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Diario las Américas., 1958-07-31
EDITORIAL
STABILITY OF AMERICAN Governments

Very harmful for the Latin American countries Is
the lack of adequate political stability existing in some of
them, because the economic life, mainly, suffers dangerous
%StOppageS, giving origin to crises which affect the life of
the whole nation. Of course, the lack of stability has its
roots In ills which, by themselves, are very harmful to the
Republic, which suffers serious consequences in her poll
teal equilibrium and moral prestige. p, 81.
To cOmbate this lack of stability in the Governments
should be a patriotic task of all citizens. 1t is necessary to
struggle for the existence in Latin America of governments
which are capable of maintaining themselves in Power
because of the sound popularity they enjoy and for the con-
fidence they inspire among the people. 1t is necessary to
struggle for the elimination in the Americas OF regimes OF
force which, because they are so. stay in power through
Irregularities, arbitrary acts and violence, bringing diSatiSfac.
ton among the people, and with their abuses invite and
incite the people to rebellion.
When all the governments of the continent are of
genuine democratic extraction, there may be strong Op-
position and even attempts by certain minOrities against
the security of the legal authorities, but those attempts
will not find sufficient echo in the country to provoke the
crisis needed by revolution to be able to grow. The OPP
position movements would be dedicated to create a political
atmosphere unfavOrable to the party in power, to disqualify
it at the following elections. And that Is permitted, speak
opposition has to act in that manner are peculiar of each
case. But, as a general rule, that struggle not only is ac-
cepted by the democratic system, but it is necessary to
maintain the equilibrium among political forces.
The stability of governments is indispensable for ma.
tiOnal progress. And that stability should never rest on
the physical foundation of military might, but ON the le-
gality of its mandate and respect for republican institutions.
The stability maintained on the basis of prosecutions and
terror is absurd, because it does not fulfill any healthy or
not depend only on the continuity of a regime, but in peace
and collective confidence inspired by the good Judgment
of the Government and in the good manner in which of.
ficials discharge their duties.
Diario las Américas., 1958-07-31

being organized, but the Govern
ment has disregarded it, rejecting
the requests for a decrease sub.
mitted by employers and workers.
In the face of this attitude Of
the Government, employers and
workers, with the best organiza.
ton there has been in the coun.
try for movements of that kind,
have taken the necessary steps to
organize a general strike, for which
signatures of several thousand per-
sons have been gathered, among
them many of persons close to the
Government itself.
For the last three days, before
the crisis which c~onfronts it, even
in view of a previous attitude of
intransigence, the regime has Of
fered the leaders Of the national
strike, to agree to their demands.
Nevertheless, tension continues in
the country and those interested in
a satisfactory solution to the pro.
blem hope that the government
will inspire more confidence in
that it will fulfill its promise. The
situation became a violent crisis
when a group of those in favor
OF government policies organized
a meeting in defense of the in.
creased contributions to Social Sc
curity. This meeting had COM
munist tendencies in its express
sions and activities, to the extreme
that the same government, which
had organized it, was obliged to
stop it with the aid of the police,
after several acts of violence oc-
cured, and when the responsible
people of the country were alarm
ed by the communist Technology
and red tactics used in the meet
ing.
Diario las Américas., 1958-07-31
HEMISPHERE EVENTS
Argentine Cadets
End Week Visit
to Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN (UPI)-Seventy
three Argentine Naval Cadets have
ended their week-long stay in this
capital, during which they toured
the city and outlying districts.
Some of them, nevertheless, were
a little disillusioned about the lack
of Spanish spoken here.
Those who spoke English as we'll
as Spanish felt some better, but
those who spoke only Spanish were
at a disadvantage and their only
way of communication was by
sign-language. But the young
ladies had no reason to complain
about the visitors.
Their training ship the Bahia
Thetis," will ontinue to Gothen-
burg, Sweden, the next stop on the
European tour, with which the
Navy ends its five year schooling
program.
Corvette Captain Schulze, Com
mander, stated that the trip, up to
now, had been satisfactory and the
all members of the unit and crew
Diario las Américas., 1958-07-31
Dr.. Eisenhower
Gets Report on
Problems FACING
S~aIvudoreun Govt,

SAN SALVADOR. CUPID. - DR..
Milton Eisenhower was received
by President Jose Maria Lemus,
who gave him a first hand report
OF the country'S needs and pro
blems.
Later, the American Presidents
brother was guest of honor at a
reception given by President lie.
mus in the local Country Club.
The visitors other activities in
cluded interviews with Foreign Mi
mister DR.. Alfredo Ortiz Mancia
and Education Minister DIR. Mauri-
clio Guzman; a reception at the Sc
c%retariat of the Organization of
Central American States and pre-
%sentation of a United States flag
to the military school.
Diario de Hoy, one of the coun-
try's two leading newspapers, re-
piled editorially to a statement is
sued by local University students
%criticizing Eisenhower's visit. The
editorial said in part:
1.-THE United States represents
at this moment the most genuine
and vigorous expression of indi-
viduallism, liberal democracy and
the peoples sovereign for the peo-
Pile.
Students who attack the Ameri
can visitor, the editorial added, "be-
lieve they are attacking i~nterven-
ton and imperialism. They don't
know that they are really attack
ing the West -"
What is to be lamented, the edi-
torial concluded, is that this anti
American propaganda weakens our
positions before the worlds tota-
litarian tendencies.
Diario las Américas., 1958-07-31
Creation Of School
Of Agriculture at
Ponomd University

PANAMA. The University of
Panama has begun studies for the
creation of an Agricultural School
dependent upon this organization
and the assistance of the Admins
tration for International Coopera-
ton.
The Rector. of the University,
DR.. jaime de la Guardia, signed an
agreement with Four Point Direc-
tor in Panama, Ralph R. Will, by
which the University and the Four
Point agree to lend mutual aid
in order to create the Agricultural
School of the University.
The University of Tennessee, of
the U. S., will be included among
the U. S. scientific centers which
will train specialized scientific
personnel and the respective con-
tract will be signed next month.
Diario las Américas., 1958-07-31
Civic Groups Organize Protest
Strike Against Nicaraguan Govt.

MANAGUA. - There is great
political and social tension in the
country, because of the existence
of the civic movement better or
ganized in the history of Nicara-
qua, against the high contribution
to Social Security imposed by the
Government. which affects both
employers and employees.
The Social Security Institute was
created recently, and has been bit
terly criticised by groups of mer-
chants and industrialists, by en-
ployers and employees, because the
high quotas demanded from them.
With the participation of ele-
ments of all political tendencies,
and in particular of all the ele-
ments interested in the economy
and labor, a large scale strike is
Diario las Américas., 1958-07-31

-lations in the company of Defense
Minister, General Jose Lopez Hen
riquez, the President said that
some of the officials who were
guilty in the recent coup" can be
put into the reserves, but he as
sured that the principal conspira-
tors" are civilians who have
money, who go around in expen-
sive cars and then try to put the
blame on the military.
When he was asked if he would
accept the Presidential nomination
if the political parties offered it
to him, he said:
II have already said it and l
repeat, | am not a candidate. We
are ready for the next President
to be a civilian. We want to de-
mostrate that a civilian can govern
in Venezuela, and this the parties
also know.
When he was again asked if he
would accept the nomination if it
were put on a national basis, he
answered:
II repeat that not l but another
person, is the solution. The next
President should be an indepen-
dent citizen, who is honest, de-
mocratic and who has the conf
dence of the people. l am not an
independent citizen, l am a mill
tary man and l amnot going to be
a candidate, we will turn the power
over to a civilian who will be
elected by the people,.
Diario las Américas., 1958-07-31
By United Press International

Miami authorities were investi-
eating yesterday tive international
conspiracieS in which U. S. citi-
zens took part in subversive at
tempts against the governments
of Haiti and the Dominican Re-
public.
Sheriff Thomas Kelly revealed
here that one of his ex-Deputy
Sheriffs, Arthur T. Payne, "a, was
one of those killed in the bloody
uprising Tuesday against the Hal
tian government. Another ex-De-
putty has disappeared, and four
more took part in the conspiracy,
but they dropped out at the last
minute, added Kelly.
At the same time, 16 persons
were arrested when, it seemed, they
attempted to take off for the Do
minican Republic in a plane loaded
with arms, ammuntions, and equip
ment, sufficient to equip, accord
ing to customs agents, a force of
$50 men.
Kelly stated that Payne, who he
called "a soldier of fortune, was
Diario las Américas., 1958-07-31

Since then they have been de-
tanned while they fought their ex-
tradition to Spain, in accordance
with an old agreement which per-
mits the exchange of Navy deser-
tiers with the U. S.
Nevertheless, the Federal Court
OF Appeals, a short time ago, ruled
that the sailors were illegally de-
tanned since the d~esertion had
taken place in Mexico and not in
San Diego, and ordered their
freedom. Il
Meanwhile, the Mexican govern
ment decided to grant them asy-
lum.
Diario las Américas., 1958-07-31
HEMISPHERE EVENTS
Latin American News in Brief

were in splendid condition. He
added that the Bahia Thetis" will
be replaced in a year or two with
a sailing ship.
He explained that Argentine
Naval Officials recognize the value
of sailing ships for the training
of personnel, such as those now
being used in Naval Academies in
Denmark, Norway, and West Ger
manV
Diario las Américas., 1958-07-31
Next President Of Venezuela
Should be An Independent
Civilian" LarrazdbaI States

CARACAS, July 80. (UPI).-
Provisional President, Rear Admi-
raj Wolfgang Larrazabal, stated
that the next President of the Re-
public will be IAN independent CT
tizen who is honest, democratic,
and who has the confidence of the
people.
During a tour of Aragua State,
Larrazabal also stated that the
armed forces r firmly IN con-
troll of the present situation.
During a visit to military install
Diario las Américas., 1958-07-31
TEMPERATURE
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The Sad Mission Of Submitted
Legislators

1t is pitiful to see how in some
Latin American countries op-
pressed by relationships, the
Legislative Bodies obey the Chief
of the State, going even to
extremes that are degrading not
only for the Senators or Repre-
sentatives, but even for the
humblest citizen.
This kind of legislators make
it possible for the dictatorship
to use as they wish the demo-
cratic institution and the repub-
hcan machinery, when, naturally,
there is no democracy or no re-
publicanism in a State SO gov
erned.
When the Representatives and
Senators are submitted, the coun-
try cannot have the benefit Of
the indispensable division of
powers, because they are handled
like marionettes by the Exeeu-
tive Power, and there is no
chance of discrepancy, and there
is still less possibility of a firm
attitude to reject all that is con-
trary to political and admins
trative ethics. For these legis-
lators, the will of the dictator
is the supreme law, and they
act so lowly that they seem to
feel boundlessly honored for the
opportunity offered by the colos-
sus to use their services.
The picture turns more miser-
able when among those Senators
and Representatives there are
elements of some preparation or
OF a brilliant academic back
ground, and who before submit
ting themselves in such way had
won the esteem and admiration
of their fellow citizens. If they
were uneducated individuals,
their actions would not imply SO
much responsibility for them.
But when they act as such be-
cause they are devoid of moral
qualities, of shame and of pa
triotism, the spectacle is more
depressing and more heartbreak
ing.
In examples of servilism Of
the Legislative Power, that is
supposed to be in the same level
as the Executive Power as re-
CARDS the independence of their
functions. there has been the
extreme case when more than
once the Legislators have ignored
a decision of the previous day
to assume another position be-
cause the bosses of the dictator
ship scolded them and demand
ed such sacrifice. And Senators
and Representatives who twenty
four hours earlier had defended
with vigor a thesis they did not
consider harmful to the interests
of the boss, in front of his
furious reaction, without dis.
stimulation or without any con-
siderations as to the damage to
their reputation, stand up in the
Chamber and express completely
against what they had said be-
fore, despite the fact that they
know that the whole country is
well aware of the motives behind
the switch. But all this is pos
sible because there are no moral
reserves, nor the slightest civic
integrity. How sad their mis-
sion isl
Diario las Américas., 1958-07-31
Delegations to
Lleros

-R+ H
BOGOTA. CUPID. - The Vice
President of Peru, Carlos Moreira
y Paz Soldan, and the Ecuadorean
Foreign Minister, Carlos Tovar Zal-
dumbide, will preside the Special
delegations of their countries to
the inaugural ceremonies of Presi.
dent Elect, Alberto Lleras Ca
MARCO.
The ceremony, which will take
place on the 7th of August, will
give the power to the first civilian
President that the country has had
in five years. Spain designated the
Marquis Torcuato Luca de Tena,
Editor of the "ABC" newspaper,
as head of her special mission.
Diario las Américas., 1958-07-31
OIL POLICIES TO
BE DISCUSSED

CARACAS, July 80. CUPID. -
In his first statement after the
recent political crisis, the Secre-
tary General of the Democratic
Action Party, Simon Saenz Merida,
and one of its Directors, Luis Pc
halver, said that the national con-
vention which will meet August
10 will nominate a candidate of
their party for President of the
Republic.
The leaders said that among the
among the things to be discussed
by the convention of the party,
which has 900, 900 members, is the
drafting of a new oil policy de-
handing a greater participation of
the Venezuelan State in the pro-
fits, but always within the spirit
of mutual understanding.
Diario las Américas., 1958-07-31
Spanish Sailors
Turned Over to
Mexican Govt.

SAN YSIDRO, California. CUPID.
Five Spanish sailors who, almost
a year ago, deserted the Spanish
Navy, were granted political asy-
lum in Mexico and were turned
over to representatives Of Mexico
by U. S. immigration authorities.
The sailors deserted the Spa
nish d~estroyers "Lepanto" and "Ad-
mirante Fernandez at the port
Of San Diego on the first of June,
1857, and set out for Mexican
territory, crossing the border, but
Mexican authorities returned them
to the U. s.
Diario las Américas., 1958-07-31
Bonono
Exports Decrease

TEGUCIGALPA.- Due to a
drop in banana exports, caused by
storms which wiped out about Sc
ven million banana trees, the Tela
Railroad Company, a Subsidiary
of the United Fruit Company, paid
the State only $50, 499. 80 as a sha-
re of the company's profits for
1867.
The corresponding deposit was
made to the Central Bank Of Hon
duras.
Diario las Américas., 1958-07-31
Latin American Finance
and Trade News Reports
HOUSE t0MITTEE APPROVES
SUBSIDIES FOR MINERALS

WASHINGTON. CUPID. - The
House Interior Committee has ap,
proved by a II to 4 vote a new
five-year program of Government
subsidies for mineral producers.
The bill would provide a one.
year program of stockpiling cop.
per and five years of subsidy pay.
mentS to supplement depressed
market prices for lead, zinc, acid.
grade fluorspar, tungsten, beryl,
chromite and columbrium-tantalum.
The measure, similar to one APP.
proved by the senate, would pro.
vide bigger subsidies than recon.
mended by the administration, but
less than recommended by a house
mining subcommittee.
The committee rejected its sub
committees recommendations at.
ter chairman Clair Engle warned
of a possible presidential veto IF
we try to decorate this program
like a christmas tree.
The committee placed a ceiling
of S650,000, 900 on the amount con.
gress can appropriate for the pro-
gram. Rep. Wayne N. Aspinall es-
timated the overall cost probably
would run between 800 and $50
million dollars.
Like the Senate-passed measure,
the bill approved by the House
Committee would provide subsidy
payments to producers when mar
ket prices fall below 1912 cents
a pound for lead, 1912 cents a
pound for zinc, $50 a short ton for
acid-grade fluorspar and S36 a
short tone for tungsten.
The Administration had propos.
ed subsidies be paid only when
market prices drop to 1854 cents
for lead, 1894 cents on zinc and
S40 for fluorspar.
However, Interior Secretary Fred
A. Seaton indicated in a letter to
the committee that the administra-
ton would accept congress judg-
ment on the higher figures for
those three minerals.
HAITI SIGNS
AGREEMENT WITH FUND
WASHINGTON. - At the re,
quest OF the Government of Haiti,
the International Monetary Fund
mas entered into a standby arran-
cement under which the Haitian
Gc:ernment may purchase during
We next IL months up to SIS mil
pm In %currencies held by the Fund.
KNs arrangement is intended to
~ wide Haiti with a second line
4 reserves in support of a stabi-
y alton program based upon strict
Diario las Américas., 1958-07-31
expects to remain in close contact
with the Haitian authorities.
URUGUAY EXTENDS
IMPORT RESTRICTIONS


WASHINGTON. - The Urugua-
yam National Council of Govern
ment (NCG) has extended until
September 80 the stringent import
restrictions that have been in force
since November %, 1857. The
restrictions originally were slated
to expire on February %, but were
fiscal and credit policies. The Fund
continued in force until June 80
by a previous NEG decision.
In effect, the restrictions &C.
cord preference to imports from
countries with which Uruguay has
bilateral trade agreements and in
which it has either a surplus ba-
lance or an unused swing credit.
Permits for imports from other
sources are granted only if the
merchandise involved cannot be
obtained from one of the bilateral-
account countries, and then only if
credit terms of at least $50 days
can be obtained.
BRAZILIAN FOREIGN
TRADE
WASHINGTON = The value Of
exports from Brazil declined in
1857 to 1892 million, from 81 482
million in 1856, while the value of
imports rose to $1,489 million, from
$1,233 million. The decrease in e
ports was due primarily to declin-
ing prices. A healthy sign is the
continuous increase in the volume
of minor exports; for example, the
volume of mineral exports has
risen by las percent during the
last six years, and a further rise,
OF Is percent, is expected during
the current year. The 43 percent
increase in exports of minerals in
1857 was due to the growth of
manganese ore shipments. The
year marked the beginning of such
exports from the deposits in ANA
pa, where modern equipment and
transport facilities, costing nearly
$40 million, came into operation.
Pinewood exports reached a record
high figure in 1857, and there are
good prospects for 1858. Secondary
products, such as castor oil, we're
also at record ON near-record le-
wells.
The increase of about $255 mil.
lion in the value of imports in
1857 resulted almost entirely from
larger purchases of machinery.
This category alone accounted for
an expansion of $240 million,
mainly owing to larger purchases
of railway equipment, heavy duty
trucks, tractors Of all types, and
equipment for drilling wells.
Diario las Américas., 1958-07-31
DANY JONES L L

Word was received here yester-
day that a second Dade County
deputy died in the bloody uprising
at Port-Au-Prince as Y. S. authori-
ties investigated two separate in
ternational plots involving Haiti
and the Dominican Republic.
The Haitian consul general in
Miami said he was notified by
his government that Danny Jones,
%, was killed along with Thomas
A. Payne, SO, in the brief attempt
to overthrow the Haiti govern
ment. Jones and Payne were two
of six Dade County deputies ac-
cused of being involved in the
plot. Sheriff Thomas Kelly said
the other four never left Florida.
Diario las Américas., 1958-07-31
Authorities Investigate
Here %ConspiraGes Against
Two Caribbean Governments
Arsenal and Plane Captured From
Group Of Dominicans From North
Ex-EmPIoyees Of Sheriff's Office Among
Those Killed in Huiti's Abortive Coup

the principal recruter. of Deputy
SheriffS for the expedition to the
Haitian Republic.
According to Kelly, two of the
Deputy Sheriffs who refused at
the last minute said that they had
been Offered $1,000 each to &C.
company the conspirators to Haiti,
although they added that later the
offer dropped to only $500.
The four Deputy Sheriffs, who
refused to go along were identi-
fled as Jesse Goodwin, "a; Mi
chael O'Brian, 80; Nelson G. Cloud,
"a; and Kenneth Nebauer. 81.
Cloud and Neubauer resigned ON
Monday and the other two on Tues
Customs agent Charles Wyatt
stated that the arrested men, mos
tly Dominican citizens who have
been living in New York, told him
that they had planned to go to
the headquarters of the rebellion
against Batista's regime in Cuba.
But he added that customs of.
ficials had confiscated a large am
mount of propaganda against Tru-
jillo, which indicates that the ex-
pedition was really headed for an
attack against !Trujillo.
The plane, a GAG Cargo plane,
was loaded with hand grenades,
boxes of so ealibre machine gun
shells, rifles, pistols, Tommy guns,
knives, machetes, bayonets and two
boxes of pistols.
1T is difficult to lay hands on
them, said Wyatt, "these rebels
travel from place to place, and
from district to district. Some Gu
ban rebels were recently trained
in the Dominican Republic.
The arrested men were identified
as: Jose Antonio Batista, "a, New
York; Herbert Manuel Walter, 43,
New York; Frank Guzman, 40,
Jacksonville, the three U. S. citi-
zens; and Pedro Pablo Fernandez,
"a, Chicago; Carlos Luis Monzano,
81, Stanford; Miguel Melendez, 80,
Chicago, all Dominican citizens
Daniel Batista, rs; Manuel Perozo,
80; Juan Batista Alomonte, 90; Jo-
Sc Mason, 33; Rafael Tomas Pc
relic, 30; Simeon CULLEN Guzman,
Sc; Luis Alvarez, 20; Juan Alaman-
Ear Diaz rs; Ramon Asensio Val
verde, AZ; and Jose Manuel Ba-
tista, so, all residents in New York,
but Dominican citizens.
Diario las Américas., 1958-07-31
MEXICO
~"CHILDREN'S TOWN"

MEXICO CITY -(UPD- The
Federal District Government
plans to open sometime in August
a new "Children's Town" with
room for more than 450 needy
children. officials announced to-
day.
The new installations now un-
der construction will consist of 5
main buildings a school with eight
rooms for SO children each, a IL
brary and large dining room.
The children will also have ex-
tensive playing grounds for base
ball, basketball and other sports,
professional social workers dedi-
Gated to the education and reha.
Utilization Of the children will be in
charge OF all facilities.
Diario las Américas., 1958-07-31

A year ago, the same company
paid the State, for the same con-
cept, more than two and a half mi
lion dollars, for profits in 1855.
Besides tine disaster caused by
last years hurricanes, the fall in
production for that year is also
due to the so called Disease OF
Panama, which caused serious
dammage in the plantations.