The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-02
GUESTS FROM LATIN AMERICA
 ENJOYED SNOW
BY WILLIAM H. LANDER United Press Staff CorrespOndent


 Washington, Jan. 1 - (UP) - Among the attractions which The United States offers to visiting Le. tin-American presidents, snow rank' high on the list.
 Two recent presidential visitors pr. Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Rio President of Ecuador, and Maj. Gen Fulgencio Batistay zaldivar, Pres ident of Cuba, have thoroughly en- joyed seeing snow fall. and being right in it. Another recent presi- dential guest from Latin America pr. Manuel Prado of Peru, came irl May, 1942, when summery weather prevailed.
 Censorship regulations in the United States forbid mentioning the weather, except in local papers for home consumption, or until several days have elapsed. It is felt that by keeping weather news off the ra- dio waves, Axis submarine com- manders may have hard time fig uring what sort of weather will be- set them, and thereby make their navigation problems more difficult.
 Take Ride in Open Boat
 For that reason, when snow fell during the trips of Presidents Ar royo and Batista, no mention of it was made in press dispatches. This correspondent travelled with both presidents, and is now able to re- veal how much they enjoyed the snow.
 Arroyo and his party left Wash ington for Detroit by train on the afternoon of Nov. 27. As it sped on, early on the morning of the 28th, 1t began showing as the train passed through Toledo, and when 1t arrived at Detroit at g a. m. a full-fledged si1owstorm was in progress. Arroyo and all the Ecuadoreans with him were delighted at the sight. They got a good taste of it when they rode an open barge on the Detroit River in the course of their inSpec- ton of war industries. The Ecua- koreans explained that in their country they have snow-capped vol canoes, and that in the mountains there is an occasional light snow, but nothing like in the United States.
 On Nov. 29, the Ecuadorean party arrived in Buffalo. Heavy snow was falling. In the afternoon Arroyo and those accompanying him mo- tored to Niagara Falls and crossed the International Bridge into Can ada amidst real snow-storm. The majestic sight of the falls could scarcely be seen from the park on the Canadian side. It was a real wintry sight-such as Ecuador does not have.
 Batista Throws SnOwballs
 When General Batista and party arrived in Buffalo on Sunday, Dec 13, the city was blanketed with newly fallen snow. More fell dur ing the day. The sun shone bright ly, making an even more lovely spec tacle than that afforded Dr. Ar royo.
 Batista had been in the United States in November, 1898, but nt snow fell while he was here. Whel in Mexico in 1889, Batista saw snov on the ice-capped peaks of Popo' cateptl and Ixtazihuatl-but tha was far away. In Buffalo. he ac tually was in 1t. Like youngStel who sees his first snow, Batista go right into 1t, and threw many snowball at his aids. One of then hit this correspondent, and he car testify that Batista's daily handbal exercises have kept him in gooc trim to pack wallop" in throwing a snowfall. In Canada, aBtists played with a 3-year-old Canadian girl who was out for a sled ride.
 Gen. Enrique Penaranda, Presi- dent of Bolivia, is tentatively sched- uled to visit the United States ir February. If he sees snow on his trip, it will be no novelty as he has seen it in the high Andes. Some Bolivians, however, are counseline him to postpone his trip until April Or May, when Washington is full o1 cherry blossoms and flowers. Next winter, undoubtedly other presidents will be coming to Washington, and probably snow will be an added at- traction for some of them.