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Diario las Américas., 1958-05-04

NUCLEAR ENERGY IN LATIN AMERICA

At the Meeting of Presidents of the American Repub-
hes held in Panama City in July 1856, President EiSenhO-
Wer proposed that representatives of the Presidents meet
In Washington for the purpose of studying certain urgent
problems OF the peoples of the Hemisphere. Among the
subjects recommended for consideration by President
Eisenhower, was the study and analysis of the possibilities
OF employing atomic energy for industrial, scientific, agri'
cultural, and other uses in Latin America. The confer
ence OF presidential representatives, after considering the
matter, approved a resolution which called for the creation,
by the GAS, of an ~Inter-American Nuclear Energy Com
mission G.A.N.ECO.
1t is of utmost importance that our countries realize
that, In the atomic age, the utilization of nuclear energy
for peaceful uses is imperative. In agriculture, multiple
experiments have demonstrated that fabulous crops may
be harvested in record time; medicine is being revOlu.
tlOnlZed with the application of nucear energy; the Op-
portunities for industry, for electric power, are un-
measurable.
Several Latin American countries -Argentina, Bra.
I'll, Mexico, Venezuela have initiated lOng-range steps
In this field and powerful reactOrS are now being installed
In some OF those centers of nuclear energy research and
production. At the University of Puerto Rico, the United
States has established a research center, with all work
conducted in Spanish, which may well become of world
Importance in the near future.
The Latin American nations, less developed than
others, need to take wide jumps in their individual develop.
ment and progress. They have before them the elements
which will permit them to conquer steps, since thew can
profit from the experiences which have cost so much work,
so much money, and so much human sacrifice to more
powerful and more developed nations.
If the Latin American nations were able, in the field
OF transportation, for example, to 60 from muleback di
recty to the alrplane, just so can they benefit from atomic
energy, which can solve for them, in a very short time,
many of their sanitation, industrializatiOn, agricultural,
and other problems. owe are convinced that, with the
auclear energy tests now being carried out i'm the official
or ~ter-America fields, private enterprise will follow
suit to transform this physical and scientific panorama of
Latin America. Perhaps, through the use of nuclear energy
for peaceful ends, the days of prosperity for our peoples
are closer at hand than many of us dream.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-04
Costa Rieon Govt.
Keeping Wateh on
Nicuruguon Border

SAN JOSE, Costa RIGA, (UP).-
Major Jorge Pacheco, Costa Rica's
Head of Intelligence Service, said
that for many weeks he and Sc.
curity officers have made some air
raids over the zones of the coun-
try, where it is rumored, Nicara.
guam people are grouping to In
tend a possible attack against the
neighboring country, and that any
thing suspicious has been motto.
ed.
Pacheco added that in the past
three days an officer of this ser.
vice, accompanied by Justine San
son, Secretary Of the Nicaraguan
Embassy, has flown over Tortu-
gueros zone and some other places
from where an attack might be
launched.
Samson and the officer are ct
Liberia, department Of Guanacas.
te, and in a radiotelegraphic mes
sage Pacheco was notified that
nothing suspicious has been MOTTO
ed and that no signs Of eonesstqH
tion have been seeg
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-04

BELo HORIZONTE, CUP. -
President Juscelino Kubitschek
asked the Brazilian workers to
keep alert against "exotic doctri-
mes" and politicians who suppress
liberty with the pretext to defend
the workers.
Kubitschek, speaking here in a
banquet, said that Il know the
workers of my country will never
change their liberty and love to
freedom for material things.
The President said he trusts the
ability of the Brazilian workers to
distinguish between justice and
usurpation.
He denounced communism say
ing: "the exotic political doctri,
mes, and l make special mention
to communism, capitalize with the
struggle of parties.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-04
Kubitsehek Warns Brazilian Workers
to be on Alert Against Red Promises

Kubitschek exhorted the work
ers to continue their struggle for
their rights without dividing the
nation into classes.
Don't allow yourselves to be
seduced by false prophets who try
to divide the nation, he declared.
The President said that his sup
port of the social security law now
being considered in Congress is
an example of his work in favor
of the workers and declared that
the aim of Brazilian nationalism
is to build up a strong and united
nation.
Formerly, Kubitschek had. de-
clared In a joint press conference
that the anticommunist measures
being considered will be of a pre-
ventive nature to protect the flu
ture of the country.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-04
Political Unrest in
Haiti Increasing

PORT AU PRINCE, May 9.
CUP : Haiti, jittery after three
days of bombings, was governed
today under emergency regulations
which include suspension of civil
rights and a nine hour nightly
curfew.
Ex-Sen. Louis de JoIe, who has
lived in binding since his defeat
in September'S presidential cleo
ton, has been declared Outside
the law'-meaning that any Hal
tian may shoot him on sight.
Interior secretary Frederic Du-
vignead announced yesterday that
de Joie had been outlawed on the
basis Of charges that he i~nstigated
one of this weeks terror bombings.
Duvignead offered a 5000 reward
for information leading to de
Joie's arrest and warned that
sheltering the opposition leader
will be considered a "crime against
the state.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-04
No u. S. Loans if Private
Capital Available Nixon
Tells Argentine Industry
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT LOANS, NOT
HANDOUTS, VICE PRESIDENT STATES
Should not get Mistaken Idea" that all
Countries Visited Will Get Loons-Wavqh

, BUENOS AIRES, May 3. (UP).
Vice President Richard M. Nixon
who made it clear to industrialists
here yesterday that they can ex,
pect no handouts" from the
United States, drove into the coun,
try today to meet farm leaders on
the final day of his visit to Ar
gentina.
Nixon was the guests of honor
at a picnic given by the nations
Farm Associations on a farm &c
miles outside Buenos Aires.
The Vice President leaves to.
morrow for Asuncion, third stop
on his 18-day, 8-nation tour OF
Latin America. He visited Uruguay
before coming here for the inau,
guration Thursday Of President
Arturo Frondizi.
Last night, he attended a special
session of Congress at which the
majority leader of the new Cham.
Der of Deputies declared that the
legislature will soon pass a bill
granting a blanket pardon to po-
litical offenders-presumably in.
Guiding supporters Of ousted Elk.
President Juan D. Per6n.
Nixon and Samuel Waugh, Pre-.
sident of the U. S. Export-Import
Bank, jolted Argentine industrial.
lists with the news that they can
expect no aid from the U. S. Gov.
eminent unless they can prove no
private capital is available.
At a meeting with representa-
yes of the Chamber of Commerce
and the Argentine equivalent Of
the national association of manu-
facturers, Nixon was asked chow
can we get more aid?"
Eve all understand we are talk
ing about loans, not handouts, and
when you say aid you mean
loans " Nixon said. . "The law
says the (U.S.) Government can.
not lend money where private ca.
pital is available.
When a representative Of Ar
gentina's official oil monopoly
asked, "what if private loan con-
ditions are unacceptable, Nixon
replied, "the law still says no..
Waugh said Latin American
leaders should not cling to the
mistaken idea" that the United
States will offer loans to every
country Nixon visits on his eur
rent tour.
The bank official added, how
ever, that the Government has
money available to lend to Latin
American nations provided it is
assured that they will be able to
pay off in dollars.
"This means that basic policies
are involved to make more dol
lars or save more dollars in Ar
gentina," he said. "There is nc
reason why you cannot make OF
save more dollars.
eve are ready, willing and able
to make loans here.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-04
British Minister
Visiting Caracas
to Premete Trade
With Venezuela

CARACAS, 0UP). = Sir David
Eccles, Industry and Commerce
Minister of Great Britain, declared
to the local press upon his arrival
to this capital: 81 have no doubt
that the participation of the Unit
ed Kingdom in Venezuela's indus
try will increase.
Last year Great Britain imported
from Venezuela more than rs mil
lion pounds sterling, of which So
millions correspondent to oil and its
by-products. Shell Co. of Vene-
zuela produces 300 of the coun-
try's oil.
Eccles added that it can be as
sured that the demand for oil
will increase during 80 or 40 years
mostly in his country where it is
not produced. The Minister show
ed more interest in the acquisi-
ton of Venezuela's natural gas.
He said that experiments are being
made to determine whether it
can be forzen, which will be
the best way for transportation.
He added that Venezuela loses
great amounts of natural gas which
she does not use and could offer
better prices than other supplying
sources.
He stressed that as the payments
of the United Kingdom improve
all kinds of restrictions are reduc-
ed and the British imports will
increase at the same time that
Venezuela's economy will boost
which will tend to create an am
pie trade Of products which the
United Kingdom can supply.
Beside oil and its by products
the United Kidgdom obtains from
Venezuela iron ore and has guar
anteed purchases of sugar, coffee
and cacao until 1869.
Sir David Eccles said that "the
United Kingdom authorities will
approve the establishments of
branches Of companies in Venezue-
la if there are proofs that III ma
tional economic interests are i'm
proved. That is, deriving a reaso-
nable return in one or other way.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-04
PLAN FOR PEACE I'M CUBA SUGGESTED
BY WELL KNOWN MIAMI PHYSICIAN

After his testimony before the
Senate Foreign Affairs Commit
tee, the usefulness of Mr.. Rubot
tom as Assistant Secretary Of
State for Latin America is ques
tionable, for he has done more
than straddle the fence is hi.
policies towards the Latin Ameri
can dictators. He must realize
however, that good will canno
be gained, or regained, by one o.
his quick trips to some Latir
American nation after it has over
thrown the dictator. "As you sow
so shall you reap" and the tree
that bears the fruits of interameri
can friendship and solidarity doe.
not grow overnight.
Latin Americans, Cubans in
Guided, know that we are againsr
communism, but, at times, they
are hard pressed to know wha'
we are for. 1t is not enough for u.
to say that we are a democracy. il
is necessary, also, that we act a.
one in our international relations
In fairness to all, | wish tC
state that, in my opinion, the Gu
ban opposition leaders share {
great deal of the responsibility fol-
the existence and persistence Of
the dictatorship in Cuba.
1t is up to them to unite in a
common front, form a responsible
government in exile, offer abso.
Lutte guarantees for the life and
property of nationals and for.
eigners in Cuba, and present a
basic political and governmental
platforms.
In fact, they should even 60 far.
Their and agree on their minimal
demands for the solution of the
Cuban problem. Perhaps, these
demands could be based, in part
on previous public offers made by
the Cuban government:
Re-establishment of the l94(
constitution.
General amnesty.
Free elections supervised BY
neutral observers.
Reopening of the registration
books.
Reorganization of existing par
ties and organization Of new
ones.
An agreement that the prosecu
ton for the crimes of the present
and past administrations be left
to the discretion of the new
freely elected Congress and thu
President of the new Republic.
Will Cubans on both sides b.
receptive to an interim government
that will guarantee the above con
ditions and will be formed aloni
the following lines?
Three armed forces officers
loyal to and selected by Batista
with hands free from blood.
Three armed forces officers se
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-04
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A Military Coup That Failed

All the peoples of America
have Joined Colombia in celebrat-
ing the unsuccessful outcome
OF the military coup, as absurd
as it is criminal, attempted in
the capital of Colombia by a
Colonel who, in the wee hours
OF Friday morning, in a traitor
GUS move against the Fatherland,
tried to impose on the people
of Colombia a course incompati-
bic with their democratic destiny.
That violent alteration of peace
in Colombia was truly a crime
against the sovereignty of the
Republic, precisely in moments
when the country is making all
preparations to go to the polls,
under the auspices of democratic
.emblems, in presidential cleo
tons that will climax a long and
delicate process of political re.
organization in the land of Fran
cisco de Paula Santander.
It is an honor for Colombia
that only an insignificant minor
ity of her armed forces attempt
ed to destroy the job of restora-
ton achieved lately by the PEG.
pie of Colombia and by her mill
tary. The events of last Friday
made evident the coordination
existing between the live forces
of Colombian democracy, at the
present time guided by the IL
lustrious statesman Alberto Lie
ras Camargo, and the men in
uniform, both sectors honestly
interested in the return of con-
stituti0nal life in Colombia.
God grant that nothing may
stop the process of restoration
of the republican institutions of
Colombia and that never again
may the national scenery serve
as background to attempts a.
gainst liberty such as the one
tried in the early morning hours
OF Friday by Colonel Forero,
in "cahoots" with e~xdictator,
General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla,
whose shadow still creeps
menacingly over the Caribbean
Area.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-04

Lie IepelllOH, Obtained asylum I'll
the Ell Salvador embassy.
The Military Junta, in session
with the Ministers Council, agreed
temporarily to suspend the right of
Habeas Corpus in order to facili-
tate the arrests for conspiracy
suspicious against public order.
The sedicious act has Streng-
thened the position of the Mill
tary Junta before public opinion
and has promptea many sectors to
show their support to its policy.
The officers arrested for their
participation in this rebellion are:
Col. Julio FuenteS, Commander of
the Bogota Division of the Ma
tional Police; Captain Armando
Becerra, Commander of the first
post of the National Police; Cap
tain Juan Bautista Godoy, Com
mander of the Cundinamarca divi-
sion of the National Police; Lieut.
enant Alexandra Fernando, Com
mander of the division "a" of the
Military Police; Su-Lieutenant
fernando Perez, of the same divi-
sion; the Lieutenants of the Mill
tary Police Mario Hernandez Pc
req and Luis Camacho Lara; Scar
gents Nicolas Ramon Fajardo and
Fabriciano Silva; and civilian Ju-
lilo Varon Ortega.
The Junta ordered Lieutenant
Colonel and lawyer Raimundo
Emiliano Groot to investigate the
case, with the power of a Judge
and the assistance of two more
civilian Judges.
1t is surprising there were no
deaths in the revolt, although
there was intense fire in the cen
ter of the capital. Only three sol
diers and a student were wounded,
The city was patrolled by troops
alert for new sings of trouble
from the conservative extremists
who are believed to have fomented
yesterday'st revolt in an effort to
block the election of Liberal lea
der Alberto Lleras Camargo.
The National Committees of the
Conservative, Liberal and Com
munist parties along with various
labor, student and women's groups
assured the Junta yesterday that
a general strike like the one that
forced dictator Gustavo Rojas Pi'
nilla out of office a year ago would
greet any major uprising against
the regime.
Vice Adm. Ruben Piedrahita,
the only Junta member who es'
capped capture by the rebels, de-
clared in a broadcast last night
that Colombians will vote tomor.
row freely, without coercion OF
threats.
Brig. Gen. Luis E. Ord6nez, q
second member of the Junta, and
Brig. Gen. Francisco ROjaS Scar
petta, the National Registrar, Of
fered similar guarantees.
At the eight of the revolt, Pro
visional President Gabriel Paris
and three other members OF the
five-man Junta were seized in theil
homes by rebel raiders striking
before dawn. All four were re
leased later.
Lleras also was arrested in the
earlymorning roundup, but a navy
patrol rescued him from the re
bellious M.P.'s.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-04
Letter TO the Editor
DR.. Horacio Aguirre
THE AMERICAS DAILY
Miami Springs, Fla.

LIE AMEhlSAS DA1L1
Miami Springs, Fla.
Dear DR.. Aguirre:
Cubans owe a great debt of gra.
htude to Senator Wayne Morse for
his crusade for freedom in Cuba
during the recent hearings of the
Senate Foreign Affairs Comittee.
Certain conclusions can be de-
duced from the published testi-
mony of these hearings:
The ambiguity in the answers
of the Assistant Secretary of State
for Latin America, Mr.. Roy R. Ru-
bottom Jr., about the use that the
Cuban dictator is making of the
American military equipment, is
in sharp contract with the clear
cut statement of his associate in
the State Department, Mr.. Lincoln
White, when the latter regretted
the buying of Russian arms by
the Sukarno's government to kill
Indonesian rebels. 1t is hard to
understand, how Mr.. White is so
we'll informed about events taking
place thousands of miles away,
while Mr.. Rubottom is so ambigu-
Gus about events taking place so
close to our nation.
nLo I11at;nnc mazda in tho nIIh-
lished report about the extent of
the military aid received by the
Cuban government is impressive.
They reveal that "The dice of the
dictator are loaded. They are
loaded with: the weight of the
American military equipment that
he has received; the technical
advice and training that American
military missions are giving to his
forces; and the spiritual en-
enlargement derived from the
American decorations pinned on
the chest of some of his officers,
and the words of praise bestowed
on his person by some OF the high
est ranking officers in u Carib-
bean command. In fact, Batista
does not even has to worry with
calling to the dice, "Seven Come
Eleven.
The State Department seems to
feel that it owes a debt of graft
tude to the dictator because of the
support that it has received from
his delegation to the United Ma
tions, but it does not realize, how
ever, that the following thoughts
were probably in the minds of
those listening to the Cuban dele
gate, defending the cause of free
dom in Hungary: A case where
"The pot is calling the kettle
black; his government S should
practice what he breaches; and
he must remember that Charity
begins at home. Democracy is
degrading itself when it welcomes
that kind Of support.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-04

RECEIVE CITATIONS - Sena-
tor George Smathers and Congress
sman Paul Rogers were honored
last week by the Reserve Officers
Association in two award ceremo-
MES here. The first award was
made to the Senator, a former
marine, at a luncheon of the Flo
rida Congressional Delegation. He
was given the Associations highest
award, the distinguished Service
Citation. 1t was presented by
Congressman Bob Skies, Dean of
the Delegation and himself . CO.
lionel in the Reserve.
Congressman Rogers, who holds
the rank of Major in the reserves,
received his award at a luncheon
in his honor in the main ball room
of the National Press Club. The
presentation was made by a fellow
congressman, Leroy Anderson,
who is a major general and the
member of the present Congress
with the highest military rank.
In the background of both cere-
monies, was John T. "Jake" Carl
ton, Executive Director of the Re-
serve Officers Association. Jake
formerly represented the Miami
Daily News and the Atlanta Jour
I nal in Washington and later erv
ed as administrative assistant to
both Senator's George Smathers
and Walter George of Georgia.
URGES MEETING - Congress
sman Bob Skies says if local boat
associations will hold meetings, the
Coast Guard will be glad to send
representatives to discuss and
answer questions about the pro-
posed boat regulations. Skies made
these arrangements at a confer
ence with Captain c. H. Breach
and Commander Douglas H. Cliff
ton, of the Merchant Vessel ms
p~ection Division of the Coast
Guard. Skies says the Coast Guard
does not want to be unreasonable
in enforcing the regulations and
thinks much can be gained by
boatmen and the Coast Guard
meeting together. Skies explained
that any ruling of the Coast Guard
was subject to appeal for further
Qualification.
LATIN AMERICAN TRIBUTE
Congressman Dante Fascell re-
Gently presented two resolutions
to the Congress calling for con-
tinued friendly relations with our
Latin American neighbors. Both
were passed without argument.
The first was on the occasion of
the 68th anniversary of the Pan
American Union, which Fascell
said, marked another milestone
in the continuous and mutually gra-
tifying relationships Of the 81
American Republics. The second
resolution praised the new West
Indies Federation that was formed
in January of this year and which
includes the thirteen states of that
island group.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES - What
does the secretary to a Congress
sman do? Answer: almost anything
that comes along. Last week, when
Congressman and Mrs. Billy Mat
thew flew to Miami where the
Congressman was to appear on the
television program of former Sc
nator Harry Cal, a new duty was
added to those of his staff. Who
would baby sit with the Matthews
three children? The job went to
te newest member of his office
staff, Miss Linda Chancey, of Pa
latka. Sc reports the children were
we'll behaved and liked the idea
of her three day visit with them.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-04
Colombia Holds
TODAY
as Sche duIed

BOGOTA, CUP). - Colombia is
enjoying complete calm, "a hours
after the unsuccessful rebellion of
the military police and "a hours
before her first Presidential cleo
tons in 8 years.
A dozen of the officers of the
police and the military police are
under arrest, waiting to be tried
by a military court, but Colonel
fernando Forero Gomez, head of
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lected by the opposition fir o m
among those who have proved their
democratic beliefs.
A neutral President selected by
the Cuban civic and religious or
CARNATIONS, or perhaps, a Cuban
selected by the U. N. or the
o. A. S.
The blood Of the Cuban youth
and the tears of the Cuban pa
rents, SO freely shed, demand an
end to all selfishness.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) Manuel Lores, M. D,
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-04
CUBAN ENVOY IN
COURTESY VISIT

WASHINGTON (UP)- Cuban
Ambassador Nicolas Arroyo Mar
quez paid a courtesy call on I'm
der Secretary OF State Christian
Herter and on Depty Under Sec
rotary Robert Murphy.
Arroyu told newsmen later that
no political or economic matters
were discussed. He said that he had
only been in Washington less than
a month and he was trying to
meet the ranking US. official as
soon as possible. Today's visit was
the first he made on either man.
LECTURE BY DIR. TOYNBEE
GUATEMAL - DR.. Arnold Toy.
nbee delivered q lecture on the
historian and his problems at the
institute Observation-Disclosures
1.-THE Guatemalan-U US. cultural and
information center), before a re.
cord-braking audience. The lecture
closed Dr. Toynbee's visit to Qua
temala, during which he spent
three days studying the ruins Of
Tikaland made trips to other arch
geological sites.
Diario las Américas., 1958-05-04
HEMISPHERE EVENTS
Latin America n News in Brief

cost 1884. 1851, 900. Most Of the
projects were in the US. No de-
tails were given about the Guam
tanamo project.