Diario las Américas Newspaper, March 16, 1958, Page 12

Inter - American News for English - Speaking people 5th YEAR @ A SAN ROMAN President FRANCISCO AGUIREB Vice President and Publisher Antonio Managing c. W. SMITH Vice President View Prastisut. Editor THE AMERICASDAI 8. SMITR. Vice President HORACIO AGUIRRE Ruiz Editor Publishea daily except Monday — Entered as cecond class matter at the Post Office of Miami Springs Fla. op February 8 1950 EDITORIAL STATE SERVICES AND THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENS When there is absence, total or partial, of a sense of political and administrative responsibility, those who serve the State, no matter what the rank of their official activi- ties may be, do not usually citizen to receive from them recognize the right of each the cooperation and support that authorities are under the obligation to give to the community in general and each individual in particular. If each Government off icial or employe thoroughly knows the work corresponding to him in the state agencies, it is certain that there would be no problem in the relations of the citizens with the state ‘be conscious of the fact that i “the citizens to treat them with the law and the correspondi servants, because they would it is no gracious concession to respect and to attend, within ing regulations, any adminis- trative request made by private citizens. In the United States of America, where there is a clear concept of administrative responsibility, public of- ficials and employes are very -the citizens, which they deserve. careful in their treatment of On the other hand, in countries wheré the same sense of responsibility does not exist, because factors of force existence of certain Governm are the ones determining the ents, the authorities or their agents act in a different manner, because the only thing in which they are interested is to develop their activities ac- cording to the political circumstances of the moment, without any concern for the rights of the private citizen. Within that type of regimes, the resources of the titizen to get justice, or even heard, are very limitted, and which supports the. citizen in to make his voice of protest there is no higher authority his claims. For that reason, in open..contradiction with what republican life means, One constantly. sees persons in public ‘offices who, in a pleading tone, as if asking for. charity, submit requests which are within the law and regarding which they have a perfect right to expect attention. is before armed bodies, such And when the case as the police, for example, when those circumstances of institutional abnormality revail, the citizen usually goes with the impression that is request will not be well received, and when he finds a welcome answer, he believes he is being the object of extraordinary courtesy, as if he did not deserve good treatment from the authoritie: Cuban Opposition Leader Explains his Country's Political Situation Thanks THE AMERI CAS DAILY for its Cooperation in Struggle for Freedom Dr. Manuel A. de Varona, Pre- sident ofthe Cuban Revolutionary Party (Auténtico), has addressed a kind letter to our Editor, Dr. Ho- racio Aguirre, together with state- ments he made during his recent) trip to Washington, which read as follows: “Dear Editor: “With a request for publication in THE AMERICAS DAILY, under your able direction, I am glad to enclose copy of statements I made to the press of the United States, on the occasion of my recent trip te Washington. “In doing so, I take this op-1, portunity to express once more my most sincere gratitude, as a Cuban, to. that importante newspaper, serves to prepare officers to defend a crumbling dictatorship which is finding an ever-increasing wave of popular resistance and to squash the democratic aspirations of all the Cubans who oppose Batista. “The concept of hemispheric de- fense and a mistaken interpreta- tion of the principle of neutrality toward recognized governments, confuses public opinion in Latin America. Since this policy is ap- plied egually to democratic govern- ments and dictatorial regimes, La- tin Americans see in this Amer- ican attitude an open support of American dictatorships. “These errors may be due to the inexperience of ambassadors who are not career officers and who do not inform their government prop- which has generously received and|erly of the corfditions prevalent used everything that benefits the cause of the people in their strug- gle against the tyranny we are suffering in our country. THE AMERICAS DAILY has been ren- dering a great service to the revo- lutionary struggle in Cuba, since it has been the medium we have used most to bring our voice to the residents of this nation, “{ also take this opportunity to reiterate to you my personal esteem and friendship. “Sincerely yours, ‘ (signed) Br. Manuel A. de Varona Loredo ‘The statements of Dr. de Varo- ma are as follows: “On my way thru Washington, I wish to inform the press about the most recent barbaric acts com- mitted by Batista’s dictatorship. “4n addition to the students, farm- ers, workers, and professionals murdered daily, Batista is employ- ing physical torture on suspects) and political prisoners, regardless of age, sex or physical condition. The most tragic case is that of Esther Milanés, a 50-year-old school teacher, who ‘was brutally beaten up by the police in Havana. This infamy has been denounced to the Supreme Court by Dr, J. A. Presno, a Gistinguished physician. “I feel it is ridiculous to tell the Free World that Cuba belongs to the family of democratic nations ,to keep an American military ion there. The mission, whose in the dictatorship countries, An- other source of errors is the Pen- tagon; still another is the Ameri- can Defense Board. The designa- tion of officers og good-will mis- sions and the granting of medals to the high military officers who guide and direct the killings and tortures of the dictator’s enemies usually come from these organiza- tions. “In the case of Cuba, misguided policies are creating ill will among the Cubans and placing this govern- ment in an untenable position, for it is contradictory tq fight dictator- ships.in Europe and Asia, while not doing the same in Latin Amer- ica. “It is impossible to play -the part of world leaders of Democra- ey while military and technical help, as well as arms, are given to despotic governments, enemies of Democracy, which is one and indivisible. In short, I protest against the military help being extended to Dictator Batista, first because it serves to keep in power an un- popular government, and, second, because Batista violates the letter and the spirit of the Mutual De- fense Assistance Agreement. The worst instance to date of this violation was the inhuman at, tack against the open city of Cien- fuegos, when tanks and airplanes put down by force the uprising of September 5, 1957. These were arms supplied to Batista by the U. S. Government in conformity with the provisions of the Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement for task is to train Cuban officers for f. in defense, in reality only) the defense of the Western Hemi-| Garden Show here. They won first sphere. 4, } 5 Cents—Outside Metropolitan area, 10 cents, Four Million go to the to Elect a N BOGOTA, March 15. —(UP).— Liberals and Conservatives, the country’s two traditional political opponents, go to the polls tomorow | in general elections, the result of | which is known in advance: there will be no winners, nor losers. According to an original plan ap- proved in a_ national plebiscite last December, Colombia, govern-| ed now by a five-man Military Jun- WIN PENDLETON IT’S A BOY — Free cigars were passed out last week by Congress- man Syd Herlong in honor of his third granchild, James Harry May- field, Jr. Young James Harry is the son of Syd’s daughter, .Mar- garet. The Mayfields live in Or- lando. Mary Alice flew to Florida at once to see the new baby, but Syd won't see him until next week when he will travel to Leesburg to address a big shin-digat the Elks Club. ONE MORE STEP — Did you ever try to “change the system?” It’s a hard, slow job, even when everybody knows the old system is out of date. And, when there i s a lot of argument on both sides, it is almost impossible. But, Congres- sman Paul Rogers might succeed in doing it. He has been ‘working for several years on a plan to re- vise certain accounting methods of the Government, Now, money is appropriated for projects that sometimes are not completed for years. He wants to Khange that. Rogers is backing the Hoover Com- mision’s suggestion to put Federal appropriations on a year to year basis. Last week, the House ap- proved Rogers’ idea. The Senate had put their okay on it last year. From here it will go to a con- ference committee where final mi- nor differences will be ironed out. And with patience, it might get through this session of Congress and begin to save us a lot of mo- ney — so Rogers says. This change in the old system has been discus- sed for a long time, but none of the “old heads” in Congress would tackle it, They knew it would nev- er go through. From where we sit, it looks as though Rogers is either a genius or else he is so young he didn’t know he was trying to} do the impossible. So, he tried — and look what happens! FLORIDA BARGE CANAL Congressman Charlie Bennett has long been a booster for the Cross Florida Barge Canal. This week he said that he had received a copy of a resulution passed by the Missis- sippi Valley Association recom- mending the Canal. “The Associa- tion said that they felt the Cross- | Florida Canal is an essential and vitally needed link in the nation’s intercoastal waterway system,” Bennett said. He said the Missis- sippi group offered the project their wholehearted approval. Their staff and officers have agreed to help promote it. ADULTS ONLY — It’s the best show on TV. The, McClellan Sen- j ate Rackets -Committee hearings. | They are back on the air. It’s the all-round program; tense drama, | political interest, comedy, and tra- gedy (often the stars of this show end up loosing their jobs ‘or even going to jail). Warning: don’t let the little children see it. They al- ready ask enough questions around the house — please don’t get them started asking questions with a nasty Senatorial smirk in their voices. IT’S NOT FLORIDA, DONNIE — Donnie Matthews, 12 year old son of Congressman Billy Mat- thews, has had enough of Washing- ton’s winter weather. When the re- cord 17-inch snow had melted here the Matthews family found that a foot of water had seeped into the basement of their Alexandria, Vir- ginia home. It fell to Donnie to help the Congressman bail out the celler, By the time the chore was over, backs were sore, and every- body was home-sick for Sunny Flo- rida. In a “never again” ‘proposi- tion, Donnie agreed to put up his entire allowance to pay for a per- manent water-proofing job. (Don- nie’s allowance: 50 cents a week), FLORIDA tS WINNER — For the third staright year, the Flori- da Nurserymen and Growers As- sociation have stolen the limelight with their tropical garden exhibit F For a better understanding between the Americas MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA., SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 1958 Colombians Polls Today ew Congress ta, will have a bipartisan system of Government during the next 12 years. ‘This plan is aimed at end- ing dictatorial regimes and situa- tions of undeclared civil war which have been torturing the eduntry for a decade, In ,tomorrow’s elections, more than 4,000,000 men and women over 21 will take part, to elect a National Congress of 80 senators and 146 representatives. They will be elected through a complex system of equal representation for each party, and will serve to de- termine which of the candidates of each party will go to Congress. In some sectors of the country there has been violence, including several killings, during the elec- toral campaign, but it is hoped that the elections will be held with- out serious incidents. The candidates will be elected for a term of four years..Women are going to vote for the first time in general elections, although their first participation in elections in Colombian history was last Decem; ber, in the plebiscite. The libe- tals are participating in elections for the first time since 1949. According to the agreement of the two parties, the two houses of Congress elected’ tomorrow will select a common candidate for Pre- sident, who will be officially con- firmed in the presidential elec- tions of May 4. In the twelve years the agreement will be in ef- fect, the two parties will alternate in the Presidency of the Republic. The liberals, under the leader- ship of Alberto Lleras Camargo, have agreed to support a conser- vative for the 1958-62 term, to be succeeded then by a liberal. They have mentioned Guillermo Leon Valencia, a moderate conservative, as the candidate they will support. The conservatives, however, are not united in support of Valencia. The leader of the righttist wing of the Conservative Party, as well as ex-dietator, Laureano Gémez, 72 years old, is opposed to Valencia. There is still another factidn of the party which supports Gilberto Alzate Avendafio. This third fac- tion is formed, in the great majo- rity, by supporters of another ex- dictator, Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, who was overthrown last May. For that reason, the general elec- tions of tomorrow are a test for the Conservative Party, in which it will be determined which faction is the strongest. If a majority of conservatives opposed to Guiller- mo Leén Valencia is elected, the consequence may be a postpone- ment of the presidential elections, until’ a new candidate, acceptable to all groups, liberal and conser- vatives, is found. The Military Junta assumed power when Rojas Pinilla was oust- ed. Each of the five members has presidential authority, which ma- kes of Colombia the only cotntry in the world governed simulta- neously by five presidents. The Junta is committed to relinquish Power on August 7, on the new President elected now, In the new Government, result- ing from the congressional and presidential elections. Liberals and Conservatives will hold the same number of cabinet posts. TAXI DRIVER DENIES ANY PART IN ATTACK TAXI DRIVER DENIES. .Frances HAVANA (UP)— A taxidriver suspected of complicity in Thurs- day’s attemtp to assassinate for- mer Commerce Minister Raul Me- nocal denied today that he had any hand in the crime. . Mario Rodriguez said an un- identified man who had hailed his cab suddenly opened fire on Me- nocal’s car,‘then jumped. out of the cab and fled. Police, who said there were two gunmen firing at Menocal, charged that Rodriguez was one of them. The former minister, who quit President ‘Fulgencio Batista’s ca- binet to run for office in the now- postponed June elections, escaped injury. His secretary Alfredo Pe- rez Zaldivar, Was seriously wound- at the National Capital Flower and prize without a struggle. A cordon of police prowl cars. around Havana University Thurs- day prevented any demonstrations Praises Work of Inter American Bar Association WASHINGTON, Mar. 15. (UP) Dr. José A. Mora,. Secretary‘ Gen- eral of the Organization of Amer- ican States (OAS), praised the work of the Inter American Bar Association, for its efforts to pro- mote closer relations in the West- ern Hemisphere. Mora made the statements at the opening session of a two-day meeting of the Executive Com- mittee of the Association. The Secretary expressed regret that “there is so little understand- ing of what the cooperation of’ the legal profession may be in the development of our Inter Ameri- can relations”. The Bar Association will hold its XI Conference in Miami. In the two days of the present meet- ing, the Executive Committee is discussing the problems of ‘the continental platform and_territo- rial waters; the systems of com- mon and civil law; the rights of man; and problems of legal-eco- nomic character. eee The President of the - Inter American ‘Bar Association, Cody Fowler, declared that the confer- ence in Miami, sponsored by the Florida and Dade County’ Bar As- sociations, will be one of the most important to date. He said the Bar Association is preparing a booklet.to be distribut- ed among all the bar associations in the U.S., as. well as among lawyers in Canada, in order to in- terest and inform other members of the profession about the aims of the organization. Fowler declared that this has been an important instrument to promote closer relations among outstanding attorneys not only of the OAS. countries, but. also of HAVANA. (UP).—C€uban police shot and killed four revolutionar- ies in a blazing gun duel in Ha- vana Friday night; it was announc- ed today. The shooting took place in the suburb of Lawton. The police said the four men killed a policeman im the same district several days ago. The gunbattle began, according to police, when police in a patrol car spotted the suspicious-looking men in a automobile’ and ordered them to pull over. When the shoot- ing ended, three of the men lay dead in their car, the other manag- ed to crawl out but died on the porch of a nearby house. None of the policemen were in- jured, police said. , One of the dead men was iden- tified by police as Elcides Pérez, a nephew of Dr. Faustino Pérez, the alleged Havana district head of the rebel 26th of July move- ment. Friday night, Congress approved President Fulgencio Batista’s eighth suspension of civil rights in six years’ by a vote of 106 to O with two abstentions. The ses- sion ‘was boycotted by the opposi- tion minory. Plant police beat off a determin. ed effort by rebels to sabotage the big American:— owned Texas Oil Co. refinery at Santiago de Cuba in revolt-ridden Oriente Province early Friday delayed dispatches re- ported today. Telephone communications be- tween the Havana and New York offices of the United Press were broken off at this point. In reply to a request to restore the con- LY nection, the telephone operator in Havana said she could not be- cause of “superior orders”. The Cuban government recently reim- possed press censorship on outgo- ing and incoming dispatches, The latest suspension of civil rights was proclaimed Wednes- day, barely six weeks after nor- mal privileges had been restored to most of the country and- only hours after they had become ef- fective in rebel-infested Oriente Province. *Meanwhile, unconfirmed reports circulating here said the govern- ment has selected former Public Works Minister Nicolas Arroyo to replace Miguel A. Campa as Cuba’s ambassador to » Washing- ton. Campa is defense minister in the government installed last week. The government announced that Emilio Nifiez Portuondo, who re- signed as “premier” and foreign minister on Tuesday, will return to his previous post as Cuba’s chief U.N. delegate, LS ie ci REQUEST RELATIONS WITH CUBA BE BROKEN SANTIAGO, March 15. (UP). — The Chilean Students Federation approved a motion to request an audience from the Minister of For- eign Relations, Alberto Septilve- da Contreras, to ask him that di- plomatie relations with Cuba be broken. The decision of the Federation was adopted in a General Assem- bly, in which homage was paid to Cuban students “for their struggle for legality against the usurper”. other countries. members of the U.N. Pérez Jiménez’ Family in Miami By UNITED PRESS The wife and four small daugh- ters. of deposed Venezuelan Pre- sident Marcos Pérez Jiménez ar- rived in Miami Friday night. Pérez Jiménez’ family were whisked away in a City of Miami Beach limousines after a ‘lengthy trip through Customs. They refused to discuss’ their trip to the United States from the Dominican Republi¢e where Pé- rez Jiménez has been in exile since he was kicked out as dictator of the Venezuelan Republic in Ja- nuary, Accompanying the party was a man identified as Teéfilo Parra Mendoza (apparently an aide to Pérez Jiménez), a governess and a nurse for the small children. The group arrived aboard a Do- minican Republic airliner from Ciudad -Trujillo, It could not be learned ' if or when Pérez Jiménez expects to follow his family to the United States or how long the family plans to remain here. HEMISPHERIC EVENTS Latin American Newsin Brief. which might have been attempted on the anniversary of last week’s rebel suicide attack on the presi- dential palace. One person was injured in a scuffle with police who broke up an attempted demonstration in one of three churches where. memorial services were held for those killed BOMB EXPLODES AT PERONIST OFFICES BUENOS AIRES, March 14 (UP) — A bomb exploded today in a thirld floor apartment where a group of. top followers of ousted dictator Juan D, Perdn were mee- ting. F ‘ Two of them, not identified, were injured, The. bomb set fire fp the. apartment which formerly: on occupied by Peronista Party eoder John William Cooke, now living in exile in the Dominican | committee to direct the Republic with Perém, —° SAN JUAN, P. R., March 15.— (UP). — Paroled thrill-killer Na- than Leopold arrivéd in Puerto Rico today to begin a new life as a hospital worker and servant of mankind. The travel-weary Leopold ar- rived on a flight from New York, where he had spent a layover en route from Chicago. Leopold will live in a two room apartment in’ an old wooden bar- racks building at the rear of a little gray- painted hospital. Ac- tually, the apartment is one room that is divided by a curtain. It con- tains modern metal furniture and some simple pictures hang from the wall. : Three other apartments are in the building. Leopold will work from 8 to 5 p.m, daily. His day will start with breakfast with his fellow workers in the hospital, a barracks-type duilding located 1800 feet above sea level near Adjuntas, a three- and-a-half hour drive from San Juan. The community in which Leo- pold will live is known as Castaner. It consists of five continental fa- milies and 40 Puerto Rican wor- kers who operate the hospital, plus NEWSPRINT PLANT 16 READY IN MEXICO MEXICO CITY (UP)— A news- print manufacturing plant will be- gin operating in the State of Oa- xaca by the end of June, it was announced here. ‘The announcement was made by Elliot M. Little, President of the Anglo-Canadian Pulp and Paper Company and the Anglo-New- Paroled Killer to Begin New Life in Puerfo Rico, Serving Mankind occupants of 212 small farm homes built under the Puerto Rican Re- construction Program 20 years ago. He spent most of the almost four hours of his layover in New York talking to his traveling com- panion, W. Harold Row, an official of the Church of the Brethren Hospital at Castaner, where Leo- pold will work as a $10-a-month hospital “technician. ! Even before’ Leopold took off for what he hoped would be a trip to oblivion, he has’ assured of a warm weleome in Puerto Rico. Samuel R. Quifiénes, President of the Puerto Rican Senate, quoted Shakespeare in a pre-arrival state- ment in San Juan. “Shakespeare answers for Puer- to Rico,” Quifiénes said “The quali- ty of merey is not strained. It bles- ses him that gives and him that takes”. Quifénes said Leopold will be helped by Puerto Ricans. “He ean: be sure that in Puerto Rico he shall have what he desi- res,” Quifiones said. “He has suf- fered and the experience of suf- fering shall undoubtedly inspire him to help those who suffered, { Member Inter American Hemispheric Solidarity | in the little hospital near Ad- juntas”, é \ Press Association ; e Fer Liberty, Culture and NUMBER 214 Dr. Jost A. Mor op Cuban Rebels Killed in Blazing gun Duel With Police in Havana Suburb POLICE FOILS SABOTAGE ATTEMPT AT BIG TEXACO REFINERY IN SANTIAGO TEMPERATURE wy centigrade THEATRICAL DEMOCRACY In Latin America, undisguised dictatorships have only existed during short periods, and in those instances there has. been room only for absolutely de facto governments, without traces whatsoever of republica- nism. From that condition, it then progresses to what could be properly termed a theatrical democracy, or the kind that only complies with the: external aspects of the institutional re- quirements, because true demo- cracy is not practiced, and every- thing revolves around the om- nipotent powers of the dictator, Just as.when a theatrical pro- duction is staged, in such cases the same pattern is followed for the organization, or reorganiza- tion, of what is solemnly called the Public Powers, molded on the’ image and likeness of the person controlling the govern- ment with such absoluteness, But it happens that democracy is so well based on prestige, that its enemies do not try to deny the goodness and convenience of the system. That is why they like to govern together with Legislatures and Courts of Jus- tice handpicked by them, and those who in political terms are defined as dictators have the illusory belief that they are patriots, and that for their merits and achievements they count with the backing of the Judicial and the Legislative Powers. And in this belief they are eneouraged by their adulators. Self deceit reaches such unbe- lievable extremes that any disres- pect or inconformity on the part of the people are considered violations to the respect due by the citizens to the Government and the institutions of the State. When a government is legi- timately constituted and, conse- quently, the operation of the republican institution suffers no damage in the doctrinal aspect, even in the face of administra- tive or political blunders, each citizen is naturally obliged to respect the authorities, not be- cause of fear of the persuasive means they dispose of, but rather because he fundamentally res- pects them in his civilized con- dition and in his political mo- rality. Yet, when these charac- téfistics of legitimacy are not present, those who govern do not have any right to expect public consideration, even when fear is prevalent and when because of that fear the citizens submit or accept their mandate. Modern civilized nations, and especially the Latin American countries, where political life develops in constant agitation, know how to establish the dif- ference between an authentic democracy and a, theatrical de- mocracy. f WO SOLUTION FOUND IN _ ARGENTINE BANK STRIKE BUENOS AIRES. (UP)—This morning. the Bank conflict was re- considered for about,four and half hours without arriving to a solu- tion. * After the meeting held in the Government Palace, an optimistic atmosphere prevailed toward 6 possible ‘reconciliation, but in a second meeting, of the ministers of the Executive representatives of \private Banks and the Progressive mocrat leaders Horacio Thedy, who acts as an official arbitrator, hopes of an agreement vanished. Light and Power Company until April 10 to reach an agreement. Union demands include a 30 per cent wage boost, a 40 hour week, paid expenses for all vacations, a savings account for retired per- sonnel and a milion dollar fund to build houses for employes. ‘ MEXICO GETING _ DREDGE FROM ITALY~ — Navy foundland Paper Company, who| MEXICO CITY (UP) i prod the| Secretary Admiral Roberto Gomez sunt’ sri wk p00 er ole said the ‘dredge “Benito Judrez”| Te difficulty seems to rest with. a year, one half of the country’s current needs. ” ELECTRICAL WORKERS: THREATENED STRIKE MEXICO CITY: (UP) The Electrical Workers Union pub- lished a threat to shut of Mexi- ’s power early next month un-| well ae off-coast rescue operations. Na new contract | It will also man a Coast-Guard ‘ra- less demands for a A Uni da Mal he Utoanag: mance te thet Ce A Union e ing’ on Mlreet the strike had | first of « network pianaed © ving] © Ameriogs heen named amd gave the Mexican | México’s eoastlines, rears ¥ aes which México had made in Italy the private Banks, as the official should arrive in Veracruz within| Banks have not two weeks. | Plans: for the ‘life-saving station’ planned for the port of Veracruz have been “completed, he said; and the installation will be prepared to handle fire-fighting chores: as any problems, |