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

Inter - American News for English - Speaking people Y; Sth YEAR ’ THE AMERICAS DAILY For a better understanding between the Americas 5 Cents—Outside Metropolitan ‘area, 10 ce nts, @ A 3AN KUMAN President FRANUISCU AGL Vice President AKRE ond Publisner Antonio Managine &. Ww SMi4 Vice Presid 8 SMITH Viee President HORACIO AGUIRRE vire President Editor and Manager Rut Rditor Publisheo daly except Munday — Entered as second class matter at the Post Office of Miami Springs €DITORiAL fla. op February § 1950 NAMES AND POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES It is only tavureal that leaders win p_esige if ciey the object o- di those cases, around the name redit if their conduct determines it. during political campaigns, deserve it, or that they are In of the political leader or the Government official, praise or aitacks and insults concen- trate. However, one should tremes with the reasons f of pola g ove and i be careful not to go to ex- iking ‘or disliking, in ‘the sense other on persons, because the ‘Secretary Dulles Doubts That Costa Rica's Disarmament Plan for Latin America is “Practical” WASHINGTON, Mar. 25. (UP).! but that the United States could | Secretary of State John Foster | do nothing to overcome that tend-| Dulles declared that he doubted | ency. the disarmament proposal made| He also said it would be “un- by Costa Rica to the Latin Ameri-| desirable” that the U.S. reduces| }ean countries was “practical”. military aid to Latin Americans, | Dulles added that, in his opinion, | not so much because it is impor- |some Latin American countries| tant that they receive it, but be. | will show an “infortunate” tenden-|cause it is “important’ for them} | cy.to strengthen their military ma-|to feel as a part of the general} jchine, even with modern arma-| structure of things”. | ments probably they don’t need,| Dulles made the statements to —_———— | the Senate Foreign Relations Com-| mittee, speaking in defense of the| Businessmen in Santos Support Pres. Kubitschek Coffee Policies SANTOS, BRAZIL. — The most} important segment of Brazil’s cof-| fee industry has denounced as an-| patriotic the rumor campaign | initiated by those who would! bring out economic chaos in the| coffee industry. The Associacao Comercial de Santos in a public statement Thurs- day called upon all Brazilians to} support the economic policies of transcendent things are the causes, whether they are good or bad. Personalities are generally confusing, and may result in that a greater or lesser degvee of temperamental attrac- tion of a leader become factors in the development of ublie opinion, outside the real issue of the political pro- -blem. For that reason, without falling into the absurd “which would be to completely omit names of persons, the most convenient, the most important, is to defend or com- bat, in the light of ideological principles, each cause. No defense can be better for democracy than that -which implicitly carries the divulgation of its authentic values, defining them with simple words and with sincerity -above suspicion. At the same time, no defense can be better for democracy than to point out its multiple good points, as well as the dangers that threaten, limit or destroy its functions. On the other hand, nothing can be stronger in the struggle against everything that is anti-democratic than to reveal its enormous harm for the individual and for the community. Nothing can be more convenient in the * struggle against any dictatorial regime or against any political tendency of absolutist type, than the analysis of what a totalitiarian Government means or what a move- ment with purposes and ideas, which deny individual + freedom and the political sovereingty of the people, repre- sents, That analysis, necessarily, will bring categorical condemnation of everything referring, directly or indirectly, to anti-democratic systems. In the case of exaltation of democratic merits, and in ‘that of rigid condemnation of everything anti-democratic .—one and the other expressed in terms of patriotism and -logieal reasoning— encourages the citizens to vehemently defend the republican system and to combat with enthu- siasm all totalitarian regimes, or the groups which in their political struggles are against ideals of freedom. When the thing discussed is basically an idea, a con- cept of political life, a system of government, the most im- portant is to limit the efforts to categorical explanations of the ideological content of each program, or what a determin- ed situation means, the latter for eases of situations lacking ideological sense. For the peoples, for the Republics, that is more im- portant than the defense or attack blindly directed in favor or against a man or a group of men. The individuals, includ- ing the leaders, are transitory. On the other hand, the ideas, the doctrina programs, the institutions, are permanent, kk kw ok ok Latin American Fiance Know thy Neighhor By ANTONIO RUIZ PERU — Within the Spanish colonial system, which lasted ap- proximately three centuries, Pert was of vutstanding importance, for during the period of nearly two hundred years the powerful vice-| royalty established by the Crown in Lima in 1542, had jurisdiction over Panama and all the Spanish territory of South America, except Venezuela. By the time of the wars of independence, Lima had become the most distinguished and aristo- cratic colonial capital, and the chief Spanish stronghold in South America. Spain’s administration of Pert, | as in the rest of the colonies, was extremely centralized and al-| though colonial laws were often | just and wise, they were frequent- ly abused by iocal officials, who) took advantage of the great dis-| tance from Spain. The colonists were also subject to severe eco- nomic and social discrimination. | Trade with countries other than | Spain, and between the colonies | themselves. was prohibited. The colonies were not permitted to produce goods competitive with those of Spain, and “criollos,” or Spaniards born in America, were generally ineligible for public of- | fice. Out of these conditions evolved | a strong movement toward politic- al independence which, encourag- | ed by the success of the French and North American revolutions, | and favored by the circumstances | evolving from Napoleon’s invasion | foreign aid program proposed by President Eisenhower. Democratic Senator William J. Fulbright. expressed fear that the military aspect of the program has been exaggerated, and, among other things, asked for Dulles’ opinion on the disarmament pro- posed by Costa Rica to the Latin American countries. “I doubt that the idea, in its literal sense, may be practical |—Dulles said— 1 consider that the tendency in some Latin Ame- rican countries to strengthen their military institutions is unfortuna- te, but it is not a tendency that we can completely overcome and |there would be much resentment if we tried to overcome it”. The ‘Secretary affirmed also that, even if the U.S. stopped shipments. of military equipment, the Latin Americans could easily get them “in other parts of the world. “In a good part of the world there is excessive emphasis on the military Dulles said. Many countries believe they must have modern military equipment, such as jet planes, simply to follow the march of things, whether they really need the jet planes or not. “We may deplore that psycho- logy, but we cannot ignore it”. When Fulbright said from that he asumed that Dulles would not object to a Senate reduction of President Kubitschek and Finance Minister José Maria Alkmin. The Association called those policies “the only possible course of Bra- zil is to continue on the road to progress and prosperity”. It added that the rumors that Brazil is about to modify its policy of eco- nomic stabilization and coffee prices “could only cause unlimit- ed damages to the national econo- my and the export market”, The statement of the Santos cof- fee producers and exporters was | transmitted to New York where it! has received wide support from| | coffee interests in that great me-| tropolis. Brazil’s economy is so closely} tied in with coffee that’ any unset- | tlement in the coffe market would |have a disastrous: effect not only upon Brazil but also upon those nations of the Hemisphere who, like the United States, for exam- | ple, have so much commerce with | gave it at the beginning, nor to MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1958 | Member Inter American Press Association 6 For Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity NUMBER 222 Seven Latin Americans on Board Plane That. Crashed Here Yesterday, Killing 9 Change in Cabinet Requested to Junta by Venezuela Party CARACAS, Mar. 25, —(UP).— The Supreme Council of the Repu- blican’ Democratic Union Party (URD), requested today from the Government Junta the reorganiza- tion of the cabinet under a norm of national integration represent- ing all the political, economic and social seetors of the country. URD said that “the cabinet, in spite of the honesty and good! name of its members and the fact that it has ministers well prepar- ed and capable, does not respond conipletely to the present climate of unity, nor to the national scope that the revolutionary movement the majority support the nation is offering to the Government Junta”. URD reiterates its support to the Junta, but points out that it is absolutely indispensable that a new cabinet be formed, more in| | this country. Special Correspondent proportion with the different groups of national opinion. | WASHINGTON, March 26. (UP) lA high official of the Internation- Latin America Needs More Aid Now International Fund Official Says tries more convenient conditions | Miami, Fla., as released by Braniff |mas Donald George, 50, Coral Ga- the amounts specified for military | aid to Latin America, Dulles in-| 4! Monetary. Fund declared that terrupted him, saying: Latin America will need more “On the contrary, ,I believe |Conomie aid to countercheck the that to reduce the aid is undesi-|'W® setbacks caused by the de-/ table”, | crease in prices of their raw ma- Fulbright mentioned military! terials and the crisis in U.S. aid to Cuba, and Dulles admitted) Dr. Rodolfo Corominas Segura, the U.S. has supplied arms to that| 2xecutive Director of the Fund, country, but added that, if it were|haS Proposed to allow the Latin suspended, “the military may point | American countries the use of out that Cuba has been assigned | their gold quotas and foreign ial certain military responsibilities in| Change in order to face the a case of a general war”, | creasing shortage of foreign ex- Dulles admitted that “we all| Change. if %, wish more roads, schools and work Corominas, who just returned of Spain, erystalized in the revo: | {°F Yeclamation of lands and other and Trade News Reports Central American Railroads Continue Modernization Plan GUATEMALA.—Expansion and ey purchased $3 million worth | of coffee from producers who have} not been able to sell their crops. | The recent world slump in coffee |prices has hampered Guatemala’s | ment unti! 1820 On that year, Gen- modernization of its facilities by! thus far successful efforts to re- the International Railways of Cen-| gain her European markets, lost tral America (IRCA), in Guate-/in the ten years following the| mala is continuing as scheduled,| war, That this campaign has been even though the United Fruit) successful can be measured by the Company must divest itself. of its) fact that in 1957 European nations IRCA stock within the next eight! purchased $80 million in coffee, | years. The five-year program cal-| an increase of $13 million over ling for tens of millions of dollars! the preceding year. Germany, | in capital * expenditures was start-| Italy, Sweden, Holland. and Bel-| ed last year in Bananera and Ti-| gium were the leading European | quisante in Izabal province with) purchasers, about $20 million scheduled to be} expended in Bananera alone. MEXICAN AGRICULTURE SUFFERS HEAVY LOSS AIRLINE APPLIES FOR MEXICO CITY. (UP). — The ROUTE TO TEXAS 4a : ._,| States of Tamaulipas, San Luis Po- Rising tourist and commercial tosj, Jalisco and Chiapas suffered traffic between the United States) agricultural losses estimated — in and Guatemala has led Aviateca, the millions of dollars during the | Bolivar’s Colombian and Peruvian | Antonio José de Sucre, decisively pe Guatemalan National Airline,| recent cold spells in the north| request from the Civil Aeronau- tics Board in Washington, authori- zation for a direct’ route between Guatemala .and Houston, Texas. The request has been backed .by the Mayor and Chamber of Com- merce of Houston and,by the oil, mining and manufacturing compa- nies doing business in Guatemala. Presently, Aviateca flies only to Latin-American countries, and ser- vices the Miami-Guatemala route. COFFEE PICTURE BRIGHTENS Coffee prices in the New York market last week held firm and even showed signs of rising, lead- ing Guatemalan coffee producers to feel confident that the coffee price slump will not worsen, At the same time, the Latin-American} countries bound by the 1958 Rio Agreement, whereby all members agreed to cut coffee exports by|in Coahuila, Aguascalientes, Na-| in force until 1920. Political disor- 15%, authorized Guatemala to ex- port an additional 85,000 bags of coiiee during the month of March, eutting into the surplus built up by the coffee industry, Guatema- Ja’s biggest money-maker. To help reduce this surplus further a Go- vernment agency, INFOP has al- | and high ,winds in the south. Agricultural sources here said |}an estimated 60 per cent of the) Tamaulipas bean crop was killed and the damage to the corn crops there is expected to reach $1,- 600,000. CONSTRUCTION WORK PLANNED IN MEXICO MEXICO CITY. (UP). — Cons- truction work in new and old irri- gation projects costing millions of dollars are underway in eight Me- | xican states, authoritative sources | reported today. Main projects are the Humaya dam in the State of Sinaloa, the Atopula dam in Guerrero, and the la Joya dam in Jalisco. Other work includes drilling of irrigation wells and cleaning of irrigation /canals yarit, San Luis Potosi and Du-| Trango, Sources said the Humaya dam} will supply water for a hydro- electrical unit that will deliver 25,000 kilowatts ,of electricity. and irrigate 475,000 acres in the rich valley near Culiacan, Sinaloa, : | lutions of the early 19th. century. | Because the Viceroyalty of Pert | was very important to Spain,/| strong forces were concentrated at Lima. Therefore, Pert was late | in revolting and was among the last of the colonies to be freed | from the Spanish yoke. In spite of | unsuccessful uprising from 1805 on, Peri remained basically unaf- fected by the revolutionary move- eral José de San Martin, who lead- ing the victorious armies of Argen- tina and Chile had freed those’ countries began his invasion of | Pert. The viceroy of Perti eventu- ally agreed to withdraw his troops | from Lima and San Martin en-| tered the capital on July 12, 1821; on the 28th., he raised the Peru- vian flag and proclaimed the coun- try’s independence. Strong royal- ist forces however, still retained in the country. and independence was not yet assured, | San Martin, in a dramatic inter view at Guayaquil with Simén Bo- | livar, the Great Liberator of Northern South America, agreed to withdraw from further partici- pation in the revolution. Two years later on December 9, 1824, forces, under the command of Gen. defeated the royalists at Ayacu- cho Pert, completing the emanci- pation of the colonies, Following the -winning of in.| dependence, the Republic of Perd | had a period of turbulence which | lasted for twenty years. For a short time Peri was Politically united with Bolivia, forming the Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation in 1839. under Santa Cruz, Presi- dent of Bolivia The most progres- sive of the early presidents of Pe ra was Ramon Castilla, who held offices three times between 1845 and 1862 During his administrations, nu- merous improvements were made in the country iricluding the in- troduction of telegraph and rail- roads, emancipation of the Negro slaves, and the adoption, in 1860, of a constitution which remained ders foilowed Castilla’s _ retire- ment. [n 1866, Peru, together with its allies, Bolivia, Ecuador and Chi- le, defeaied Spain’s attempt to re- gain its lost colonies. In 1879, things,” but that “we will gain very little and will lose much if, in our endeavor to obtain them, we destroy the structure of the free world that now allows us to enjoy the material blessings we have”. 3 LPAPAAPPAIAPSASIIIDISAS IIIS IAD Pan American Day is observed yearly on April 14th by all 21th of the American Republics. On this day in 1890 the Pan American | Union, now the secretariat of the Organization of American States, was founded. The first Pan Amer- ican Day was celebrated in 1921. | from a trip to South America, |said to United Press that the | greatest part of the countries’ of | that region are facing unfavorable | economic consequences created by| |the drop in the world prices of} raw materials. Latin America fundamentally depends on the export of agricul- tural and mineral products to ob- tain foreign. exchange. “The U.S.) |crisis —he added— has reduced |the demand for raw materials”. Corominas, representing Argen- tina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay in the Fund, declared he will recommend to the interna- tional agency to offer these coun- |to obtain funds needed to face} | the present situation. He expressed hope that the | Fund will act “with the same de-| termination and energy” as when| it helped the industrial countries of Western Europe with the pur- pose to bolster the shortage of oil caused by the Suez Canal blockade in 1956. There are eleven, Latin Ameri- can countries who have temporal agreements with the Fund and deposits in the amount of $250,- 000,000 used to maintain their business with a view to extend for one more year their repective agreements with the Fund, Corominas remarked that a grea- ter aid will be necessary as raw materials prices continue to de- crease, He explained, as an example, |that Argentina is selling more meat now than ever, but that her income is very low. Chile is facing the same situa- tion due to the decrease in the prices of copper. Per Jackson, Manager and Di- rector of ‘the Fund, it is said fully understands the difficult situa- tion which the raw ‘materials pro- 1 | bles; | Peru. ‘Ricardo Salcedo |. Seven Latin Americans were on board the ill fated Braniff Airlines plane which crashed early yester- jday, minutes after taking off |from the International Airport of this city, in route to Rio de Ja- neiro, via Panama, Lima and Sao Paulo. Rosario Rodriguez, of Panamé City, and Ricardo Salcedo, of Li- ma, Peru, are among the dead. Al- berto Zadetero, steward of the plane, and Madeline Champion, stewardess, are among the injured. Zadetero’s condition was said to PASSENGER LIST IN PLANE CRASH . DALLAS, Tex., March 25. (UP). The following is the list of nine victims and 15 survivors of the Braniff Airways airplane crash in headquarters here: DEAD; Capt. Davis S. Leake, 42, Fort Lauderdale; Capt. Royal H, King, 44, Coral Gables; Capt. Geor- ge W. Hogan, 42, Dallas; Donald Showman, Dallas. (Braniff said Leake, King, Hogan and Showman were Bra- niff crewmen flying deadhead to pick up other planes). PASSENGERS: Rosario Rodri- guez, Panama City; Paul Reed, Paducah, Ky.; Miss Adrienne Du- kas, New York City; Ricardo Sal- zedo, Lima, Pert; Mrs. Vera Rex, Minneapolis, SURVIVORS: Pilot, Capt. Tho- 1st Officer, John Cooper! Winthrop, Jr., 37, South Miami; 2nd Officer, Capt. Charles Frank Fink, 25, Hialeah; Purser, Albert Zadetero, 21, Lima, Pert; Hostess, Madeline Champion, 25, Lima, PASSENGERS: | Pietro Digna, Coral Gables; Aura Centeno, Pi- ne Bluff, Ark.; Philip Addabbo, East Islip, Long Island; William J. O’Brien, Easton, Conn.; Maurice Berg, New York City; Hilton Soa- res, New York City (Rio de Ja- neiro); Emilo Ganut, Sao Paolo, Brazil; Garlnad Monk, Pine Bluff, Ark. (Husband of Aura Centeno); Charles Rex, Minneapolis; Hirscta- Rosario Rodriguez, of Panama City, , Lima, Among Dead be serious, Hilton Soares,” of Rio de Janeiro, was injured. Emilio Ganut, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, was said to be the only passenger who |suffered no injuries. The big four-engined DC-7, roared off the runway: here a few minutes after midnight, climb- ed to almost 1,000 feet with a ball of fire shooting from its right side and then plummeted earth- | ward. i An explosion racked the plane, cutting off the flaming right wing and sending the fuselage and tail sections in different directions. The explosion may have saved those who lived through the crash, for the fuselage and tail sections did not burn. The gasolinefed flames from the right wing lighted the clear, dark night while rescue’ workers a few yards away fought in oozy, | black muck te get the survivors aboard helicopters and ambulan- ces, Most of the survivors —as well as the bodies of the victims— were eovered with the smelly muck when they reached hospi- tals, A company spokesman said the flight was aetually delayed 24 hours because the airplane sche- duled to make the flight did not arrive in Miami in time. The original flight had been booked to near capacity but the delay caused several passengers either to cancel pr to take other lines to South America. Emilio Ganut of Sao Paulo, Bra- zil, son of a Brazilian textile ma- nufacturer, who walked away from the crash unhurt, said the plene had just left the ground when “I looked out and saw the right engine on fire”. “I told him (Hilton Soares of Rio de Janeiro) to fasten his seat belt and then we hit... and I don’t know what happened”. Soares was taken to a hospital on a stretcher suffering undeter- mined injuries. Pete Vigna, a €AA employe in Bogota, Colombia, said he notic- ed a fire in the N° 3 engine on the right side. “At first I thought it was just a big backfire but then it got worse and the plane went down,” lyuk Wolf, Brooklynn, N. Y. Vigna said, gesturing excitedly. ‘Fortune’ Warns U. §. Against High Cooper, Lead, Zi NEW YORK, Mar. 25. (UP). — “Fortune”, in an editorial on U.S. Customs tariff policy, calls it “the| Customs Tariffs of the Bad Neigh- bor,” adding that if the demands that the Government increases ducing countries are facing. HEMISPHERIC EVENTS Latin American News in Brief | The flow of American money in Latin America for investments in 1957 exceeded the $1,008,000,000 against $612,000,000 in 1956. The figure of 1957 established a new record. The Commerce Dept. does not make an official estimate of the U. S. Trade With Latin America Increased in ‘57 WASHINGTON, (UP). — The Commerce Dept. figured that the exports and services paid to the) U.S. by Latin American countries | in 1957 amounted to $6,624,000,-| 000 against $5,645,000,000 last | year, Fe It added.that the exports and services from those twenty repu- blics to the_U.S. in 1957 amounted to $4,913,000,000, against $4,787,- 000 in 1956, These figures appear in an an- nual statement of the international payments balance published by the Commerce Dept. in an analy- sis on the present status of bu- siness,, The stament mentions the total of business between U.S. and Latin America, but does not ana- lyze the business of each country. The. total figures include mer- ehandise, transportation and tra- veling expenses, investments, mi- litary agreements and others. The American exports to those 20 countries in 1957 amounted to $4,631,000,000, against $3,830,000 in 1956, Spain finally recognized Peruvian independence, Spanish Version Page 3 The total imports amounted to $3,913,000,000 last year as against $3,775,000,000 the previous year. |and it is feared that due to the total amount of U.S. private invest- ments at the end of 1957, but the Department officials privately say the estimate is near $8,500,000,000. _ PANAMANIAN SHIP AGROUND NEAR THE COAST OF CUBA HAVANA, (UP)—Reports from Nuevitas, Province of Camagiiey, say that the Panamanian ship “Mar- sélla” ran aground near that port, | strong winds and high waves ship may overturn. Some ships have left to rescue the Panamanian ship carrying a |cargo of 7,300 bags of chemical | fertilizer. ROCKEFELLER VISITS CARACAS OFFICIALS ; CARACAS, Venezuela. — (UP). Nelson Rockefeller paid a call on the members of the ruling mili- tary junta and said he is :“opti- mistic” about their efforts to res- tore democracy in this country. The New Yorker came here on a private visit. His International Basie Economic Corp, has business the! HUGE STONE HEAD TO BE MOVED VERACRUZ, México. —(UP).— State Archeologists reported they have theoretically overcome major. engineering obstacles in transport- ing the 30-ton, two-thousand-year- old carved stone head of the Popo- loca culture from Texistepec where it was found to Jalapa, where it is destined to be the centerpiece of a new museum. No attempt has been made to move the head yet. RIO HOSPITAL FIRE PANICS MOTHERS RIO DE JANEIRO (UP) A fire in the laundry of the Nossa Seh- hora Da Penha hospital, caused partic among expectant mothers who, attend the hospital. The fire broke after midnight and destroyed the linen. The fire- men controlled the fire before it developed to reach the hospital, but the alarm caused panic among the patients. Bight of them were transfered to other rooms ‘ A baby, was born during the fire, whose mother, Alice Moreira, was in the operating room. It was a normal birth and both mother and child are well. LABOR NEGOTIATIONS FAILING IN CHILE SANTIAGO (UP)— Labor lead- interests in Venezuela and he owns several ranches here. vers considered their work practic- import tériffs on lead, copper and) labor agreement of seven thou- sand employes and copper mine workers of Chuquicamata, a branch of Anaconda Co., expecting the personnel starts next ‘Thursday to vote in order to decide whether they go to a legal strike. The negotiations were interupt- ed when the workers asked for an increase in their wages higher than those fixed by law. © fh AVIATECA AIRLINE HAS NEW PRESIDENT GUATEMALA — Col. Oscar Mo- rales Lopez, was designated Presi- dent of the government’s airline, AVIATECA IN SUBSTITUTION 0 Alfredo Gemmel, who moves to the U.S. On taking over the post, jhe announced the line would add new routes'to its schedules in the near future. It was also announced that AVIATECA would lease a jet propulsion plane from the Nicara- guan Air Line to put into service on its routes to the U.S. GUATEMALAN BALLET GUATEMALA — The Guatema- lan Ballet opened a short run at the Capitol Theatre in Guatemala City. Featured on the program were “El Pajaro Blanco”, Mayan Ballet, Fiestas y Nubes, and other ballets written by Guatemalan nc Import Tariffs zine materialize, relations’ with Chile and Pert will certainly de- teriorate. (México and Canada have also protested against the tariff increa: se on lead and zinc). “Fortune” states that U.S. has - its best customers in Latin Amer- ica, and that the commercial res- trictions cause frequent difficul- ties to U.S. in those countries, “To illustrate”, it adds, “in 1951 the American wool producers suc- ceeded in getting an increase in the tariff for Uruguayan wool. Russia took advantage of this and now she is one of the best buyers of the Uruguayan wool (doing bu- siness through Dutch brokers). This situation has enabled the So- viet Embassy at Montevideo to fa- cilitate its economic penetration”. It further adds that the Soviets are struggling for the domination of Latin American business and that last year they offered to sci] arms to Ecuador, sign a coffee agreement with Colombia and to furnish Argentina oil machinery, which she badly needs. “Inmediatel, a few weeks ago,” it continues, “the worse came: a commercial agreement for $400,- 000,000 was offered to Brazil. “Rusia could buy coffee, sugar, hides, ete. from Brazil, and sell her machinery for drilling and for oil refinery withouth any political restriction, and to furnish Rio Ja- neiro government technical aid and nuclear knowledge, All this for the ‘re-establishment of the di- plomatic relations which Brazil broke in 1947 with Moscu”’. “Fortune” says that Washington . does not care whether the ‘Latin American countries bite the bait the Reds put to them. “Latin American countries in general”, “Fortune” continues, “know perfectly well by past ex perience that the Russian products are of a low quality, deliveries take a long time and their ship- ‘ments contain surprises as im the case of a shipment: of blue eyes which recently was sent ‘composers with choreography done ally failed in connection with the by Guatemalans, ' Brazilian importers instead of the merchandise ordered. ea,