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Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05
OAS Council may Have a
Heated Debate Today on
Disarmament Plan

WASHINGTON, Mar. 4. (UP).
Tomorrow's meeting of the Coun-
ell of the Organization of Ameri-
can States (OAS), may be one of
the most lively in its history, if
the motion for a resolution on
Latin American disarmament sub
mitted by Costa Rican Ambassador
Gonzalo Facio, is accepted for de-
bate.
Facio'S motion proposes Great
ing a Disarmament Committe e
within the GAS, to study the pos
sibility of limiting ornaments in
Latin America and forbid the use
of nuclear weapons, to promote
economic development of the re-
gion.
Council Chairman Eduardo Gar
cha, of Argentina, requested Fa-
clio last Friday not to commit GAS
to such delicate debate, which
would require concrete instruc-
tons from each Government,
Opposition to Facio'S project Is
headed by the Mexican AmbaS-
sador, Luis "A. Quintanilla, and, it
was learned, he has spoken to
other Council ambassadors to avoid
the debate.
Other representatives 10 GAS
told the United Press they had
seen with little satisfaction that
Facio had given publicity to the
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05
Rubottom Praises
Caracas, BogOtd
Regimes Efforts
Democracy

WASHINGTON, March 4. (UP).
Roy r. Rubotton, Assistant Secre-
tary of State for Latin American
Affairs, expressed confidence the
new Governments of Colombia and
Venezuela will resist Soviet eco
nomic penetration.
Rubotton made this statement
upon his return from a short visit
to these two South American Re-
publics which recently ousted their
dictatorial military regimes.
The Assistant Secretary of State
d e c la r e d to the United Press
"there is a definite understanding
of the danger to do business with
the communist world.
Rubotton clearly said United
States fears an extense trade with
the Soviet block may open the
way to political penetration.
There is no doubt, he said,
communism is struggling hard to
GUST the democratic governments
of the Western Hemisphere.
Rubotton stated that his meet
ingS with officials in Venezuela
and ia reaffirmed the
friendship Of the two countries
toward the United States, and he
praised these two Governments for
the restoration of democracy.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05

project last week, before making
it known by his colleagues. Facio
answered that last November he
had announced his project, and
that anyone interested could have
requested it.
If the young Costa Rican diplo-
mate insists in going ahead with
his project despite the opposition
it has already, observers agree
that the debate may be extremely
violent.
Certain sources believe it is not
fair that Costa RIGA, one of the
smallest Latin America states, and
lacking a regular army, puts the
Council in the difficult situation
of debating a question that has
been controversial for more than
q century in international alliances.
1t is understood that, although
Facio does not expect approval for
his project what he wants is at
least to leave on the record how
beneficial it would be to invest
military expenditures of Latin
America in more productive pro-
jectS.
Several opponents, on the other.
hand, argue that any GAS disarma-
ment plan should include the
United States, because otherwise
GAS would be divided into two
fields, one armed and another one
that could not defend itself in case
of need.
Meanwhile, Ambassador Quinta-
nilla denied having the purpose of
preventing debate of the project.
Referring to a UP. report that
he had started a movement to
prevent the debate, Quintanilla de-
clared:
81 emphatically deny that I have
engaged in a movement to prevent
debate of the Costa Rican motion
at the GAS Council Wednesday.
Anyone submitting a project has
the exclusive right and the re-
sponsibility of requesting it be
included in the agenda for consi-
deration by the Council when the
prepayment requests.
Quintanilla also said he had
transmitted his denial by cable to
the Mexican Government.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05
Oil Industry in
Bolivia Has Very
Promising Future

LIMA. (UP). - DR.. Federico AL
varez Plata, Vice-President of Bo-
livia and President of the Senate,
declared the future of the Boil
Wan oil industry is promising.
DR.. Alvarez Plata is in. Lima
heading a delegation of his coun-
try to the fourth meeting of the
Peruvian Bolivian Joint Commits
sion, which will work during IL
days.
The President of the Bolivian
delegation said that his country
not only can attend the oil demand
from the neighboring countries,
but that it can be one of the world
greatest producers.
Alvarez Plata said that in the
meeting of the joint commission
they will talk about the construc-
ton of a pipeline 800 kilometers
long, over Peruvian territory, to
the port of lilo, through which Bo.
livia will complete its plans for
export to the Pacific.
He said that the four points in
the agenda of the meeting which
will begin tomorrow, are very i'm.
portant. He added, that among
them the construction of the Ilode-
saguadero La Paz road is the one
having the most possibilities to
mature.
Other points are: Use of the wa
tiers of lake Titicaca, construction
Of a pipe and a new commercial
agreement.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05

tariffs, the representatives were
heard.
Robert L. Wood, Executive Pre-
sident of the IPAA headed the
group representing independent oil
producers.
Wood said the excess in the i'm
port of crude oil and oil products
CONSTITUTES a serious menace for
our Nations's security" declaring
it is necessary a law to prevent
the excess of supply of the coun-
try.
Wood said the executive com,
mite of IPAA recommended as a
base the crude oil import and oil
products of 1854.
So far, this Nation has been
sure and capable in the oil supply,
so essential to improve the eco
nomy and the defense.
To-day we are in critical danger
to loose that position of strength
and world dominion, due to the
uncertain and unnecessary de-
tendency of other foreign sources
of supply.
"The national oil production con-
tinues to grow progressively short.
This affects the worker, as con-
forming to experience in the in
dustry there is a worker in the
production department for each
20 barrels of oil daily. This es-
sential activity to find and found
new reserves by means of explora-
ton and drilling continues to de-
cline"
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05
HEMISPHERE EVENTS
BOLIVIAN ExILEs I'M
PERU THREATEN TO 60
ON "HUNcER STRIKE"

LIMA. (UP). = A group of
sixteen exiled Bolivians residing
in Lima, have sent a letter to the
Bolivian Ambassador in Peru re-
questing him to officially ratify
the lifting of the state of siege and
the restitution of rights to all Bo-
liyian citizens, as proclaimed by
President Siles Zuazo in La Paz.
The group Of exiles, in a visit
to the newspaper La Prensa, de-
clared their intention to declare
a hunger strike if their Ambas
sador does not reply in 40 hours
or if "he answers in the negative
the letter and demand of civil
rights"
The leaders of the "Falange So.
cialista Boliviana" Hans Koehler,
Carlos Kellember, and Elena Cal
deron de Calder6n, are among the
signers of the letter.
However, the hunger strike shall
not be realized in view of the at
titude assumed by the Project OF
Lima notifyig the group the prohi'
bition of the strike.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05
Julio Curzon Gets
Fl %ImpureiuI' Post
in New York City

NEW YoRK-The appointment
of Julio M. Garzon as Editor
Business Manager of Eel Impair
cial', New York Edition, was an
nounced here by Antonio Ayuso
Molinari, President of Eel Impair
cial Incorporated" and Managing
Editor of this Spanish daily news
paper.
eel impartial, New York Ed
ton, is an offspring of "El Impair
cial'', San Juan, Puerto Rico, which
has been published there for the
last rs years and has the largest
circulation in the Island.
Garzon, a veteran Journalist of
over three decades of active work
in the spanish newspaper field of
in the Spanish newspaper field of
this City, was until recently, Editor
of LA Prensa', also of New York!
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05

the first time. The move came as
such a shock to the Batista Go.
vernment that its first reaction
was to- ask the newspapers and
radios not to publish the news.
This was properly and coura.
ge0usly refused.
"The military dictatorship RICH.
tly saw the Church's move as .
hard blow. In the first place it
gave the rebel movement, which
is chiefly although by no means
wholly dominated by Fidel Castro
and his 26th of July Movement, the
dignity of an opposition on 4 par
with the pro-Batista forces. In the
second place, it was a reputation
of the Governments claim that all
except a minority Of Communists
and criminal rebels" wanted to
hold elections on President Bats
ta's terms on June /.
For General Batista to accede
to the Church'S appeal would have
been recognition of the strength
and following of the opposition.
1t was therefore to be expected
that he would refuse, as he did.
However, this cannot and does not
end the incident. The Church has
great respect and prestige.
'fThe fact that the Church played
important roles in the overthrow
of the military dictators in Argen.
tina, Colombia and yenezuela is
a warning that General Batista can
hardly be overlooking. 1t seems as
if church opposition to predatory
relationships is becoming an esta-
blished pattern in Latin America.
If this is So the champions Of de.
cocracy in the hemisphere can re.
joice and the few remaining dicta.
tors can tremble". \
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05

WASHINGTON, D. C. PAU).. -
Ten young musicians of different
countries of the Americas will at
tend the Second Casals Festival in
San Juan as guest of the Puerto
Ricsn Government.
Scholarships for the April o.
May 8 Festival will be awarded
to student or resident
musicians at present in the United
States. A committee, composed of
Guillermo Espinosa, Chief of the
Music Section of the Pan American
Union; violinist Alexander Schnei-
der; and Henry Raymont, of the
Washington bureau of the United
Press, will make the selections for
the 18-day trip to Puerto Rico.
Round-trip accommodations from
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05
Ten Young Musicians 10 be Invited
10 Casa|s Festival in Puerto Rico

New York will be provided by the
Puerto Rican Government which
will also grant the young must
clans a living allowance. Those
of the ten who live outside of
New York City will be given ad-
ditional transportation funds by
the Pan American Union.
Participating in the Festival be-
sides Pablo Casals will be pianist
Rudolf Serkin, M~ieczyslaw Hors-
zowski, Jesus Maria Sanroma and
Eugene Istomin; violinist Isaac
Stern; soprano Victoria de los An
geles; the Budapest String Quartet;
and the Festival Orchestra under
the direction Of Casals and Schnei-
der.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05
Lotin Americans
Represented at
The Leipzig Fair

LEIPZIG. -(UP).- Argentina
and Colombia r the two only
Latin American countries repre-
scented in the Spring Fair.
More than ten thousand exhi-
bitioners show from perfumes sent
by France, to tractors sent by
Soviet Russia.
The Fair is the place where
most of the East and West mer>
chants meet; and has 40 booths.
Buyers from 80 countries have
arrived.
United States is only represent
ed by Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co.,
as the Department of State does
not patrozine the participation in
the Fair. However, one or two
companies attend from year to
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05
Cuban Church Move a Hard Blow 10.
Batista Regime, The Times" Says

NEW YORK, Mar. 4. (UP). -
'"The New York Tines publishes
today an editorial, under the head
ing "THE CHURCH IN CUBA"
in which it says:
"There are few developments
more significant or interesting in
the contemporary history of Latin
America than the way the Roman
Catholic Church has been moving
in against the military relationships:
So far as Cuba is concerned, it
certainly is true that the action
Of the Catholic hierarchy in calling
for a national union government
on Friday ranks as one of the most
important events in the islands
recent history. 4
"Cuba's Cardinal and the Bish-
ops of all six Cuban provinces were
intervening in s~trife-torn Cuba for
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05
WOMAN OF AMERICAS
APPOINTED IN N. r.

NEW YORK. {UP).3- In rscog,
milton for her contribution to Las
tin American culture, the Ameri.
ca sculptor, Anna Hyatt Hunting
ton, has been elected as Woman
of the Americas" for 1858, BY the
American Women Union.
The announcement was made by
the ce-President Of the Society
Mrs. Evangelina Vaughn, saying
that next May, in a special act in
this City, the prize will be pre-
sented to the winner.
Mrs. Huntington, widow of Ar
cher M. Huntington, founder of
the Hispanic Museum and Of the
Hispanic Society of New York y
finishing an equestrian statue OF
the Cuban patriot jose Martfs
which will be installed In New
York Central Park.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05
Chile Confident Of y. 5. Help
10 Solve Copper Price trsk

WASHINGTON, March 4. (UP).
The Chilean Ambassador, Mariana
Puga, arrived in this capital from
his ten days visit to Santiago, and
reported to the press that his 60.
vernment was confident to over.
come he economic difficulties
caused by the reduction in price
of copper.
He was received in the airport
by Counselor Minister Horacio Sua,
req, and other members of the
Embassy staff.
Interviewed by newsmen. the
Ambassador declared that Chile
believes there is willingness on
the part of everybody, mainly the
United States, to help us in the
solution of our economic pro.
He added he did not know OF
rumorS of a letter sent to Congress
smen, insinuating the importance
a stable copper market in the
United States has for the economy
of Chile.
A newsman remarked said let
ter was interpreted as an attempt
to shun the regular diplomatic
channels of the State Department.
The Ambassador replied he had
not sent such a letter and that he
was going to find out" about
such information.
However, it has been discovered
the Chilean diplomat has talked
with some Senator's of the Ameri.
can mining regions who have pre-.
sented a bill increasing the tariff
on copper imports, in view of the
market depression in their dis,
tricts. These conversations among
Ambassadors and American legis.
lators are frequent and officials
of the Department of State don't
reproach them.
Senator Mike Mansfield, of Mon
tana, the State producing the most
copper, said he had "ben pleased
to receive" with delight the ex'
plantations of the Ambassador
about the matter, put he did moi
say to have receive any letter
from him.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05
Try 10 Tie Up Reciprocal
Trade Act With Oil Restrictions

WASHINGTON, March 4. (UP).
A group of the Independent Pc
troleoum Association of America
QPAA) representatives asked Con-
greSS to include permanent res
trictions on the oil import in the
Reciprocal Trade Act bill pending
before it.
When the third week of hear
ingS in the Ways and Means Com
mite of the House opened, about
a bill to extend for five more
years the program of commercial
reciprocity and to endow the Pre-
sident with new powers to reduce
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05
Know thv
Neighbot..
By ANTONIO RUIZ

twenty-one countries forming the
Pan American Union, is Brazil,
with an area of 1928, O45 square
miles, and an estimated popula-
ton of $4,000, 900. Occupying
slightly less than one half of South
America, it is large enough to hold
the United States, with room left
for an extra Texas. 1t has the larg-
est river in the world, the ANA
ION; two water falls, Iguass1 and
Paulo Alfonso. both higher than
Niagara, and an island at the
mouth of the Amazon, MaraJo,
which is larger than Belgium.
Brazil grows more than half of
the worlds supply of coffee and
beans, as well as cotton, cacao
and medicinal plants that are
among her large items of export.
The potential resources of Brazil
are such, that nobody ventures to
estimate them. They include a
great variety of mineral deposits,
and enormous hydroelectric po-
tentials The unexpected agricul.
tural and forest regions are the
largest in the world. Brazil is the
fourth largest country in the world,
exceeded only by Russia. China
and Canada. The language spoken
is Portuguese, and the form of
Government, a Republic.
Rio de Janeiro the capital, with
a population Of 100000 is con,
sidered one of the most beautiful
cities in the world. 1t is the chief
port of entry of the country, and
one of the greatest shipping cen
tiers in Latin America. 1t covers
over so square miles, in a Federal
District of 523 square miles. Sac
Paulo, with a population of 3,125,-
600 is however the largest city
in the country, as well as the
greatest industrial center in all
Latin America.
The beautiful. harbor Of Rio is
guarded by the Sugar Loaf Mount
ain, and has in the bay about 80
islands. Sugar Loaf is 1900 feet
high and looks Ike q huge granite
cone at the entrance of the bay.
There is also Corcovado (the
Hunchback), the summit of which
is crowned by a gigantic statue of
Christ, the Redeemer. The views
from these two spots are some.
thing that the visitor never forgets.
The beach of Copacabana is talk.
ed about all over the world, and
has the famed mosaic sidewalks,
white sand, and turquoise waters.
At P~etropolis, about "a miles from
Rio, is the fabulous Hotel Quin.
tandinha, one of the most beauti-
full and most luxurious in the world
which every so often serves as
meeting place tor diplomatic CON
ferences. The President of the Re-
public has a permanent suite there.
Nearby is the palace built by the
last Emperor of Brazil, Dom Pedro
II, which is now the Imperial Mu-
scum. Royal jewels can be seen
there Thursdays and Saturdays.
The attractive business and re.
sidential streets of Rio, the well
planned drives along the water
front, the tropical parks, the tow
ering modern buildings all pro-
claim a splendid metropolis wor-
thy of its extremely beautiful sur
roundings. The site of Rio de ia.
metro was discovered by the Portu-
guese navigator Andres Goncal.
YES, who named 1t River of Jan
uary," in the belief that Guanaba.
ra Bay was the mouth Of q very
large river.
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Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05

rebels in the presence of his wife
Sara, while he was working in
his restaurant.
Boris was appointed honorary
commander" of the Cuban Police
when his friend, Captain Herman.
do Hernandez, was named Chief Of
Police.
Two policemen appeared when
they heard the shooting, one of
them being wounded by the rebels,
who escaped.
A Spokesman of the 26 Of July
Movement said Kalmanovich was
killed because che was Police in.
former.
STUDENTS STRIKE
Meanwhile, antigovernment school.
boys here and in Santiago were
ION strike" today in protest a.
'gainst the killing of two 16lyear.
old seventh graders in the rebel.
Infested eastern provincial CAPT.
tai. 1-,
The bullet-riddled bodies Of the
two schoolboys, who had been ae-
cused of completely in the week.
end bombing of a police car.
were found Monday on "a highway
outside Santiago.
Although the identity of their
killers was not known, foes of the
government assumed they were
adherents of President Fulgencio
BatiSta.
The first rebel reaction to the
murders was the explosion of i
bomb in downtown Santiago. The
blast caused panic but no casual
ties or serious damage.
Antigoyernment students later
in the day called a"strike ut San.
tiago's private Schools like the
one the two slain youths had been
attending. The strike spread to
the Havana Military Institute.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05
HEMISPHERE EVENTS
Latin American News in Brief

the. Ministry of Economy show
that exhonerations in 1857 amount
ed to So, 625, 1872, as against only
S543, O89 in 1856. Guatemala's le-
g~islation to promote industrial de-
velopment offers generous incen-
tives to capital both local and
foreign.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05
Latin American Finance
and Trade News Reports

year.
Great Britain has 81 booths and
France 200. Wet Germany is re-
presented by her great industries.
Russia shows heavy machinery,
generators, b~ulldozers and farm
ing implements, linen and others.
Communist China attended with
articles already eliminated from
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05
HONORARY POLICE
KILLED

Two unidentified rebels killed
today the owner of a commercial
building in a region of the city
known as "Old Havana" due to
his cordial relations with police.
Boris Kalmanovich SO yrs. old
born in Russia, was killed by the
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05
I Fully Agree With Cuban
Regarding Peace !"
President Batista Declares
IT IS UP TO CUBAN PEOPLE TO SOLVE
PROBLEM AT The POLLS. HE AFFIRMS
Honorary Police Commander Killed by
Rebels in Downtown Havana Restaurant

HAVANA, March 4. -(UP).-
The President, General Fulgencio
Batista, declared to the press that
he shares the feelings of the Gu
ban Episcopate in favor of the
''confraternity of Cuban family.
In a statement of this morning
from his residence in Kuquine, in
the outskirts of the city, the Pre-
sident said: with entire sincerity,
without lack of modesty, and with
my heartfelt feelings, l could re-
peat the same exhortation''.
He says that if he had known
about the Episcopate declaration
when he spoke before the out
going Cabinet, he would have
made reference to it, as Il must
say we truly share these Chris
tan feelings.
Batista reaffirms that the solu-
ton to the Cuban problems is at
the polls, and adds: ''the new
Cabinet will be formed within few
hours, and the people chosen
under my Presidency will say in
a clear and formal manner, that
elections scheduled for the first
of June will be free, and compile
tely guaranteed within ample liber-
ty, as that the press enjoys.
Il wish the exhortation of the
Venerable Cuban Episcopate to
the Government and to the oppos-
sition, will attain the noble pur-
pose inspiring it,.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05
GUATEMALA.HOUSTO
AIRLINE PLANNED

GUATEMALA. - Aviateca, the
Guatemalan airline, has requested
rights to open passenger, mail and
cargo service between Houston,
Texas and Guatemala. If success
sful, the airline would render a
great service to the oil companies
now operating in the Peten area,
many of which maintain offices in
Houston, .
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05
SOFT DRINK PRODUCTION
RISES

Production of soft drinks rose
during 1857 to So, 181 1888 bottles,
as against 81, 543, 401 in 1856. Go
vernment tax on this production
was 1881 ,s1s in 1857 as against
$515,434 in 1856. Leading centers
Of soft drink production are the
departments Of Guatemala, Alta
verapaz, Quiche Retalhuleu, SAGA
tepequez, Suchitepequez and IA.
capa.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-05

the list of restricted articles of her
trade with the West, but her great
interest is to buy from non-com-
munist countries.
SOUTHERN COLLEGES MAY
RECOGNIZE MEXICO'S
MEXICO CITY. -(UP).- An
examining committee from the
Southern Association of Colleges
and secondary schools was on the
Mexico City College Campus to
screen the institution for possible
recognition by the Association. !,
Checking MCC's facilities, cur
riculum and faculty were DR.. Ru.
fus Harris, President of Tulane
University and Of the Association;
DR.. John L. Mcmahon, President
of Our Lady Of the Lake College.
San Antonio, Tex: and DR.. Jerome
A. Moore, Dean Of the College Of
Arts and Sciences at Texas Chris.
tian University in Fort Worth.
BANKERS VISIT MEXICO
MEXICO CITY. (UP). Fifty
six american bankers arrived here
from Chicago for a brief vacation
before attending the independent
Bankers Association Of America"
convention in Dallas, tex. Mar. 8.
They have interspersed pre-con-
vention conferences with their
sightseeing schedule.