CRISIS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 31, 2003
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: October 1, 1963
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CONGAES)'ONAL RECORD -
der that recommendation the case could This morning I received the Io11 w
bOes On WdISCUSS the e removed to the Federal court; could cablegram from Munoz-Marie, sent to ati0n no g
it not?
in H nduras; and I ask Unanimous
Mr. me because of my position as the chair- consent that his entire article tnity, hn-
HOLLAND. It could, if crap man of the Subcommittee of the Cold- printed in the RECORD at this. pohtt, es,
shooting were a crime in any of the good mittee on Foreign Relations which deals well as an article entitled "JUnta Seekli
States mentioned by the Senator from with Latin American Affairs: World Ties, ? written by Henry Ray" out
Georgia. Hon. WAVne Mouse, and also published In the New
Mr. TALMADGE, The Senator 1s an U.S. senate, Washington, D4.: Times, October 1 York the I have that he has been ye practicing nllaw hassethe President K Kennedy regardinfollowi
Santo cable
the sil'tj lea y.z
^g were There Ordered being to no be objection,
in the RXOORa
Senator ever seen a recommendation 60 Situation: e The United liaises faces a problem,
'
extreme in Its nature? a challenge, and an opportunity, As s as follows:
Mr. HOLLAND. I had not until I citizen and as a neighbor of the Dominican [Prom the New York Times, Awl
t,;r,
read the catalog of recommendations In known to you. It my duty to make my views U.S. Asser Mar Mon To Test' Osai
yesterday's report, I have found several I unreservedly favor taking a hard line IN
Tad Sinnile
such recommendations, some of which I toward the usurping government of Santo (By 7n szl
have cited, which I believe are as bad, Domingo, No recognition, no economic aid. W an and i'.atia e ,
Indefensible, extreme and, I believe, as Aloft It.. would result as I ale it in the American rican diplomats iplomats reported ted today {tut in k,'
un-American, following: formation from Honduras indlostea that'tha
Mr. TALMADGE. Would not the (1) A further demonstration of the pow- army, led by Col Slim Lop" may be on the
purport of that erlenness of the United states to eu verge of a revolt to prevent presidential elect-
recommendation, it it
were democratic governments in the hemisphere; Lions October is,
enacted into law by amending the (2) A chain reaction of military coupe Officials said that the chance of minicair
Constitution, or whatever action might In Latin America (Honduras is now Said to coup had become 90 to 10 line Doregimicaf
be required, have the effect at one fell be on the verge); military leaden overthrew the regime of
swoop of abolishing the Integrity of all (3) A shot in the arm for communism as President Juan n D. Bosch in the DSmtnlesn
courts in our land save the Federal courts, the Batista dictatorship in Cuba turned out Republic last week,
and Including municipal courts, county to be; The Honduran military leaders, who linty
courts, and State courts in the 50 States nu( ) Deprive
veAllianc e pfor Program r g fna legit week still Seemed to be mdeoided, may a of our Union? have been Inspired by the Dominican Soup
United States to deal with the oligarchies e si to depose the democratic regime of
Mr. HOLLAND. It might well have that oppose the reforms that are the baste President Ramon Vllleda ,
exactly such a deleterious effect. of the Alliance; It Was Understood that t the the U.S. Ambes.
Mr. TALMADGE. I thank the Sena- (5) Depend on military usurpation to Sedor to Honduras, Charles M Burrows, was.
tor. I agree with him. combat communism instead of depending on "lively seeking to d a Colonel Lopm
Mr. HOLLAND. Mr. President, r had democracy; and nd his his military and civilian associates from
not meant to take this g. I wanted (e) Allowing to lapse the opportunity of overthrowing the Government,
lon
Y some wanted
RECOSD eant to show this long. using the Santo Domingo situation for a A coup in Honduras would bring to four
the m
stronger policy orientation under very favor- the number of military takeovers In Latin
the ridiculous things contained In the re- able psychological circumstances, America this year. It would nce for an.
port made yesterday. In my judgment, A strong line would refuse to recognize other tPainful he U.S. blow
aid to the program. ii The proggrogog.
the things included in this report of yes- the stability of Infamy as "stable govern- aims at bringing economic and social decal.
terday, If considered only by themselves, ment" and demand thorough respect for opment
would suffice to support a Unanimous the freedom of the Dominican people to to Latin America within a demo-
finding tht by the Congress of the the Civil Rights Commissions have
ernment. their I own believe that such democratically steaateat chosen '- Cretin The Alliance had been intended as a pres.
The ov throwtof
POW constituted, should not be ex- tion on the part of the United States would of the Cuban lut Communist
strengthen democracy in Latin America im- th S Cuban revolution. and the owner tin_
die but instead should be allowed to measurably and that the puppet government ent over, Sonch regime and tde army e
dfe and be forgotten, and its military masters would crumble and avers In Guatemala and Ecuador has weakek-
I yield the floor, open the way to action both viable and hon- seed the political posture of the
the
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orable in Santo Domingo. The Government In Honduras has s been at-
Respectifully, tempt" to Improve political, Social, and
CRISIS IN THE DOMINICAN LUIS Munoz-Maaf ., economic c climate of the country after a long
REPUBLIC period of stern dictatorship, Proddok.
n : ..
Mr. President, I share every view ex. vhleda Moral" has been serving for or n eed e#Ny
Mr. MORSE. Mr. President, things pressed by this great Puerto Rican a years
are changing so rapidly in Latin leader. An In the Dominican Republic, the mastery
America, particularly with reference to In Honduras Contends that the Vuleda
the Dominican crisis, that I break Into Tad Szulc, one of the most reliable and Moral" regime has been partial to oast.,
the debate on the Civil Rights Commis- accurate journalists who writes on Latin mu^tsm, They insist that any elected sue.
sion for a few brief moments to read to American afrafrs--a Journalist for whom censor would 4180 favor communism,
the Senate a a cablegram I received from I have such high regard that I rec- In next months elections, Modesto Roth.
Governor Macablegamn of Puerto Rico ommended to my subcommittee, and Alvarado. backed by Dr. Ville" Morales,
this the recommendation was unanimously Party, Is expected to defeat Ramiro
morning, AS the Senate knows, adopted last y Ernesto Cruz of the Nationalist Party, a can.
Munoz-Mann is one of the great states- called before therSubcomm tteee for an so Despite group.
charges of the Govern
men of the Western Hemisphere, a great executive briefing of his views concern- ment's alleged .'softness" on communism in
leader of the Government of Puerto Rico, ing Latin America-has written an arti- Honduras, the record appears to show that
I am sure no one would challenge my ob- cle, published In this morning's New Dr. Villeda Morales' policies have. Instead,
s
ervation that he is also one of the out- York Times, the headline of which is led to a lees of Communist Influence,
Stand
distu by Standing w rl ed d statesmen
the envelHe Is s in United States Believes Army May Move agoo he ei'~ ousted fromether eadernship'
the Dominican Republic. To Take Over Regime in Honduras." of the Banana Workers' Union of the Stand-
As Senators listen to his cablegram Lion with iii mon the basis of Informs- wFruit merman dlnomats es d haat the
they will become aware that he Ss also Szulc is completely correct in respectd to p Latin Am
disturbed as to what the American post- military Pressures were ben
sed in part, on
tlon Is to be. p the danger in Honduras that he points the military's that the ruling Liberal
Out in the article. He says in part: any y might t favor the civil guard, the Us na
The Senator from Alaska [Mr. GRUEN- Us, oelclals and Latin American diplomats t1onal
But, the Militia.
diplomover ats the
said seems army*
IND I spoke this subject yesterday erday reported today that information from Hon- tton in favor of a coup se
to main stem from
afternoon in a a brilliant address on which chum Indicated that the army. led by Col, the conviction of extreme rightist groups
I commented yesterday, with which I Elms Lopes, may be inspire.
on the verge of revolt that a change of regime Is necessary for
agreed in part, taking exception only, as W prevent proeldentlal elections October 13. patriotic and political reasons.
my speech of yesterday shows, to the Officials said that he chance of a Hondu- In the Dominican situation, admtnistra-
procedure he would follow In seeking to rae coup had become "90 to 10" since Do_ Lion omctals insisted again that the United
restore a democratic regime in the DominlGal military leaders overthrew the re- States had no immediate plans to r9coltnise
nlinican btu pP2ved For Release 2604M d f6 P` a '-gpf912'0005( 0641Oq+1- eked civilian Junta there or
011 re Suspended economic aid.