European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 1, 1993 world the stars and stripes Paga 11allies told to bolster world Economy London a the Clinton administration delivered a Blunt message to its. Major economic allies sunday telling them the United states is putting its House in order and other countries must do their part to bolster a sagging world Economy. Treasury Secretary Lloyd n. Bentsen met for five hours with finance officials from jinpan Germany Britain France Canada and Italy seeking their support for the administration a a new economic program and commitments that the group of seven major Industrial Powers will strive harder to coordinate their policies. Quot it was the most productive g-7 meeting in some time said Tom Van Dusen spokesman for Canadian finance minister Donald Mazankowski. A it was very Businesslike. Rather than spending a Large amount of time number crunching More time was spent on philosophical discussion. The politics of economics came up and was widely discussed a Van Dusen said. Italian officials speaking privately said there was a gentle pressure on Japan to do More to stimulate its Economy. But japanese finance minister Yoshiro Hayashi and German finance minister Theo Taigel both said that there had been no demands that either take German finance minister Theo Taigel right gets acquainted with Secretary of the Treasury Lloyd n. Bentsen in London on saturday before the g-7 meeting. Specific Steps to stimulate their powerful a i think it was the Strong View of All those economies. There that this represented a courageous British Chancellor of the exchequer step. Was a significant step Forward and Norman Lamont reported a a very Strong would do much to sustain recovery in the Welcome for Clinton s proposals to Cut american Economy and in the world econ the . Budget deficit. Omy and to provide stability in the years to come a Lamont told a news conference. The United states was hoping that Japan would adopt a number of policies to curb its soaring Trade surpluses which have led to huge deficits in the United states and Europe. But Hayashi on Friday said there would be no discussion at inc meeting on ways to raise the value of the yen a which this week reached record High Levels a a key . Demand. The United states also wants Germany the world s third largest Economy behind the United states and Japan to Cut interest rates further and thus Spur lagging demand in Europe. Germany is seeking to Cut $16 billion yearly in spending to trim a deficit expected to soar to $32 billion this year because of higher outlays for unemployment benefits. Substantial new taxes Are seen in Germany As economic Poison and it has frequently resisted outside demands for interest rate tampering. In addition to hearing Bentsen explain the . Deficit cutting package the finance officials were expected to spend time discussing russian president Boris n. Yeltsin a plea for More economic assistance including a rescheduling of old soviet debts totalling $75 billion. The United states went into recession before Germany and Japan and is emerging from the downturn sooner. Italian workers March in protest Rome apr about 100,000 workers carrying red flags and banners marched through the Center of Rome on saturday to protest rising unemployment and demand the resignation of Premier Giusiano Amato. A this demonstration is for work and against Amato a said Massimo do Alema from the democratic party of the left the. Former communist party. The government has not released recent unemployment figures but the jobless rate stood at 11.3 percent at the end of last year. Police estimated about 100,000 workers from throughout Italy participated in the March called by Italy s three largest labor unions. The italian news Agency Ansa said the workers arrived on More than 500 buses and aboard numerous special  chief Fernando Masone said the demonstration was peaceful. The workers denounced corruption scandals involving hundreds of millions of dollars in kickbacks to political parties in Exchange for Public works contracts. Every major party in Italy has been tainted by the scandals which have led to the resignation of three Cabinet officers. Some of Italy a leading businessmen also have been implicated. A we have lost patience Quot read one Banner carried by the demonstrators. A elections immediately Quot read another. The workers also expressed anger at the economic policies of the government which has sought to raise taxes and Cut Public spending to Deal with Italy a economic crisis. Amato a socialist shuffled his Cabinet feb. 21 after the resignation of two ministers because of scandals. But his four party coalition government won a vote of Confidence thursday in the chamber of deputies. Haiti defiant after agents meal for the dispossessed a palestinian Deportee prepares vegetables for his fasting colleagues breakfast at the expelled menus Camp in Southeast Lebanon saturday. The nearly 400 men have been living in tents since Israel banished them dec. 17. N. Ireland envoy says he s not a mediator London apr the United states emissary to Northern Ireland will be a fact finder not a peace envoy . Ambassador Raymond Seitz said sunday. Seitz stressed in a British broadcasting corp. To in review that the United states would make no attempt o mediate or negotiate an end to the provinces sector an and political violence. A the president is interested is considering the idea f appointing a representative to go on a fact finding Mission and come Back and report to him and report to he Congress Quot Seitz said. A a it a not a peace envoy at All. The peace envoy phrase suggests that we re going to come toward with some sort of plan or mediate or negotiate. That has not been considered and that will not happen Quot he said. President Clinton pledged during his election Campaign to Send a special envoy to Northern Ireland. British Media have speculated he will appoint House speaker Thomas s. Foley. R Quot Britain has opposed the idea of a peace envoy to Settle what it considers to be an internal problem. Northern Ireland Secretary sir Patrick Mayhew the Cabinet minister responsible for the British province urged the american emissary not to talk to sinn fein the political Arm of the outlawed Irish Republican army. A port a Prince Haiti a Washington and the United nations have linked the haitian government to an attack last week on a roman Catholic Bishop. But the military backed regime was Napole Gutic instead denouncing the use of churches to preach politics. The state department said Friday that the Bishop Willy Romelus had been beaten after a rally thursday by a supporters of the de Facto government Quot and urged the government to bring the offenders to Justice. The violence came after Romelus Lea a mass that turned into one of the largest Over rallies for ousted president Jean Bertrand Aristide since the military overthrew the Caribbean nation s first democratically elected president in september 1991. In an interview Friday with the haitian press Agency a local news service Romelus said he had been attacked by a special police  in a declaration Friday the coordinators of a  of american states observer Mission in Haiti said Romelus had been attacked by a Strong Arm men whose appearance coincided with the departure of the  the coordinators said the government pledged to apologize to Romelus immediately release Alt those a arrested arbitrarily Quot and open an investigation. Instead the government declared Friday that Quot Church premises Are not destined to be used for  the government offered its sympathies to victims of thursday s violence but in a statement broadcast on state run television added that sermons deemed seditious or simply critical of the government Are punishable by Law. Some 2,000 worshippers chanted a Aristide or death a and supporters threw photocopied photographs of Aristide into the air during thursday s mass. Afterwards fights Bro a out Between supporters and opponents of Aristide and at least eight people were reported arrested. Witnesses said thugs slapped and kicked the frail White haired Romelus. The mass was planned to Honor an estimated 1,000 people aboard the overcrowded ferry Neptune when it capsized and Sank on feb. 16. About 300 people survived and 275 bodies have been recovered. Critics have blamed the government for the disaster saying Haiti has wasted funds for years instead of completing a Highway to  traffic