Diario las Américas Newspaper, January 31, 1958, Page 12

Inter - American News for English - Speaking people EEE 5th YEAR G@ A SAN ROMAN President FRANCISCO AGUIRRE Vice President and Publisher 8 SMITR Vice President HORACIO AGUIRRE Vice President Editor and Manager Antonio Ruiz Elis -Gom Managine Fditor Adve, aire Mar. Publishea daily except Monday — Entered as second class matter at the Post Office of Miami Springs Fla. om February 8 1930. EDITORIAL C. W. SMITH Vice President GREAT RESPONSIBILITIES OF CUBAN CIVIC TU EE Err pep et tinct lat AND POLITICAL LEADERS It is undeniable that the Cuban people have been facing, during the last few years, a serious political crisis, which has been aggravated lately by the turn of events, both in the government and in the opposition. Civie and political leaders of that country must, therefore, face a very serious responsibility, both patriotic and historical; as is that of finding an adequate formula to solve the problem in the manner most convenient to the high and permanent interests of the Republic. In order to prevent Cuba from falling into chaos, to avoid that her democratic institutions disappear forever, to avoid new disturbances of spiritual peace and wellbeing of the country, it is necessary that all those who exercise a function of leadership in national life, inspired by authentic patriotism, find as soon as possible the path leading the Republic to the goal desired by all good Cubans, by all those who seek orientation in the political philosophy of José Marti. If this was only the case of struggles more or less normal, even within certain measure of violence, the case would not demand so much responsible action in the part of the leaders of the Nation. But the situation as is now in Cuba, according to statements of the different sectors of the opposition and the measures taken by the Govern- ment, is of alarming proportions, not to say tragic. When the fate of the whole people is at play in a political impasse, it is necessary that no one who has de sense of responsibility for the Fatherland denies its civic or political contribution to the effort for the re-establish- ment of genuine national normalcy, that normalcy that must be the result of a series of factors, all of them in accordance with the democratic aspirations of the people and with the moral and material progress of the country. People with sober experience, those who for one reason or another exercise some influence in the com- munity, no. matter what political party they may belong to, are under the unavoidable duty to do something definite, of practical character, of civic sincerity, so that Cuba may solve her present political crisis in a dignified manner, which, because being dignified, has to be the most convenient to the ideals and interests of the country. . 2) &. ee Latin American Firance and Trade News Reports BUENOS AIRES flag. The purpose of the plan is to HELIPORT PLANNED relieve the nation of responsibility |for old ships that may be hazards WASHINGTON — A plan fot at sea, onstruction of a port under pri-| tate auspices in the heart of the sity of Buenos Aires, on the roof TREATY RATIFIED wf a 12-story building on the corn- x of canal Roque Saenz Penal WASHINGTON— A most-favor- md Avenida 9 de Julio opposite |¢d-nation treaty of commerce and he Obelisk, has been announced, |"avigation signed between Den- Helicopters will operate from|mark and Costa Rica on Septem- he port to Hzeiza Airport, the| ber 26, 1956, in San Jose, has been Aeroparque, La Plata, Tigre, Car- | tatified by the Danish Govern- nelo, Uruguay, and other points, | ment. DENMARK-COSTA RICA i ¢ For a better understanding between the Americas Cruz Salazar Praised by “The New York Times’ for NEW YORK, Jan. 30. —(UP).—] lity for the Right-Wing candidate, | The New York Times praises Col.|General Ydigoras. According to Cruz Salazar for releasing the|the Constitution, Congress now MDN deputies from the moral! must choose between the top two. obligation of voting for him when candidates. Being a holdover from the Guatemalan Congress elects ay i new President. In an editorial pu-| gress is largely formed of mem-| |blished today, under the title ““De-| bers of the National Democratic mocracy in Guatemala,” the news. |Movement (MDN), whose candi- paper says: | date was the political heir to Cas “Tt took courage on the part of| io Armas, Colonel Cruz Salazar. Colonel Cruz Salazar, one of the! “The colonel, who was until re- |losing candidates in the Guate-|cently Ambassador in Washington, malan Presidential elections, to|could have called on his followers release his party followers in Con-| to vote for him. Had he done so gress. The elections of Jan. 19|something approaching civil war failed to provide a majority, but it!in Guatemala would almost certa- did result in a commanding plura-|inly have resulted. In itself this was a frightening prospect, but h there was also the inescapable fact Neighbor many more Guatemalan voters By ANTONIO RUIZ “Colonel Cruz Salazar is there-| fore showing a proper sense of civie responsibility and patriotism. | Moreover, he is displaying com- mon sense. The MDN will presu-| It is said tha: the distance be-| ween the proposed helicopter air-! vort and Ezeza Airport can be rovered in 15 minutes, compared with one hour s ride by car or bus. To help defray operating costs wf the helicopter port, a large re- itaurant’ will be built on the floor velow for use of passengers and he public in general. A main- enance shop for the helicopters will also be set up on this floor. It was also anounced that part xf the helicopter port, which will neasure 50 meters long by 35 me- ‘ers wide, will ve leased to other | wivate companes operating heli- topter service in the future, such| is Aerovias La Plata, which plans © operate a helicopter service rom the Province of Buenos Ai- ‘es to the capital. URUGUAYAN WOOL EXPORTS DOWN WASHINGTON — Shipments of Jruguayan wool during the nonths of October and November, 1957, totalled only 3,344 bales, com- yared with 22.60( bales shipped luring the same months of 1956, | yecording to figures published in; ‘Foreign Crops and Markets,” a| J.S Department of Agriculture vubiication The decline was due to the re- fusal of growers to sell wool at the misting fixed minimum prices set m exports. or ‘aforo”. Subsequent- y, in Novembe.. the Government} vised the afo:os in order to re- ‘ive the wool trade. Main buyers »f Uruguayan wool his season have been Italy, the Vetherlands, and East Germany. ARGENTINA TO CHECK OLD SHIPS WASHINGIUN — The Argen- ine Nava) Operations Command) 6 studying a plan to revoke Ar- fentine registration of any ships vith more than 30 years of service ad 10 years under the Argentine In submitting the treaty to the) Folketing for approval, the Danish Minister for Foreign Economic} Relations commented that conclu- sion of the treaty does not prevent Denmark from participating in any actin against certain shipping nations —Panama, Liberia, and Costa Rica— which way later be decided by the. United Nations. MEXICO’S BUDGET FOR 1958 WASHINGTON — Mexico's re- venues for 1958, excluding the proceeds of proposed new loans, have been estimated at 7,805 mil- lion pesos, US$624 million, and expenditures, excluding debt re- payment of 901 million pesos, at 7,502 million pesos. This budget is 11% higher than the one for 1957, but no increase in taxes is contemplated as revenues are ex- pected to increase as a result of normal economie growth. Income taxes account for 35% of the total budget revenues, export taxes for 13%, import duties for 12%, taxes on industrial production-for 12%, taxes on cor- poration for 10%, and other taxes and sources of revenue for 18%. Of total budget expenditures, 54 p- cent is allocated to economic development —12% more than in 1957— largely for investment in communications and _ transporta- tion, agricultural development, and cattle raising; 26% is assigned to jcultural and social services; 12% to defense; and 8% to general ad- ministration, x k * Subscribe to the Americas Daily wanted General Ydigoras than| either Colonel Cruz Salazar or the} Left-Wing candidate of the Revo- lutionary party, Mario Mendez CHILE — (Continued) — An- other interesting place in the Pro-| vince of Llanquihue is Puerto Oc- | tay, one of the most important Montenegro. in the region. It has an active and substantial commerce, since it is the center of an important agri- cultural zone. Puerto Octay re- minds the visitors of the Swiss | villages, because of all the roofs| uniformly painted in red. From | Puerto Octay it is easy to visit Cen- tinela Peninsula, about five miles from the city, which has beautiful parks and natural gardens. Also worthy of a visit are Playa Maitén, about 4 miles from the city; Lake Rupanko, about 30 miles, and La Ensenada, about 25 miles away. La Ensenada, located on the shore of Lake Llanquihue, is the point where the international roads which start at Puerto Varas and Osorno join, to end in the Argentina town of San Carlos de Bariloche. On the road from La Ensenada to Puerto Varas, near the shores of Lake Llanquihue, there is a spot where the waters have formed a small lake, called La Poza, of crystal-clear and calm waters, which is visited by thou- sands of tourists. The entrance to La Poza is by a narrow canal, which is so completely covered by thick vegetation that, in some places, the light of the sun cannot get through. In the middle of the lagoon there are two charming is- lands, Loreley and Virgen, which | make the landscape even more beautiful. Another important city in Llan- | quihue Province is Puerto Varas, | founded in 1853, also about the | time of the arrival of the first | German colonists. It was named in homage to the illustrious states- man Antonio Varas. As a very im- portant tourist center, Puerto Va- ras has achieved considerable pro- gress. A modern hotel, built by top of a beautiful hill, and it has a magnificent view of Osorno and Calbuco volcanos, as well as Llan- quihue Lake. About 12 miles north of Puerto Varas is Frutillar, small, picturesque town located on the a very popular vacation resort. One of the most interesting ex- cursions from Puerto. Varas is, without doubt, to Calbuco volcano, which ‘stands about 6.500 feet above sea level. The first slopes, before starting to climb, are about 24 miles from Puerto Varas. Cal- buco presents a very interesting aspect, because its slopes are all covered with green vegetation, ex- cept the top section, which is of naked rock coyered with snow and cinders. It is an active volca- no, and its last eruption took place in 1928, Petrohue is the starting point of small steamships which cross Todos los Santos Lake, which, with its surrounding territory, is con- sidered one of the most beautiful spots in Chile and in the whole world. Thedore Roosevelt called of its clear, green waters, which reflect the exuberant vegetation surrounding it. During the cross- ing, the landscape is of great beau- ty, with magnificent view of high mountains and imposing volcanos, among them Osorno, which forms an almost perfect cone and stands over 8,000 feet above sea level; La Picada, famous for its ski_ runs; El Puntiagudo, a mountain in the shape of a horn; Techado, Bone- chemo, El Bonete, and El Trona- dor, the highest and most impos- ing mountain of the region. The boat trip ends in Peulla, in- teresting resort visited by thou- sands of Chileans and Argentines during the summer season. Spanish Version Page 3 the State Railways, is located on U western shore of Llanquihue Lake, | it “another one of the wonders of} Nature.” Todos los Santos Lakes is also called Emerald Lake, because | mably get some Cabinet posts and| the Colonel, who is only 37 years | old, has the best of chances for election to the Presidency at some} future date. “Tt is of supreme importance in Latin-American affairs to create a| climate of opinion in all countries in which the results of fair elec- tions are accepted by the people and by the losing candidates. Some day the stage must be reached in Latin America where it would be as unthinkable for the results of an election to be upset at it is in the United States, Canada or Wes- tern Europe. Men who act as Colonel Cruz Salazar has now act- ed are bringing that day nearer, and in so doing they are serving} the cause of democracy in the} whole hemisphere, as well as in their own countries. “It now remains for the dis- appointed followers of Colonel! Cruz Salazar to show the same sense of restraint and patriotism that he has shown. In the long run) Guatemala and the Guatemalan | people will be the gainers.” Directory of U. S. Pan An Societies Published by PAU | WASHINGTON, D. €. (PAU) — Indicative of growing inter Ame- rican friendship is the new direc- tory of Pan American Societies of | the United States, compiled by the Pan American Union. The directory lists over 300 or- ganizations having active interest in the other 20 American Repub- | . Clubs in every Stae of the on are represented. Included are adult study .groups, business jand trade associations proffes- | sional and academic socieites, in- | stitutes for higher studies, travel | and language clubs, civie groups | and fraternal organizations. li HEMISPHERIC EVENTS MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 19 ! his Patriotic Attitude f the Castillo Armas regime Con-| gj 58 HONEST ELECTIONS—“Nobody in Costa Rica thinks of the pos- sibility that the next President of the Republic, to be elected next Sunday, will not be the one chosen: by the people,” declared to THE AMERICAS DAILY Dr. Otilio Ulate, owner of “Diario de Costa Rica”, ex-Presidente of the Republic and President of the 2 | opposition National Echandi”. without any pressure from the of the country have absolute confidence in the honorability of the Court members”, said Ulate, who is candidate for deputy in Sunday’s | elections. He left Miami, returni Union Party, Ulate pointed out there have beén no disorders during the campaign, and the Electoral Court is discharging its duties supporting candidate Mario Executive. “All political leaders ing to his country, yesterday. Ecuadorean exPresident Condemns Cuban, Nicaraguan Dictatorships Pérez Jiménez Downfall Proves Dictators Are Losing Ground, MANIZALES, Colombia (SICO) — Ecuadorean Ex Presi- dent, Galo Plaza ,who visited the city recently on the occasion of the International Fair held here, made the following statements on the recent succesful re- volt in Venezuela, during a press conference, “The overthrow of Venezuelan President General Marcos Pérez Jiménez constituted the best news item of the year and it came as a confirmation of what we already knew: that dictatorships in Latin America keep on losing ground. “It is achain of dictatorships that crumbles; may this crumbling not stop in Venezuela and I am confident it won’t. It is just to recognize in all such cases the patriotic attitude of the armies that, as in all dictatorships, in Ve- nezuela too received adulation and preferential treatment because, as everybody knows, dictatorships must rest on bayonet blades. Start- ing with Argentina, and proceed- ing with Colombia and Venezuela, the army has always renounced personal interests on behalf of the interests of the nation. For obvious reasons, in all cases the army has seen the necessity of assuming the reins of power, but always in a temporary manner, in an endeavor to procure the restitution to the people of the right to freely elect Galo Plaza Declares inevitable confusion and incidents | accompanying all drastic changes of the reins of power.” —“On the Colombian situation, Galo Plaza said: “Regarding the present Colombian situation, it must be recognized that it con- stitutes a unique step in the fight for democracy in America, if it is remembered that two old political parties traditionally opposed waiv- ed all hostilities in a sincere ef- fort to achieve the unity of the Colombian people. Truthfully, an extraordinary experiment that will undoubtedly find many obstacles in its implementation. The initial agreement will possibly be subject to various changes in order to fit it to the realities imposed by the circumstances, But I am confident that, no matter what the Colomb- ian people will finally land an era of political peace, forever free of unhealthy extremism.” —“To conclude, Galo Plaza com- mented on other political topics regarding the fate of American dictatorships still existing, special- ly referring to the Somoza regime, which he believes is bound to dis-| . appear very soon, and also the Ba- dista dictatorship which he con- siders more firmly grounded than any of the others due to the eco- nomic situation prevalent in Cu- ba. On this last aspect he asked not to: be quoted, as he did not want THE AMERICAS DAILY Venezuelan Will not Change any of National Oil Policies CARACAS, Jan. 30. —(UP).— The Provisional Government. of Venezuela will maintain its pre- sent oil policies, which will not be affected by the change in re- gimen, declared today the Presi- dent of the Government Junta, Rear Admiral Wolfgang Larraza- bal, in an exelusive interview with the United Press, The head of the Government said that this guarantee covers both foreign and national capital investors, not only those already in the country, but also “those who come to expand existing ones or to establish new ones”. Larrazébal made the statements while the Provisional Government continues with its task of normal- izing Venezuelan institutions. As the main step to achieve that objective, which is considered as preparing the group to conyoke later to elections of a Constituent Assembly and then authorities chosen by the people, the Junta issued a decree disolving the Con- |gress formed by the ousted re- gime of General Marcos Pérez Ji- ménez, after the “plebiscite” of December 15. The decree says that “the de- mocratic doctrine and the feel- and the final objectives of the Armed Forces to constitute a Pro- visional Government, are incom- patible with the existence and operation of legislative bodies resulting from simulated acts, ings of the Venezuelan. Nation,! ; Member Inter American Press Association e For Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity NUMBER 176 Government stitute legitimate in the Republic”. Rear Admiral Larrazdbal, talk- ing to the U. P. correspondent, said the oil policies being follow- ed in Venezuela, which will be maintained, encourage foreign ca- pital investments through the equal distribution of the profits between the companies and the Government, which has made this country the largest oil production country in the world after the | United . States. | Larrazébal explained that the Provisional Government will fol low these policies, which “are not the invention of any Government |and because they serve best thr high interests of the country”. The. Provisional President had already stressed the Governments support to private enterprise, be- jcause of the belief that in Vene- zuela private initiative is capable of doing what is needed for the country, and because “we believe that the Government should never interfere to compete with private companies, only to encourage pri- vate initiative, in orther to streng- then diversification of national economy, without harm to national interdependence”. Larrazdbal said that the Govern- ment Junta will do everything pos- sible to avoid labor conflicts and to prevent that “the process of orientation toward a regime of permanent freedoms, is hamper- ed” by such conflicts which weaken representation with which they pretended to sub- national economy. WASHINGTON. —(UP).— Rep. Clair Engle (D-Calif.) has called for a sweeping inquiry into Puerto Rico’s Commonwealth status and the Island’s relationship to the United States. Engle, Chairman of the House Interior Committee, told the Unit- ed Press he intends to ask a sub- committee for a “careful objective review” of Puerto Rico’s develop- ment over the past five years. The California democrat indicat- ed he was particularly concerned over what he termed the growth of certain “anti-American attitu- des” in Puerto Rico. Engle said he will shortly dis- U. S. Congressman Calls For Inquiry on Puerto Rico Commonwealth Status the House Territories Subcommit- tee, whose chairman is Rep. Leo W. O’Brien (D-N.Y.). If the sub- committee is unable to schedule hearings, Engle said, he will apoint a special subcommittee for the job.> “Tt seems we have to back off anc take a look at the whole picture”, he said. He indicated that the inquiry will also touch on territorial policies in the Vir- gin Islands. Engle said he believed Puerto Rieo has made economi€ progress under its Commonwealth status. But, he added, “i’m not sure just what future there is for the Virgin cuss handing over the inquiry to Islands or Puerto Rico”, Chile to Consider of this Continent are gathering here for a ten-day meeting, in which they will study the best way to go about the. creation of the often-metioned Latin Ameri- can common market. The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA), has summoned seven ex- perts who, beginning Saturday, will analyze the formulas that must be applied to bring into practice the idea, which has won their governors, thus avoiding the to appear as a “prophet.” general approval of the Latin Ame- Latin American News in Brie Monetary Fund Experts Leave for Argentina WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (UP) Two experts of the International | Monetary Fund have left for Bue- nos Aires to counsel the Argentine Central Bank in streamlining its monetary statistics, it was disclos- | ed today. | They are Harry M. Knight and Leonello Boccia who will spend two weeks advising the Argentine Financial authorities in the appli- cation of the new banking law. Their departure was announced by Dr. Rodolfo Corminas Segura, an Executive Director of the Fund who represents Argentina, Uru- guay, Paraguay and Chile. He said this will be the second Fund mission to visit Argentina in three months on the question of monetary statistics. “I think it is very important,” he added, “that the members of the monetary fund have at their disposal first-rate technicians who can advise with complete objectiv- ity and with a wealth of experience they have gained tries.” ye The fund mission was requested by José L, Masaferre, General Ma- nager of the Argentine Central Bank. Masaferre said that the visit of the two officials last November had been so “useful and effective” that the Bank’s authorities had decided to extend a new invita- tion to them, Brazil: Getting Trade. Offers from Czech Gvt. RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 30. — (UP), — The Commercial Attaché of the Czechoslovakian Legation, Viastimil Jansa, confirmed that commercial firms of his country have offered to sel to Brazil eight to ten million dollars worth of machinery, in a special transaction which would give this country from three to six years to pay. Jansa added that he expects arrival of a mission from his coun- try in June, to negotiate a new in other coun- tween Brazil and Czechoslovakia. The 1950 pact expired already. According to Jansa, the machi- nery offered will include electric power installations, slaughter house and cement plants equip- ment. The offer is said to be under study of local officials. Trade between Czechoslovakia and Brazil is now three times that of 1953, Jansa said, pointing out that in 1957 trade exceeded 45 million dollars. The mission com- ing to this country, he added, will propose an. increase in the pur- chases of cotton, cacao, coffee, hides and, iron ore from Brazil, and sales to this country of Cze- choslovakian machinery. Jansa denied being in contact |with Torgbrass, Soviet commercial agency in this country. He said he knows of Torgbrass activities only through what has been pu- blished in the newspapers. VENEZUELAN MEETING CANCELLED BY GRAHAM SAN JUAN,-P. R. (UP)— A spokesman for Billy Graham said today the evangelist’s scheduled revival meetings in Venezuela have Graham wound up a five-day re- vival series in predominantly-Ca- tholic Puerto Rico Monday night with a sermon to about 35,000 per- sons in San Juan’s Sixto Escobar Stadium. He said he might revist San Juan in 1960. The evangelist stopped by Puer- to Rico’s “White House” Monday for a five-minute chat with Gov. Luis Mufoz Marin, The two men did not discuss religion. “ After his meeting with Mufioz, Graham said he considers Latin America a fertile field for the ex- pansion of Protestantism. He said the faith is growing more rapidly in the countries south of the bord- er than in any other part of the western hemisphere, He credited “protestantism’s emphasis on evangelism” for its Latin American grouwth. RUIZ CORTINES VISITS MEDICAL CENTER WORK MEXICO CITY (UP) — Presi- dent Adolfo Ruiz Cortines inspect- ed construction progress on the Federal District's Medical Center, first installation of a projected network of national hospitals fin- anced by the national lottery. President Ruiz-Cortines was ac- Outstanding Economists Meeting in Regional Market SANTIAGO, Chile, Jan. 30. — rican countries: formation of a re- (UP). — Outstanding economists| gional market. The experts —who will meet in private— will draft a report, which through ECLA will be refer- red to the American Governments. At ECLA there is a belief that it is possible that at this meeting they will have no time to complete their mission, and may have to meet again during the year. Formation of this group was ordered by the ECLA’S Trade Committee and ratified in the last conference of the U.N. agency in La Paz. Participating in the discussions are José Garrido Torres, President of National Economic Council of Brazil; Galo Plaza, ex President of Ecuador; Rodrigo Gémez, Direc: tor of the Bank of México; Flabian Lavine, Manager of Huachipato Steel Mills, Chile, as well as pro- fessor in the University of Chile; Estaquio Méndez Delfino, Presi- dent of the Argentine Trade Mort of Buenos Aires, and Juan Pardo until recently Minister of Econo- ECLA’s request and do not, neces- sarily represent their governments opinions. One of the basic tasks of the commission will be to decide the characteristics of the regional market and its scope, taking into consideration, in particular, the degree of industrialization of the natiohs of the continent. Although they are primarily eco- nomic experts, there is not doubt that they will have to think, when the, submit their report, about political, social, juridical and fi- nancial implications, and not only the economic aspects of the idea submitted to their consideration. cretary of Health and Welfare, and Raul Salinas, Director of the Nation al Investment Commission. The 2,115 bed Medical Center is slated for completion in October. To keep pace with expanding popu- lation needs, a special fund from national lottery proceeds, adminis- terest the Department of Health and Welfare, has been established for the construction of a national hospital system. The system will been cancelled “because of the trade and payments agreement be- political situation there.” companied on inspection tour by Dr. Ignacio, Morones Prieto, Se- include state and regional hospitals and rural sanatoriums, )