Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-10

student" manifesto listing the q
America against the United States.
The Managua press was not in
terested.
But that night Radio Moscow
read the manifesto over and over
again TO Its listeners on all II
stations.
The lilo Soviet representation
on Manague radios at midnight is
not typical. The United States
Information Agency does beam
programs 10 the area. But Com
munist broadcasts TO Central
America have increased three
fold since 1855.
They are having an effect.
Issues between the United States
and its Central American friends
have not changed in the past five
years, but emotions about them
run ever so much deeper, at times
approaching bitterness.
Students" in Latin America
often turn out To be 35 to As years
old, of course, because anyone
can pay a fee and be enrolled as
a student. without appearing at
classes or taking examinations, or
even showing progress. While the
student" leaders are usually
senior and often dangerous
troublemakers, If not outright sub
versives, the bulk of normal-age
students are easily led to sup
port the issues their leaders
dredge up.
Stress on Students
The Communists are few but
they make 1t a point to work
closely with these special student
groups.
After his return, DR.. Eisenhower
conferred for most of the morning
one day last week with Vice Presi-
dent Nixon, another recent trav-
eler south of the border. Their
views are now reported to be
closely aligned on what the United
States must do to regain the close
friendships that seem to be slip
ping away in Latin America.
Half the problem is traceable
10 serious MISUNDERSTANDING. not
only on the level of the Latin
masses but even in high councils
of state. The Eisenhower brothers.
Mr. Nixon and State Department
leaders are already engaged in this
formidable task. Secretary of State
Dulles was in Brazil last week, re-
portedly arranging a 81 nation
summit conference of American
states to push this program for
setting the record straight.
To counter the complaint that
the United States regards Europe
and other areas as more impor-
tant than Latin America, eSpe-
cially as shown in allotment of
economic aid, the Latins are being
told bluntly that other areas need
1t more. Latin Americas trade
multiplied six times during World
War II, the Washington officials
are pointing out, and while Europe
was losing most of its industrial
capacity the Latins were gaining
a buying market there that they
have maintained since.
In response TO the widespread
impression that the Unitsd States
capacity to help is unlimited. the
LatinS are getting a short course
on American taxation: The high
est income tax down there is l6
per cent; in the United states in
dividual income taxes go to 80
per cent and corporate taxes So
per cent. This countz.; e the only
nation in the world with a capital
gains tax And this year the United
States faces a budget deficit Of
So billion to $l2 billion. The Ad-
mlnlStratlon believes 1t is healthy
for the Latins to absorb the mean
ing of these statistics to prove
that American resources are not
unlimited.
To counterfeit the charge that
the United States fixes" Latin
Americas prices on minerals, cof-
fee and other raw commodities,
the workings of the world free
market are being explained. Latin
leaders are being told bluntly that
their own overproduction has
more to do with their low prices
than American fixing"
Dictotors on Issue
Besides these three economic
complaints, there is also one dam
aging political impression the
United States is working to revise.
This is that the colossus to the