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Diario las Américas., 1958-05-28
u. 5. Participation in Coffee
Agreement is Urgently Needed
Colombian Minister Declares

BOGOTA, (UPI).- Foreign Mi
mister Carlos SAM de Santamaria.
speaking at a banquet offered to
Brazilian Foreign Minister Jose
Carlos de Macedo Soares, declar.
ed frankly that the situation Co
lombia is facing now does not
permit a policy of open market
and free Competition, as proposed
by the United States, and reiterat-
ed the Colombian suggestion OF a
meeting of American foreign mi
nisters, to study regional and con,
tinental problems of mutual In
terest.
After explaining the reasons why
Colombia sent recently an econo.
mic mission to the United States,
SAM de Santamaria declared that
1--WE wish it were possible that the
world situation would allow the
ideal of complete freedom in IN
ternational trade.
"But the real situation is diff
ferent. The policies of a restless
and agitated world has not allowed
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-28
Calm Reported by
Panornd Government

PANAMA CUPID The students
who are entrenched in the Natio-
nal University say the have esta-
blished contact by short wave with
amateurs from United States, Cos
ia Rica, Ecuador and Venezuela.
The leaders of the group of about
500, have also said they have been
in contact with a secret students
radio operating Ill the interior OF
the city. Panama was in calm after
the AZ hours strike of the printing
workers. But the censorship has
not permitted the publication of
reports in connection with this 81
tuation.
An airplane dropped some sheets
over the University which contents
are unknown. A shot was fired
against the plane from the Univer-
sity
Meanwhile, conversations among
authorities continue trying to end
the situation The direct converse
tons between the students lea
ders and government representa-
tives have stopped, reports say.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-28
Argentina to Barter Products for
Oil From Venezuela, Colombia, PERI

BUENOS AIRES (U. P.).-Pre-
sident Arturo Frondizi has said
that a least a good part Of the oil
imports in Argentina, now amo-
uniting to about $500, 900 900 a
year, probably will be obtained
from Venezuela, Peru and Colon
bia under barter for Argentina
products. In this way each country
might save a great deal in their
dollar reserves.
Frondizi revealed this week
that some American countries
whose names he did not mention,
were able to receive articles ma
nufactured in Argentina as we'll
as agricultural products. Argent
ma now can export many articles
manufactured here, such as cleo
trical refrigerators, televsion sets,
radios, sewing machines, bycicles,
motor %schooters, jeeps and rural
jeeps, electrical motors, industrial
chemical products, wool, cotton,
silk, and synthetic kbefs, plastics
and many others.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-28
Law ~Leyufzing
Communist Party
in Chile TO Get
Presidents Veto

SANTIAGO, Chile. -(UPD.-
The Government announced that
the President will veto the law
approved by Congress, legalizing
the outlawed Communist Party.
1t also pointed out that it does
not want communists who were
scratched from the electoral re-
gisters to vote in the presidential
elections next September.
However, members of the party
outlawed ten years ago. who in
a number of 10000 were deprived
of their citizens rights, will get
those rights back after the presi.
dental elections.
The Minister of the Interior an
nounced that President Ibanez will
partially veto a law of Congress
allowing immediate re-registration
of the communists, because il
could be interpreted as allowing
them to vote in the next presi-
dental elections.
No less than 10000 persons
would be allowed to vote again,
and logically they would do it for
the communist candidate, Saliva.
dor Allende.
1t is expected that Congress will
not have enough votes to go over
the veto.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-28
HEMISPHERE EVENTS
PAA Offers New
Economy Flights
to Puerto Rico

A giant, economy-sized thrift
lift" between Puerto Rico and New
York is being offered by Pan
American World Anyways with a
new low $45 fare.
A choice of Clipper flights every
day in the week provides seats to
accommodate from 430 to $50 pas
sengerS a day - more than $500 a
week - for travellers bound to and
from San Juan, Puerto Rico. And
Pan American is prepared to add
extra flights to meet traffic de-
mandS.
This economically-priced Thrift
service $3.50 roundtrip) puts a Wis
1t to the sunny, historic Caribbean
within reach of more budget-con-
sclous tourists, students and teach
ers than ever before
Four e CINE 300 mile-an-hour
Super 6 Clippers, equipped with
weather radar to insure smooth
flying, will make "a regular flights
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-28

Argentina bought from vene-
zuela last year a total Of $780,
GOO. 900, principally oil, and sold
her agricultural products and
others for 81, 430 900.
Venezuela imports about 200,-
900 tons of wheat annually and Ar
gentina hopes to trade them for
oil. It has been said that Argent
ma has not enough stock to export
to Venezuela zoe, 1000 tons Of wheat
now due to previous compromises
with other countries.
Frondizi said that the wheat will
not necessarily be sent Immediate
ly but from the next harvest and
from some other crops he hopes
to get.
On the other hand it was re-
vealed there were some converse
lions this week in the business cir
cles about the export of 100000
tons of wheat to Brazil, which rea-
ped less wheat than expected ma
king it more difficult to export
this cereal to the Western coun-
tries and the Antilles.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-28
Batista Reaffirms he Will
ReIinquish Power in Favor
of Nov. ; Election Winner
Latin TraveI. Agents
Reaching Panamd for
AnnUal Convention

PANAMA, r. P.-Travel agents
from Is Latin American countries
are arriving here to attend the
second annual convention, May 20,
June l, of the Confederation of
Tourist Organizations Of Latin
America -COTAL. James Dublin
of Mexico City is the president.
A principal speaker at the meet.
ing of the organization which was
formed last year is Mario Marti-
nez, traffic and sales manager Of
Pan American World Always La
tin American Division.
In addition to the delegates from
Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Costa
RIGA. Panama, Colombia, Ecuador,
Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, We
nezuela and Bolivia, there will be
observers from the United States
and Canada. Convention head
quarters is the Ell Panama Hotel.
Themes to be discussed include
simplification of immigration and
customs requirements, promotion
of more international travel, and
improved liaison between Central
and South American travel agen-
cies.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-28
EDITORIAL
Us. CONSCIOUSNESS ABOUT LATIN AMERICA

Besides the great Importance there is that the United
States shows solidarity in democratic and economic mat
tiers with the peoples of Latin America, all of which must
be reciprocal, emphasis should be given in this great
country to the convenience, and more than convenience to
the need, of informing the people of the United States
about how much Latin America represents in international
life.
Precisely, in order that the interest for the political
and economic fate of the Latin American Nations does not
become a matter of psychological timing, stimulated by a
special event of any kind, as is the regrettable one in which
Vice President Nixon was involved, it is of tranScendental
importance that such interest rests on the solid fOunda-
tons of an adequate knowledge in the United States about
what Latin America is, as a group Of countries of vigorous
personality, of we'll defined historical origin, of great
resources, Of an immense collective population, and a
splendid geographic location.
In a recent editorial we stated that it is a serious error
to blame the State Department for all the mistakes in the
Latin American policies of the Washington Government,
because those officials, for reasons of the system of life
and institutional nOrms of the u. 5. people, in one form
or another reflect in their actions the mental attitude,
the state Of mind of the country in general, in connection
with any problem of national or international politics. The
mistakes made do not necessarily have to be the exclusive
responsibility of the State Department officials, in part.
cular those who are in the field of civil service.
And in order to have in the country an adequate ma.
tiOnal consciousness of how much the group of Latin Amer.
lean countries means to the United States, it is necessary
to engage in a methOdic and well dOcumented campaign
of d~ivulgation of the high values of all kinds of those
twenty nations, whose existence in terms of well understood
democracy and reasonable social and economic wellbeing,
constitute the greatest support the Government and the
people of the United States may have in their worldwide
political relations.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-28
BroziIions Also
Detect Submarine

RIO DE JANEIRO (UPI) The
submarine chaser "Benevento" of
tie Brazilian navy, detected a sub
merged object which it is believed
to be a submarine. The Navy Mi
nistry said the had taken the nece.
ssary steps to identify the object
which was visible in the radar
screen, but that it was not defini-
tely determined to be a submarine.
The communique said the Be
nevento' was in the routine maneu-
vers when it detected what it was
considered to be a submarine ma
raudlng off the port of Rio Janeiro.
Immediately the navy sent the
submarine chascrs "Barbotinga'
and the submarine "Riachuelo', to
help the "Benevento" but the
search was unsuccessful"
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-28
Roberto Aries in
Shipping Business
Trip to Belgium

BRUSSELS (UPI)- Former
Panamanian Ambassador to Lon
don DR.. Roberto Arias today deni-
ed he fled Panama after master
minding the recent student riots
there.
"There is absolutely no truth in
such accusations. l left at least five
hours before the trouble started"
he said. DIR. Arias said he came to
Europe to rejoin his wife British
ballerina Margot Fonteyn and ito
look after some business"
The former Ambassador who is
president of a leading Panamanian
shipping line will meet Belgian
Finance Minister Henri Liebaert
Friday to discuss the long mooted
project for the development of
the Belgian port of Zeebruss as a
transatlantic terminal.
He will also inspect progress on
a $500 ton refrigerator ship now
being built for his company at
Bruges. The ship is due to be
launched this autumn and will ply
between Caribbean and US ports.
Morgot Fonteyn today opened a
week of performances in Brussels
with the Royal Covent Garden pal
let in connection with the world
fair.
DR.. Arias and his wife are house
guests of British Ambassador to
Belgium Sir George Labourchere.
They will return to London next
Sunday.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-28

until now the universally Of in.
ternational trade.
THE markets are limited and
political differences divide the
world.
"In our case, the United States
market is the most important and
decisive, not only because of the
greater percentage of coffee it
consumes, but because it supplies
raw materials to our markets, due
to our geographical position.
THAT is the reason why we have
cordially requested the Govern
ment of that great country to get
closer to the present and future
problems of coffee, not only as
the greatest consumer Of the bean,
but specially having in mind the
continental unity that in the poll
tical and economic field must be
the rule in her relations with the
Latin American countries.
ITO achieve that, it will be use.
full that the United States part.
cipates, in its capacity of pur-
chaser, in the international Coffee
Organization, which fortunately
was created in Rio de Janeiro
last January, because in that way
we could look for formulas to sta
Billie prices, with the aim of con-
solidating our currency.
He continued saying that to the
concepts of political freedom and
freedom of expression and move
ment, economic cooperation must
be added, because, Ito be compile,
tie, and to really contribute to the
wellbeing of humanity, it must
extend to the economic field, 70
allow a standard of living compa-
tible with human dignity.
at is very pleasant for the Co.
lombian Government to observe
that the Government and the peo-
pie Of Brazil have similar i'm
ideas.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-28
MEXICAN
GETS NEW OIL TANKER

ACAPULCO, Mexico CUPID
The Government owned petroleum
industry's newest tanker, "Baja
California" is scheduled to dock
here May 70 after a trip from
Sweden via the Panama Canal.
The 1880 ton ship, largest of
the Pemex tanker fleet, will re-
main one day before continuing to
Guaymas with its first cargo OF
Mexican fuels.
Officials said 1t would be formal
ly christened in Guaymas.
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
INCREASING IN MEXICO
MEXICO CITY. (UPI)-- Anto.
MO Gutierrez Prieto, president Of
the National Construction Indus.
try Chamber, said today that ten
per cent Of the present active pop
ulation of Mexico directly or in
directly earns its livelihood from
the construction industry. He sale
$240, 000, 900 was invested in publ.
works alone in 1857.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-28
Exports 10 Latin America
Much Larger Than Imports

Greater advances in exports
than in imports in 1857 pushed
the excess of exports to Latin
America to $9O5 million, four
times that of the preceding year,
announced Marion A. Leonard,
Manager, Miami Field Office, u.
S. Department of Commerce.
The export expansion was fin
anced to a considerable extent
by the increase in new us. direct
private investment in the area,
which rose two-thirds from the
amount invested in the preceding
year to over ST. billion in 1857.
Heavy dollar payments to Vene-
zuela for new petroleum conces-
sions comprised a large part of the
new investment.
Increased Export Bank
credits to the republics were an
other source of additional dollars.
The Banks disbursements rose
to 1924 million in 1857 from $40
million in 1856. Over $50 million
was disbursed to Colombia alone
to aid that country in refinancing
debts arising from earlier purcha-
SEES of us. products.
In addition, to meet part of their
trade deficits, many of the Latin
American countries had to draw on
their gold and dollar holdings, and
some countries most notably
Brazil and Argentina entered
1883 with sharply reduced dollar
reserves. An outstanding exception
was Venezuela. That country's
gold and dollar reserves at the
end of 1857 were so per cent its
holdings at the end of 1856.
For the American businessman
interested in foreign investments,
the us. Department of Commerce
has prepared a series of compre-
hensive handbooks giving factual
business information on individual
countries. Each investment hand
book provides a survey of all Sec
tors of the economy of the coun-
try covered, the role of govern
ment in the country's economic
life, the climate for foreign in
yestment, marketing areas, details
on pertinent business and tax laws
and policies, and statistics. Among
the many investment guides al
ready published are those on Gu
ba, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Pa
raguay, Central America, and Me
xico, and a general survey titled
us. Investments in the Latin
American Economy"
We invite you to review these
valuable guides, states Mr.. Leon
ard, at the Miami Field office,
316 Post Office Building, 300 NE
LIST Avenue, Miami.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-28

ton considering the stock on
hand".
The magazine points out that
the lowest prices expected and the
export quotas from the producing
countries may discourage the cot
fee growing countries to consider
this commodity as their main pro,
duct.
1t says the United States may
adopt control measures on imports
to make the export more conve-
nient by the producing countries,
if it is considered advisable. This
measure was adopted during the
World War and it worked good
during the conflict.
Moreover, it adds, the partici-
patton of the United States may
be used to persuade the European
countries to reduce the high ia.
riffs and taxes on coffee. 1t is
understood the European consump,
ton might increase considerably.
ut is the idea to abandon the
individual negotiations with Ger.
tain countries and to act as much
as it is possible through interna.
tional organizations.
For example,, it says, Brazil
and Colombia need credits. They
may get some loans from the Elk.
port-Import Bank and other Amer.
lean concerns on specific pro.
blems. But the main helping sour.
ces r the international None
tary Fund and other international
financing organizations.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-28
CUBA ENJOYING CALM, WITH REBELS
DESERVING LEADER CASTRO, he SAYS
People Disresarded Calls 10 Strikes;
Attempts TO Destroy Sugar Crop FaiIed

adding that many of those follow.
ing Castro have realized the deceit
and have deserted him.
Referring to the attacks on Nix
on, Batista said that it was regret.
table that a minority could achieve
outrages like that, and that he is
sure the people of those countries
really regret them. He expressed
hope that the Government and the
people Of the United States will
not take the demonstrations as re.
flecting the feeling of the Latin
American people.
Asked by Scott about the at.
tempt Of a young man who tried
to get a revolver out of his pocket
while shaking hands with him, Ba.
tista said the incident had NO i'm
portance, adding: taking advan.
tage of the ignorance of a young
man, criminal elements tried to
use him as an instrument. But, as
you can see, nothing happened to
me-.
Ratista declared that the state
of national emergency will end
when there is no danger for the
security of the nation, which is
threatened by the Castro-Prio-Com -
munist alliance. He added that re-
gulations of the emergency law
are moderate, without remotely
having the scope that it is believed
abroad they have.
Regarding the elections, Batista
said that, according to the new
Elevtion Law, they will be held
Nov. 8, with participation of can
didates of several opposition par.
ties, as well as the coalition sup
porting the government.
He affirmed he hopes the Gov
eminent candidate will win, but in
any case, the people must decide,
and regardless of what party the
winner may belong to, he will re-
linquish power in favor Of the man
elected by the people.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-28
U. S. Considering Change Of Policy
on Coffee Problems, Magazine Says

NEW YORK, May ". (UPI).-
According to the magazine "U. S.
News and World Report" Washing
ton is drafting a new coffee policy
and it will probably join the In
ternational Coffee Organization to
find out means to- stabilize a
market which is threatened for
the great surplus on hand.
I'm Washington, the magazine
says, coffee has become a problem
as complex as it is in France or
in the Middle East. Coffee is the
principal export product in Latin
America and its main source of
dollars. Fourteen of the twenty
republics export coffee. 1t is the
symbol of the economic problems
of the region, among them also
the export of cotton, wool, copper,
zinc, lead and TIM.
Previously, in the postwar era,
the United States refused to be
involved in the International or
ganization formed by the coffee
growing countries. Now it is pro,
bable the United States try to
join one of these organizations to
help the solution of surplus pro
blems".
The magazine says that it is
not probable that the United States
try to control this commodity in
the market, or that it contribute
to support prices Dr. any other
similar measure.
United States, it adds, will pro
badly suggest to cut the produc.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-28

HAVANA. Especial to THE
AMERICAS DAILY President
Batista affirmed that, despite rebel
threats, the country is calm, and
that one of the best sugar crops
in history has been obtained, in
an interview with NBC correspon.
dent Edward Scott.
The President strongly eondem.
ned the recent attacks against
Vice President Richard Nixon in
South America, but he dismissed
as unimportant a recent attempt
against his life.
Batista assured Scott that he
will relinquish power to the per.
son elected as President in the No
vember 3 elections.
General Batista told Scott that,
with the exception of some spora.
die and minor disorders in the in,
terror, the country is calm, and
the people are living their nomal
lives, going to public gatherings
and entertainment places as usual,
which could not happen if there
were any signs of rebellion. He
maintained that the people have
never recognized good intentions
in Fidel Castro as revolutionary
leader, and they have rejected
calls to general strikes and other
activities, to be followed by a so.
called general war.
He added that Castro, with the
help of discredited politicians who
live abroad, as well as communists
and terrorists, both local and for.
eign, has been te~rrorizing the peo-
pie with lying propaganda. He
made it clear that he does not
want to accuse of being communists
all those who oppose the govern
ment, but emphasized that bandit
groups n even using Russian
arms and ammunition. He said
there could be no patriotic inten-
ton in those who murder workers
and try TO destroy sources of work,
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-28
Import Restrictions
Imposed in Chile

SANTIAGO, CUPID. - The gov
eminent virtually declared a tenn
porary total restriction to imports
while it makes a study to overcome
the weakness of foreign exchange.
In order to import anything, in
Guiding the essential articles, it
is necessary to deposit, in Chilean
pesos, an equivalent sum to ten
thousand per cent of the merchan-
disc value. These deposits fluc-
tuate now between five and fifteen
hundred per cent.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-28
Latin American Finance
and Trade News Reports
CATTLE INDUSTRY in
X GROWING

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, (UP).-
The Department of Economy dis
closed at the National Cattlemen's
Convention here that the cattle
industry in Mexico is presently
worth $1,000, 0O0, 900 with a yearly
increase of $720, DOC, 900.
Undermining the Governments
participation in the beef cattle in.
duStry, the Department said fede-
raj credits to the industry now
total $29, 500 900 and that gov
ernmental investments in cattle
control centers represented ano.
ther Sc, 300, 900.
The National Bank of Foreign
Commerce said that in spite of
%droughts, Mexican beef production
for 1856 totaled $50, 900 tons.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-28

urday and Sunday - a third one
departs New York at 4:30 p. m.
Returning, daily flights leave
San Juan at $3.50 pm. and 11:30
p. m. and on Friday, Saturday and
Sunday a third choice departs San
Juan at 8 a, m.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-28
AEkONAVES GRANTED
NEW ROUTE

MEXICO CITY, (UP).-- The
Department of Communications
formally announced that the Mex
lean airline Aeronaves de Mexico
has been granted permission to
operate the Mexico City-New Or
leans route. The company had been
maintaining flights between the
two cities, or a provisional basis
since last June.
The Aeronaves route will re-
main In eject as long as does the
US-Mexico bilateral air agreement.
In the event the agreement is
replaced or expires. the Commu-
nications Department said, the
Aeronaves New Orleans concession
will have a duration of 80 years
from the date OF inauguration.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-28
PEARL.DIVING in
MEXICO FADING

MEXICO CITY, (UP). = A fish.
ing industry report released by
the Navy Department chronicled
the virtual disappearance in Me.
xico of the romantic profession of
pearl-diving.
The report said p~earl-diving is
still practiced to q limited extent
in the Gulf of CorteS and in
southern Lower California. 1t said,
however, that most of the old div
ers have switched to the less
strenuous, more secure endearout
of shrimp fishing, and that no
great number of young divers has
come along to replace them.
The report discounted rumors,
which started during World War
II, that Japanese cultured pearl
interests had thrown a substance
in the water which rendered oys.
tiers sterile,