Evening star., 1960-03-13

honorable Members Of the Dominican Congress:
Lam appearing before legislative body pursuant
the provisions of article 49, paragraph IS of the Consu.
ton of Dominican Republic after receiving authorize
ton from the Executive Power in order reply. in
capacity of Secretary of State for Justice 1Attoney Gen.
era to the questions put to following the unqualified
allegations contained the letter by American
citizens the signature of Mr. Norman Thomas msed
in their good faith to the U Ambassador at the Organ
cation of American States under date of March of this
year denounce the existence in the Dominican
Republic of alleged situation of unrest and political
uneasness which endangers the of the Hemisphere
categorcay refue this allegation and am in position
to affirm that the statements made in said denunciaon
namely that there 1900 prisoners in the as of
the State of the prosecutions for terrorist
deeds which discovered by the Military Intelligence
Service. do correspond TO facts In reality the total
number of the accused 222 persons, l2 of
whom have tried while lOl await trial. the respective
will become known in the of this week Of
those tried far. II released and the others had
been condemned to varying between l5 TO- s.
and
The denunciaon referred to undoubtedly intended
render plausible the unfounded reports published in
section of the American by eftwing journalists
who here recently
The American journalists who visit country should
compare the decent treatment they receive country
with the methods employed against them by the Police of
Fide Castro Cuba, who arrests them. moests and hui
initiates them, be illustrated by the example of
what has happened in Havana three staff members
of the Associated Press who the exercise of their jour
naistic functions collect data connection
with the explosion of the French freight boat at of the
piers of said country
The Court has performed its duty by applying the laws
of Republic calling for punishment of acts Of anarchy
and terrorism peperated bv various Oomnicans whose
goal it to through assaults against the Security
of the State destroy public and private property and
thousands Of innocent people, using for this
purpose bombs of different types and makes,
the which you here forming part Of quantity
that exceeds 500 units said possession OF the
evdoers whs thrown prison and submitted to legal
action they admitted their crimes and then signed their
confessions before Or Gustavo A. Latour Battle, Public
Prosecutor of said trials which confessions they later
ratified connection with the which heard in
the penal Chambers Of the Lower Court of the National
District in the presence of the public and of members Of
their families who attended the trials.
It pointed out Honorable members of Congress- that
the Military Intelligence Service which efficiently
in the discovery of all acts that tend to disturb
the public in the country had for time
peced the subversve activities of the conspraors enemies
of the public order which the country has enjoyed since
$780, thanks the outstanding vigilance of the ustrous
Republican, Generassmo Rafael Leonidas Trujo Molina.
Beneacor of the Country and Father of the New Country
and which efforts in exemplary manner, backed
by Generaissmo Hector Bienvendo Trullo Molina Hon
orabe President of the Republic both Iusrious exceen
who take interest in the tranquility of the Dominican
family and the survival Of the State Nevertheless said
Military Intelligence Service abstained from any action
before securing irrefutabe proof of the and
terrorist plot such the bombs and Internal machines
which you here, many Of which have been built
with foreign money emanating from international
munism which these accused who have
fenced had received well the others who will be
sentenced in due by the Courts of the Republic
As these followers of Moscow appear before
wrapped in the mantle Of piety and Of fake human.
tartan sentmenalsm, trying hide their cruelties it
is useful to remind them Jnterrogatve of
the following:
Was not act of anarchlsm alone that caused the fire
in the building of the Director of the Budget with
losses for the Dominican State?
Was the fire the Public Works Buiding.in this city
not caused by Of terrorism alone?
Was the fire in the "Camars Cuentas" building
act of anarchism?
Was absolute lack of any humanitarian feeling which
induced the communists to place bomb in the Model
Market of this city, killing children people?
Was the of foreign leaders,
hospitality and the which this Government 1as
offered them and Who with the shameessness