Diario las Américas Newspaper, February 25, 1958, Page 10

Inter - American News for English - Speaking people Sth YEAR Se G@ A SAN ROMAN \. Ww. SMITH 8. SMITH President Vice President Fice President HORACIO AGUIRRE Vice President Editor and Manager Eliseo Riera-Gomez Advt & Cire Mer FRANCISCO AGUIRKE Vice Pre-'font and Pwhlisher Antonio tuiz Manazine Fditor Publisheo dully except Monday - Entered as second class matter uw the Post Office ot Wiamt Springs Fla op February § 1950 DITORIAL AS -BECH BY SEN. SMATHERS On February 17, 1958, George Smathers, the Senator from Florida, gave in the Senate a speech of historical importance whieh will establish an era in Inter-American relations. He talked about the position of the United State concerning the Latin American Republics. Senator Smathers lamented that, perhaps because of the proximity 0° neighbors, world and historical perpective are not given the.problems of a region that already has a population of 183 million, compared with 172 million of the United States — a population which, by the end of the century, will have reacted 500 million. The American Republics, just beginning to grow, have the greatest wealth in the world and, as in anv growing process, it is during adolescence that support and help are required. Even during this growing up period, a country like Vanezuela, for example. is her biggest customer in Latin America, and one of the leading in the world, followed by México, Brazil, and others. Latin America absorbs 33 per vent of the total U.S. exports; but, nevertheless, when it comes to aid, it seems there is scantiness because she is considéred safe. While millions are scattered in other parts of the world, and the Senator does not object but rather applauds » that aid, no steps are take for a guaranteed trade between the Americas, with price stabilization, with enough invest- ments, of private and public capital, with assurances that no restrictions or limitations will be set on the entry, of raw materials into the United States. He recalls that Latin American dependency on the U. S. market is enormous: Colombia, México and Cuba sell two-thirds of their total exports to this country; whereas Peru’s exports of lead and zine to the United States represent 31% of her total foreign sales. Vanezuela’s oil, much attacked for its im- portation into the United States and representing 90 per cent of total Venezuelan exports, is a product which in peacetime complements and, in times of emergency, his- tory has demonstrated, Venezuela is the only foreign source there is from which to obtain this fuel. Is the United States, the Senator asks, buying just to buy? No, because each dollar paid for raw materials and other goods from Latin America returns to the United States to purchase articles manufactured throughout the length and breadth of each and every one of the states of the Union. Senator Smathers, with the vision of a statesman, declares that “the solution of the economic problems of Latin America rests on more loans, a stable trade policy, and inducements to American private enterprise to invest in these countries on an increasingly larger seale”. And then, he adds, “Inter American economic problem have been explored to death in the last five years. But the (United States has yet to come up with a bold plan to make ithe Hemisphere a real stronghold of the free world. Al- though we do not have a plan, we reject virtually all pro- posals made by Latin America for effective cooperation in Inter-American affairs. I would agree that not all their proposals would be completely practical for us, but the point is — we are not coming up with any good alter- natives”. Heretofore, the most favorable step taken has been the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act, enacted in 1934 ‘and now a point of national policy; however, as we stated in a recent editorial, that Act has never been in as much ‘danger of perishing as it is now. It is not enough, al- though it is commendable by all means. Something per- manent is required — that will prevent the Latin Amer- icans from believing that, in economic affairs, they depend jon the anguish of the United States: In times of emer- gency, in times of uneasiness, to buy everything, to induce them to change crops, paying rewarding prices, to intensify production of certain raw materials for which there will be no market when peace comes. Such a policy only results in that, in some countries, defensive measures now being taken appear as hostile to American trade. What the Latin Americans require, in the words of Sen. Smathers, is “to be assured of stable, consistent trade policies with the United States so they can plan for the years ahead without fear that our doors will be opened wide one moment, then summarily closed next. A swing- ing door policy will do us no good in Latin America. We need long range, consistent, trade policies upon which we all can rely”, bcs 8 ee a aie Latin American Finance and Trade News Reports PPORTUNITY IN VENEZUELA OOD FOR U.S. INVESTORS —Its policy is to respect prop- rty. —Its money is stable. NEW YORK. (UP).—Represent- tives of some United States com- anies met to consider the poten- al for’ investments in Venezuela nee Admiral Wolfang Larrazé- al took office. The meeting was held in the Ca- adian Club, of Waldorf Astoria ‘otel by invitation of Joseph ankoos, Jr., member of the in- srnational company Tankoos & | o., of this City. “We all gathered here consider ‘eneziiela offers American inves- mrs one of the most promising elds, Tankoos said”. | “In any ‘manner, the change in| overnment has not changed vhat I have said”. Tankoos said that his company | edicated to counsel on real estate avcctr-ents, was established in venezuela 18 months ago. He said his experience in Ve- ela makes him reach these “These are the conditions sought by investors’. Among the guests were: Char- les Wardell, Jr., President of Delted Corp.; Henry Patton, of Kuin Loeb; Peter Kennedy, of Dominick & Dominick; Lord Ma- thers, of Smith, Barney & Co., Thomas W. Keesee, of Bessemer Secutities, and Herbert Walmsley, Secretary of Venezuela Chamber of Commerce. R. Stanley Simmons, Vice-Consul of Venezuela in New York, spoke about the conveniences offered to American investors by his country, and emphasized: “We have in Venezuela one of the most stable economies of the world, backed by the tremendous natural resources and the free de- termination of the Venezuelan people to work shoulder to shoul* \der with foreign wealth with the | purpose to attain a greater pros- perity for the good of all”. IT i Cuban Rebels Call U. P. in Havana to Announce Fight Reds af The Release of Fangio U. 5. A. Side, HAVANA, Feb. 24, (UP).—The| call from a person who claimed | to be a member of the “26 of July| Movement”, announcing that Ar-) gentine auto racer Juan Manuel Fangio was about to be released. Meanwhile, the Batista Govern- | men had ordered all poliee forces | available to increase the search |for the world’s auto race cham- pion, kidnapped last night Cuban rebels kidnaped Fangio at gunpoint Sunday night in al daring raid aimed at embarrassing) the government of President Ful-' gencio Batista. Fangio, five times world auto racing champion, was marched | out of a crowded lobby in a down- town hotel by two gunmen while his bodyguard and friends looked Know thy Neighhor By ANTONIO RUIZ PANAMA—Although the soil of Panama is very fertile and rain- fall and other climatic conditions | are very favorable to growing of a wide variety of tropical fruits and vegetables, only a fraction of | the rich interio: plains and val- leys 1s under cultivation. In nor-| mal times, this is due mainly to general lack of interest in farm- ing, as the population trend is to- ward the crowded coastal cities; but the shortage of farm labor was greatly aggiavated by the div- ersion of manpower for wartime | construction in the cities of Colén | and Panama, and commercial agri- | culture must compete with high-| paid city jobs. This is a serious | problem for a country largely de- pendent on imports for its more important commodities. The Governnent of the coun- try, has been giving special atten- tion to assistance to farmers. For | several years it has been develop- ing a far-reaching agricultural and industrial program intended to make the nation more self-suffi- cient. A National School of Agri- culture and an experiment pro- gram were established to introduce more up-to-date farming methods; and in an educational campaign, using the facilities of the press, radio, and the mails, even the most isolated communities re kept in- iformed of farm prices, new) methods, asistance available from | the Government and so on. Numer- ous stations have been established for distribution of selected seeds, fertilizers, baby chicks, ete, and cooperative farm -societes organiz- ed for use of farm equipment ac- quired on a cooperative basis. The Agricultural and Industrial Bank encourages agricultural produc- tion, granting credits to farmers and adopting measures for the control of production and imports. The chief products raised and consumed in Panama are rice, corn, yucca, sugarcane, plantains, beans, coffee, pork and poultry. The principal exports are bananas, aba- ca fiber, cacao, coconuts, and cat- tle hides. Rice is the staff of life in Panama, the per capita con- sumption being. about 100 pounds a year. Rice growing, with govern- ment assistance is a flourishing industry; special varieties of seeds have been introduced from abroad and protective tariffs set up, with prices estabilized The Government has establishei almost 100 rice- hulling mills .n different zones. Production is estimated in 115,- 000, 000 pounds a year. Corn, which formerly was rais- ed only to feed livestock, forged to the front in the nation’s agri- cultural production to meet war- time needs. There are six large sugar mills, which account for al- most all the sugar prodyction of the Republic, and since most of the sugarcane they grind is raised on large plantations they own, small farmers, practically all of whom produce some cane, can- not compete because of high labor costs. Their cane is used, there- fore, to make molasses and a crude form of brown sugar called “pa- nela.” Coffee is grown in the cooler regions, such as Boquete, El Vol- can, La Pintada and Santa Fe. Here again the cost of labor pre- vents the production of a crop larg- er than that required to satisfy the country’s needs. Panamanian coffee costs two or three times as much to produce, as comparable qualities from other Latin Ameri- can countries sell for in the New York market. Bananas have rank- ed first in export value, even dur- ing the war, when shipments were cut down by lack of shipping space. ; jare For a better understanding between the Americas MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1958 on helplessly. He was hustled into United Press received a telephone'a jeep which raced off into the| darkness. Fangio’s life was not believed in danger. had threatened to spoil $10,000 Grand Prix,— but was not believed prepared to go so far as to harm Fangio. Immediately after the kidnaping police set up. roadblocks at all the main intersections, and mounted special guards at all private and commercial guards at all private and commercial airports. Guards also were assigned to all other foreign drivers competing in the race. The kidnaping had all the marks of a carefully planned op- eration, Eyewitnesses said Fan- gio’s identification apparently was definitely established by a man who reeled into the lobby of the Lincoln Hotel shouting “Viva Fan- gio”. A few moments later, accord- ing to the witnesses, a man wear- ing a black leather jacket entered and walked directly up to Fangio, who was talking to four friends. The man pulled out a gun and said “Come with me”, A second as he walked out of the lobby. A few minutes later, news- papers and news agencies re- ceived telephone calls from. un- identified persons reporting the kidnaping. The caller said: “This is the 26th of July speaking. We kidnaped Juan Manuel Fangio at 8:55 p.m.”. NATURAL GAS PIPELINE COMPLETED IN MEXICO MEXICO CITY. (UP)—Antonio J. Bermudez, Director General of petroleum industry, announced that the natural gas pipeline from Rey- nosa to Monterrey has been com- pleted. The new line will carry 300 million cubie feet of gas per day into Monterrey. After compressors installed along the route, capacity will be increased to 500 million cubic feet per day, Bermi- dez said. fi Cuban ex-Presidente Carlos He- via, has brought to THE AMER- ICAS DAILY, requesting its re- production, an editorial published by the “Manchester Union Leader” of Manchester, New Hampshire, which under the title “Batista’s Allies”, says: BATISTA’S ‘ALLIES’ This newspaper has been given keen insight into some of the issues involved in the unrest in Cuba which we are delighted to share with our readers. This in- formation comes from a man who is very close to the situation, a man whose judgment is highly respected by all who know him. In a personal letter to this news- p.per this high-ranking person states: “There is a possibility that the Communists have attempted to in- filtrate Cuban organizations, avail- ing themselves of the opportunity offered by the bitterness created suffered under Batista during the past five years., However, in Cu- ban established organizations of any kind Communists are not welcome because Cubans intensely HEMISPHERIC EVENTS ENGLISH BOOKS DONATED TO MEXICAN UNIVERSITY MEXICO CITY. (UP). — The British Embassy has announced that it will present a number of English books to the University of Puebla and to the University of the Southeast in Mérida. The book donation will be made in conjunction with the first Gen- eral Assembly of University and Secondary School Librarians which opens in Puebla this week. INTER AMERICAN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ADVANCES WASHINGTON. —(UP).— The United States Bureau of Public Roads reviewed the progress of constructing the Inter American Highway at it published its an- nual report. The Bureau noted that 95 per cent of the higway passable Spanish Version Page 3: in all kinds of weather as the The rebel underground Cuba’s | gneatest sports event — today’s} armed man fell’ in behind Fangio | “Manchester Union Leader” Calls for Sympathy for Bafista’s Foes by the repression which they have| | Guatemala. Will Ydigoras. Says WILL BREAKFAST AT | WHITE HOUSE TODAY WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. (UP). The President elect of Guatemala- | General Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes, |met Vice-President Richard M. Ni- |¥on, on the first of his two days | visit here, and went through some |place of the Capitol. Ydigoras Fuentes was greeted last night by Secretary of State |John. Foster Dulles upon his ar- | rival to. Washington, and posed with Nixon for the photographers, having later an interview with him for fifteen minutes in his | Senate office. The President eleet will see | early tomorrow President Eisenho- | | wer in the White House, at break- |fast. Dr, Milton Eisenhower, bro- |ther to the’ President, will be pre- sent. Nixon was half an hour late for his interview with Ydigoras Fuen- tes, because he was unexpectedlly called by the President to the | White House this morning. When he reached the Senate, he told his visitor: “Only te Presi- |dent of the United States could | prevent me to be in time to meet the President elect of Guatemala”. TO FIGHT COMMUNISM On his arrival in Washington yesterday, the Guatemalan Presi- dent-elect said his country will | Join the United States “in the first line in the fight against com- munism”, and added that the | United States and his country |maintain “very good relations,” and that he felt very pleased about this opportunity given him to speak with President Eisenhower. Ydigoras Fuentes will take over | the Presidency of Guatemala on March 2. He was elected on Jan. 19, and is 62 years old. | dislike the totalitarian dictator- \ships established wherever the Communists are in control; and| further because Cubans do not like their system of working in fac- tions; and thirdly, because in old organizations there is always a man for every position who resents losing his position of authority or |influence. There is one exception to that, and that is in Batista’s parties, because they were newly formed and, with the consent of Batista, the Communists joined him in great numbers — up to | 100,000 of them —. and that is |why there has been and are pre- sently so many Communists in the Batista government, even as mem- bers of his Cabinet. # # # “Due to the avarice, rapacious- | ness, cruelty, murders, tortures and abuses encouraged and pro- mulgated by Batista’s regime dur- ing the past five years, there is a deep swell of resentment in Cu- ba against Batista. Thousands of} people have suffered, even girls and very young boys. For that) reason, to be able te lead Cuba} with a reasonable possibility of| Adenaver Cancels Visits This Year to Latin America BONN, Germany, Feb. 24. (UP) Official spokesmen announced to- day that Chancellor Konrad Ade- nauer has cancelled -his projected state visits this year to seven South American countries, because of the national and_ international situation. They added, however, that the Chancellor hopes to be able to take advantage of the jin- vitations next year. They also said the respective governments have been informed about the cancella- tion. The spokesmen added that pre- parations for an East West sum- mit conference, the “tense inter- national situation” and internal difficulties in West Germany, where socialist are opposed to a} plan to establish a free zone for nuclear weapons in Europe, are among the reasons Adenauer had to eancel his visits. Among the countries he was| scheduled to visit were Brazil, Ar- gentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela and Pert. Adenauer’s doctors have advised against this week-long trip because neither the climate nor the high altitude flights would be benefi- cial to the ailing chancellor’s health. Officials said that it may therefore be also for reason of health that Adenauer had to can- cel his plans although he himself THE AMERICAS DAILY BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 24. (UP). Provisional President, Gen. Pedro |E. Aramburu, congratulated Aytu- ro Frondizi, Radical-Intransigent | Party candidate, for his landslide |vietory in yesterday’s elections, | with which Government recogni- tion was given to the expression of the popular vote. , invited Frondizi to the Govern- ment House tonight, to be present when the President speaks to the |country. Aramburu’s gesture took | place as half of the votes had been counted, giving Frondizi 3,961,400 and Ricardo Balbin, of the Peo- ple’s Radical Party 2,560,665. An anti-Communist and anti-Pe- ronist, Frondizi became President- elect in the first free elections in thirty years. Despite the fact that he once ran for Vice President against a Perén ticket and is an avowed anti-communist, he receiv- ed support from both groups in Sunday’s elections. Frondizi, 49, is considered a bril- liant political economist, lawyer RED PAPER TO REAPPEAR IN VENEZUELA IN MARCH CARACAS. (UP)—Gustavo Ma chado, leader of the Venezuelan Communist Party, announced that “Tribuna Popular” will reappear in the first days of March. He said the paper of local com- munism will be at the service of would very much like to go. At the same time, Aramburu} : Member Inter American Press Association e For Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity NUMBER 197 Frondizi Congratulated by Pres. Pedro Aramburu for Landslide Election Victory New President Elect is Brilliant Lawyer, Economist and Publisher cause and .the Venezuela’s people. and publicist. Five feet nine inches tall with a guant face and deep-set burning eyes, Frondizi hotly denies he is anti-American. He keeps up a regular correspondence with sev- eral political and cultural figures in the United States. He says he is simply against “imperialists”. Two of Frondizi’s 13 brothers also are scholars. One recently was elected rector of Buenos Aires University. Another is a pro- fessor of history and _ political economy. Frondizi was born in Paso de Los Libres in Corrientes Province Oct. 28, 1908. He attended two of the nation’s best secondary schools before taking his doctor of law degree at Buenos Aires Univers- ity in 1930, After graduation he lectured in law and economy at the School for Higher Studies and became chairman of the Buenos Aires Lawyers Assn. As a young man Frondizi joined the “Union Civica Radical” — the Radical Party — and soon be- came a member of its executive committee. de also became a pro- moter’ of the “intransigent” move- ment which finally split the Radi- cal Party into two parts. Frondizi made his debut in Congress in 1945 in the elections which carried Perén to power. He was one of Peron’s strongest crities in the Chamber of Depu- the unity and defense of the Party ties. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. (UP). US. officials expressed the belief that the clean Argentine elections are a transcendental step to af- firm democracy in the Western Hemisphere. The officials, who until now carefully avoided comments on Argentine politics, openly praised today the maturity demonstrated | by the Argentine people during the voting, which, according to press reports, was very orderly. They also expressed admiration for the faith in democracy of Pre- sident Pedro E. Aramburu and Vice President Isaac Rojas, al- though some maitained that to face the great problems inherit- ed from Perén, an authoritarian government would have been bet- ter. Washington opinion is that the Argentine Govt. has established an of the Hemisphere, in particular tantly in the downfall of Batista. And anyone who in any way would appear as contaminated with Ba- tista will be politically destroyed”. As we have so frequently point- ed out, it is unfortunate that the American government does not display more sympathy for those who have suffered under the Ba- tista regimen, while assuming a more an tagonistic attitude toward success one has to help. impor- fiscal year 1967 ended ‘last June 30. But it pointed out that a motorist still could mot travel from México to Panama without interruption, “Throughout its length of about 1,600 miles in México, the high- way was open at all times and practically all of it was paved”, the report said. “In Guatemala, starting at the Mexican border, an impassable gap of 25 miles was under construction and scheduled for opening at the end of the year... beyond this gap, the high- way was passable at all times. as far as San Isidro, Costa Rica, a distance of about 1,100 miles... PADILLA NERVO TO HEAD DELEGATION TO GENEVA MEXICO CITY. (UP).—Foreign Secretary Luis Padilla Nervo will head the Mexican delegation to this enemy of freedom in Cuba. Latin American News in Brie Conference scheduled for Feb. 24 in Geneva. The-delegation will also consist of seven delegates and two advisers. i The international conference will try to settle the controversial pro- blems of territorial jurisdiction over underwater minerals and the free access to the sea of nations who have no coasts of their own. ISLAND EXPEDITIONS SPONSORED BY MEXICO MEXICO CITY. (UP). — The Navy Department announced it will collaborate with. the National University to send a number of scientific expeditions to the Revil- lagigedo Islands off México’s Pa- cifie Coast, with the objective of ultimately colonizing the islands. A preliminary excursion was made by a group of University scientists last month, and the de- important precedent for the rest]. for Colombia and, Venezuela, just freed of military dictatorships si- milar to Peron’s. In the United States, Argentine elections contribute to combat the idea —still widespread— that the Latin American countries are not prepared for democracy. It was generally recognized that the caretaker duties of the Aram- buru Government have not been easy ones. Economically, Argen- tina had suffered. from immode- rate concessions to labor and ruin- ous fiseal policies. Politically, the traditional political parties which had been suppressed for 12 years by the Perén dictatorship, were torn by internal dissension. There was little surprise, there- fore, over reports that some quar- ters. in Argentina were advising the Government against holding elections at this time. Aramburu’s determination to fulfill his pledge of elections was seen as reflecting a growing aware- ness in the Hemisphere of the values of free government, even though it may initially show less efficiency than the dwindling dic- tatorships. The general Government and public reaction was reflected in an editorial in the widely-quoted “Washington Post and Times Her- ald” entitled “Argentina’s Choice”. “Whatever the outcome”, it said, “the Provisional Government the excursions periodically. A to- pographic map is being compiled presently, and Subsequent investi- gations will be primarily to deter- mine if the islands can support human life comfortably. PERU BUYS 45,000 TONS OF U.S. RICE LIMA, Perd. (UP). — Pera will buy 45,000 tons of United States rice to cover the deficit created by last year’s insufficient domestic production, it was announced to- day. > Peri normally consumes nearly 180,000 tons of rice — its staple food — a year. The last crop CLEAN ARGENTINE ELECTIONS WILL HELP AFFIRM HEMISPHERE DEMOCRACY, US OFFICIALS BELIEVE led by Gen. Pedro Aramburu has a splendid record in setting Ar- gentina back on a democratic course. The regime has done what it could to salvage the economic wreckage left by the profligate Pe- ron dictatorship. General Aram- buru has set a luminous personal example in pledging the end of his rule once the elections are held. It is a great pity that the Provisional Government has re- ceived such lukewarm support in Washington, where Argentina re- ceived few loans and many ser- mons on free enterprise. This elec: tion is a proud moment for a peo- ple who have earned their free--» dom, and regained the affection and respect of the Hemisphere. ELEVEN KILLED IN BUS AND TRUCK COLLISION CARACAS (UP)—Eeleven per- sons were killed last night near Maracaibo in a collision between a truck and a bus in the Maracibo- Mojab road) It was reported authorities are investigating the accident to deter- mine responsabilities. GRENADE EXPLOSION KILLS FOUR PERUVIAN CHILDREN LIMA, Pert, Feb. 24 (UP)—-Four children were willed and 12 per- sons, including nine children, were injured today by the explosion of a grenade, or shell, with which the children were playing. The accident occurred in the res- idential district of Magdalena Del Mar, in the outskirts of Lima. The exact nature of the missile had not. been determined. PRESS, RADIO CENSORSHIP ELIMINATED IN VENEZUELA CARACAS. (UP)—Oscar Macha- do Zuloaga, Minister of Communi: cations, declared that censorthip> on radio and television has beer definitely eliminated. He added that in the future se lection of, adequate moral and orientation programs will be broad: casted, which will be in the hands of a committe appointed by repre sentatives of the Government Com mission and the Radio and Televi sion Chamber. x * * amounted to only 160,000 tons, due to a long drought. 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