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Inter - American News for English - Speaking people Sth YEAR @ 4 SAN ROMAN President FRANCISCO AGUIRRE! Vice President and Publithes Antonio Ruiz Managing Fditor L. W Vico THE AMERICAS DAILY For « better understanding between the Americas SMITR 8. SMITH President Vice President HORACIO AGUIRRE Viee President Editor and Manager Eliseo Riera-Gomez Advt. & Cire Mer. Published dally except Mongay — Entered as second class matter at the Post Office of Miam! Springs Fla. on february & 1956. EDITORIAL SUPERVISION OF ELECTIONS BY INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES if in an arbitrary manner, by unilateral action, a foreign government tries to impose supervision of the elections being held in a country, it would be a violation of the soy- ereignty of that State, whose internal affairs cannot be subordinated to any action of that nature, no matter what reasons the intervening government may put forward. Ié is different when the supervision is the result of* agreement between the Goyernment of a State and an international ageney worthy other States in the world. of the confidence of all the A supervision exercised in accordance with all modern norms of civilization by the United Nations Organization, or the Organization of American States, in agreement with an American Government, for example, does not violate in the least the sovereignty of the State where the elections are supervised. Of course, the UNO and the OAS exercise multiple functions that could not be accepted within a closed and outdated sense of -elassie sovereignty. Collective Action tending to encourage development of democracy is as necessary, or at Jeast as justifiable, as any other collective action in the. part of a community of states to help any of its members to achieve benefits in the economic, cultural or any other field of endeavor con- nected with the wellbeing of the people. Collective Action agreed upon among the States, adjusted to the spirit and the letter of International Con- ventions in favor of any of the members of a community, | is convenient for the country which receives it and, on last analysis, is also healthy for all the peoples united by the juridical instruments. which made collective action - possible. This Collective Action is eompletely different from that which historically has been defined as Intervention. Therefore, without any harm for the consecrated principle of non-intervention, it is possible to practice, and should be practiced, the system of Collective Action inspired in noble ideals and sober doctrinal concepts which have es- tablished themselves during the last decades by the gene- rosity of their purposes and their convenience for humanity. ek Oe kok * Latin American Firance and Trade News Reports WORLD BANK LOANS TO. FOUR LATIN: AMERICAN COUNTRIES The World Bank released statement of its principal activities from July 1, 1957 to January. 31, 1958, supplementing the Twelfth Annual Report. Latin American countries receiv- ing loans within that period, were: BRAZIL — Electric Power Loan of $13.4 million 20-year 5 58 per cent loan of January 22, 1958 to the Usinas Electricas do Para- napanema S. A, (USELPA). The loan will,help to finance the construction of a dam Jurumirim on the Paranapanema River, an 85,000-kilowatt power sta tion, and 180 miles of transmission lines with associated installations. The area served by USELPA is in south-central Brazil where eco- nomic development has been ham- pered in recent years by lack of sufficient power, USELPA will sell the power from its plants to five private utilities which serve a large area in the State of Sao Paulo, and to the electrified Sorocabana Railroad, one of’the principal freight links _ between the agri- cultural area inland and the: in- dustrial center of Sao Paulo City. Any surplus power will be’ sold to the system which supplies pow- er to the city of Sao Paulo. CHILE — Loans for. Coal Pro- duction: $12.2 million 15-Year- 5 3-4 per cent loan of July 24, 1957 to the Compafiia Carbonifera y de Fundicién Schwager and Corpora- cién de Fomento de la Produccién. $9.6 million 15-year 5 3-4 per cent Joan of July 24, 1957 to the Com- pania Carbonifera e Industrial de Lota and Corporacién de Fomen- to de la Produccién. The two loans will be used to modernize and expand the mining operations of Schwager and Lota, two privately-owned Chilean com- panies. Chilean coal now accounts for about one-fourth of the coun- try’s total energy supply. The Schwager and Lota companies pro- duce about 80 per cent of all the coal mined in Chile, and the mod- ernization and expansion of their operations is essential if Chile is to continue to produce most of its own coal requirements. ECUADOR — Highway Loan: $14.5 million 20-year 5 3-4 per cent loan of September 20, 1957 to Ecuador. The loan is for the construc- tion of four key roads and a fgur- year road maintenance program. Improved transportation is a prere- quisite to Ecuador’s further eco- nomic growth, and the measures | Row being taken to improve the national road network can be ex- pected to have far-reaching effects. The four roads to be built will have a total length of 330 miles. Power Loan: $5 million 20-year 5 34 per cent loan of September 20, 1957 to the Empresa Electrica, Quito, S. A. This is the second $5 million loan made by the Bank to Empresa to help finance a project for the expansion of facilities to overcome an acute shortage of electric pow- er in Quito and its suburban area. The project for which the earlier loan was made has’ now been re- vised to provide more power both for immediate needs and for the future, Railway Loan: $600,000 4-year 6 ‘per cent loan of November 1, 1957 to Ecuador. The loan will be used by the Empresa de Ferrocarriles del Es- tado (State Railways) to improve the services on the Quito-Duran railway line, the most important railway link in Ecuador. This line carries most of the grain, petro- leum and other bulk goods need- ed in the interior, and provides an outlet to the tropical coastal plain for agricultural produce from the Sierra. MEXICO Hectric Power Loan: $11: million 20-year 5 5-8 per cent loan of January 14, 1958 to the Mexican Light and Power Company Limited (Mexlight). The loan will finance the cost of imported equipment required by Mexlight to increase the generat- ing capacity of its power plants by about 95,000 kilowatts, or about one-sixth, and to extend its trans- mission and distribution systems, The expansion being undertaken includes the addition of an 82,400- kilowatt unit to the 66,000-kilo- watt Lecheria thermal plant (which was built -with the help of an earlier Bank loan); the addi- tion of 12,500 kilowatts to the cap- acity of the Nonoaleo thermal plant; and the further extension of Mexlight’s transmission and distri- bution networks. The area served by Mexlight is the chief governmental, industrial and commercial center of México City and three other important cities, and about 400 towns and villages, x & Subscribe te the Americas Daily MIAMI SP HAVANA, Cuba. (UP). Foreign diplomatic sources said today the government has agreed to United Nations supervision of Cuba’s gen- eral elections scheduled for June 1, The sources told the United Press. that the regime of Presi- |dent Fulgencio Batista also is wil- jling to grant inmediate general amnesty to all political prisoners, They said disclosure of these concessions will be made at the same time that Batista announces the composition of his new cabin- et. This is expected tonight. It was announced earlier that Know’ th Neighbor By ANTONIO RUIZ MEXICO — Stretching four hun, dred miles down the Gulf of Méxi- co, from the Panuco River in the North, to Puerto México in the South, is the rich, fertile State of Veracruz. Its magnificent coastline is one long, sandy beach, dotted with picturesque fishing villages and broken only by the mouths of tranquil rivers. In the hinterland are high mountain ranges covered in part with dense, tropical growth and forests. They seem to chal- lenge the approach to the mighty tablelands above. ‘i Nestling among the mountain vastnesses, hidden in _ beautiful glades and valleys, are little towns, hamlets and haciendas. Farflung plains thriving under sunny skies offer unending vistas of fields pro- ducing sugar cane, pineapples, ba- nanas, oranges and limes, which are everywhere in abundance, Along the slopes of the mountains foothills, and protected by shady tropica) foliage, are plantations yielding some of the world’s finest coffee. Occupying a considerable sec- tion of the Northern coastal area are the great o‘l-producing fields of Poza Rica, with their long pipe- lines, derticks and refineries. In the encircling hills and mount- ains are rich mineral resources barely exploited as yet, and await: ing men of vision to yield their per and lead ores. Lakes and streams offer fish in abundance, as do the warm waters of the sea- coast. The jungles teem with wild game parrots and innumerable varieties of multizhued birds. These regions, as well as the forest covered mount ains constitute’a veritable paradise for hunters and fishermen, Wher- ever you look, there are virgin woods full of valuable timber. From the watersheds formed by the tow- ering mountains innumerable riv- rugged hills they frequently form waterfalls and cascades of singular beauty Further on, they wind through fertile countryside where their waters aré mow being ex- they broaden and deepen, along see light river craft transporting all kinds of produce. Among the more ‘mportant rivers of the State are the Blanco, Panuco, Tuxpan, Tecolutla. Martinez de la Torre, Coatzacoaleos and the mighty Pa- paloapan, There are several historic cities in Veracruz as well as many splen- did resorts, such as’ Fortin de las Flores, with its thousands of garde- nias, orchids and other exotic flow- ers. Unspoiled Tlacotalpan lies along the shores of the magnificent Papaloapan River, and Tecolutla is blessed with wonderfully invit- ing beaches. Crisscrossing the State are splen- did highways connecting Orizaba, Cordoba, the; Port of Veracruz, Tuxpaén and the State Capital, Ja- lapa, with México City and the rest of the country. Two of these highways leading from México Ci- ty. to ‘he port of Veracruz pass over a high mountain range, while a third, completed much later, bay- passes. the range and makes it pos- sible for motorists to make the trip to Veracruz from México Ci- ty in less than six hours. At present, there is hardly a city, town or hamlet in Veracruz that cannot be reached by a paved or all-weather hignway. Many pass through the mountain vastness, where lovely villages, hidden from the outside wor!d by dense woods, suddenly come into sight. To des- cribe fully the fabulous attractions of Veracruz State would require many volumes. To appreciate them, the pages of history must be turned back. _» ‘Spanish Version Page 3 -- ers and streams flow to the low-| lands.‘ In their‘course through the | tensively used for irrigation. Where) their tranquil surfaces, one ‘can | Batista Agrees to U.N. | Kubitschek Elections Supervision Diplomatic Sources Say | of Cooperation Jat least three persons were killed | and two injured in scattered rebel | violence in the past 24 hours. HAVANA. Mar. 5. (UP), — The Catholic Church is strictly neutral in the political conflict of the country, but considers that the formation of a national unity go- terests, can smooth the way for a return to normalcy This statement was made by Mons. Alberto Martin Villaverde, Bishop of Matanzas, spokesman for the Episcopate. ¢ -Meanwhile, at the headquarters of His Eminence Manuel Cardinal Arteaga, “Archbishop of Cuba, denial was made of a rumor that the Episcopate will issue another statement as soon as the new car} binet of President Batista is an- nounced. It was pointed out that the signers of the first document returned already to their dioceses. To clear up the rumor, Mons. Vi- Haverde said: “When in the exhortation of the | Episcopate to all Cubans strug- gling in different opposing groups, the urgency of effective solutions is pointed out, later it is indicated that, with sacrifices in the part of those who truly love Cuba, inte- gration of a ‘Government of Na- tional Union’ could be achieved; it is then being said, without doubt, that this may be the most effec- tive, the soundest way, that which has most virtue in the search for peace, to cease this fra- tricidal struggle. “The Episcopate maintains stric- tly the position corresponding to it: to watch for the common wel- fare, to exhort to peace, to reite- rate the creeds. and general prin- ciples of the Church, which are well. known, and in pointing out the possible establishment of a ‘national. union government’, a simple principle is applied. In case such a government is established, as a result of agreement among the opposing parts in the» strug- gle, that body could prepare the return to cour country of a peace- ful and normal political life’. The Episeopate’s explantation was made in view of efforts by the press to get more details on the ecclesiastical peace formula. NEW YORK (UP)— Two men were arrested in Hoboken, N. J., today on murder charges in the poison alcohol ‘deaths of 23 New York City persons, police announc- ed. Police said Francisco Padin, 32, an employe of a chemical com- of wood alcohol from his firm and peddled it in Manhattan and the Bronx for $35 per five-gallon can. Arrested with him was Pedro Rodriguez, 26, a tannery worker who was said to have aided Pa- din in distributing the lethal al- cohol. The men: were arrested at their homes early today and booked by Hoboken police as fugitives from murder charges in New York Ci- ty. They will have a hearing in superior court, Jersey City, later today. 28 DEAD Twenty three persons im the Bronx and the Puerto Rican sec- tion of Manhattan’s Harlem have died of drinking the alcohol in the last week. Several are still hos- pitalized, some in critical condi- tion from the effects of the cheap boot-leg “whisky.” || HEMISPHERIC EVENTS BOOK BURNING PROBED IN VENEZUELA CARACAS (UP) — The Vene- zuelan Chamber of the Book open- ed an investigation about the sta- |tus of the 3,000 volumes of the work of professor Jestis de Galin- dez named “La Era de Trujillo,” which were confiscated in the post office by the Government. It is presumed that the work of Galindez and others of Colombian German Arciniegas, Rémulo Be- tancourt and of other Venezuelan writers were burned, ‘ TORTURER SURRENDERED TO CARACAS POLICE CARACAS (UP)— The Domini- ean Republic Ambassador, Rafael Bonelly, surrendered Manuel Del- gado Diaz, alias “El Mocha,” to * vernment, representative of all in-| pany, admitted he stole 60 gallons | RINGS, FLA. THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1958 Sees Hopeful Spirif in Hemisphere RIO DE JANEIRO, March 5. — | (UP).—Speaking in the opening ceremonies the War College clas- | ses, the President Juscelino Ku- |bistechek, aftter referring to in- ternal economic and military af- fairs, switched to the interna- tional field, saying: “Brazilian policies are based in peace maintenance followed by wishes for undesrtanding and good |will among nations and for the respect and convictions and: ideas of others. “We defend the liberty and dig: nity of humans and our sover- eignty, he added. We categorical- ly condemn the imposition of ideas, irrespective of nature violence and cruelty. Our opposi- tion is firm and definite regard- ing any race struggles. It is timely to repeat that is our position”. After having admired the tech- nical progress cutting distances and familiarizing nations, Kubits- chek declared: “Jf so far hopes of a possible eo- existence among people of differ- ent ideologies have not been va- nished, it is reasonable to acknow- ledge that security of nations and peoples is of a paramount priori- ty”. The President mentioned the “new and promising: spirit” aim- ing the relations of the-coun- tries of the part of this continent and to the efforts of his govern- ment in behalf of the understand- ing among the South and Central American countries. “The most united we are the less poor we will be. The more we | understand and help each other, |the better we will be to confront crises. The creation of a feeling of South American union is a so- cial political and economic event | that we happily acknowledge,” Kubitscheck said. Two Charged With Murder in Sale of Poisoned Alcohol to Puerto Ricans vast deposits of gold, silver, cop-| Police were at first stymied in their search for the alcohol source because the early victims reached hospitals unconscious and died without being able to tell where they bought the vicious drink. Bronx detectives ‘said they re- ceived information Rodriguez had supplied some of the wood alcohol to neighborhood bootleggers, who mixed it with fruit juice or soda pop before ‘peddling it to their slum customers. QUICK PROFIT With Hoboken officers, they went to his home Tuesday night and waited for him to return, He implicated Padin, they said, who was taken into custody at his home. Police said Padin was a machine operator for a chemical company at Carlstadt, N. J., from which he stole the pojson alcohol for a quick $420 profit. Most of the victims of the- poi- son bootleg were Puerto Rican re- sidents of Spanish Harlem, a sec- tion where illegal but usually harmless, liquor is widely distribut ed. A door-by-door search of the section netted police gallons of bootleg and moonshine alcohol and at least une flourishing still, but most of it was non-poisonous, .| Venezuelan authorities. He is ac- cused of torturing prisoners by the dissolved national security. The surrender of Delgado Diaz was made secretely, in order to prevent possible disturbances. Delgado Dfaz has asylum in the Dominican Diplomatic Mission since last January 23.. ‘ PUERTO RICANS BOYCOTT U.S. STEAMSHIP LINE SAN JUAN, P.'R. (UP)-— Long- shoremen affiliated to the dock workers union AFL-CIO — voted to boycott the Waterman Line’s trailer-ship Bienville due here from New York, F The Bienville’s voyage marks the inauguration of “Sealand” service in Puerto Rico by the use of the | “lift-on-lift-off method.” The ship *' tion of México, Can’t be Treated WASHINGTON, March 5., (UP). México opposed today a Costa Ri- can disarmament plan on the| grounds that it would threaten the| sovereignty of the Latin American nations and conflict with United Nations disarmament efforts. Discussion of the issue took place in the Council of the Orga- nization of American States, Mexican Ambassador Luis Quin- tanilla told the Council that disar- mament is a universal problem that cannot be treated on an re-| gional basis. A Costa Rican proposal offered by Ambassador Gonzalo Facio | calls on Latin America to limit conventional weapons and devote more money to economic and so- cial projects. Quintanilla charged in a prepar- ed text that the Costa Rican pro- posal had not been adequately) studied and that a debate could) only by “premature and erratic”. He suggested that the Costa Ri- can Foreign Ministry should have soundeed out the other Latin American countries first before of- fering the proposal to the Coun- cil. Quintanilla made clear that his Government is opposed to any ar-} mament restriction in Latin Amer-| ica that excludes the United States and other world powers. The envoy contended that such a step was contrary to the prin-| ciple of collective security enun-} ciated in the Rio Treaty. Quintanilla began his remarks México Will Support Any Measure Applied te all Nations, Quintanilla Declares -~ |ce or disarmament, that is equally saying that México devotes only seven percent of her 1958 budget to defense expenditures, and there- fore, the argument that the budget is loaded with unnecesary: military expenditures does not apply to his country, he declared. : Regarding the Mexican attitude toward peace and disarmament, Quintanilla declared: “México has maintained as’ a norm in her foreign policy a tradi- tion which is eminently pacifist. México does not represent the least danger of aggression against other countries, nor fears aggression by| others. Moreover, in all interna-| tional meetings in which peace has} been discussed, México has always been noted for her active defense of internatidnal, peace and her desire to search for, as shé did last) year at the UN, universal formu-| las, compatible with national sov- ereignty, that may. relieve the! heavy load or armaments in all| countries of the world. Therefore, | the prestige of México on this mat- ter’ cannot possible be better. Mé- xico’s attitude in the peaceful so- lution of all- conflicts among OAS members speaks for itself, on the same atter. “México will always support any motion, whether in favor of pea- applied to all the countries of the world, without,any discrimination and without any loss, therefore, of sovereignty, and dignity of any State or gfoup of states”. Bolivian Economi Political Tension LA PAZ, March 5. (UP). — ‘The economic crisis the country .suf- ffers has aggravated the political situation created within the Na- tional Revolutionary Movement (MNR), which left and right wings have not settled their political and | economic difficulties, causing Pre- |sident, Hernan Siles Suazo, to resign. Early this morning the Execu- tive was firm in his resolution to abandon the Presidency and leave it in the hands of Federico Alva- rez Plata, President of the Senate. Alvarez Plata declared to United Press, early this morning: Mora Appointed Advisor te The Aviation Show WASHINGTON, BD. C. (PAU) — Dr. José A. Mora, Secretary Gen- eral of the Organization of Ameri- can States has been named an advisor for the First International Aviation Show, to be held in the: New York Coliseum Sept. 6-14. Serving with Dr. Mora will be former Secretary of Defense Char- les E. Wilson, president on the U.S; -sponsored People to. People program, and Gen. Alberto Salinas Carranza, pioneer Mexican pilot and now Director of Civil Avia- Latin American News in Brief brings freight loaded in vans which are hitched on the motor trailers at the dock and driven to their final destination. A resolution adopted by the union ‘said the boycot would last until the steamship line agrees to pay compensation for the long- shoremen displaced by the new service. The Waterman Line’s conven- tion shipping operations are not affected’ by. the boycott. Longshoremen at Ponce, Puer- to Rico’s second largest seaport, diso voted to boycott the Bienville. NEW OIL COMPANY IN GUATEMALA GUATEMALA, — The Govern- ‘trate his support to Siles Suazo -| Executive. c Crisis Worsens in the Nation “I. will, hold conversations with different group of the (MNR). I feel hopeful that we will come to a satisfactory’ agreement to per- mit Siles continue his office”. The left wing, whose directors are Juan Lechin, ex-President of the Senate, and José Felman, un- derstands they must wait for the arrival of ex-Presidente Victor Paz Estenssoro to take a definite ac- tion. ‘ ; The right wing of the MNR has just asked the expulsion of Lechin from the Party, and, says that Paz Estenssoro must publicly demons- to rescue the country. from the great difficulties it lives. Some directors of the MNR were seen last night entering into the Municipal building. One of them declared they were armed wait- ing for the events. Mayor, Jorge Rios, ig a firm supporter of the President. Meanwhile a small crowd walked through the streets cheering: Paz Estenssoro as President. On the other hand, the official daily “La Nacién’’, reported that 30,000 country men assembled in Urucrena sent a telegram to Siles Suaso, declaring their support and decision to march to. La Paz in case he insist to resign. The mining groups of Catavi, ac- cording to the same daily, protest- ed against the mining directors who are creating difficulties to the e Oil Go. de Guatemala, S. A. it was announced last week, The company has a stated capitalization of Q. 200,000, represented by two million shares at 10 each, Coastal Plains bought up the Story J. Sloane interests late last year, and is presently the only oil company drilling in Guatemala today. Its operations are in the- area of-Ba- nanera, near the north coast. GOVERNMENT’S INCOME © FROM IMPORT DUTIES GUATEMALA, — The Govern- ment’s take from import duties rose by over two million dollars in 1957 over 1956, the Ministry of the’ Treasury announced. In. 1956 import duties brought in $47,573,- .| lan*cofapany. « Member Inter American Press Association ~ e For Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity 5 NUMBER 20: Mexico Opposes Plan for Arms Limitation in Latin America at OAS Council Disarmament is World Problem That The Serious’ Situation. in. Cuba It is notable that the Govern- ment of Cuba, through its of- ficial, and. semi-official. mouth- pieces, has tried to. minimize the importance of the serious) Political. erisis being. faced by the country, and whenever some- thing happens that causes justi- fied alarm, it is pinned on the activities: of ‘a reduced number of people who are interested in regaining the reins of. power. That is, the move has been to create the impression that com- plete tranquillity would ‘prevail in the Republic if it were not for the whims of a few. Basically, it has been attempt ed to prove that all: revolves around the exiles living in Miami, particularly around former Pres- ident Carlos Prio Socorrés. And in making these ‘assertions, the attacks of the regime agaihst its opponents have not beén mist sing. Of course, the Cuban peopie” know that ‘what ‘goes on in the country cannot be attributed only to the activities of certain group, or parties, as the situation is one that could not exist, much less for ‘such a long time, were it-not for the hidden machina- tions \and ‘the serious ‘political. disagreenient between the Goy- ernment and the people. Should there be any doubts about this fact, the statements of the Cuban Bishops, holding impressive significance, prove to a tiaximum extent the existence» of a situation in the country, ereated by ‘a political crisis, which determined an unprece- dented appeal of the Cuban Episcopate suggesting that a Government based on National Unity take over the responsibil- ity Of restoring the peace and the demoeratic way of life in the Republic. 1 That is;from now on, in view of the high moral prestige of the Bishops and the extraérdinary prudence in which they move, ~ and because of the careful way in which they expressed their opinion” and their concern, de scribing the sad reality of the national situation with touching words, the Government ‘can no longer ignore the. great Cuban tragedy, or at least if can no longer insist that all is ‘due to ill-intended “propaganda “and to clandestine activities of certain roups, against which bitter political accusations have been made. . The grave’ situation being now uncovered; the only thing to do is to face it properly, and for this end the illustrious Bishops have indicated the course that could lead to democratic restora- tion. q LAV to Have Direct Service to México MEXICO, .(UP)..— A. Venezue- lan Airline (LAV) pilot said that negotiations for the establishment of a direct service between México and..Venezuela.have started. ~ Captain Joffre Valles said. that negotiations between the “Venezue- pany and the M com: pany have progressed ahd that “probably before the end of the year” the service between this Ca- pital and Caracas will be inaugu- rated. ah “For a long time, he said, ‘we have been interested in the pos- sibility to extend our flights to México. The Venezuelan Air Pos- tal company extends its service’to the United States and Europe and only ‘México remains to include in our routes”, i COLOMBIANS INJURED IN POLHICAL RIOTS: BOGOTA (UP) — In a clash between rival political parties and the Police eight persons were. im jured. Papen Three demonstrators were bullet dae and five policemen ston- ‘The riot began when a grou agin Guillermo Leda val is the idential candidate, clash with another cheering his Ponent, ex-President Laureano GO mez, rea" When en arrived to: blish,-order. ment approved the articles of in- corporation of the Coastal Plains 948, and in 1957 $49,975,761, There has been no increase in duty rates. riot in