Evening star., 1950-03-20
CaribbeanF Feud Blame
Laid 10 Three States
By Rio Pact Probers
Ry the As.oeiofed Press

Three Latin American countries
were accused last night by five
nation committee of full blame for
a heated feud which for months
has shaken the Caribbean area.
A fact finding group set up by
the Organization of American
States charged Cuba, Guatemala
and the Dominican Republic with
responsibility for a series of plots,
conspiracies and attempted inva-
sions.
The committee cleared Haiti
which also had been involved in
the charges and countercharges-
and bluntly recommended stiff ac-
tion under the Rio mutual de-
fense treaty if necessary to pre-
vent further plotting by the other
three nations.
The investigators also suggested
creation of f1ve-man watchdog
committee to keep a continuing
check en- the situation.
The committee submitted an
18.oOO-word report to the council
of the Organization of American
Btates-the central body of the
81 American nations, which meets
at the Pan American Union.
Inquiry Ordered January IL.
The committee was appointed
on January II by the OAS coun-
Gil to investigate the whole Carib-
bean situation. That was after
Haiti complained that the neigh
boring Dominican government
participated in a plot to overthrow
her government.
The Dominican Republic i'm
mediately retaliated by hurting
similar charges against Cuba.
Guatemala and Haiti. Both coun-
tries asked that the RIO mutual
defense treaty be invoked.
Exasperated by several fruitless
attempts to deal with the prob
lem and faced with loss of pres
!ige, the council unanimously set
the treaty in motion and ap-
pointed a ct-flnding committee.
Headed by Jose Mora of Uru-
guay, the committee members
we're Paul c.. Daniels of the United
States, Guillermo Gutierrez of Bo-
ivia, Alfonso Moscoso of Ecuador
Ind Eduardo Zuleta Angel of Co.
ombia.
In general, the committee found
hat. Dominican officials and par
icularly Anselmo Pauline, a self
tyled close friend of President
Crujillo, not only tolerated but
llso gave aid to Haitian con-
piratorS.
Aided by Cuba.
Also the committee declared
hat armed groups of exiles and
lationals-popularly known as the
Caribbean Legion" - had been
,iven aid and facilities by gov.
rnment officials of Cuba and
Guatemala for the purpose of
Werthrowing President Trujillo.
The committee also stated that
he facts alleged to the Cuban,
iuatemalan and Dominican gov
rnments are contrary to vari-
us inter- American pacts binding
lations to prevent revolutionary
ctivities on their territory aimed
it others.
In a frank effort to keep the
'eace in the Caribbean, the group
ecommended:
l. That the council warn that
ny repetition of the disturbances
would give place to application
4 the procedures of the Rio
reaty to protect the principle of
lon-intervention and to guaran-
ee the inviolability or integrity
4 the territory and political inde-
endence of any American State"
2. That the Dominican govern
nent take immediate and effec-
i've steps to prevent official func-
lonaries from tolerating, insti-
ating, stimulating, aiding or
omenting subversive and sedi-
lous movements against other
overnments."
Asks Strict Compliance.
8. That the Dominican govern
nent give strict compliance to
he joint declaration of 1949 with
Iaiti.
4. That the Cuban and Guate-
nalan governments take "ade-
uate steps so there will not exist
n their territory groups of ma
lonals or foreigners, militarily
rganized, for the purpose of
onspiring against the security Of
ther countries"
5. That the two governments
axe effective steps to control
rar materiel in the hands of revo-
ltionary elements and to avoid
legal arms traffic"
The committee broke up its re-
ort into two main sections. The
trst deals with Haiti's charges
hat the Dominican government
effectively participated" with
Taitian conspirators in a plot to
verthrow her government last
Tovember-December.
The second relates to the Domin-
IAN Republics charges that
[aiti, Cuba and Guatemala gave
i'd and assistance to the "Carib-
can Legion"
Finding in First Case.
In the first case, the committee
ound:
/. That the Dominican govern
aent did not take the necessary
teps to prevent Astrel Roland and
lfred Viau from carrying out on
IS territory activities designed to