European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes world wednesday january so 1993haitians wary As vote adds to crisis by Ron Howell a a new Sony a a a a port a Prince Haiti a boat people plucked from the High seas and repatriated by the . Coast guard on monday said that they would not try to make the trip again As Long As american ships formed a naval Barrier around the country. But while the refugee problem appeared to be casing the political crisis underlying it intensified. Against the wishes of the United nations the de Facto government held elections monday for a third of the seats in the 27-member Senate. Turnout appeared extremely Light with Many haitians saying that they did not know anything about the voting. V critics charge that the elections Are an attempt to pack the upper chamber with politicians opposed to Jean Ber Frana Aristide the democratically elected president who was ousted Inan army coup sept. 30,1991. On sunday Dante Caputo the special representative of . Secretary general Boutros Boutros Ghali reported Progress in negotiations to restore Aristide to Power but said that monday s elections would be Ait obstacle to attempts at National reconciliation. A hoping to staunch an expected exodus of tens of thousands of haitians president elect Clinton said thursday that he would continue the Bush administration policy of immediately returning ail haitian boat a Barrier of 22 ships and a number of aircraft. Clinton has been roundly criticized for his turnabout but some say that if is now bearing fruit. A i think that since the word has spread about Clinton s announcement there will be a lot less people leaving than before a said Larry Mizl commander of . Coast guard operations in port a Prince. Quot the indications right now arc that there a not much  forty nine haitians who set sail from the town of Cogane on Friday morning hours before the announcement of the joint coast guard Navy blockade were dropped off at port a Prince. Haiti a la Tortu Island is littered with boats a being built or repaired a of the Type used to haul Ashim seckers. A the american Navy has a lot of ships in the water near Here and Cuba so there a no Way we can go a said Boisrond Jackson 22, one of the returnees. A i would like to leave Here but the same thing would happen to us again a said Jerry St. Fort 24, another returnee. The refugees left before Dawn Friday in a Little wooden boat named the Road to life. They were picked by the coast guard three Days later they said. Clinton is hoping to resolve the haitian political standoff and thus remove the justification cited by boat people seeking Asylum in the United states that they  of Aristide. Caputo said he took Steps toward a Resolution last weekend by getting the army and government to agree to receive a team of International human rights observers. A a Quot. The . Envoy said he hoped negotiations designed to restore democratic Rule to the country and to return Aristide will be held later. After the coup ousted Aristide 40,000 people fled toward Florida in rickety boats. Most were turned Back on the grounds that they were economic refugees seek ing jobs rather than political Freedom and thus ineligible for Asylum. Fed up with the continued exodus Bush decided last May to automatically repatriate All boat people. The be around emigration subsided. But Clinton harshly criticized the Bush policy and haitians reportedly were building boats in anticipation of a warm Welcome from the new president. The exodus resumed slightly Over the past week with More than 500 boat people picked up on the seas and repatriated Mize said. But the numbers sailing since the Clinton announcement seem to have dropped significantly the coast guardsman  May soon reach . Troops in Somalia by rav row0en Washington Bureau As . Troop strength in Somalia begins declining military officials in the United states came a Small step closer to making current news available to those remaining on the ground there. Marine Gen. Joseph i1, Hoar com Mandr of . Central come was expected to approve the appointment of an executive agent in Somalia to coordinate the Purchase and distribution of the stars and stripes a command spokesman said tuesday. A document drafted for hoards Signa Turc Calls for Somalia based army units to contract with the stars and stripes for Purchase of one paper twice a week for every five members of the . Task Force supporting operation restore Hope said army Cape. Fred Wood. Based on a current strength of about 20,000, that would be about 8,000 papers a week. A we re anxious to get this going a Wood said in a Telephone interview from Central Comdr a Florida Cadau arturs. A a we re trying to get this  however officials at stars and stripes Headquarters in Germany said tuesday that they still were waiting to be contacted. A a we re anxious to get newspapers to Somalia on a daily basis a said Chris de dings general manager for stars and stripes operations in Europe. A a we re frustrated that this has taken so  in an earlier interview Eddings said the organization started working on getting papers to Somalia the Day operation restore Hope was  a we re irritated that anyone could get papers there before us Quot Eddings said referring to a special edition of the los Angeles times that is being transmitted by facsimile machine to Somalia and is available in limited numbers there. The european edition of the stars and stripes Sells about 76,000 papers daily about half the number reached before the massive reductions of troops in Europe. The organization receives limited appropriated fund support primarily operating instead through newspaper and Book sales. Profits in excess of operating expenses Are transferred to military morale and welfare funds. The papers operations Are overseen by the Washington based american forces information service. A Zafis does no to have a real role in so Matia yet a said Jordan Rizer the organization s head a the operations commanders Haven to asked for our  Rizer said afis sent a broadcast team to Somalia at the request of Central come but it never set up operations. A we were advised by the operating commander Marine it Gen. Robert b. Johnston that it Wasny to needed Quot he said. Ruling czech coalition backs Havel Vida Llaves Prague czech Republic up the ruling coalition of the czech Republic on monday nominated former czechoslovakian president Vamp clan Havel As its candidate for the vacant Post of president of the new slate. The coalition commands 105 seats in the 200-seat czech National Council virtually assuring Havel selection which required Only a simple majority on the first ballot. The legislature is expected thursday to set a Date for the election. Havel a playwright and human rights activist who had been imprisoned for nearly five years for his resistance to Che  a communist Rule led the 1989 a velvet revolution that overthrew the marxist leadership. Reluctantly accepting the presidency of Czechoslovakia in december 1989, he ruled More by moral persuasion than by executive Power. His re election was blocked by slovak nationalists and czech leftists last june As Czechoslovakia seemed inevitably headed toward a division into separate czech and slovak states. 1 he formal split came peacefully on Jan. 1. Months of quiet politicking for the presidential nomination by Havel however has weakened Public Confidence in his ability to serve As the country a Leader. Some political analysts claim that it has turned him into a figurehead for the Rul ing civic democratic party. Only 45 percent of czech citizens now say they want him As their president Down from a High of Over 60 percent a the time of his resignation last june. It it is still however the leading candidate. The ruling coalition led by Havel i chief rival Premier Vii clan Klaus in eludes Klaus own civic democrats party the Christian democratic party the Christian democratic Union Czecho slovak Peoples party and the civic democratic Alliance. In Slovakia the ruling movement for a democratic Slovakia has elected a Pari Deputy chairman and former Trade unto Leader roman Kovac As its presidents candidate