European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 26, 1994 Haiti the stars and stripes Page 5 firefight Worfie be Washington a with the Flash of a gun barrel ending a week of relative Calm senior . Officials warned sunday that the firefight that took 10 Hai Tian lives May be a forerunner of More violence in that historically violent land. This is the first bad incident we be had involving directly american troops but it. Won t be the last said Senate armed services committee chairman Sam Nunn d-ga., a member of the delegation that brokered the Deal with the haitian military on the entry of  Forces " while administration officials responded by assuring the american Public and warning the haitians that they were prepared for More violence congressional critics geared up for an attempt to legislate an Early withdrawal from Haiti. President Clinton in new York for a meeting with . Secretary general Boutros Boutros Ghali issued a statement expressing regret for the loss of life and saying it must be Clear that . Forces Are prepared to respond to hostile action against them and will do " speaking at a Church in Harlem Clinton said the Haiti operation helps to end human rights violations that we find intolerable everywhere but unconscionable on our Doorstep and offers them haitians a Chance at  Clinton did not mention at the Church the violence in Cap Hai Tien. But the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff army Gen. John m. Shalikashvil said that the haitian military Leader it Gen. Raoul Cedras had been flown to the port City sunday and that the . Side was making it abundantly Clear what the consequences would be if there were further threats to . Forces. " -., they now know Shalikashvil said on lbs face the nation what the Cost to the haitians is for picking a fight with the  officials appearing on sunday news programs also sought to remind the american Public that no military operation of this sort can be risk free. Defense Secretary William Perry who visited Haiti on saturday said he told . Forces there that they have to stand tall for that Mission and that they would Nunn says have difficulties. We fully expected difficulties and the incident we saw yesterday i think is just typical of what we expected to see he said on Abc s meet the press but House minority whip Newt Gingrich r-gn., said that the incident underscored Haiti s similarity to Somalia and that he will press for a Resolution this week demanding . Withdrawal from Haiti at the most rapid possible  Gingrich speaking on lbs said that after the fire fight the american Public does t want to wait around for ambushes and for Booby traps and for All the things that can go  american forces left Somalia another peacekeeping Mission that started off Well after the loss of 44 american lives 30 in combat. The current plan is for . Servicemen bars now numbering 13,000 in Haiti to stay in the country through parliamentary elections at the end of the year. Some 2,000 to 3,000 . Troops would participate in a 6,000-member . Peacekeeping Mission that would remain through presidential elections at the end of 1995. Clash from Page no casualties were seen. The main military Barracks main police station and about a dozen smaller posts were abandoned. At the Barracks every thing appeared looted even tubas and trombones from the military band which some haitians played in the streets. The marines hearing the sounds of some guns that were apparently being fired in the air stormed the main military bar Racks met no resistance and secured it. They set up checkpoints All Over the City trying to keep the collapse of haitian authority from turning dangerous. The crowds were mainly Calm. However associated press photographer Hans Deryk said one Man was seen being drag ged away in a Headlock by a crowd. When he asked where the Man was being taken an unidentified haitian said they will be  Man displayed bullets from an my clip in a Magazine he was directed to nearby marines in an armoured personnel Carrier and then handed his new found treasure Over. I give i give he said with a big smile. We re trying to Calm this Down As much As possible said the Marine who received the bullets. He refused to be identified. He said haitians All Over this City of 75,000 were turning in rifles pistols and semiautomatic weapons including mis and some uzis. These people Are really Happy today but they re still scared said Lance Cpl. Darin Mendoza of Miami. They re telling us they want us to stay for another 20  hours earlier haitian authorities clashed with american occupation forces sent to pave the Way for the return of the exiled Aristide. The americans said the haitians opened fire first in the saturday evening gun Battle. A military source in port a Prince said that haitians fired first after being provoked but that marines then sprayed the station killing police officers who were playing dominoes inside. Maj. Steve Little a Marine spokesman said 10 haitians were killed. Another Hai Tian who was seriously wounded was flown to the amphibious assault ship Wasp for  was t Clear whether the 10 dead men were police or civilian strongmen backed by the  regret any loss of life in connection with our Mission in Haiti but it must be Clear that . Forces Are prepared to re Spond to hostile action against them and will do so president Clinton said sunday in new York. We will continue to work with haitian military authorities for a peaceful  the firefight was followed by a Long siege