European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes August 1985 South America simmering cauldron stirred by Castro by George Gedda associated press americans like to think of their country As representing a proud tradition in world one that treats Defeated enemies that promotes democracy and helps the needy in connection with the 40th anniversary of japans world War ii americans expressed satisfaction about the role the United states has played in contributing to that country unprecedented in latin there is a Strong and growing minority far from viewing the United states As a benevolent holds the country responsible for the immense misery that continues to afflict that i photo Castro believes latin americas salvation lies in repudiation of its foreign cuban president Fidel Castro is attempting to give that theory increasing respectability these and he believes he has come up with a formula that will ensure a More prosperous future for latin and perhaps a political rupture Between the United states and its hemispheric he believes latin americas salvation lies in repudiation or its billion foreign an Issue he has been pursuing with a Zeal that Castro watchers have not seen in Castro is in a fighting mood having put behind him Many of the difficulties and image problems that have plagued him since 1979 soviet intervention in the Mariel Cuba today Gulf of Mexico Havana Paradero 200 9 Miles Atlantic Ocean n Cuba plans to build eight hotels with 200 new rooms in Paradero Over the next few years at a Cost of Island of youth restoration of Havana hotels is expected to Cost Caribbean sea Guantanamo naval base balancing the debt Cuba experienced a 26 reduction in the value of its exports in recent forcing it to renegotiate its debt with Western Banks and to turn to tourism As a new source of foreign Jamaica tourism income millions of dollars projected n 11 i i my 1983 1984 1985 tourism thousands of tourists Market socialist total Economy countries tourists countries projected external debt billions of dollars 1963 1984 major exports millions of dollars total for All exports reached mostly to socialist 0 the ouster of an Allied government in Grenada by a invasion Force and two massive election victories by his principal president Castro has been devoting almost full time in the debt attempting to win converts to his viewpoint through a series of International conferences in Havana involving prominent latin american he has said latin americas onerous debt much of which Are earmarked to prevent the creation of new jobs for the More than 100 million unemployed workers in the Region and prevent financially strapped governments from providing health care to the in a Castro said there was a direct link Between the debt Burden and the 1 million latin american children he will die in infancy this he maintains the alternative to debt repudiation is a revolutionary social explosion throughout the he believes that the funds now earmarked for retiring the debt should be slowed Back into development the problem for the Reagan administration is that gastronomy is seems to be receiving an increasingly respectful hearing in the hemisphere from marxists and no marxists some aspects of castros theories Are shared by Reagan administration if governments ignore the Short term needs of their food riots will break out and democracy will be swept says Richard a former top state department economics affairs expert who recently assumed his new Post As ambassador to the organization of american in an Mccormack said castros recommendations would create even greater hardship in the Region than exists based on the Way latin american governments Are now inadequate local savings Are created to generate new the savings generated for investment come from for the most and from the United states and Western any Hope latin America has of vigorous economic growth requires latin americas being Able to tap external pools of savings in the form of Job creating Mccormack adoption of castros policies would Lead to a cutoff of external capital and would doom latin America to economic stagnation and political chaos and ultimately play into the hands of extremists on the right or on the to Many in the those theories sound esoteric next to castros which holds out the alluring Prospect of a new Era of Deb free Prosperity for latin America with minimal it would As some see to a made in Havana billion Aid package for the cause political panic in Washington and enable Castro to proclaim himself As latin americas True Castro believes he has the United states on the an unaccustomed position for a country which sees itself As a role Model for others and which views the cuban Leader As a dangerous demagogue whose theories do not deserve serious