Diario las Américas Newspaper, March 30, 1958, Page 12

as ——- ear Inter - Americon News for English - Speaking people 5th YEAR @ & SAN ROMAN President vie Vice FRANCISCO AGUKRE Vice President and Publisher 5 Cents—0u W SMITR Antonio Ruis Managine @diter 8 sMITB Presideat ‘ ¥tee President HORACIO. AGUIRRE Vice President Editor and Manager Publishes dally except Vumday ~ Eutered as second class matter at the Post Office of Miami Springs: Fla. op February & 1030 EDITORIAL THE PRESS AND THE GOVERNMEN The day after his inauguration as President of Hon- duras, Dr, Ramén Villeda Morales held a press conference, and when newspapermen asked him in which way the press could cooperate with his Government, the Honduran Chief Executive and Central American statesman, in a quick and sincere answer, said the: following: truth”, adding that he, as “Telling always the a democrat, recognizes the right to freedom of the press and the importance it has as a . source of orientation for the Government. , Within adequate republican climate, the press truly ean, and must, accomplish a high mission of orientation and divulgation of all that which is of national and interna- tional interest, for the benefit of those in the Government and for the community in general. President Villeda Morales, during -his political . strug- gles of popular orfgin, always has taken advantage of the press to campaign in favor of his dynamie party, the Libe- ral, and now, according to his own words, as Chief Execu- tive, he will continue taking advantage of press agencies to learn about the way of thinking and the feelings of his people, in particular regarding the development of his administrative task. Honduran newspapermen, both those who are in favor of the Government and those in the op- position, are, therefore, to with the Government. The certain extent, collaborators free play of democracy de- termines this fact of the greatest political and social importance. A responsibles press, with a healthy, patriotic inspira- tion, always fulfills a high and noble mission within socie- ty, because, being responsible and well intentioned, its task necessarily must be of healthy results in the field of political, social, cultural and economic activities of ‘the People. Communities conscious of their rights and obligations, are the ones which show more interest in encouraging and defending independent and reliable press, so that it may -accomplish its mission of orientation and information for the benefit of the general interests of the country and the ideals and norms which give Because of that function life to the Republic. of the press, the Inter Amer- fean Press Association has won solid international prestige, and has become a true bulwark of continental democracy, and, in the same manner, because of those functions of the press, there are Government leaders who consider it as an instrument of cooperation, in the most constructive and noble sense of the word. x © Oe Rise Latin American Finance and Trade News Reports México Expropriates Land For Communal Farm Program MEXICO CITY (UP)— The De-| partment of Agriculture announc- ed that President’ Ruiz Cortines has signed a decree expropriating from private interests "175,000 acres of land soon to be irrigated by waters from the new Humaya Dam in the State of Sinaloa. The land will enter into the Federal Ejido System, México’s version of the communal farm. The decree stated that the action was teken to insure against specula- tion of the land to the detriment of the farmworkers of the area. It added that Federal irrigation projects had as their objective the increase of agricultural products, but that “more important,” their purposes are to improve the lives of the agricultural workers, Present owners of the land will be paid off in regular, condemna- proceedings, the Department ‘id, Secretary of Agriculture Gil- berto Flores Mufioz said this is “the first time the Mexican Gov- ernment takes a step of this nature te guarantee the interests of the people in the execution of a pro- ject of such social and economic magnitude.” | Official figures released by the Government show that Mexican farmers have received 107,730,000 acres of land from the Venustia- mo Carranza Administration up to August 31 of last year,’ The current Administration alone has granted 7,538,394 acres under the Agrarian Reform Pro- gram, The Humaya Dam is scheduled ho supply water for a hydro-elec- trical unit that will deliver 25,000 kilowatts or electricity and irrigate 475,000 acres in the rich valley Rear Culiacén, Sinaloa. Brazil May Join Again The Antornational. Sugar Pact RIO DE JANEIRO. —(UP).— } Which withdrew from the 1958 World Sugar Pact, has decid- ed to send a delegation to the In- ternational Sugar Conference- to be held at Geneva, Switzerland, next September, it was announced | here. The decision immediately gave rise to speculation that this coun- try. will again become a member of the world agreement. The .Ge- neva parley will study the possibi- lity of extending the 1953 accord which expires next Dec. 31. Erick Roll, President of the In- ternational Sugar Council who came here. to discuss Brazil’s pos- sible adherence to the new pact, said he hopes that the delegation sent to Geneva will the authority to commit the government to th agreement. ’ However, Gomes Maranhao, Pre- sident of the Brazilian Institute of Sugar and Alcohol, said Bra- zil’s attendance at the Geneva meeting does not mean that it | has decided .to rejoin the inter- national accord. “The question must be carefully studied by the Institute and by the Foreign Ministry’s Economic De- partment,” he said. ‘ Brazil was a member of the first agrement signed in 1957 and also signed the 1953 pact. But it later withdrew in a dispute over ex- port quotas.. This country demanded that it be authorized to export 400,000 tons per year while the London Conference fixed the Brazilian quota at only 175,000 tons. Brazil exceeded the 175,000-ton limit: in 1953 and in 1955 exported: more than 500,000 tons. In 1956 exports dropped to vir- tually nothing but last year Bra- zil returned to the international market in force by exporting 636,- 000 tons -which brought the eoun- try $60,000,000. Brazil’s withdrawal from the agreement, along with Perd, Indo- nesia and Formosa, has weakened the International Sugar Council. Roll said he believed it would be “to Brazil’s advantage” to the-agreement, m atside Metropolitan “area, 10 cents, MA ee MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica. Mar. 29. —(UP).— John T. O’Rourke, President of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) praised Venezuelans for recovering their press freedom, in a report submit- ted to the 25 directors of the) organization, assembled here one of their regular meetings. At the same time, he deplored in WIN PENDLETON _ WHEN IS SPRING? — Accord- ing to the date, Spring has come to Washington. But, there are no Cherry Blossoms yet — and as this is written we look out of our win- dow at 15 inches of snow. How- ever, one sure sign of Spring will be the vacant halls of Congress when our lawmakers take off for Easter: recess. Date set for the departure from the Capital this year is April 4, They’ll be back | on the 14th, HOSPITAL FOR. JACKSON. VILLE? — Everyone is trying to | do something about the recession. | Many Congressmen are reviving | old “dust covered” projects that | are lying almost forgotten in their files, A notable case is that of a Federal Public, Health Service Hospital that was slated for Flori- da as far back as 1952. Congress- man Charlie Bennet wants it for Jacksonville, and has started aj move in that direction. The $11,- 000,000 building was approved and recommended six years ago by the General Services Administration. They said it should be built in Florida, In 1954, BEnnett intro- duced a bill that would place it in Jacksonville. Nothing happened. Now, he is trying to stir up new interest in it. “Since the hospital is meant to serve the entire South- east,” Bennett said, “it is is my feeling that it should be in Jack- sonville, where it. would be near the center of population.” SIKES BACKS IKES PLAN — Congressman Bob Sikes made a speech in the House last week in which he backed President Eisen- hower’s plan to extend unemploy- ment. benefits, The President has recognized that this (unemploy- ment) is a problem which affects the nation, and I am pleased that his leadership has been exerted to- ward an extension of benefits,” Sikes said. “These benefits will im- mediately be paid out by the re- cipients for items essential to their livelihood. The principal matter to consider, however, is the fact that from a humanitarian standpoint, he cannot ignore the plight of those who soon will have nothing to Which to turn for the necessities of life.” Sikes, who is usually critic- al of Mr. Eisenhower's _ policies, pointed out that Florida’s unem- ployment benefits only continue for 16: weeks and that the Federal Government should lead the way in extending this type of aid. AREN’T WE FRIENDS? — Sen- ator Holland would \like to know why England isn’t buying Ameri- ean grown fruit — especially ci- trus. He has asked the State De. partment to lodge a high level pro- test with the British Government about it. Before. World War II, the British were good customers for citrus, apples, prunes, and other fruit. Today, she only gives us a trickle of business; instead, buys elsewhere. Holland feels that with all the financial aid we have poured into England, we should be entitled to our share of the busi- ness. GUN COLLECTORS NOTE — You won’t have to worry about paying high import) duty on anti- que guns and pistols anymore if the Senate approves a bill that was pased by the House. Introduced by Congressman Dante Fascell, the bill will remove all duty from ancient imported firearms. This will benefit museusm and collect- ors. Fascell points out that Florida ranks near the top in collectors of antique guns, SEEN ON CAPITAL SCENE — Familiar faces on Capitol Hill re- cently have been former Governor Millard Caldwell, now practicing law in Tallahassee, with State Senator John Rawls, of Marianna . . and Steve Calder and Paris Singer, of Ft. Lauderdale. . .form- er ‘Senator Harry Cain, now a re- sident of Miami. . .W.J, Clapp, St. | da Wi Petersburg, President of the Flori- ‘ower Corporation. . .Glen , Jacksonville. . :Lyman Q, Pickett, Tampa, Executive Di- rector of the Florida ‘ental So- PA Praises Venezuela And Condemns. Dominican Republic and Cuba's Press Repression HE AMERICAS DAILY For a better understanding between the Americas “the increase in repression and) | violence in Cuba and said that in the Dominican Republic “they| | shout communist to anyone calling| | Trujillo’s by name”. | “The fate of the Cuban people} |—the report says— is truly som- | ber. That unfortunate island is a} perfect example of the social ero- sion that occurs when an adminis. tration smothers honest criticism and healthy political opposition. “TAPA will not modify its cam- paing until Cubans recover the exercise of their human natural rights”. Referring to Venezuela, the re-' port says: . tyranny its right “The best news we had since our last meeting has been, of| course, the recovery of press free- dom by the courageous Venezuelan people. All free newspapermen should feel proud of the fact that newspaper and newspapermen in} Caracas played such an important) role in sending “the Venezuelan dictator, in a hurry, to that noisy | zoo of dictators: the Dominican | Republic”. “The vigorous defense”, made by IAPA of Venezuelan journa-| lists and editors, gave results, the report states, because Miguel An- gel Capriles, Editor of “La Esfe- ra” and “Ultimas Noticias” of Ca-| racas cabled the organization than- king it, and requesting admission to it. Pointing out that the new Vene- zuelan Government has been es- tablished “among shadows of eco- nomic storm”, the report declares | that it is erroneuos to believe that} prosperity is equal to liberty, be-| cause “liberty is a human condi-| tion, not political system and, even less, a racial attribute’, O'Rourke described as “encour- aging” the tendency shown in several recent elections held in the Hemisphere, for instance, the recent ones of the Federation of Caribbean islands, because they| mean an advance for the system) of representative government”. | The report also says IAPA’s| membership has increased, having now 594 members. Among the Cuban editors attend-| ing the meeting are Guillermo Mar- | tinez Marquez, of “El Pais”, and} Sergio Carbé, of “Prensa Libre”, both in Havana. Te report des- | cribes measures approved by IAPA} regarding the “difficult situation | in Cuba”. WASHINGTON. (UP). — The International Monetary Fund agreed to grant Chile a permanent} credit of $10,000,000 to help the) country counteract the impact caused by the reduction in exports. The action was taken by the Board of Directors after listening to a detailed report of Chile's fi- nancial conditions, submitted by a commission of .the Organization} which recently visited Chile. It was reported that officials of | the International Monetary Fund | were impressed by the measures | taken by the Chilean government to combat the inflation, but ex- pressed concern for the continued | low in the copper prices, which; last year caused Chile a loss of ten million dollars. HEMISPHERIC EVENTS DR. EISENHOWER TO | MAKE GOOD WILL TOUR IN CENTRAL AMERICA) “WASHINGTON, March 29, — (UP), — Dr. Milton S. Eisenho: wer, the President’s brother, will make a goodwill visit to six Cen- tral American nations in June, it was announced today, White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said Dr. Eisen- hower would make the trip as a) “personal representative of the President”. It will be the third such trip he has made to Latin American nations as the President’ repre- sentative, Hagerty said, “the president is announcing today that his brother, Dr. Milton S, Eisenhower, is pla 2 ning to make a goodwill visit in June as personal representative of the President to Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama”. Hagerty said exact dates and leredit of $35,000,000 which the | will obtain the consent of the MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA,, SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 1958 Dulles Promises His Atfention fo Economic Crisis Facing Colombia TWO EX-PRESIDENTS IN MISSION TO THE U. S. A. WASHINGTON, March 29. (UP) — John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State, promised to give personal attention to the economic pro- blems of Colombia, which have been affected by the low price of coffee and decrease in market demand, The Secretary of State promised to José Gutiérrez Gomez, Colom- bia’s Ambassador, that he will take up personally the matter with the mission coming to Washing- ton at the beginning of April to talk about Colombia’s. situation. The ambassador visited Dulles to inform him about the mission of his government which will come! to Washington presided by For-| eign Minister, Carlos Sanz de San-/ tamaria, to talk to him and some other government officials and American Banks officials, too,! Two ex-Presidents of Colombia are} among the members of the mis- sion; Mariano Ospina Pérez and Alfonso Lopez. Gutiérrez Gémez said that the} Secretary of State promised him} to attend to this matter and that} he showed to be very much con- cerned about the economic pro- blems of Colombia. Dulles’s date of meeting with the Colombia mission will be an- nounced later. BOMB EXPLODES AT DOOR OF PERONIST RESIDENCE BUENOS AIRES (UP) — Al powerful bomb exploded at the res- idence door of Dr, Alberto A. Rocamora, a Peronist legislator. The explosion, occurred in the morning, alarmed the neighbor- hood, and caused _important damages, but no casualties. This was the third attempt of this kind in the last ten days. While the Peronist Command was meeting the 14th of this month a powerful. bomb exploded in their meeting room, hurting three and causing heavy damages. Last read another bomb ex- ploded in the house of Carlos Bello- chio, ex-editor, and actual editor of a Peronist weekly. This sum of $10,000,000 consti- tutes the non used balance of a Fund granted to Chile two years ago. The U.S. Treasury and some other American Banks contributed Luis Mackenna, General Comp- troller of the Central Bank of Chile is working to have the other institutions participating in the agreement to equally extend the period of such participation. It is taken for granted that Mackenna Treasury and the other participat- ing Banks next week and that an “| government of President Fulgen- CHILE GETS MONETARY FUND CREDIT Arms Shipments ‘Temporarily Halte ~ HAVANA, March 29. (UP), — Delayed reports from Manzanillo ; Say that-a strong group of rebels Bayamo early on Wednesday, but that no important battle was fought. For the first time the combat was witnessed by newsmen and Photographers of the press, five of which, three Americans, accom- panied the expedition. The witnes- ses say that rebel forces, of about 200 men, arrived in trucks in the outskirts of Manzanillo, the*city and prepared an ambush, but the,strong group of that port didn’t fall in the trap. It is surpris- ing, however, this is the first time a rebel force penetrated a city in a military action. While the mass of the rebel forces prepared the ambush in the interior of Manzanillo, other smal- ler guerrillas in charge to confuse the government forces attacked two small posts of the rural guard. However, reinforcements were sent to these from Yara instead of Manzanillo, and the rebels were forced to witharaw from the city at dawn. The rebels said to have had four wounded and one mis sing, and to have caused some casualties to the army during the 40 minutes of fight, but that they were not able to determine the number of these casualties on ac- count of darkness. Meanwhile, rebel sympathizers) in Havana distributed leaflets warning the people that the threat of “fight until ousting the Govern- ment” from the rebel leader of the 26 of July Movement, Fidel Castro, will begin to operate the 1st. of April. The leaflets, thrown from speeding automobiles and left on the seats of the urban bu- ses, ask for the popular “coopera- tion in the so called “final phase” of the 15 months of revolutionary war”, ARMS SHIPMENT IS SUSPENDED WASHINGTON, March 29. (UP) The State Department said that shipments of guns for the Cuban cio, Batista were stopped in New York on March 14 on account of the “political tension” in Cuba. The Department said it is taking the matters up with Cuban of- ficials. There are rumors that in spite of being a small shipment the suspension is improbable. The State Department issued the following statement: “When authorizing arms ship- ments to other countries under the Mutual Security Program, our policy has been to carefully con- sider those assigned to zones where there is political tension. “We wish, however, to make sure that the arms are used ac- cording with the objectives of our Mutual Security Legislation. “On the 14 of March a shipment of arms to Havana was temporaly suspended in New York, while we attacked two apmy posts on the| main road between Manzanillo and | entered | i‘ dercover agents had been watch- | with them all the way”. for Batista Govt. d by Washington | Cubans Continues BROWNSVILLE, Tex. (UP). — Wives -of two leaders of the 36 |Cuhan rebels imprisoned here vis- ited them today but did not say if they would ask the men to break their two-day hunger strike. | The uniformed Latins, most of} them from New York, _have| vowed to starve if necessary in| protest of the United States) breaking up their plot to sail an| armed freighter to Cuba. |. Mrs. Gloria Barron of New} | York and Mrs. Pauline Del Conde| |of México City visited the county | jail where their husbands :are be- ing kept after being captured Thursday. Mrs. Barron said her husband told her “he does not want me to pay bond. ‘He says if you’re three miles offshore they’re not sup- posed to-put you under bail”. Barron is the military leader of the rebel band. Del Conde is be lieved to be the one who .made| the arrangements for the arms| and chartered the 70-foot. freight- er. It was reported that U. S. un- ing the group since March 7. A} customs agent was heard to! say. “Those damn fools never had a chance. We had a man A government agent on a shrimp boat watched the rebels| Wednesday night as they ferried the arms and ammunition to the freighter off the Texas coast. A Coast Guard cutter chal- lenged the rebel ship at dawn Thursday and when it wouldn’t stop, the eutter rammed, it three times and authorities scrambled on board. HUNGER STRIKE IN NEW YORK ALSO NEW YORK. Mar. 29. (UP). — Fourteen men and five women, all followers of Cuban rebel leader Fidel Castro, are in a hunger strike at the offices of the Ortodox Committee of New York, as a protest against the arrest by U.S. authorities of 36 revolutionaries who were on their way to Cuba to join rebel forces. On the other hand, the Cuban Workers Revolutionary Directory of New York, announced that eleven of its members started last night another hunger strike in their New York headquarter, for the same reason. MEXICO WARNS FOREIGNERS MEXICO, March 29. — (UP). — The Inmigration Dept. agains warned foreigners residing here that they are obliged to respect Mexico’s neutrality, and specially added, that Cuban citizens will be more closely watched in the fu- ture. The announcement was made on account for rumors that followers of rebel Cuban leader Fidel Castro Ruz, will sson leave for their coun- try on April 5, in small creafts official announcement will be made. Latin American Dr. Eisenhower made the first such goodwill trip in 1953 when he went to 10 South American na- tions. Last year he paid a. similar goodwill visit to México. LEAVE APPROVED SANTIAGO Chile (UP)— The Senate Foreign Affairs Committee voted three to two in favor of al- lowing President Carlos Ibanez del Campo to accept an invitation from President Eisenhower to visit the United States the end of next month, The full Senate is expected to approve the President’s trip but there is strong opposition to it in the Chamber of Deputies. US" SHIP SAILS AFTER PUERTO RICO. FAILURE SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico. (UP). The Waterman Steamship Corpo- Tation’s new trailer ship Bienville sailed for New Orleans after a consulted with the corresponding Cuban officials”. i ews in Brief Marin to reach an agreement with the AFL - CCIO United Dock Wor- kers ended in failure. The steve- dores fear that use of the vessel’s special lift on, lift off mechanical geat will bring on unemployment. The Bienville is the first of a pro- jected fleet of trailer ships which were planned for service between the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The Government admitted that unemployment would result but suggested that the company com- pensate the men laid off for a period of 18 months. Mufioz pro- mised that factory jobs would be obtained for displaced stevedores wherever possible. - In announcing the Bienville’s departure, José P. Chstrilld, local Waterman | President, said. the trailer ship’s cargo will be reload- ed aboard a convention type Wat erman vessel at New Orleans and) sent back here. fruitless ‘three-week wait here for stevedores to allow her cargo of trailer vans to be unloaded, Repeated efforts by The Compa- ny and Insular Government of- details would be announced later.i ficials including Gov, Luis Mufaz! berto MEXICAN PROTESTANTS AGAINST ALVAREZ MEXICO CITY. (UP). — Hum- Gonadlez. claiming loaded with arms and -ammuni tions. for the Protestant National De- fense Committee, representing Mé- xico’s one million protestants and 1,200 churches, said today the pro- testants of México will vote against opposition (presidential candidate form plank to change the constitu- tional article prohibiting the teach- ing of religion in México’s public schools. “nit “We will not vote for the Action National Party candidate because his first great error has been to mix-politics and religion. We don’t want México to return to the tra- gedy that it once lived, in which the clergy had absolute control in all matters”, he said. “The PAN candidate offer us a backward step instead of pro- gress”, the Protestant spokesman concluded, sideline! ‘The National Defense Commit- tee is an interdenominational pro- testan organization for the “gua- rantee of constitutional rights to to speek | members ef minority groups”, * Member Inter American Press Association e | Fer Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity: | | | . NUMBER 226 Two Army Posts Attacked by Cuban Rebels in. Manzanillo in First Action Within City TEMPERATURE | centigrace, Costa Rican Civic Integrity It is no secret that the pres- ent Ambassador of Costa Rica in Washington, Gonzalo Facio, is a political and personal friend of. President Figueres. It is no secret either that between President Figueres and Presi- dent Elect Mario Echandi there are serious political differences that place them in opposite sides as friendly adversaries. As is known, Echandi was the opposi- tion candidate who resulted vic- torious in honest elections pre- sided by Figueres. And, now that Mr. Echandi has visited Washington, Ambas- sador Facio —who figures prom- inently in Figueres’ Party— stayed in his post to be in the Capital for the arrival there of the President Elect, his politi- cal adversary, and to Yender him the social and official. re- spects due to his hierarchy. Facio could have left Wash- ington under any excuse, del- egating on his Chargé d’Af- faires to receive Echandi in his absence. But, as one more proof of the republican integrity and the established patriotism of the Costa Ricans, he stayed to fulfill his duty as Ambassador of the Republic. Facio’s attitude cannot be attributed to any other reason, because his civic prestige is well established in Costa Rica and in America, for his ideological honesty and his correctness. Therefore, nothing else but patriotic and civic rea- sons, besides his sense of ad- ministrative responsibility, de- termined his conduct. It was a beautiful gesture, yet it was no surprise to those who know of the usual Costa Rican cordiality, and of the concept maintained by them as regards politics and republi- canism. For the Costa Rican, this is the normal thing in the develop- ment of their national life. Generally speaking, the Costa Rican is politically passionate only in defending his ideals, and once this feeling has ac- complished its mission, it disap- pears. Only the sense of human cordiality and of respect to the institutions of the Republic is permanent in the Fatherland of Juan Santamaria. Within the free practice of democracy, the Costa Rican postpones all party interests at the moment of en- hancing the values of the Re- public. * Twenty Years In this month of March was the twentieth anniversary of the death of an eminent Nicaraguan citizen, Doctor Luis H. DeBayle, a medical doctor and surgeon of extraordinary intellectual re- sources that made him excel in the scientifie circles of his gen. eration. He obtained, with exceptional rating, the ‘highest academic title conferred by a famous French. college, and in the prao tice of his profession he wat always a dedicated student, plac- ing his intellect and his heart at all times at the service of medi- cine and of humanity, In the vast field of general culture, Doctor Luis H. DeBayle achieved positive victories, dis- tinguishing for his spiritual sensi- tiveness and his solid intellectual roots. He was a dedicated writer of prose and verse. Besides excel- ling in his medical profession, Doctor DeBayle was’ a man of Luis Alvarez because of, his plat-|, eljenic culture, a great scholar. For all those, qualities, and be- cause he was a great friend, he maintained close relationship with outstanding personalities of his time, ‘Nicaraguans as well as of otHer nationalities. He was always close to Rubén Da- rio, the Poet Immortal, to whom he was united by. bonds of in- timate friendship and of mutual admiration. On the twentieth year of his death, Luis H. DeBayle is alive, and will forever be, in the hearts of those who knew of his noble friendship and of his intellectual and spiritual excellence.