Evening star., 1963-05-12

down relates the crisis to the
larger democratic struggle
against the Cuban Communist
dictatorship only so miles across
the Windward Passage from
Haiti.
The closest Bosch advisers
are saying bitterly that the
United States restraint has
stopped the Dominican inva-
sion to wipe out DR.. Duvalier
and establish a precedent in
the hemisphere for action
against Cuba.
Under DR.. Duvalier, Haiti
certainly is not a Communist
state. Despite earlier hints,
Dominicans have never charged
him with having secret con-
facts with the Castro regime.
In fact the Cubans have been
Remarkably quiet throughout
the almost two weeks crisis.
But Haiti is a dictatorship
nonetheless. In practical terms,
the Dominicans argue that the
terror and tyranny of DR.. Du-
Waller are every bit as bad as
the terror and tyranny of Mr..
Castro.
Key Issue Is Posed
Now Mr.. Bosch haS d Amat-
ically posed the key issaaI facing
the hemisphere: How to get rid
Of such a dictatorship within
the legal framework of the
organization Of America n
States. Nonintervention is a
sacred COW in Latin America,
which has frustrated United
States attempts to mobilize
collective action against Mr..
Castro.
Moving to the brink of inva-
sion-and keeping his troops
poised there, Mr.. Bosch has
threatened Intervention in
Haiti.
THE protection Of human
rights must be beyond any
other principle in the hemi-
sphere" he said at q press con-
ference this week, "even be-
yond nonintervention-even in
Cuba" He repeated time and
again his opinion that DR.. Du-
Waller is a "madman," men
tally insane" and that his gov
ernment is completely outside
the bounds of international
law.
But the fact remains that,
so long as DR.. Duvalier con-
tains his psychosis within his
tiny part Of the island, he is
protected against outside "ag-
gression" by every regional in
strument from the charter of
the OAS to the Rio Pact Of col
lective security. Nothing exists
to sanction intervention in the
name Of protecting human
rights.
President Bosch has bowed
to this reality for the time
being. He has accepted the
intercession Of an OAS inves-
tigating commission, expected
here early this week with ex-
panded powers to find a way
out Of the dispute. But he has
also made it clear that the
.OAS presence must not become
another excuse for a gabfest
which solves nething.
Bosch Demands a Principle
The OAS must 60 to the
bottom Of the issue over pro-
tecting human rights" he said.
If necessary. he would accept
a full-dress meeting Of hemi-
spheric foreign ministers to
fill the legal void. he added,
but q principle must be estab-
lished."
If he continues this tack, he
shall certainly bring to a head
the split within Latin America,
which was developing even be-
fore Mr.. Castro's advent to
power in 1859. A group of firm
" liberal democracies, headed
by Venezuela. Colombia and
Costa Rica, have been pushing
for q formal redefinition Of the
OAS to require ostracism and
even removal Of unconstitu-
stional governments in the hem
5sphere. During the current
crisis. Dominicans have made
much Of the support wired to
Mr. Bosch by Venezuelan Pres
'ident Betancourt and Costa
Ricai President Orlich.
But q redefinition Of inter-
vention meets potent opposi-
ton south Of border. The So
called big powers Of Latin
America - Argentina, Brazil,