Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-15
BY RICHARD G. MASSOCK

PANAMA-PreSlden EiSenhOW-
er's good will meeting with Latin
American presidents in Panama
next weekend will find several
chief executives absent-kept home
by local troubles.
Political turmoil, so pronounced
in Latin America this year, has be-
come aggravated since the meeting
was originally set for June % on
suggestion of Panamas President
Ricardo M. AriaS. That session was
postponed by Mr.. EiSenhower's OPP
Grafton, and some Of the prelimi-
nary enthusiasm has cooled.
But about Is of the 10 Latin
American presidents are expected
to be on hand. Presidents of Peru
and Colombia won't be able to
make it, and Bolivias is doubtful.
Several others may be kept home
by a rash of revolutionary plotting
and riots which the southern re-
publics have been experiencing.
So many of the Latin American
presidents have so many enemies
in exile that the security job of
protecting them will be terrific
one for Panama's little National
Guard.
No Specific Problems
No specific problems are expected
to be discussed. But Mr.. Eisen-
hower's informal meetings with the
Latin American Presidents may
help to ease some of the interna-
tonal feuding which has plagued
the area, and contribute generally
to hemisphere unity.
Diplomats say it is the oppor
tunity for the Presidents to get to
know one another that will make
the meeting important That, and
perhaps the opportunity to show
that the two continents Of the West
stand together on such world issues
as communism
The Council of the Organization
of American States. which will meet
before the presidential session, has
drafted Declaration of Panama"
to be signed by the Presidents.
The declaration is expected to
be largely reaffirmation Of inter-
American principles, with some
new general economic angles
But the real opportunities, diplo-
mats say. lie in making friendships
which will pay of in better under
standing.
There's lot of room for better
relations among the American
republics.
Chiles Congress has been in
vestigating the alleged inflltratlon
of the doctrines of Argentlnas de-
posed dictator Juan Peron.
Peru and Ecuador have peren-
NAL boundary dispute that has
flared in border clashes.
Dictotors Annoyed
Venezuela's strong man, Marcos
Perez Jimenez. smarts from the
rebuff of Costa Rica's avoWed
enemy of dictators. Jose Flgueres.
who boycotted the InterAmerlcan
Conference at Caracas in 1854.
Nicaragua's strong man. Anas-
tasio Somoza, dislikes Mr.. Figures
even more. if possible. since 1854
plot on Mr.. SomoZa's life which he
said was organized in Costa Rlca.
Cubas Gen. Fulgencio Batlsta
and the Dominican Republics
strong man, Generalissimo Rafael
Leonidas Trujillo, have accused the
followers of one another OF arm
ing revolutionary plotters against
one another. Gen Trujillo's brother,
Hector. is President Of the Do
minican Republic.
Other Latin American Presidents
have many troubles at home, in
some cases, from eXiles they say
are plotting against them abroad.
In Mexico, police of President
Adolfo Ruiz Confines last month
arrested 26 Cuban exiles accused Of
plotting the overthrow of Batista.
Guatemala's Col. Carlos Castillo
Armas has accused exiles in Mexico
and Ell Salvador of Communist
plotting to overthrow him.
Domestic problems plague many
Of the presidents.
Pedro Aramburu has been try
ing to put Argentina on its eco
nomic feet while beset with reyolts
and disorders by diehard followers
Of Peron. And Peron's home in
exile here N Panama presumably
Will be we'll guarded if Aramburu
comes to this crossroads OF the
hemisphere.
strike violence in Lima followed
perus mid-June presidential cleo
ton, with Communists reported
involved. Leaders of the outlawed
APRA Popular Revolutionary AL
lance party were arrested.
Chiles Gen. Carlos Ibanez and