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Diario las Américas., 1958-03-16
TAXI DRIVER DENIES
ANY PART IN ATTACK

TAXI DRIVER DENIES. Frances
HAVANA (UP)- A taxidriver
suspected of completely in Thurs
days attemtp to assassinate for
mer Commerce Minister Raul Me-
nocal denied today that he had
any hand in the crime. .
Mario Rodriguez said an un.
identified man who had hailed his
cab suddenly opened fire on Me-
nocal's car, then jumped out Of
the cab and fled.
Police, who said there were two
gunner firing at Menocal, charged
that Rodriguez was one Of them.
The former minister, who quit
President Fulgencio Batista's ca
binet to run for office in the now
postponed June elections, escaped
injury. His secretary Alfredo Pc
rez Zaldivar, was seriously wound.
ed.
A Gordon of police prowl cars
around Havana University Thurs
day prevented any demonstrations
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-16
DR.. Jose A. Mora
Praises Work. Of
Inter American
Bar Association

WASHINGTON, Mar. is. (UP)
DR.. Jose A. Mora, Secretary Gen.
eral of the Organization of Amer
lean States (oAS), praised the
work of the Inter American Bar
Association, for its efforts to pro-
mote closer relations in the West
ern Hemisphere.
Mora made the statements ct
the opening session of a two-day
meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the Association.
The Secretary expressed regret
that "there is so little understand.
ing of what the cooperation of the
legal profession may be in the
development Of our Inter Ameri-
can relations.
The Bar Association will hold
its XII Conference in Miami. In
the two days Of the present meet
ing, the Executive Committee is
discussing the problems Of the
continental platform and terrific.
rial waters; the systems of COM
mon and civil law; the rights of
man; and problems of legal-eeo-
character.
The President of the Inter
American Bar Association, Cody
Fowler, declared that the confer
ence in Miami, sponsored by the
Florida and Dade County Bar AS
seciations, will be one Of the most
important to date.
He said the Bar Association is
preparing a booklet to be distribut-
ed among all the bar associations
in the U.S., as well as among
lawyers in Canada, in order to in
terest and inform other members
of the profession about the aims
of the organization.
Fowler declared that this has
been an important instrument to
promote closer relations among
outstanding attorneys not only of
the GAS countries, but also of
other countries members of the
u. N.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-16
Cuban Opposition Leader Explains
his CountrY's Political Situation
Thanks THE AMERICAS DAILY for it's
Cooperation in Struggle for Freedom

serves to prepare officers to defend
a crumbling dictatorship which is
finding an ever-increasing wave of
popular resistance and to squash
the democratic aspirations of all
the Cubans who oppose Batista.
"The concept of hemisphere de-
Tense and a mistaken interpreta-
ton of the principle of neutrality
toward recognized governments,
confuses public opinion in Latin
America. Since this policy is ap-
piled equally to democratic govern
ments and dictatorial regimes, La
tin Americans see in this Amer
lean attitude an open support of
American relationships.
"These errors may be due to the
inexperience of ambassadors who
are not career officers and who do
not inform their government prop
erly of the conditions prevalent
in the dictatorship countries. An
other source of errors is the Pen
tagon; still another is the Ameri-
can Defense Board. The designa-
ton of officers on goodwill mis-
sions and the granting of medals
to the high military officers who
guide and direct the killings and
.tortures of the dictator's enemies
usually come from these organiza-
tons.
"In the case of Cuba, misguided
policies are creating i'll will among
the Cubans and placing this govern
ment in an untenable position, for
it is contradictory to fight dictator
ships in Europe and Asia, while
not doing the same in Latin Amer
lea.
ut is impossible to play the
part of world leaders of Democra-
cy while military and technical
help, as well as arms, are given
to despotic governments, enemies
of Democracy, which is one and
indivisible.
In short. I protest against the
military help being extended to
Dictator Batista, first because it
serves to keep in power an un-
popular government, and, second,
because Batista violates the letter
and the spirit of the Mutual De-
Tense Assistance Agreement.
The worst instance to date of
this violation was the inhuman at,
tack against the open city of Glen
fuegos, when tanks and airplanes
put down by force the uprising Of
September 5, 1857. These were
arms supplied to Batista by the
U. S. Government in conformity
with the provisions of the Mutual
Defense Assistance Agreement for
the defense Of the Western Henri
sphere.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-16

DR.. Manuel A. de Varona, Pre-
sident of the Cuban Revolutionary
Party (Autentico), has addressed a
kind letter to our Editor, DR.. Ho-
racio Aguirre, together with state
ments he made during his recent
trip to Washington, which read
as follows:
"Dear Editor:
"With a request for publication
in THE AMERICAS DAILY, under
your able direction, / am glad to
enclose copy of statements made
to the press of the United States,
on the occasion of my recent trip
to Washington.
SIN doing so, I take this op-
portunity to express once more my
most sincere gratitude, as a Cuban,
to that importante newspaper,
which has generously received and
used everything that benefits the
cause of the people in their strug-
gle against the tyranny we are
suffering in u country. THE
AMERICAS DAILY has been rem
dering a great service to the revo-
lutionary struggle in Cuba, since
1t has been the medium we have
used most to bring our voice to
the residents of this nation.
81 also take this opportunity to
r~eiterate to you my personal esteem
and friendship.
Sincerely yours,
(signed)
Dr.. Manuel A. de Varona L0red0
The statements of DR.. de Varo-
ma are as follows:
son my way thru Washington,
l wish to inform the press about
the most recent barbaric acts COM
mitted by Batista's dictatorship.
sIn addition to the students, farm
ers, workers, and professionals
murdered daily, Batista is employ
ing physical torture on suspects
and political prisoners, regardless
Of age, sex or physical condition.
The most tragic case is that of
Esther Milanes, a 50-year-old school
teacher. who was brutally beaten
up by the police in Havana. This
infamy has been denounced to the
Supreme Court by DR.. J. A. Fresno,
q distinguished physician.
II feel it is ridiculous to tell the
Free World that Cuba belongs to
the family of democratic nations
and to keep an American military
mission there. The mission, whose
task is to train Cuban officers for
continental defense, in reality only
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-16
Perez Jimenez'
Family in Miami
BY UNITED PRESS

The wife and four small daush-
tiers of deposed Venezuelan Pre-
sident Marcos Perez Jimenez ar
rived in Miami Friday night.
Perez Jimenez' family were
whisked away in a City of Miami
Beach limousines after a lengthy
trip through Customs.
They refused to discuss their
trip to the United States from
the Dominican Republic where Pc
req Jimenez has been in exile since
he was kicked out as dictator of
the Venezuelan Republic in ia
nuary.
Accompanying the party was a
man identified as Te6filo PARA
Mendoza apparently an aide to
Perez Jimenez), a governess and
a nurse for the small children. .
The group arrived aboard a Do
minican Republic airliner from
Ciudad Trujillo.
It could not be learned II or
when Perez Jimenez expects to
follow his family to the United
States or how long the family
plans to remain here.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-16
Four Cuban Rebels Killed
in Blazing gun Duel With
in Havana Suburb
POLICE FOMS SABOTAGE ATTEMPT AT
BIG TExAC0 REFINERY IN SANTIAGO.

HAVANA. (UP).-Cuban police
shot and killed four revolutionar-
les in a blazing gun duel in Ha-
vana Friday night, it was announc-
ed today. The shooting took place
in the suburb of Lawton.
The police said the four men
killed a policeman in the same
district several days ago.
The gunbattle began, according
to police, when police in a patrol
car spotted the suspicious-looking
men in a automobile and ordered
them to pull over. When the shoot
ing ended, three of the men lay
dead in their car, the other manag-
ed to crawl out but died on the
porch of a nearby house.
None of the policemen were in
jured, police said. ~
One of the dead men was iden-
titled by police as Elcides Perez,
a nephew of DR.. Faustino Perez,
the alleged Havana district head
of the rebel 26th of July move
ment.
Friday night, Congress approved
President Fulgencio Batista's
eighth suspension of civil rights
in six years by a vote of 106 to
o with two abstentions. The ses-
sion was boycotted by the opposi-
ton minory.
Plant police beat off a determin7
ed effort by rebels to sabotage the
big American - owned Texas Oil
Co. refinery at Santiago de Cuba
in revolt-ridden Oriente Province
early Friday delayed dispatches re-
ported today.
Telephone communications be-
tween the Havana and New York
offices of the United Press we're
broken off at this point. In reply
to a request to restore the con-
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-16
NO SOLUTION FOUND IN
ARGENTINE BANK STRIKE

BUENOS AIRES. (UP)-This
morning the Bank conflict was re-
considered for about, four and half
hours without arriving to a solu-
ton.
After the meeting held in the
Government Palace, an optimistic
atmosphere prevailed toward S
possible reconciliation, but in a
second meeting, of the ministers of
the Executive representatives Of
private Banks and the Progressive
Democrat leaders Horacio Thedy,
who acts as an official arbitrator,
hopes of an agreement vanished.
The difficulty seems to rest with
the private Banks, as the official
Banks have not any problems.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-16
BOMB ExN0bts At
ptRoNIs1 OFFICES

BUENOS AIRES, March IA (UP)
= A bomb exploded today in a
third floor apartment where a
group of top followers Of busted
dictator Juan D. Per6n were NEE
ting.
Two Of them, not identified,
were injured. The. bomb set fire
70 the apartment which formerly
was occupied by Peronista Party
Leoder John William Cooke, now
living in exile in the Dominican
Republic with Per6n..
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-16
TEMPERATURE |
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THEATRICAL DEMOCRACY

In Latin America, undisguised
relationships have only existed
during short periods, and in
those instances there has been
room only for absolutely de
facto governments, without
traces whatsoever of republica.
nism. From that condition, it
then progresses to what could
be properly termed a theatrical
democracy, or the kind that only
complies with the external
aspects of the institutional re-
quirements, because true demo-
cracy is not practiced, and every
thing revolves around the ON
nipotent powers of the dictator.
Just as>when a theatrical pro-
duction is staged, in such cases
the same pattern is followed for
the organization, or reorganiza-
ton, of what is solemnly called
the Public Powers, nodded on
the image and likeness of the
person controlling the govern
ment with such ab~soluteness.
But 1t happens that democracy
is so well based on prestige, that
its enemies do not try to deny
the goodness and convenience Of
the system. That is why they
like to govern together with
Legislatures and Courts of JUS
tice handpicked by them, and
those who in political terms are
defined as dictators have the
illusory belief that they are
patriots, and that for their merits
and achievements they count
with the backing of the Judicial
and the Legislative Powers. And
in this belief they are encouraged
by their adulators.
Self deceit reaches such unbe-
lievable extremes that any disres-
pect or inconformity on the part
of the people are considered
violations to the respect due by
the citizens to the Government
and the institutions of the State.
When a government is legi-
timately constituted and, conse-
quently, the operation of the
republican institution suffers no
damage in the doctrinal aspect,
even in the face of administra-
tive or political plumbers, each
citizen is naturally obliged to
respect the authorities, not be-
cause of fear of the persuasive
means they dispose of, but rather
because he fundamentally res
poets them in his civilized con-
dition and in his political mo-
rality. Yet, when these charac-
teristics of legitimacy are not
present, those who govern do not
have any right to expect public
consideration, even when fear
is prevalent and when because
of that fear the citizens submit
or accept their mandate.
Modern civilized nations, and
especially the Latin American
countries, where political life
develops in constant agitation,
know how to establish the diff
ference between an authentic
democracy and a. theatrical de-
mocracy.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-16

ia, will have a bipartisan system OF
Government during the next IL
years. This plan is aimed at end
ing dictatorial regimes and situa-
tons of undeclared civil war which
have been torturing the country
for a decade.
In tomorrow'S elections, more
than 4,000,0 900 men and women
over 81 will take part, to elect a
National Congress of 80 senator's
and 146 representatives. They
will be elected through a complex
system of equal representation for
each party, and will serve to de-
termine which of the candidates
of each party will go to Congress.
In some sectors Of the country
there has been violence, including
several killings, during the cleo
toral campaign, but it is hoped
that the elections will be held with
out serious incidents.
The candidates will be elected
for a term of four years. Women
are going to vote for the first time
in general elections, although their
first participation in elections in
Colombian history was last Decent
Der, in the plebiscite. The libe-
rails are participating in elections
for the first time since 1949.
According to the agreement of
the two parties, the two houses of
Congress elected tomorrow will
select a common candidate for Pre-
sident, who will be officially CON
firmed in the presidential cleo
tons of May 4. In the twelve
years the agreement will be in eff
feet, the two parties will alternate
in the Presidency of the Republic.
The liberals, under the leader
ship of Alberto Lleras Camargo,
have agreed to support a conser-
vative for the 1892 term, to be
succeeded then by a liberal. They
have mentioned Guillermo Leon
Valencia, a moderate conservative,
as the candidate they will support.
The conservatives, however, are
not united in support of Valencia.
The leader of the righttist wing OF
the Conservative Party, as well as
ex~-dictator, Laureano Gomez, II
years old, is opposed to Valencia.
There is still another faction of
the party which supports Gilberto
Alzate Avendano. This third fac
ton is formed, in the great majo-
rity, by supporters of another ex-
dictator, Gustavo Rojas Pinilla,
who was overthrown last May.
For that reason, the general cleo
tons of tomorrow are a test for
the Conservative Party, in which
it will be determined which faction
is the strongest. If a majority of
conservatives opposed to CUTLER
mo Leon Valencia is elected, the
consequence may be a postpone
ment of the presidential elections,
until a new candidate, acceptable
to all groups, liberal and conser-
vatives, is found.
The Military Junta. assumed
power when Rojas Pinilla was GUST
ed. Each of the five members has
presidential authority. which ma.
kes of Colombia the only country
in the world governed simulta'
neously by five presidents. The
Junta is committed to relinquish
Power on August 7, or the new
President elected now.
In the new Government, result
ing from the congressional anC
presidential elections. Liberals anC
Conservatives will hold the same
number of cabinet posts.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-16
Four Million Co|ombians
90 to the Polls Today
to Elect a New Congress.

BoGoTA, March IS. -(UP).-
Liberals and Conservatives, the
country's two traditional political
opponents, go to the polls tomorrow
in general elections, the result of
which is known in advance: there
will be no winners, nor losers.
According to an original plan ap-
proved in a national plebiscite
last December, Colombia, govern
ed now by a five-man Military Jun
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-16
HEMISPHERE EVENTS

which might have been attempted
on the anniversary Of last weeks
rebel suicide attack on the presi-
dental palace.
One person was injured in a
scuffle with police who broke up
an attempted demonstration in one
of three churches where memorial
services were held for those killed
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-16
NEwsPRINT PLANT is
A IN MEXICO

MEXICO CITY (UP)- A news
print manufacturing plant will be-
gin operating in the State OF Ca
xaca by the end of June, 1t was
announced here.
The announcement was made by
Elliot M. Little, President OF the
Anglo-C Canadian Pulp and Paper
Company and the Anglo-New-
foundland Paper Company, who
said initial production of the
plant will be 1000 tons Of paper
a year, one half Of the country's
current needs.
ELECTRICAL WORKERS \
THREATENED STRIKE
MEXICO CITY (UP)- The
Electrical Workers Union pub
lished a threat TO shut of Mexi'
co.'s power early next month un-
less demands for q new contract
are met.
A Union spokesman said the
committee to direct the strike had
been named md gave the Mexican
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-16

Light and Power Company until
April 10 to reach an agreement.
Union demands include a 80 per
cent wage boost, a 40 hour week,
paid expenses for all vacations, a
savings account for retired per-
sonnet and a million dollar fund
to build houses for employees.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-16
REQUEST RELATIONS
WITH CUBA BE BROKEN

SANTIAGO, March Is. (UP). =
The Chilean Students Federation
approved a motion to request an
audience from the Minister of For
eign Relations, Alberto Sepdlve-
da Contreras, to ask him that di-
plomatic relations with Cuba be
broken.
The decision of the Federation
was adopted in a General Assem-
bly,, in which homage was paid to
Cuban students "for their struggle
for legality against the usurper''.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-16

~neetion, the telephone operator in
Havana said she could not be-
cause Of superior orders. The
Cuban government recently REIN
posed press censorship on outgo-
ing and incoming dispatches.
The latest suspension of civil
rights was proclaimed Wednes-
day, barely six weeks after nor
NAL privileges had been restored
to most of the country and only
hours after they had become eff
fective in rebel-infested Oriente
Province.
Meanwhile, unconfirmed reports
circulating here said the govern
ment has selected former Public
Works Minister Nicolas Arroyo to
replace Miguel A. Campo as
Cuba's ambassador to Washing
ton. Campo is defense minister in
the government installed last
week.
The government announced that
Emilio Nunez Portuondo, who re
signed as premier" and foreign
minister on Tuesday, will return
to his previous post as Cuba's
chief U.N delegate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-30
Senate Votes
Rai|wayReIief


A bill making Il easier for the
hard-pressed railroads 10 bor-
row money abandon trains and
adjust rates passed the Senate
today BY voice vote.
The compromise measure,
reconcIling differences In pre-
viously passed senate and
House versions. nov goes 70 the
House for inal legislative ac-
ton, possibly today.
A sworked out IN conference
it:
/. Authorizes Government
guarantees Of is-year CONNER
cial loans Up 70 SIS million for
capital investments. equipment
and maintenance. II bars pay
ment OF dividends on either
preferred or common stock DUR
ine the life Of loans obtained
for maintenance.
2. Arms IN eInterstate Com
merce Commission for the FIRST
time with full authority TO order
the discontinuance of a train
crossing State lines II 1t finds
the train does not serve public
convenience and necessity or
imposes an undue burden on
interstate commerce.
3. Gives the ice authority to
discontinue q service even II 1t
operates wholly within q State,
where a State regulatory body
fails TO act. II the ice deter
mines the service is not essen
tial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-30

Joe cayoli Of Cleveland. Ohio,
has lost his title as round-the-
world speed champion OF COM
mercial air travel 10 a 30
year-old beauty from Japan,
Karou Kanetake.
Mr.. Cavoll fiew around the
world by airlines-20.400 miles
lin SO hours and 10 minutes
last February.
Scandinavian Airlines Sys-
tenn said Miss Kanetake left
Tokyo last Thursday, flew
SAS all the way--ls.5s0 miles
and returned home 70 hours
and nine minutes later.
She delivered letters OF greet
ings from Tokyo's governor 70
the chief ofiicials Of the cities
on her route--Manila, Bangkok,
Karachi, Rome, Zurich, Dussel-
dorf. Copenhagen and Anchor
age. Her flight was sponsored
by a Japanese weekly maya
zine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-30
PRINCESS PLANE
BLOWS TWO TIRES
DURING LANDING

PRINCE ALBERT, sas-
katchewan (P.-Two tires
blew out yesterday on the
landing Of a Canadian Air
Force plane that brought
Princess Margaret here
from Calgary. Alberta.
Dust swirled but the plane
stopped without difficulty.
Il don't think anyone in
the rear Of the plane
realized it happened" q
crew member said.
Wing Comdr. w. X. OF
tawa. captain Of the plane,
said there are two tires
on each side. so 1t didn't
have much effect"
The Princess went by
helicopter from Prince Al
bert to Waskesiu. q sum-
mer resort. to spend the
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-30

facturers and United States
Chamber Of Commerce. Nor
does Il act money. he said.
from such big business a
United States Steel. General
Motors or Ford. All three Of
those firms. incidentally. op-
crate under compulsory union
membership provisions.
We don't have many takers
from big business" Mr.. Har-
rison said. I'VE get most Of
our money from small. family
owned firms.
I'VE write letters suggesting
a small business contribute t25
10 $50. a medium-slzed busi-
ness s50-si00. and a large busi-
ness 500 up.
The majority Of our mem
bers pay $50 q year. But we
have firms as members from
s. a year on up. It's strictly
voluntary. And we have a great
many individual members. in
Guiding q lot Of card-carrying
union members. who are not
anti-union but who are opposed
TO compulsory union member
ship"
State organisations for and
against right-to-work laws are
associated with the two ms
tional groups, but operate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-30
British Columbia
Woods Fires Rise

VANCOUVER, British Co
lumbia. July 30 tR.-A pro-
longed heat wave and hundreds
of forest fires are seriously
damaging British Columbus
economy.
Losses in the forest, fishing
and farming industry are
mounting steadily. More than
$l,750.000 has been spent on
fighting forest fires. Loggers
have lost nearly 50 million in
wages because of forest clo-
sures. Total damage to the
PROVINCES timber has not been
estimated, but one report has
placed 1t around $40 million.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-30
Defense inventory
Put at $l00 Billion

The Aircraft Industries AS
ISOLATION said today the De-
Tense Department has an in
ventory - aircraft, missiles
ships, tanks and thousands Of
other items-worth more than
500 billion.
And the department spends
about 81 billion q year--soms
$40 million a day-merely or
maintenance operations.
The industry organization re-
ported that 100000 military and
civilian employees Of the Defense
Department are involved In
maintenance work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-30
7 Dead on Cost
In Gross Fires

SAN FRANCISCO. July 81
lR1r-More than 500 grass and
timber fires blazed IN Central
and Northern California today
As the death toll from q light
ming storm reached seven.
About 1000 aremen fought
the bla1es' along the high
Sierra foothills from Tularg
County. i7b miles southeast Of
San Francisco. TO ModoC
County. the most northeastern
In the State.
The death count from the