The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-12

buzz the Capt. edfe However story
Conservation attorney in
Western Hemisphere Similar opinions are held by other
authorities on Latin American affairs
The DETROIT NEWS in going into the background of dis
content in Guatemala emphasizes that the people, barring
lucky erae and poverty stricken They blame pow
erty Yankee Imperialism which for the Communists is
setup' Continuing the NEWS contends got
ourselves with improving the lot of the LanAmercan
Masses though admittedly this is easier than DONE
Getting to the nub of the matter in another FACTS
FOR FARMERS March ISSUE points out: I'm Guatamaa the
United Fruit Co. the only railroad line and controls all of
the seapor thereby dominating the transportation system of
the country internally and externally has long enjoyed
complete monopoly the banana export market and adj
diton plantations which produce bananas palm
vated by other Moreover claims vast
of undeveoped land holdings Guatemala a result of
that obtained from ruled by
friendly dctators.'
United only huge acreages land, but
in addition has kept Guatamaan poems what to
state of serdom with averaging per day.
While 76 per of the landowners had less than 10 cent
of the arabic land before the land reform
gram began underway United Fruit kept of pro
ducon the major portion of at least hamion owned
by that This and other untitled the
ment commended needed to be put into production in order
permit greater dversifcaon and abundant food
supply for the people, Promising full compensation for all
untitled taken over the in the past two years
has distributed 1927 900 100000 fam
lies Under land reform families gaining
ship average of IL acres each Before land reform 259
1859 families owned of 81 each for
total of 819,245
Space limitations do permit further Celebrations on
of the important background why Latin
Americans FESTIVE and desperation turning the
left for solution starvation pesence hunger for
land of Kidding themselves of the heavy hand of
foreign financial control hoped however, that the above
provides just little light the why the carefully
built Roosevelt good neighbour policy deteroratng through
out Latin-America
In closing be appropriate recall the
tons of Assistant Secretary of State John NJ Cabot before the
recent Florida Caribbean Conference Mr. Cabot called for
Trade expansion through stabizng tariffs U. Govern
men loans for Development direct u S. grants mutually
beneficial projects such the Inter highway
emnaton of knowhow through scholarship and tranee
grants, and Point " technical assistance work
Mr. Cabot proposal of rebuilding and extending the good
neghbor policy makes and certainly better odds
being successful in building America into citadel of de-
mocracy than does the display of force called for by his chief
John Foster Dulles.
SOURCES Congressional Record pages 159192 FACTS
reports Caraca meeting this past week.
Quote of the Week
He (Joe Mccarthy dons his warpant He goes into his
wardance He emits his warwhoops He forth battle
and proudly with the scalp of pink Army dentist
SEN RALPH FLANDERS (Vermont) in Senate speech
day condemnng the Wisconsin his respon
sible handling of senate Investigations.