Diario las Américas Newspaper, February 26, 1958, Page 10

Inter - American News for English - Speoking people SAN ROMAN President ISCO AGUIRRE estdent and Publisher Antonio Raiz Managine Rditor &. W. SM Vice President a View eresident ‘THE AMERIBAS DAILY For a better understanding between the Americas Miami Springs, Fla., WEDNESDAY, February 26, 1958 UTR 8 Smit! ‘a Vice President ORACIO AGUIRRE Editor and Manager Eliseo Riera-Gomez Advt. & Cire Mer Publishea daily except Monday — Entered as second class matter at the Post Office of Miam! Springs*Cla. op February & 1950, EDITORIAL DEMOCRACY IN ARGENTINA Vote by voie, in clean, republican elections, Arturo Frondizi obiained overwhelming political victory in the Argentine eleciions last Sunday. It is an honor for the Provisional Government of Ar- gentina presided by General Aramburu, with the support of the armed forces, to have sponsored the elections which were an example of democra cy, in which the will of the majority of the people was the only factor to determine victory. This is a great honor for the men who assumed the historical responsibility of restoring democratic life in the glorious gentines, who have put to a Fatherland of San Martin, as it is for all Ar- test, on this transcendental occasion, their condition of free citizens. Some voters, democratic, as the hybrid whi followers of ideologies which are not ich Perén has tried to define, and the communist, contributed, according to reports, to Frondizi’s victory, who, on th ous support of a great sector’ These elements, both Peronist and communist, people. e other hand, had the vigor- of the democratic Argentine took advantage of the privilleges democracy grants to the people, to contribute to the election of a candidate that, for reasons of national politics, was very far from their ‘purposes. Frondizi, no doubt, will respond to the high democratic mission that corresponds to h of the Republic, and will go mandates of democracy, unde the elections. President-elect issued this transcendental statement: im in these historic moments vern in accordance with the r the shade of which he won With an evidently clarifying intention, the “y have no commitments with anybody, and will govern only for the twenty million Argentines.” These words are a magnificent promise for his Fatherland and for the prestige of America. o TRANSCENDENTAL CALL BY FOSTER DULLES REGARDING LATIN AMERICA THE AMERICAS DAILY, faithful to its Pan Ameri- eanist ideology, has pointed out in recent editorials the need that the Congress of the United States extends for five more years the Reciprocal Trade Act, not only because of the interest for it in many countries ‘of the world, but fundamentally, American solidarity. because of what the law means for Inter In support of the extension for five years for that law which expires on June 30, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, has made a dramatic appeal to Congress and to the people of the United States, stressing the need to streng- then the bonds with Latin America, “where the economic offensive of Rusia —said the Secretary— constitutes a greater danger for the security of the free world than her ever increasing military strength”. Refusal of Congress to extend the law which favors U.S. international trade and is of vital importance for Latin America, would be a serious blow to Inter American relations and, without doubt, infiltration by the Kremlin That refusal —Foster Dulles an excellent opportunity for in the Western Hemisphere. added— “would set back the clock’ and would endanger our Republic, and each and every one of the persons living in it”. The transcendental words of the Secretary of State, as well as those of Senator Smathers, which we commented yesterday, must find an echo cular at the Capitol, so that vision, and for the benefit of in the country, and in parti- Congress, with international the supreme interests of the United States, which are well above appreciations of local conveniences of the moment, will extend the Act which can help this North American Nation so much in her Inter American and world relations. ~*~ *® x Latin Ameri and Trade News Reports IMPORTANT ROASTERS JOIN IN REDUCTION OF COFFEE PRICES NEW YORK. (UP). — Three others important .coffee-roasters| joined in the reduction of whole- sale ground coffee prices announc- ed during the week end by Gen- eral Foods Corp. Standard Brands, Inc. Joseph Martinson & Co. and Savarin Cof-| fee Co. announced an inmediate| reduction of three cents per pound, This announcement coincided with a notice of Department of) Commerce in Washington that} stock of raw coffee in United States] barns in December 31, 1957, a- mounted to 2,959,000 bags, which| represents an increase of 5% upon 2,806,000 bags in stock at the end of 1956. Standards Brands announced) that the reduction of its price is applicable to ground coffee Chase & Sanborn, vacum packed. Mar- tinson’s reduction will be on their coffee Martinson & Aborn, also vacum packed, as well as to Aborn coffee sold in paper bags. DUTCH DIPLOMAT EXPLAINS AN OFFER OF LOAN 10 ECUADOR QUITO. (SICO)—J. G. Thouars, xk £2 can Finance this city, has addressed. a letter to the newspapers, saying the press has not understood the pro- posal of a loan-made recently to the Ecuadorean Government by a Dutch banking syndicate, repre- sentatives of which visited this city. He explains the proposal was aimed at supplying Ecuador ma- terials produced in the Low Coun- tries, manufactured by several | first class industrial firms, not by one only, as some journalists un- derstood it. He points out, besides, that the two banks backing the loan, the Amsterdashe Bank, which he calls, an “old institution of great reputa- tion”, and the Maatschappi Cred- iet, created specially to finance long term transactions, are looked upon with sympathy by the Dutch Government because the loans of- fered solve current problems of both countries, xk *k * Subscribe to the Chargé d’ Affairs of Holland in Americas Daily “If Kidnappi Satisfied’, F HAVANA. (UP)—Kidnaped auto ace Juan M. Fangio was released late Monday night, hours after the race in which rebel gunmen pre- |vented his taking part ended in |tragie death for at least six per- | sons and injury to 30. | Fangio, who is an Argentine, jarrived at the residence of his | country’s ambassador in suburban | Miramar at 1:45 a.m. e.s.t today. Ambassador Rail Lynch drove his own hardtop convertible to a secret rendezvous in Havana’s suburbs to pick, Fangio up when he was released by the kidnapers. GUARDS POSTED Cuban authorities assigned more than 50 police and two prowl cars to the embassy, in addtion its own four watchmen, to assure that the Argentine racer is not molested again during his stay here. The race driver told the United Press he was abducted from the lobby of Havana’s Lincoln Hotel by “several persons.” He said he was shuttled around among three luxury apartments in suburban Ve- dado during the nearly 27 hours he spent in the custody of the kidna- pers, He affirmed that he was very well treated, and that if his kidnap- ping has served a good purpose, as an Argentine, “I am satisfied.” The Grand Prix auto race, which Fangio had been favored to win, was called off hours after he had been snatched when a Ferrari Know thy Neighbor By ANTONIO RUIZ CUBA — The first country in the world to give cabinet status | to ihe head of its Public Health | Department was Cuba, in the year 1909, In 1949, the department be-| came the Ministry of Public} Health and Social Welfare, and it has supervision over 70 hospitals | caring for more than 16,000 pa-| tients, as well as numerous dis- pensaries. The budget of the Min- istry is well in excess of $17,000,- | 000. Among the many outstanding achievements in public health in Cuba are the eradication of the yel- low fever plague. as a result of the discovery by Cuban scientist Car- los Finaly of its transmission through a mosquito, and also the eliminatior of small pox. Cholera | has not been present on the Is-| land for about a century, and ty- phus fever has only been identi- fied in very few cases in the in- terior in recent years. Because the regulation requiring reporting of communicable @iseases is not al- ways observed, it is difficult to determine accurately the incid- ence of diphteria, but the death rate for this cause is very low, and the (sland has. never had .a serious epidemic of this disease. Malaria once one of the greatest causes of death, especially in the} Provinces of Oriente, Camagiiey and Pinar del Rio, has dropped considerably as the result of effec- | tive work to combat it that has | been carried on, and continues to| be carried on. In many areas the disease has been controlled com- pletely, and Havana proper, for} example, is relatively free from it. The National Tuberculosis Coun- cil has established many tuberculo- | sis dispensaries. sanatoriums and | hospitals throughout the Republic, | and carries on extensive education- | al work. A special School of Pub- | lie Health and Tropical Medicine | operates under the Finlay Institu- te, named in honor of the Cuban scientist fo whom the whole world is indebted for the correct theory on the transmission of yellow fey- er. Two important health institu-| tions are the National Institute of | Hygiene and the Children’s Bu- reau, in the Ministry of Public Health, The former serves as a central laboratory for health re-| search, and preparation of tera- peutic products, whereas the Chil- dren’s Bureau carries on a well- rounded program in school hy- giene, including prevention and control of infectious diseases, pe- riodic physical examinations and treatment, as well as promotion of good health and physical de- velopment among school children, The beautiful Military Hospital, which accomodates some 600 pa- tients, was complete in 1944, and is the latest word in scientific ap- pointments. Each of the provinces outside of that of Havana, have been provided with a modern hos- pital, the services of which are supplemented by clinical centers |the announcement | Schtol of Public Administration, ng Served a Real Good Purpose, | am angio Says driven by Cuban Armando Garcia Cifuentes crashed into a wooden | overpass, killing four spectators | and injuring 28. Cuban officials issued conflict- ing stories abount the crash, leav- ing uncertainty as to whether Gar- cia’s tragic accident was caused by rebel saboteurs. Such saboteurs injured two women and broke up a Cinerama movie here with | Phosphorus bombs Monday MOSS CHARGES SABOTAGE Stirling Moss, the Britihs driver who was in the lead whe nthe race was called off, had no doubt as to the cause of the accident. “Someone spread oil all over the track during the race,” Moss said in a telephone interview. “I think it was deliberate... they say rebels are to blame... “It seems the rebels have suc- ceeded in ruining the Grand Prix, as well as killing their own people. Drivers are unlikely to come here again. I wonn’t for one.” Fangio said he was well treated during his hours of captivity. He showed no signs of ill effects. Marcello Giambertone, the Ar- gentine racer’s manager, said he plans to leave for New York City “today or tomorrow.” He said no definite plans have been made.” | after Meyer Lansky, the only mem- Five Million Offered - to Kill Batista, N.Y. Paper Says NEW YORK, Feb. 25, (UP). — The newspaper Journal American! says that, according to reports re-| ceived from Havana, the Mafia has offered $5,000,000 for the as- sassination of Fulgencio Batista. “The underworld group, its. says, has offered this sum, reports read, ber who is not Italian, was forbid- den to return to Cuba”. “The Cuban Government”, the Journal American adds, may pro- test before the State Department | about the new developments in} gambling business in Cuba”. “The order prohibiting the ad- mission of Lansky and others was issued by Minister of the Interior, Santiago Rey. “Among the important members of the Mafia are included those who are associated with gambling easinos of Havana managed by Lansky, under Batista govern- ment,” the paper concludes. Dr. Mario Llerena, U.S. repre- sentative for the “26 of July Movement”, gave the following answers to questions submitted by tlephone by THE AMER- ICAS DAILY: —What do yo know about the interview Fidel Castro is said to have had with House Representa- tive Leén Ramirez, of the Libe- ral Party? —It is possible that the gentle- man was admited in rebel territory as a visitor. —Do you believe, as rumored in political circles, that this in- terview has anything to do with made in “El Pais” by columnist Conte Agiiero| on forthcoming sensational revela- tions? —Conte Agiiero is today one of the most effective collaborators of the March regime, who now- sings} to the electoral music of the dic- Peace Negotiations Between Rebels and Batista Government Are Denied |of July Movement to continue the tatorship, and serves it better than its active supporters. It would| not be strange that Conte Agiiero | wants to add sensationalism to the propaganda joke of Batista. ~—Do you know if the revolution- ary opposition parties have official | reports from Dr. Castro on those negotiations, if any? —There cannot be any official reports, nor unofficial; there were no negotiations. What the Com- mittee in Exile has reports about, is the decided purpose of the 26 struggle until total defeat of the; Dictator is achieved. —Was there a previous consulta- tion among the parties? -—The answer is obvious. —In case the interview is con- firmed, is that isolated action of the 26 of July Movement? —The answer is also obvious. Training at Rio WASHINGTON, D. €. (PAU)— If Brazilian forcygn service officers | and diplomats tend to run to a/ distinct type these days, it’s be- because the government has! very carefully planned it that way. In fact. Brazi, now recruits its diplomatic personnel amost exclu- sively from a single source, the highly specialized Rio-Branco In- stitute, a school that is part of the Ministry of Foreign Relations. George D, Landau, a Brazilian writer now studying at Harvard’s | describes Brazil’s school for dip- lomats in the March issue of “Ame- Ticas,” the Pan American Union's | monthly magazine. } Enrollments in Rio-Branco are| dictated by the personnel needs | HEMISPHERIC EVENTS Allow Return of ‘Reds to Guatemala WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. (UP). The Guatemalan President - elect, Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes said his government “wil ‘make a survey” of Guatemalans living in exile he- fore deciding who will be permit- ted to return to the country. However, Ydigoras remarked, that those guilty of murdering Gua- | temalan citizens as well as those! who have dishonored the Guatema- lan soil with comunism “will not: return while he is in office”. The President-elect said that “strong measures” will be adopted in order to prevent these people to return to break the political stability of Guatemala. General Ydigoras, who will re- turn to Guatemala after two days visit in this Capital, made this statement to the press in the Gua- in every town of 30,000 popula- tion or more. Spanish Version Page 3 temalan Emabssy. Brazilian Diplomats Get Extensive |tions and vacancies rarely exceed Branco Institute of the Foreign Ministry. About one in three eligible candidates sur- vives the stiff entrance examina- 30 a year. In 1956 a typical year, 136 candidates applied; only 17 made the grade. Women are accepted at Rio- Branco, largely because of the de- termination of one Maria Sandra Cordeiro de Mello, who aspired to enter the Institute in 1946. Reject- ed because of her sex, she appealed to the courts. When the courts held it was not a matter of Maria’s sex but that a national decree prevent- ed women from attending the school, Marfa enlisted the aid of a Brazilian Senator — and the de- SECRETARY DULLES U. S. Favors Use of Latin Armed Forces For Public Works WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. (UP). The State Department favors a program using Latin American armed forces to improve the eco- omy in the Hemisphere. Lincoln White, spokeman of the Department, gave the newspaper reporters a detailed description of| a program of that nature operat-| ing in Honduras. White mentioned the message of Presidente Eisenhower of Feb.| 119, about foreign aid, asking spe-| cial funds to help the engineers corps of the armed forces in the construction of roads, coloniza- tions, sewerage, and other public) works. “The American Government, White declared, has been long in- terested in the possibility to coo-| perate with the Latin American) countries, desiring to use their | armed forces, in the development of their respective economies”. White made mention of the pro- gram carried out with Honduras as an example to follow with other nations in Latin America”. Cuban Refugees in El Salvador SAN SALVADOR. (UP). — Six, out of the fourteen Cuban rebels that obtained asylum in the Sal- vadorean Embassy in Havana, and later obtained safe-conduct to abandon the country, arrived here. They are: Roberto .Bienvenido de Jestis Garcia Benitez, Francisco Gonzdlez Hernandez, Luis Alberto Diaz Reyes, Carlos Antonio Meril- le Acosta, Dr, Cristébal Manuel Gonzalez Mayo and Julio Orourke Martinez. Antonio Castell Valdés, Angel Eros Sanchez, Floreal Chamon Me- diavilla, Franciseg Pujol Semei- lan, Armando Hernandez Gonza- lez, Dr. Manuel de Jestis Mancilla and Alberto Lépez Becerra, sailed for United States. José Lanura | Congress extends and reinforces Dulles Reveals Concern Over Red Economic Offensive in Hemisphere + Member Inter American Press Association e For Liberty, Culture and ieo-isnneriadaions mae A Solidarity ‘NUMBER 198. “Serious” Warns Congress on Danger to Free World in More Trade Restrictions “Latin Americans are Anxious for Secure Markets for Their Products,” he Declares WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. (UP). Secretary of State John Foster Dulles has warned Congress that the present Russian economic of- fensive constitutes a greater dan- ger for the security of the free world, than her increasing military power. Specifically stating that the dan- ger of a Soviet economic penetra- tion in Latin America “seriously” concerns the United States, Dulles called on Congress to counteract the Russian offensive with a grea- ter liberalization of “international trade, granting the extension of the Reciprocal Trade Act request- ed by President Eisenhower. Testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee, which is in_its second week’ of discussion of the Reciprocal Trade Act, to) extend it for five years and per- mitting reduction of tariffs dur- ing that period, Dulles said that if the Russians do not agree upon the conditions for a summit con- ference demanded by the Presi- dent, results will be “doubtful”, a word he is believed to have used in order not to say categorically that there will be no conference. After insisting in the danger of the Soviet economic offensive, the Secretary said refusal by Congress to extend the Reciprocal Trade Act “would set the clock back and would endanger our republic, and each and every one of the persons living in it”. The only way, he added, is that! the program of liberalization of} world trade to prevent allied coun- tries from being forced to “depend economically on the _ potential enemy”. Dulles expressed special coneern about Latin America. said, would be interpreted in ‘La: tin America as the first step for the creation of barriers against im- ports of Latin American products by the United States. “Our neighbors to the south pri- marily produce raw materials and agricultural products and are im- patient in extreme to have secure export markets, so they can have assurances that they will be able to import the manufactured goods they need, he said. There isan increasing impression there that we rather want to exploit them, in the sense that, when we are in difficulties, such as war, we bly many products from them; but we pay no attention to them under other circumstances”, and contin- ued: “Now comes Russia proposing long term barter agreements. They (Latin Americans) know that Ris- sia does not do it out of generosity and they don’t want to trade with Russia but neither they want to be in the position to contemplate the United States creating barriers a- gainst their products. “It can be argued that rejection of the extension would not mean automatic erection of barriers to foreing imports, but it certainly would create that impression. “Russian economic penetration in this Hemisphere would bring with it propagation of political institutions of that foreing despo- tism”. Asked if there is actual danger of Soviet economic penetration in Latin America, Dulles answered: “There are very specific things —offers, negotiations, missions— which I prefer not to discuss in public. I will only say that the situation is not simply an abstract ‘possibility, but a serious concera Refusal of the extension, he for us at this moment”. Frondizi to Follow Foreign Policy of Respect For Self - Determination BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 25. (UP). Presidente-Elect Arturo Frondizi, whose victory in Sunday’s voting was backed by Peronists and com- munists, told newsmen here last night he will maintain Argentina’s foreign policy of “respect for self- determination in other countries”. Latest resturns from Sunday's balloting confirmed Frondizi’s election, giving him 4,086,653 vo- tes to 2,581,964 for Ricardo Bal- bin, the only close contender in a field of 13 presidential candidates. President Pedro E. Aramburu, one of the generals who ousted expresident Juan D. Perén in the revolution of 1955, promised that his regime will see to it that Fron- dizi is inaugurated May 1. cree was repealed. offered a luncheon by the Ambas- sadors to the Organization of American ‘States’ and their wives. PERUVIAN JUTE PRODUCTION NEEDS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE LIMA. (UP). — Pert could in- crease her jute production through a better technique reducing the importation of fibers and jute bags from India with a value of more than one hundred million soles yearly, The declaration was made by Edgar H. Hein, American engineer and official of the Point Four in) Peri and specialist in tropical | agriculture. Hein, who has visited the Amia- zon region drained by the rivers Napo, Huallaga and Ucayali, said} Loreto, largest department in this | countriy, could produce in a year. and a half of technical work, fibers and jute bags amounting to fifty or sixty millions soles. . Hein, who is representing. Inter American Cooperative Production Service said a plan is being worked out to permit the installation of Inmediately after meeting the press, Ydigoras and his wife were Gobel ‘sailed for Spain. Latin American News in Brief | Ydigoras Will Not CUBAN MINING INDUSTRY HAS GOOD FUTURE, ENGINEER SAYS: NEW YORK. —(UP).— Cuba, shaken by internal struggle, is a mining center “of re-known uni- versal importance”. Forbes Wilson, Vice-President of Freeport Sulphur Compatiy, .ex- ploiting the mineral deposits. of nickel and cobalt in Eastern Cu- ba, explained his Company’s view- points in a conference of the Na- tional Convention of the Amer- ican Mines, Metallurgy and Oil Engineers, Wilson said that. By summer of 1959, the Freeport factory will be active, “contributing with an, an- nual production of 50 million pounds of nickel, 4,400,000 pounds of cobalt for the free world markets”, He added that that ins- tallation together with the other of the American Government . in Nicaro, will place Cuba in second place in nickel production, after Canada, and will make it the prin- cipal center for the supply of cobalt in the Western Hemisphere. He further said Freeport hopes: its two or thre factories of jute pro- ducts, beside some otber impor- “Let no one commit any infamy to the detriment of national soy- important world mining center”. FOUR MILLION REGISTER FOR MEXICAN ELECTIONS MEXICO CITY. (UP). — Ap- proximately four million persons have registered throughout Méxi- co to vote in next July’s general elections, officials of the Electo- ral, Commission said. An estimated five- million ~are expected to have registered’ by the end of the week, officials said, The final registration day had been set for Feb. 15, but in view of the slowness of potential voters |, to go to their registration places,|. the date was extended until .the next meeting of thé Federal Elec- toral Commission. No date has been fixed for that meeting. Earlier estimates ‘said that ap- proximately 12,000,000 persons would ‘register to vote in the forth: coming elections. ~ All political parties, labor un- ions, newspapers and civic organi- zations are making constant ap- peals to potential voters to register i order to be able to exercise the right to vote. But it ‘is believed ereignty (meaning an uprising a gainst Frondizi),” he said. Frondizi told a press conference that it is up to Congress to decide whether Perén, now living in the Dominican Republic, shall be al- lowed to return to Argentina. He said his cabinet will haye eight ministers rather than the present 13, eliminating five jobs created by Perén. The President-elect said he op: poses any form of divorce law—an innovation attempted by Perén in predominantly— roman Catholic Argentina. He said he will main- tain present relations between Church and State. Balbin, a friend and political colleague of Frondizi for 40 year’s, conceded defeat but announced he has already begun to work in op- position to the new President. Frondizi and Balbin were no- minally candidates of rival factions of the Radical Party, which op- posed Perér throughout his 12 years in power. Balbin said the party did ‘not support Frondizi’s landslide victory. “The radicals voted for us,” he said. “Our adversary’s votes were those shown in the election results: The country knows where’ they came from”. The communist vote showed a sharp drop in the course of less than a year — 191,683 votes cast for congressmen compared to 230, 192 for delegates to a constitutio- nal convention in voting last July. Nevertheless, the communists succeeded in electing their first Argentine Mayor — Félix Strade;: llay»who will govern the provincial village of Brickman. ‘Venezuelan Aid® to Other Nations CARACAS. (UP). — Reliablé sources of the Government Junta reported. Venezuela is informed that Paraguay and other South American countries are interested to obtain economic aid from’ Ve. nezuela. Informants said that due to the hard work in the Administrati reorgazination, authorities. ha . not been able to consider this mat- unlikely that the 12,000,000 figure project “will be beginning of the development of that country as an will he reached. ter, which approval is subject, cording to President statement, to a study of the nal economy which requires times, a, i le