Diario las Américas Newspaper, February 4, 1958, Page 12

Fiter - Americ~n News for English - Speaking people TSS en: 5th YEAR @ A SAN ROMAN President FRANCISCO AGUIRRE Vice President and Publisher Antonio Ruiz Managine Rditor a es 8. SMITH Vice President HORACIO AGUIRRE Vice President Editor and Manager Eliseo Riera-Gomez Advt. & Cire Mer. A LL eA SSS | Published daily except Monday — Entered as second class matter at the Post Office of Miami Springs Fla. op February 8. 1950, _ EDITORIAL OSTA Although at this writing we do not have as yet complete official results of last Sunday’s elections in Costa Rica, there is enough reason to consider them as a triumph for democracy, both because of the clean electoral process in which they were held, and the order which prevailed dur- ing the voting. As it is well known, a committee of observers recom- mended by the United Nations Organization, at the request of the Costa Rican Government, supervised the elections, and the opposition party—which appears to have won— always admitted that the Government was impartial in everything related to the electoral campaign. If, as expected the result is to faithfully reflect the will of the Costa Rican people, and President Figueres’ succesor is the citizen favored by the majority of his fellow citizens, this will represent an encouraging example of political maturity not only for Costa Rica, where it is a common and natural occurrence, but for some others of the Latin American countries, where return to, de- mocracy and republican presidential succession are ur: gently needed. No matter who wins in the Costa Rican elections, the fact that they were held with the order and sobriety corresponding to a freedom loving people, can be scored as a victory for the people. When the electoral process is democratic, it is not neccesary that the opposition candidate wins in order not to question the honesty of the elections. And the only one with the right to say if there was fraud or not are not the interested parties themselves, but the people, whose only interest should be that their will be respected. And in Costa Rica, so far, nobody has expressed doubt about the honesty of the Eelectoral Tribunal and the impar- tiality of the Government. For the political prestige of Central America —which has been partly hurt— the events in Costa Rica are highly significant, in particular if the Guatemalan problem is solved once and for all in the civilized and democratic manner indicated in the pact signed by Ydigoras Fuentes and Cruz Salazar. To this must be added the great victory of the Honduran people. which resulted in the inaugu- ration of Dr. Ramén Villeda Morales as President. In El Salvador there is no reason to doubt that democracy is ‘ fuctioning there, which no doubt, will be demonstrated when the moment comes to choose a new President at the polls, nik Latin American Firance “Ok O® and Trade News Reports BRAZIL TO PURCHASE ELECTRIC CRANES WASHINGTON — Companhia Nacional de Navegacao Costeira, | a Government-owned coastal ship- ping line, has requested bids for the supply of three electric cranes, completely equipped, having the following specifications: On portal type, for hoisting 20 tons in a 30- meter radius and 30 tons in a 20- ' meter radius, height 25 meters, gage 6.20 meters; one for hoisting 5-10 tons in a radius of 30 meters, height 25 meters, gage 5 meters; and one for hoisting 5 tons in a radius of 20 meters, height 25 Meters, gage 5 meters. The electric current available at the site where the cranes are _ to be used is now 220 volts, direct | current, but will be converted later to 220-380 volts, 60 cycles, _ alternating current. Prices are re- quested for cranes using both di- rect and alternating current. Bids must be submitted through authorized agents in Brazil on or before March 13, 1958, at the fol- Jowing address: Divisao de Com- ras, Avenida Rodrigues Alves » Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. MEXICO’S COTTON PRODUCTION UP WASHINGTON —Mexico’s cot- fon production during 1957-58 is surrently estimated at 2,014,000 bales (500 pounds gross), up 13 per cent from the 1956-57 crop of 1,790,000, and the second highest crop on record, according to the Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Production in 1955-56 was 2,250, 000 bales. Cotton acreage for 1957- 58 is estimated at 2,250,000 acres, up 7 per cent from the 1956-57 area of 2,096,000 acres. SUPERIOR OIL OF VENEZUELA MAKES FIRST U.S. SALE WASHINGTON —The Superior Oil Company of California recent- ly announced its: first sale of cruce oil to a United States com- pany. W.H. Mengden, Vice Presid- ent of Superior Oil, said in Hous- ton, Texas, that the sale had been made to the Delta Refining Com- pany of Memphis, Tenn., and’ that the price received was “compara- { ble to the U.S. domestic prices”. ee ah ns RAEN CRN I CL BE RT TESTES Superior Oil has completed some prolific producing wells on a concession in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, in the last few months. The production from these wells has been sold in other markets of the world, but this is the first sale in the United States. CANADIAN FISHING FIRM INVESTS IN PERU WASHINGTO — British Co- lumbia Packers Ltd., one of the largest fishing concerns on the west coast of Canada, has an- nounced the purchase of a subs- tantial interest in Empresa Pes- quera Pert, S.A, With the new capital, the Peru- vian company will acquire two 10- ton-per-hour fishmeal plants to supplement its existing canning and fishmeal operations. In recent months, the Peruvian fishing industry has been steadyly shifting from canning to fishmeal production, due to the inability of Pert to dispose of its canned fish in the British market as a result of competition from Japan. Of Pert’s 1956 total exports of 13,920 metric tons of canned tuna and bonito, 43 per cent or 5,963 tons, was sold to Great Britain. Trade sources estimate that over 50 per cent of the British market has been lost because of Japanese competition. Loss of this export market is further reflected in the fact that only 5 out of 40 canneries were operating in Pert last month, al- though these 5 companies repre- sent 85 per cent of the industry’s capacity. KELLOGG AWARDED ARGENTINE CONTRACT WASHINGTON — The Argen- tine Government has approved a contract with the M. W. Kellogg Company of New York and Jer- sey City, for a $24,000,000 expan- sion of an-oil refinery at Lujan, Province of Mendoza. An executive decree authorized the Argertine Government Oil Fields, Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales (YPF) to sign the con- tract with the .S. firm, It also authorized the Minister of Finance to appropriate tlie necessary funds to cover cost of the project. Completion of the project is ex- pected to take from five to six years. q DY " \y 5 For a better understanding between the Americas MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1958 Economic Slowdown in NEW YORK, Feb. 3 —(UP)— The Wall Street Journal in a sur- vey of Cuba says, the Castro re- volt, foul weather, the U.S. reces- sion and the tourist slump have caused a slowdown. The number of Havana’s first class hotel rooms has now risen from 890 to 2,360, the survey says. The total new hotel construction is estimated at $40 million. However, because of bad weath- er and the business recession in the U.S., the new Havana Riviera is only 70 percent full. Another new hotel, the Capri which cost six million dollars and has 19 stories has been running at 60 to 65 percent capacity. The Hotel Nacional is 60 per- cent filled against 82 percent of last year. Two floors have been closed. However the article points out that many U.S. companies are ex- panding their Cuban operations These include Reynolds metals, Goodyear Tires, [.T. and T., the American and Foreign Power Co., The Texas Company, the Owens- Know thy Neighbor By ANTONIO RUIZ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Running across the country, east to west, are four almost parallel mountain ranges, covered with thick folliage. The largest to them is the “Cordillera Central,” divid- ing the Republic into almost equal parts and extending for a distance into neighboring Haiti. It is the} principal watershed and most of the country’s rivers flow from it. In ancient times some Indians liv- ed on its slopes. In this range is Pico Trujillo, which is 10,206 feea high, the highest peak in the West Indies. In the south are two other ranges, the tip of Samana Penin- sula. In the north is the “Cordillera,” the “Sierra Neiba” and the “Sie- rra de Bahoruco.” The former fol- lows a northwesterly line from the Bay of Neiba. The latter sierra, which can be seen from the sea, rises through the southern penin- sula’s center. It is famous as the scene of important Indian rebel- lions against Spain. Between the “Cordillera Central” and the “Cor- dillera Septentrional,” is the val- ley of the Cibao, the largest and most important of the Dominican Valleys. It is 140 miles long and from nine to twenty-eight miles | wide. The “Vega _ Real”! (Royal Plain), often called “The | Garden of the Antilles,” in the eastern part of the country, is the very fertile, heavily populated re- | gion cultivated from ancient times. Now the country’s chief source of | agricultural wealth, Its fields grow fruit, vegetables, and sugar cane, and its grassy savannas also offer excellent pasture. The southern coastal plain is located between the “Cordillera Central” and the southern coast; it is here that most | of the country’s principal cities are located. Sugar and other crops ap- | propiate to the climate are grown here. The eastern section of this | region, being humid, contains the | large forests and savannas. The | western part is ,drier. The principal rivers of the coun- try run down from the “Cordille- | ra Centtal,” the east-west divide. | On the north side, the “Yaque Nor- | te,” the country’s longest river, | payments winds its way westward for 250 miles through the Cibao Valley; while the “Yuna,” starting at a| near-by point, runs eastward through the same valley, to empty into Samana Bay. On the opposite side of the divide, the “Yaque del Sur” flows for about 125 miles before reaching Neiba Bay. .The “Ozama” and the Isabela,” which join it, flow into the Caribbean at Ciudad Trujillo. Both are navig- able for a short distance. The “Ma- coris,” also navigable for a short distance for small craft, is about sixty miles long and takes its name from the Province in which it is found. The Dominican rivers are more important for irrigation and as pos- sible sources for power than traf- | fic lanes. The Dominican Republic has a coastline of about 940 miles long, with eight ports. Its coast is dotted with many small islands, among which is the historical “Va- vona”, off the coutheast point. It is believed that Columbus named it for his father’s residence “Savona.” There are numerous bays, the most important of which are “Bahia Es- cocesa,” “Bahia de Samana”, Ba- hia de Yuna”, Bahia de Oca,” and Bahia de Neiba.” Spanish Version Page 3 Cuba Reported by the Journal of Commerce Illinois Glass Company and the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. Returning again to the hotel subject, the Wall Street Journal says that the Havana Hilton which will open in March si the most spectacular. Its 30 stories have 630 rooms. This is being financed by a Cuban labor union, the “Gastroné- micos”, which put up $9 million and borrowed $13 million from the Government to complete the financing. On the gambling in the hotel ca- sinos the article says it has made a “splashy if not oversuccessful start”. THe gambling rooms are described as the equal of those at Las Vegas, Nevada, but returns so far have not been up.to expecta- tions. SAROTAGE HINTED IN TRAIN WRECK CAMAGUEY, Feb. 3 A passanger and feright its way from Oriente village of Ignacién, near this city, when it found the switches opened Together with the locomotive, twelve cars were derailed. It is be- | lieved that the accident was due to sabotage. The passengers were brought by bus to Camaguey, since the line was completely obstructed. A military train from Havana, carrying modern equipment such as tanks, and armored trucks, was delayed in this city, IKE CONGRATULATED BY GEN BATISTA HAVANA (UP) — President’ Fulgencio Batista has sent a tele- gram of congratulations to Presi- dent Eisenhower, for the success achieved in the launching of the “Explorer”. The telegram also expressed wishes for the great friendly Na- tion to continue through the path of progress, for the achievement of stability and long peace, Popular Bank of Colombia Considers Reorganization After Serious Crisis BOGOTA, Feb 3 —(UP)— Gil- berto Arango Londofio, Manager of Banco Popular, announced con- fidence in the Bank was totally re-established after getting 92 and a half million pesos from National Government. He ‘said that two days after this was done condi- tions in all deparments of the Bank, in this country and abroad especially in Ecuador, are normal and that deposits are increasing in some branches. Arango expressed that normali- ty is up as shown by influx of de- | Posits of current accounts and for of pending accounts with the Bank. He adds he feels optimistic in regard to the imme- diate future of the Institution. Meanwhile, the Directors of the Bank began to think about its re- organization, which was ordered by the National Government after depositing 92 and a half million pesos to guarantee the term of de- posits and savings of its depositors The Government disposed that the Banco Popular must exclusive- ly dedicate its activities in the fu- HEMISPHERIC EVENTS Province, | was derailed upon arrival in the ; sembled his cabinet at 7 A. M. in ) his summer residence in Petropo- Brazil Now in “a Period of | Tranquility”, Kubitschek Says RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 3 (UP) President Juscelino Kubitschek | told his cabinet Brazil has enter- jed a period of “unprecedented tranquility” in which the violence of the past has become “merely an unpleasant memory of forces which threatened to turn the peo- ples despair into a blood bath.” In a review o¢ his first two years in office, Kubitschek said “I can |say without boasting that I have dedicated myself unswervingly to peace within the Brazilian family.” He said that political struggles are | natural. | “There can be no democracy without politica: struggle, without can clash of ideas and interests, But the struggle is now contained within the just limits of coexist- ence of all forces within the coun- try,” the President declared. He said consolidation of Brazilian de- mocracy was due primarily to the peoples desire for peace and the “priceless collaboration of the arm- ed forces,” He declared that one of the main | causes of disorder in the past was interference of government auth-| | orities in local election campaigns and promised that during the com- ing congressional voting he would keep hands off. “Tt is not the function of Govern- ;ment to intervene in elections or favor one party against another,” he said, After reviewing the ac- |complishments of his administra- j tion, Kubistchek said: “much re- mains to be corrected or revised but the essentials are being inex- orably carried forward. Our fro- gram will change the face of Bra- zil.” Kubitschek said “and you may | be assured that within a short time | Brazil will cease to be a land of the jfuture and become a land of the | Present” the President who as- |lis apologized for the early time |but added “we cannot enter through the doors of tomorrow sleeping.” ture to attend to the credit of la- borers, employees and small pusi- ness and industrialists. Complying with this order the Directors are studying a readjustment of the Institution, one of them declared, The Directors of the Bank pub- lished. ads in the newspapers of the nation thanking their deposit- ors “for the unlimited confidence | bestowed upon them in their dif- ficult emergency which is over”, Rumors were heard in financial circles ‘that the difficult situation of Banco Popular would force them to take some measures. Fin- ance Minister, Jesis Maria Maru- landa initiated the revision of its situation according to the balance of last December, and submitted |a report to the Military Junta and to the Council of Ministers. The Government elected the ex- treme way to refinance the Bank alloting 7 per cent of the Nation present budget, excepting the al- location for education, impossing upon the Directors the obligation ASDAILY + Member Inter American Press Association P) For Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity NUMBER 179 Constitutional Guarantees Suspended in Peru; Army REHABILITATION OF RAILROADS IS MAIN CONCERN OF MEXICO AGUASCALIENTES, México.— (UP), — The expansion of Mé- xico’s railroad and highway net- works will be one of the main| concerns of Adolfo Lépez Mateos | if he is elected President next | July, the candidate of the Tuling | Institutional Revolutionary Party | told a political rally in’ Aguasca- lientes. The former Labor Minister, now in the third tour of this nation- wide campaign, was greeted here by a huge crowd at the railway station. Later at the main plaza Lépez Mateos told his listeners that the rehabilitation program for the Na- tional Railways of México will be completed during the coming Ad- ministration and that he will do everything possible to see that a “national network is integrated to satisfy the needs of a country progressing spiritually economical- ly and socially”. In previous. tours Lépez Mateos has visited Southern México and the states of Guerrero and Mo-! Telos. He intends to visit everyi state and territory of the country before election time. After his speech yesterday, the Government candidate who is ex- pected to win hands down in the elections secheduled for July 6 against opposition candidate Luis H. Alvarez of the national action party, attended a luncheon given by civic organizations of Aguas- calientes, He also visited the town of Cal- villo and presided. over a meeting of the Economie Social and Plan- ning Council. Lopez Mateos had urged the creation of such councils in each} of the states he has visited for the purpose of obtaining specific advi- ce and information on the needs of the various areas of the country. PERU’S LIVING COST CONTINUES TO RISE LIMA. —(UP).— According to data of the National Bureau of Statistics, the cost of living in Lima rose 6.87% in 1957, above that of 1956, Foodstuffs contributed the most Part to the increase, with 8.3% Rents rose 2.9%; clothing 4.2%; and varied expenses 4.9%. It is estimated that a working family of the middle class of that of a laborer spends around 55% of their income on food. Living costs have been increas- ed mainly due to the increased cost of some imported construction materials. The clothing increase is attribut- ed, for the most part, to the re- establishment of strong protectio- nistie custom tariffs. Among varied expenses, the most important increases have been in medicine, national as well as that from abroad, travel and of.a total reorganization. AREQUIPA, Feb. 3 —(UP)— Ar. my soldiers. stormed this morning the barracks iv which policemen of the Civil Guard had entrenched themselves, vfter declaring a | strike last Saturday, in support of their demand of salary increases. This movemtnt was supported later by the Civil Guard in Cuzco and Trujillo, and for that reason the Government last night dcreed suspension’ of constitutional gua- rantees in the country for 30 days, considering that these movements constitute “acts of insubordina- tion affecting public order which are an. attempt against the state of rights enjoyed by the country”. The Arequipa strikers offered no resistance, kut about two hun- dred of them sought refuge in the Church of Santo Domingo, The politica: counselor of the Arequipa strikers was arrested. A chief of the Civil Guard in Lima said the movement in the 3 southern cities could not be con- sidered as a sirike, which cannot be accepted in any ‘police force, but a mutiny. The General Command of the Civil Guard has exhorted the strik- ing guards to change their atti- tude, and the Government reor- ganized the Arequipa Command since the beginning of the strike. INCREASE DECREED ON IMPORT DUTIES LIMA, Feb. 3 —(UP)— The Fi- nance Minister sent to the Senate Seizes Civil Guard Hats. CIVIL GUARD STRIKE IN 3 CITIES CALLED “MUTINY” BY GOVERNMENT two projects, signed by the Presi- dent of the Republic, increasing import duties on merchandise, One of the projects adds to the tariff duties fifty per cent for the needed merchandise but not indis- pensable, and one hundred per- cent for the rest of the merchan- dise, except foodstuffs, medicines, articles indispensable for educa- tional purposes and those free of dutits The other project extends for two years the effects of the the article of the 1aw that raises the tax of the textile industry twenty per cent of the original value of the installations and equipments, It also authorizes the Executive te establish an ad valorem tax up to | fifty per cent vr the price F.0.B. of various items on textiles goods, imported and establishes a duty of twelve soles for each kilo of the artificial textile fibres and wastes of those ‘ibres Both plans show that the great- est: income obtained with the pro- jected increase in specific impor- | tation duties, will be applied to cover the deficits of the budgets of 1956 and 1957. Later on, a deposit will be made in the Reserve Bank. to establish a special fund uf monetary estabi- lization. Both projects after having been discussed, were turned over to the Finance Committees for their ap proval. SAN JOSE, Costa Rica —(UP) — Conservative Mario Echandi, state policies of President José Fi- gueres, took a strong lead today in mounting returns from Sun- day’s presidential elections. Incomplete official returns gave Echandi 34,308 votes to 28,158 for government candidate- Francisco Orlich and 7.027 for Jorge Rossi, an independent, The returns rep- resented about 20 per cent of the total vote. Teen-aged supporters of Echan- di tangled traffic with an election eering demonstration in down- town San José Sunday, but no serious violence marred the elec- tion, i The Government, evidently, did who would reverse the welfare} Echandi- Leading in Costa Rica elections. Three neutral observers recommended by the United Na- tions, started working early, ob- serving voting procedures. Voting took place in 1,948 granted to them in 1953. voting place had to mark his left eluding 247 in the capital, which were mostly in the schools, Each voter haa to leave a print of his or her right thumb in the ballot, and before leaving the voting place had to mark his Itft- hand foretinger with violet indeli- ble ink. fnere were about the same number of men and women voters The great number of women wag an indication that they were exer. cising with enthusiasm the right everything possible to insure clean granted to them in 1953, WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 —(UP) — Chilean Ambassador, Mariano Puga, has suggested to the United States to keep busy in the solu- tion of the economic needs of the Western Hemisphere instead of competing in the conquest of space with the Soviets. Puga declared that the real dan- ger of United States consists in the commercial and ideological of- fensive the Soviets have started in Latin America and in other under- developed regions of the world. “I am firmly econvinced— he movie prices, as well as other} amusement events. said — that instead of concentrat. ing their attention in competing Latin American News in Brief MEXICAN STUDENTS END THEIR STRIKE — Querétaro University students — Queretaro University students returned to classes after a week- long strike when it was announced the State Governor had acceded to their demands that Dr. Fernan- do Diaz Ramirez be retained as President of the Institution. Last week Gov Juan C. Gorraez named Dr. José Alcocer Pozo to the post, but Pozo resigned and Gorraez reappointed Diaz Ramirez, Gorraez summoned the _ strike committee to the Governor’s man- sion, announced the appointment, and student leaders agreed to re- sume classes. SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IN MEXICO INCREASES MEXICO CITY — )UP) — A total of 1,340 primary schools serv- ed by 17,590 teachers and attend- ed by 730,000 pupils will start op- erations when the new school year opens Feb. 6, Education Minister Jose Angel Ceniceros said today. This is an increase of 26 schools and more than 1,000 teachers over the figures for last year, when the [unit of pupils was about 675, Education officials said all chil dren will be taken care of and cal- led on parents not to stand in long lines to» register their chil- dren as “there will be room for everybody”, In past years, many parents stood in lines for many hours be- fore registration time for fear of not finding room for their chil- dren. Registration will start JAN. 31 and end Feb, 3 An estimated 50,000 children were unable to attend. schools last year for lack of facilities, but edu- cation officials said today that the construction of new schools by the Federal District Government, the inereased budget for education, the aid given by labor: unions in donating rooms for schools pur- poses and the help of private in- itiative have solved the problem of lack of facilities this year. P.R. TREASURY SECRETARY APPOINTED BANK OFFICIAL WASHINGTON — The Govern- ment Development Ban of Puer- Rico has announced the election of José Ramén Noguera as Chair- man. Mr. Noguera was appointed Secretary of the Treasury on Jan, 1 by Gov. Mufoz Marn, succeed- ing Dr. Rafael Pico who on that’ date became president of the Gov- ernment Development Bank. Mr. Noguera had . previously been Director of the Bureau of the Budget in Puerto Rico. WESTINGHOUSE GETS VENEZUELAN ORDER WASHINGTON — Westinghouse Electric International Company an- \ nounced in New York it has re- ceived an order for $3 million of equipment for three rolling mills in Venezuela’s first integrated steel plant, now being built near Puerto Ordaz, The $343 million Orinoco steel mill is now under construction by ! Innocenti S.G., of Milan, Italy. KOPPE TO REPRESENT “MOMENTO” OF CARACAS WASHINGTON — §S. S, Kopper and Company, vf New. York City, have been appointed exclusive ad- vertising representatives in the U. S. for the publication “Momento,” a national home magazine pub- aa and distributed in Venezue- a. Momento’s present circulation is 36,000 copies, but with the own- ers of tht Maracaibo magazine, “Panorama,” joining in its owner- More U. S. Attention to Hemisphere Economic Needs Suggested hy Envoy | with the Soviets for the space con- quest, attention must be paid in- tead to the most vital problems confronting many nations of the Western Hemisphere”. The ambas- sador made these statements to theUnited Prtss. Puga said that the launching of a satellite by the United States a few months after the Soviets shows a lack of competitive scientific sense. “We must know that it is useless trying «oc win a scientific race; the future welfare of man- kind is based only in the mutual cooperation and not in competi- tion”. “The real strength of the United States rests in the admirable standard of living achieved within liberty and democracy for its peo- ple This is not endangered by a technological show of the Soviets, realized through hardships and mis ery of millions ef people”. Puga said the United States must double its efforts for a bet- ter living of its southern neigh. bors. This could pe accomplished in- creasing the economic help under a bilateral basis through the Or- ganization of American States (0, AS.) He expressed hopes the United States will do with Latin America as it did with the four Arab coun- tries of the Bagdad Pact to which a promise of $10,000,000,00. was made, He said that amount offered by Secretary of Sates Dulles last week at Angora is ahout twice the an- nual budget of the OAS. He also expressed hopes the United States will take the initiative in the par- tial disarmament of Latin America with the same arguments used with the Near East Nations. _ ' Puga referred also to ¥ ship and management, “Momento” expects to soon have a circulation of 48,000, statement in Angora that “great military bases are not com with the economic welfare”.