no sense of responsibility, on the so of the individual, it is very difficult to achieve progress ‘or the community, both in private and public affairs. It is, therefore, the duty of those who, in one way or another, exercise, or can exercise, influence over others, to encourage a sense of responsibility,.so that each person will know how to develop his activities in terms of decorum and efficiency, for their own benefit and for the well being of the community. In the home, in school, and in government and public orientation, by word and, above all, by setting an example, every individual should be obliged to become an element useful to themselves and to also carry out the high position of a social order which is inherent in the human being. de he ae ta. as Latin American Firance and Trade News Reports ITALIANS PLAN COLOMBIAN SHIPYARD WASHINGTON, D, C. — Two Italian firms, Ansaldo Company of Genoa and Cantieri Riuniti De- Nadriatico of Trieste, are consi- dering the possibility of building a shipyard in a port “close to Panama”, according to reports) from Italy | The proposed shipyard would! be used to build ships for the| Colombian Merchant Marine and} for river service and also for the | repair of ships transiting the Pa-| gama Canal. NEW CARIBBEAN MARITIME SERVICE WASHINGTON, D. C. Bucca-! eer Line. Inc., will start a month- ly service between Philadelphia and Caribbean ports, it was ann- ounced by the steamship line's agents in Philadelphia, Lavino Shipping Company. The sailings, inaugurated on December 6th dy the S.S. Gulf-| port, will be to Ciudad Trujillo, Port au-Prince, Puerto Barrios, and Belize A Jacksonville, Fla. company, Buccaneer Line service the east coast of the United States and the Central America-South Atlan- tie area, GUATEMALAN TRADE REGISTERS GAINS GUATEMALA In the three- month period from July 1 through September 30, commercial trans- actions (including sale of coffee) tose 12 per cent over the same period in 1956 According to fig- ures released 1ast week by the gov- renment, commercial transactions throughout the country for July- September, 1957 amounted to Q. 100,741,354 as against Q. 89,635,- $80 during the same quarter in 1956. UFCO RETURNS LAND TO GOVERNMENT GUATEMALA — The United Fruit Company began proceedings last week to return 121,320 acres of land on the north coast to the Government, in compliance with @ contract subscribed to by the company and the Government in December, 1956. The prelimin- ary transfer documents were sign- ed last Wednesday by UFCO Gen- er:' Manager William Taillon and Director of the Bureau of Agrar- ian Affairs Rodolfo Castillo Ar- mas (brother of the late Presi _ dent). The lana will be broken up for Motribution to landless farm- ee Rader the Government's home- Shend program. LOAN NEGOTIATIONS ARE AUTHORIZED MéXICO CITY, (UP) A bill authorizing the government to ne- gotiate a loan of $89,000,000 from the International Bank for Re- construction and Development to bolster México’s economy was approved by the Senate. The bill says the money will be used to finance electrification and communication projects and other public works. Credit insti- tutions, public service companies and state-controlled finance agen- cies will also use a common fund to back their operations. The loan will permit the Na- tional Railways, the nationalized oil industry and similar institu- tions to obtain credit without re- sorting to private financing or- | ganizations, the bill says. NEW AIR SERVICE TIJUANA-MAZATLAN MAZATLAN, MEXICO, (UP)— !A new non-top air service bet- ween Tijuana and Mazatlan is scheduled to be inaugurated Jan. 6 by the Compafiia Mexicana de Aviacién (CMA), It was announ- ced today. Company officials said the in- creased tourist trade has made necessary the new service with DC-6 planes linking the two ci- ties four times a week. Officials said this new service is in addition to the present daily flights between the two cities with stops at Hermosillo. Municipal authorities of this Pa- cific port of 72,000 inhabitants said that despite the closing of some factories recently, business is booming and that tourist fa- cilities are being enlarged to acco- mmodate the increased number of U.S. visitors expected this year. Three major industries emplo- ying over 400 employees closed here during December in an eco- nomic blow that authorities said did not greatly affect previcing booming business conditions. The 50 year-old concern Tex- tiles de Sinaloa employing 258 workers was forced to close be- cause high costs made operations uneconomical, “Metalurgica Occidental” em- ploying 107 persons and “Embo- telladoras del Noreste”, light drinks bottling plant employing around 50 workers were also for- ced to close. | United Nations”. the rhythm it has today, this | | | Latin America Can Help page The World Tension Mexican Dip WASHINGTON, Jan, 2, (UP)— In the opinion of promint Latin American diplomat, Luis Quinta- nilla, Méxiean Ambassador, the 21 Republics of America are in “be- tter conditions” than any other regional group of countries to help ease international tension and “develop the existence of world order as understood in the Quintanilla ma- de these observations in an ana- |lysis about foreign relations, in | connection with recent proposals about promoting tighter bonds | between the Organization of Ame- rican States (OAS) which Quin- tanilla represents for his country, and the North Atalntiec Treaty Organization, (NATO). Know’ thy Neighbor By ANTONIO RUIZ CHILE.— The Province of Con- cepcién, with a population of 450.- is one of the most important in the country, both because of its agricultural production and the in- dustries it has developed. The coal mines, the great production of portant factors in regional as wool materials and the modern steel works of Huachipato are im- well as national economy Because | it has great natural beauty, the province is a very interesting | tourist center. | The city of Concepcién, capital of the Province, is rated third in importance in the Republic, and is located on the banks of the Bio Bio River, the widest river in Chile, It was founded on October 5, 1550 by Pédro de Valdivia, un- der the name of “Concepcién del Nuevo Extremo” in a nearby site which today is the resort of Pen- co, but it was destroyed several times by attacks from the Indians, by tidal waves and several earth- quakes, the last one in 1751, which caused the moving of the city to its present site. In 1764 Concep- cién was granted the title of city. Since its foundation, Concepcion has constantly developed and, spe- cially during the last few years, it has acquired all the character- isties of a modern city; wide ave- nues, beautiful parks, elegant and comforthable theatres and well organized publics services. New constructions, such as the State Railroad Station, the Cathedral, the Court of Justice building and the Concepcién Club, show the great progress achieved by the city. To the marked importance the city has as an industrial and com- mercial center, must be added the fact that it is the seat of a very important university, which has jstudents from all the southern provinces, as well as from other countries of the Americas. It was created by private initiative, has taculties of Medicine, Law, En- gineering, Philosophy, Chemistry, Dentistry, and others, and has a Museum of Natural History and another one of Ethnography, both very valuable. The buildings are at University City, located in the outskirts of the city, in a place named “La Toma”. One of the best excursions in the city is to “Caracol Hill”, about 350 feet above the level of the city and about 400 feet above sea level, The climb is made on beautiful and well paved roads. At the top, there are charming pine and eu- caliptus groves. and the view of the whole city is delightful, with a panorama which includes several lakes and the Bio Bio and Anda- lién rivers. Als» seen from there during clear days are the bays of | Talcanuano and San Vicente, as well as Santa Maria Island. At the foot of Caracol Hill is Ecuador Park, which enjoys great popular- | ity, has a swimming pool, tennis, courts, and children’s playground. Other interesting paces are the Plaza de Armas which has a beau- tiful and monumental fountain; the Municipal Sports Field, the Lo Mendez Lake, which offers ex- cellent swimming, the Manuel Ig- nacio Collao Avenue, which is the beginning of a paved road to Chi- llan, and many others. Of particular interest is the In- dian Museum, which has many re- lies of both native and foreign Indians, which is located in the township of Hualpén, only a few miles from Concepeién. The ar- ticles exhibited there were collec- ted by philantropist Pedro del Rio Zafiartu during his trips to many parts of the world, who donated both museum and the site of the township to the municipalities of Concepcién and Talcahuara. Spanish Version Page 3, lomat States Quintanilla, as well known as a historian as a diplomat, said that power mainly from continental so- lidarity, their democratic desires, their economic and social coope- ration and from their well proved system of peaceful solutions to disputes, “By their historical tradition of Inter American cooperation, the countries of the Western Hemis- phere are in better conditions than those of any other continent for developing the existence of world order, as it is now being contemplated in the United Na- tions,” stated the Ambassador. In order to achieve this new order, Quintanilla advocated a change in present diplomacy and the methods used for training di- plomats, “A diplomat in our twentieth century, a century of maturity, should learn to think and act in terms of world interest, and rot only in terms of national policies” he said. Although at one time, the mission of a diplomat consis- ted in strengthening the indivi- dual power of his country and getting allies in order to achieve national advantages of character and stragety, the new Ambassador should be an attorney of humanity as well as a spokesman for his country, and should be well awa- re of the existence of basic in- terests shared by all of the na- tions and all of the people. “Modern diplomacy should spe- cialize in conciliation more than controvercy. International orga- nizations such as the United Na- tion and the Organization of Amer- ican States are contributing to- the countries of OAS derive their | MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1958 Panama Takes U. N. Council Member Post UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 2(UP) —Panama, which has never held any position in the United Na- tions agencies, has replaced Cuba as a member of the Security Coun- cil. Panamé’s election is for two years. Colombia, the other Latin American country which is a mem- | ber of the Council, will remain on the Council for another year. Argentina has now officially announced to the Latin American group that she hopes to replace Colombia on the Ist of Jan., 1958, Argentina and the Dominican Republic were candidates this year, but both withdrew in favor of Panama. The other new members of the Security Council who have now entered are Canada, replacing Aus tralia, and Japan, replacing the Phillipines. Gunnar V. Jarring, of Switzer- land, will be Council President during the month of January.Car- los Romulo, of the Phillipines held this position in December. At the same time, two Latin American republics entered the Economie and Social Council, Chi- le and Costa Rica, Chile replaces Argentina, and Costa Rica repla- ees the Dominican Republic. FIGHT CUBAN REBELS =, DIE FIGHTING ARMY HAVANA, Jan. 2 (UP)— The Army General Staff announced that Army forces killed eight rebels without their forces suffer- ing any losses, in an encounter in the Sierra Maestra region. The communiqué, issued early in the morning, says: that the en- counter took place south of the wards the development and prepa- ration of these new diplomats.” Buey Arriba Mines, Latin Americans NEW YORK, (UP) The Pennsylvania Exchange Bank, one of the two New York banks re- cently purchased by Latin Ame- riean interests, will hold the first stockholders meeting under its new owner-the Popular Bank of of Colombia, on the 8 th of Jan. The bank, presently presided by Thomas Radee, will, from this da- te, have a new Directory and offi- cials. Informed circles said that the representative of the Popular Bank of Colombia in the new Directory will be Andrés Uribe Campuzano, who also represents in New York, the National Fede- ration of Colombian Coffee gro- wers. In a transaction made on Dec. the 2nd, through an investment of $1,300,000, the Popular Bank pf Colombia purchased 33,739 sha- res, which represent 48 and 1.2 of the total number of shares, and made an additional purchase of the shares which were owned by a group of pilots of an airline company, thus acquiring the ma- jority of shares. The Popular Bank of Colombia, which now has this bank in New York, has a chain of 120 bran- ches in Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Haiti, and Guatemala. The final negotiation of the pur- chase between the Inter Ameri- can Resources Corporation, the Corporation, the Popular Bank, and the Colombian government, was made as the payment of a loan which the first company had made to the Popular Bank of Guatemala. Also on the 8th January accor- ding to banking circles- a group of Venezuelans connected with the “Banco Unién” of Caracas, who have negotiated for the pur- chase of another New York bank, HEMISPHERIC EVENTS Puerto Rico Set by Washington WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UP)— The Agriculture Department set the local sugar quota for Puerto Rico in 1958 at 110,000 short tons. The announcement of the local quota was made shortly after the establishment of the Puerto Rican quota in the United States for the same year in 1,114,130 short tons. According to well informed sources here, the amount indica- tes that there will be a shortage of 125,000 tons for Puerto Rico to cover her quota next year, adding that production for 1958 is es- timated in 1,100,000 short tons. Latin A to Elect Officials of Two U. S. Banks Recently Bought the Colonial Trust Company, will arrive in this city. It is estimated that, in the trans fer, the Venezuelans will invest approximately $6,000,000, which will give them the control of 94 and 1.2 per cent of the stock of Colonial. The Venezuelan group seems to be headed by Salvador Salvatie- tra, of the “Banco Unién” of Caracas. In the case of Pennsylvania, it is probable that Andrés Uribe will be the only Colombian on the Board of Directors. One source said that, according to the banking laws of New York, only one foreign citizen may be a member of the Directory of a bank, Brazilians Like The United States RIO DE JANEIRO, (UP)—The United States was voted the best liked foreign country and Russia the least liked in a poll conducted recently among Rio residents by the Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics (hope). To the question“what country do you like the most?” replies, as reported by ‘the IBOPE, were: United States, 32.1 per cent; Por- tugal, 15.7; Italy. 6.6; France, 5.5; England, 2.9; Argentina, 2.5; Spain, 2.1 and Germany, 2.1 per cent. To the question “what nation do you like ieast?” the replies ran: Russia, 25.9 per cent; Por- tugal 6.6 : United States 6.2; Ger- many, 4.9; France, 1.7; Argentina, 1,7 England, 16; Japan, China, Italy and Spain 1 per cent each. Dudley Smith, Vice President of the Puerto Rican Sugar Pro- ducers Association, said that pri- ority will be given to the local market, Smith added that the deficits will be taken from ship- ments to the United States. The local consumption quota set by the Department affirms pre- vious estimates that Puerto Rico will have to produce from 105,000 to 110,000 additional tons to sa- tisfy her own needs. The Department said Puerto Ri- co is one of the five sugar ex- porting zones which did not fill their quota with the United States in 1957. ‘s BANNED IN COLOMBIA BOGOTA, (UP)-- A Govern- ment spokesman announced that imports of rice seed from Florida ,¢a, of Argentina, which was held Guatemalan Girls to Present Show in Washington WASHINGTON, D. ¢. (PAU) Washingtonians are invited: to see how Guatemalan mark the holi- day season when a group of 50 Guatemalan girls presents a pro- gram of traditional Latin Ame- rican and Suanish music, folk, songs and dances in the Hall of the Americas of the Pan Ame- rican Union tomorrow, Jan, 3, at 9:00 P.M. The girls are students at Cole- gio Europeo, a private school in Guatemala City. In addition to the performance at the Pan Ame- rican Union, they will appear at the Catholic Youth Organization of Washington Jan. 4 and at Wal- ter Reed Medical Center Jan. 5, under the sponsorship of the Em- bassy of Guatemala. PROMINENT JOURNALIST DIES IN SANTIAGO SANTIAGO. (UP) —The Pres- ident and General Manager of “El Mercurio”, Guillermo Pérez de Arce, died at 84 yesterday in this city. Mr. Pérez de Arce entered this newspaper company in 1908. He had graduated as lawyer in 1895, and completed his studies in Paris. He was one of the survivors of the historic interview between President Federico Errazuriz Echaurren, of Chile, and Julio Ro- in Magallanes in 1900, He wrote many works and was decorated by several governments. He was one of the most tradi- cional and respected figures in Chile. BOGOTA. (UP) In 1957 Co- lombia passed from uncontrolled monetary expansion and a chaotic situation to currency and import restriction in order to put a new free foreign exchange system into effect. After the middle of December, when the then Minister of the Treasury and author of the new economic policy, Antonio Alvarez Restrepo, had just resigned from the Cabinet, it was almost unani- miously agreed that the new direc- tion which national economy had taken was very good. They do not bring up the dif- ficulties which may occur next year. But almost all the high lead- ers of national economy agreed with Alvarez Restrepo in that the worst hours of economic readjust- ment have already passed. This has brought about a feeling of relative confidence in contrast to the feel- ing of general insecurity which was felt at the beginning of the’ year when imports were suspended and continued measures were applied regarding foreign exchange, and when at the same time, inflation seemed to be growing. will banned im an effort to pre- vent the spread of the plant di- sease known.as “white leaf.” An official of the Ministry of Agriculture said a decree prohi- biting rice seed imports will be issued in the immediate future. He said that although the em- bargo will be general, it will affect imports from Florida chiefly sin- ce that area is the main supplier of the seed. The Government acted after re- ceiving reports indicating that the disease had appeared. in Florida, the spokesman said. AMERICAN’S JEWELS STOLEN IN MEXICO CUERNAVACA,MeXICO, (UP) —Police were questioning the ser- vants of Mrs, Dorothy Esmiediges, and American, here in connection - Member Inter American Press Association e For Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity NUMBER 152 Venezuelan: Rebels Flee to Colombia as Caracas Govt. Crushes Uprising Rebellion Was Limited to Maracay Where Air Force CARACAS, VENEZUELA, Jan. 2 —The Government announced loyal troops crushed a revolution by Army and Air Force units to day and captured the rebels or sent them fleeing in all directions Four columns of soldiers loyal to president Marcos Pérez Jime- nez broke the rebellion in a pre- dawn attack at the big military base of Maracay, 50 miles to the west, the Government said, Gen, Romulo Fernandez, armed forces Chief of Staff, made the announcement on television and radio. He said all organized resistance at the military base had crum- bled by 3:30 A.M. (3 A.M. Est)- less than 24 hours after the re- volt broke out. The announcement came about seven hours after president Mar- cos Pérez Jiménez announced the four powerful columns of troops | were marching on Maracay to crush the rebellion. The revolt started at dawn yes- terday . The rebels sent war- planes to bomb and strafe the capital. Gen. Fernandez said there was | no trouble anywhere else in the country but Maracay. After the announcement Cara- cas radio went back to broadcas- ting classical music, but interrup- ted it periodically to repeat the Government communiqué. Official sources here said loyal troops converged on Maracay from Valencia and the Central Plains while other Government troops stood by here today to help. Caracas itself was quiet. The U. S. embassy reported all 30,000 Americans in the capital, mostly oil workers and their families , | asked were safe. The worry was justified, since the country owed foreign exporters a total of 460 million dollars, a debt which obliged many of them to suspend their shipments of mer- chandize to Colombia. Imports, which had been suspended since 1956, were renewed only after the ousting of dictator, Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. The main aspects of the new economic policy can be summed up as follows: Reform of foreign exchange re- gulations —In the old foreign ex- change system which was modified last June, there was a set ex- change rate of 2.50 pesos to the dollar, but this exchange had re- ached 7.20 pesos for dollar in the black market. Besides there were different rates of exchange for dif- ferent import catagories. With the new free foreign exchange system there are two rates which, by the end of December were 6.15 and exchange certificates at 7.00 pesos per dollar. These last dropped to a more or less stable level, and the International Monetary Fund believes that the exchange rate will reach its true level at around 5.50 esos per dollar. merican News in Brief with the theft of over $20,000 worth jewels from her Cuernava- ca home, The stolen articles were des- cribed as a platinum ring set with sapphires and diamonds, a topaz bracelet, two gold bracelets, and other gems. TRUCKERS PROTEST MéXICO CITY. (UP)— A num- ber of Mexican trucking compa- nies have banded together to lod- ge a formal protest with federal authorities against unscrupulous highway patrolmen who allegedly extrot brides from truck drivers under threat of arrest for phoney Base: is Located Venezuelan sources in. New York said the Navy had joined the uprising but there was no con firmation of this in dispatches from Caracas. Revolt. Leaders in Barranquilla BOGOTA Jan 2 (UP)— Kight- een leaders of the Venezuelan Military uprismg of Maracay , among them eight Army Majors, arrived in Barranquilla on board the private plane of the President of the country, General Marcos Pérez Jiménez, In a telephone conversation with the U. P., the Governor of Atlantico Department, Captain Ju- lio César Reyes, reported that the group arrived at 3:35 am. He stated that there are two civilians, 14 Army officers, and two pilots. The Governor declined to give names, saying that the exiles have for reserve in order to protect their families which are still in Venezuela. Reyes also did not say if the rebels were the main leaders of the Maracay revolt. He added that they had refused to make any statements to the press while they are waiting to be granted tne political asylum which they have requested. The Governor said that this asy: jum is being processed through the Foreign Relations Minister im Bogota. The exiles have been placed in the building of the Colombian Ar- my ‘ntelligence Service, where they are being attended and their status uf expatriots is being mi- tigated, according to the Gover- nor. Colombians Beginning New Year With Optimism About Economic Situation CURRENCY RESTRICTION.— Together with the adoption of the free exchange system was announe- ed the restriction of currency. Al- varez Restrepo stated that this cu- rency expansion had been con- trolled. This expansion was 24 per cent last December, and is now only 8 per cent, a percentage which Alvarez Restrepo considers” as normal. IMPORT LIMITATIONS.— This was carried out through a list of permitted imports, payable with ex- change certificates and for which, under the old system, no permits were needed. An office to de termine which imports should be prohibited and which should be allowed has been created, On the 12th of last December the exchange balance was favorable, after many years of deficit. Of- ficial figures to that date gave a total of $389.578.000 for imports, and on this basis it’can be cak culated that the monthly average is now some 30 million dollars, The exchange surplus for the 12th of December was $37.764.000, but only by the middle of 1958 will it be possible to feel the effects of the new restrictive system of the country’s critical foreign ex+ change situation. FOREIGN DEBT.— It is unani+ mously known that one of the. most serious problems left by the dictatorship of Rojas Pinilla is that of the foriegn debt. During 1957 Colombia paid out $243.300.- 000 and still has a balance of $216,700,000, which she should liquidate by 1960. Dollar income in Colombia de- pends largely on coffee exports, which explains the great import ance which the prices of this pro- duct have on national economy and the capacity to import merchan- dize. Official and private econo- the capacity to import merchan- dize. Official and private econo- my leaders feel optimistic with regards to the results of the meet- ing to be held in Rio de Janeiro on the 20th of January by the coffee producing countries. _It is believed that their discus- sions will bring about an agree- ment to prevent an excessive offer which would lower prices or cause a shortage which would mean an artificial increase harmful to the consumer countries. This would be a mean a reduction in coffee con- traffic violations. sumption.