Evening star., 1960-06-10

The construction of healthy dwellings for
poor agricultural workers, each with its individual
title to the property;
The establishment of minimum wage rates by
Law which are obligatory in every business and in
duStry throughout the country
Similarly the State has proved itself to be the
best BOSS in the Dominican Republic, paying it's
civil servants considerably higher salaries than
those paid by private enterprises;
The institution of an obligatory Social Insur-
ance to cover every illness OF the worker, be he
laborer, agricultural worker or employee, his hos
ptal treatment, be he in or an out patient, and
all necessary medicines;
Pensions in respect of old age, inability to
work and death in favor of workers and other fam
lilies;
The creation and establishment of medical
centers and hospitals of which, thanks to their mag
nificent modern equipment and the ability of their
medical staffs, the most advanced country would be
proud.
In the strictly political field Trujillo has Just
presented his resignation as a member and as the
supreme Leader of the Dominican PARTY with the
sole idea of allowing the creation and democratic
tunctlon1ng OF other political parties with their d-
verse platforms. Zone cannot allow Mr.. Burks to
ndculize and minimize an act of such political
transcendency in this country, thereby casting
doubt on the Dominican leaders Sincerity)
g. Conclusion
If what Mr.. Burks says as to the enormous
watch kept by large number of secret police in
the Dominican Republic, were true the fact that he
was allowed to circulate freely throughout the
country, maintaining any number of contacts, OBJ
viously undisturbed, with numerous enemies" of
the regime; taking refuge with some of them
even in an abandoned building; taking down their
statements; carrying out number of investigations
OF check points, copying out material and so on,
can only be classified great show of presumably
heroic reporting on his part
We can even appreciate, for what it's worth the
fertility of Mr. Burks' imagination when, in the very
few days he spent in the country country in which
life of serenity, peace and hard work is lived in
happy and progressive atmosphere he was able to
get to know about, and uncover, so many under
ground and secret items and situations: so secret
in fact that many of them might even be considered
nonexstent since those of who live here perhaps
because we are consecrated to our work and to a
placid and decent life, totally unaware of them
We might be able to appreciate his fertile mag-
naton and that of the many detractors and reform
ers sui generiS," if this constant and systematic
reformation and slanted presentation of the Do
minican situation did not imply also, through its
lack OF responsibility the bringing about of so many
tragic and sorrowful consequences.
We honestly believe that TrujilIo's anti-Commu-
mist attitude of unflinchng intransgence has
caused his enemies of every political hue and those
who bitterly resent his personal success to lose
the smallest sense of proportion causing them to be-
come exasperated and impeling them to propagate
even the basest of lies. At the same time we recog-
nze of course, that many of Trullos detractors are
people who have heard say this or that and have
not even taken the trouble to find out the facts for
themselves
There is something extremely erroneous in the
attitude of the ma orty of United States citizens
regarding Trujilo and the Dominican Republic be-
cause they are unaware that by backing Trujillo
as we do wholeheartedly, instead of maligning him.
they would be defending the best interests of the
Free World and the victory of the democratic cause
something that can never be done by plotting, re-
bellon and terrorism but only by loyal and sincere
collaboration
Why don't you try to aid Trujillos democratic
nature in the same way as we, the signatories Of
this declaration, do with dignity and respect for
ourselves and for the Dominican people?
IN the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
II EGANA
A