European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 05, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday August 5, Al 994 Clinton by the los Angeles times Washington president Clinton sought to reassure Congress on his Haiti stand wednesday night saying it was premature to ask for its authorization to use military Force to restore democracy in Haiti. Responding to a unanimous Roll Call vote in the Senate earlier in the Day on a nonbinding Resolution calling on him to obtain congressional approval before launching an invasion Clinton indicated that he would probably seek lawmakers endorsement of american military action in Haiti. But he stopped Short of making firm Promise. I would Welcome the support of the Congress and i Hope that i will have the stars and stripes Page 5 to Calm invasion jitters that he told a nationally televised news conference. Like my predecessors of both parties i have  that i am constitutionally mandated to get it. I think we have done All we need to right now because i Don t want to Cros that Bridge before we come to  the Senate approved the Haiti Resolution sponsored by minority Leader Bob Dole r-kan., on a 100-0 Roll Call. The measure reminded Clinton that . Security Council approval voted sunday was no substitute for authorization by Congress. I agree with the Senate that the action of the . Should not be interpreted As an approval by Congress Clin ton said. But he said it was important to German opposition to Hitler comes to forefront in exhibit by Cindy Killion Washington Bureau Washington critics Call it Public relations ploy designed to rewrite history and soothe the collective memory of a bruised German society. Supporters say it s simply an Effort Coset the record straight to give credit and Honor to those who were overshadowed by the Allied military Effort and thus omitted from the history books. In any Case a German sponsored exhibit showing Germany s underground resistance to Adolf Hitler s nazi regime has opened in Washington amid the Typ ical washingtonian political analysis and controversy a 7/ v --7./ -.". As a condensed version of the German resistance memorial Center in Berlin the travelling display opened july 14 in the Madison gallery of the Library of Congress. It will remain there for. Six weeks before travelling to new York bos ton Detroit los Angeles and the three . Military academies. It s not the first time that a . Feder Al building has housed an exhibit de signed and sponsored by a foreign  it s probably the first time that an exhibit has aroused such deep seated so Cial sensitivities. Jeff Pines a Library of Congress staffer is keeping track of visitors reactions to the exhibit. J he said that Over the past two week there have been about an equal number of positive and negative , the positive reactions have been academic m nature. People say How informative and factual the display is Pines said. One Man told me he Al ready knew All the Basic facts such As the unsuccessful attempt on Hitler s life Buthe did t before know All the details this exhibit  detailed it is much More than most americans Are used to seeing. Visi tors can t take a Quick run through looking Only at the pictures and Reading the captions to get the Story. There is a lot of text in this display Pines added including some documents from our own National  example he said the National archives provided a video of the trial of the conspirators who tried to kill Hitler As Well As a report of an interrogation of guard on duty outside Hitler s Bunker on the Day of the attempt the critics of the display Pines said seem to base their opposition on emotional reaction to the idea of the exhibit not on the facts it portrays. A file Claus Yon Stauffenberg a German staff officer was a key figure in the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler in july 1944. One gentleman i talked to was extremely opposed to the exhibit being Here that he saw it As an attempt to diminish the nazi crimes Pines said. Bui he had t even been to the gallery to View it. He just heard about  and kind of went ballistic about the  Pines added that even opposes whose the exhibit can t find fault in the facts it portrays. It s very very  Christiane Hohmann cultural affairs chief for the German embassy in Washington said the idea to have such an exhibit began with a conversation Between . Army Gen. John m. Shalika Shvili chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and Gen. Klaus Naumann the German armed forces chief of staff. She said the two generals first talked of organizing some sort of exhibit show ing resistance within the German military but it grew from there to show the Over All German resistance however inefficient that resistance  said there s no intent to puff up the resistance As some critic claim but to show the facts of a part of our German history that Haven t been show  said the German government is not trying to downplay the brutality an devastation of the nazi  a lot of germans agreed with Hitler millions in fact followed him she said. But there were a few who followed their conscience and tried to fight  keep the option of using Force to depose Haiti s military led government and Clear the Way for a return of elected president Jean Bertrand Aristide ousted by a sep tember 1991 coup. In explaining his Resolution Dole said if the president wants to seek authorization for invading Haiti now would be the time to come to Congress and ask for it. Authorization in the United nations is a poor substitute for authorization by  but democratic lawmakers who sup port a Strong policy against Haiti s Mili tary rulers said the Resolution Only res tates the reality that Congress retains its constitutional Power to declare War. If it s warranted the president will come before this body and seek Permis Sion to use . Troops to topple the Hai Tian regime said sen. Christopher a Dodd d-conn., noting that former presi dents Reagan and Bush did not seek con Gressional approval before invading Gre Nada and Panama respectively. Sen. Claiborne Pell d-r.i., chairman of the Senate foreign relations commit tee said the . Resolution does not imply in any Way that Clinton has decided to use Force in Haiti. In fact i have advised him not to use Force Pell added. Several republicans criticized the president for even seeking a Security Council Resolution authorizing military action in Haiti contending it had set a bad precedent. Liquid refreshment three girls in Rome find that a downtown Fountain gives he but Relief from the current heat wave. Like other people All Over Europe the italians were wondering if the Mercury is Ever going to fall. Frankfurt Germany for example had a Reading of 95 thursday. Aide denies Whitewater paralysed Hillary Clinton Washington a with Hillar Rodham Clinton s chief of staff on the witness stand Senate republicans sought to show thursday that the first lady was far More interested in the Whitewater affair than the White House has acknowledged. _  -. As the Senate s Whitewater hearings entered their fifth Day Margaret Wil Liams testified that she does t recall Tell ing Deputy Treasury Roger Altman that Hillary Clinton was paralysed by Whitewater. In a diary subpoenaed by the panel Altman quoted Williams As making such a statement. Pressed by new York Republican sen. Alfonse d Amato on the diary entry Wil Liams told him to look at the first lady s schedule from december through february. " paralysed would be far from the word one would use to describe  ._1 she said the White House viewed the Whitewater affair which involves a failed development Asra distraction i made a conscious decision that we would not spend our time discussing Whitewater with mrs. Clinton unless we were responding to press inquiries she said. Republicans asked Williams Why if Whitewater was hot a priority for her or the first lady one of the earliest White House memos on Whitewater indicated she received a copy. She said she did t know. Rightists to rally in Germany Wurzburg Germany is right Wing groups Are planning demonstrations throughout Germany this month officials report. About 1,000 people Are expected to protest in Wun Siedel on saturday from 4 . To 8 ., in commemoration of the seventh anniversary of former nazi Leader Rudolf Hess death according to a press release from the 98th area support group Public affairs office. Wun Siedel is Northeast of Nurnberg near Bayreuth. The demonstration was registered with City officials. A pamphlet circulated in the town said assaults at rally Points damage to Homes and vehicles and attacks against individuals before the rally Are expected officials said. Other demonstrations have been registered for Augi 13 in Frankfurt am main Minden Berlin and in each German state officials said