The Key West citizen

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AP Special Correspondent

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (AP>'

Haiti's government, like a:

spanked child, is threatening to

kick Uncle Sam in the shins.

Uncle Sam, in. effec* has de- 1

prived him of his candy and I

Papa Doc. according to responsi- 1

blc people who claim to have j

heard him say it, intends to I

“bring President Kennedy to his I

knees."

Papa Doc is the name many of I

the four million Negroes in this I

French-speaking nation apply to I

Dr. Francis Duvalier, their iron- 1

fisted dictator-president. His re- 1

gime is rapidly making progress I

backward. He is asking for trou- I

ble and seems likely to get it. I

This storm in the Caribbean, I

blowing up for months, is worri- I

some because Cuba is only 50 1

miles away.

U.S. economic aid was suspend- I

ed when Washington despaired of I

finding logic in the Duvalier re- 1

gime. Military ai dalso has been I

halted. The regime, buzzing like I

an angry bee deprived of its nec- I

tar, rolls its eyes speculatively I

toward Moscow. Rumors are I

dropped in Washington, evidently I

by paid lobbyists, that the 55-year- 1

old dictator has lost patience and I

will punish the Americans.

In reality, Duvalier fears the I

Communists. Cautiously he grants I

a little latitude to a few highly jl

placed men with extreme leftist!

leanings. But he remains nervous- 1

ly alert to any sign of overt Com- 1

munist activity.

Broadcasts berate the United I

States with brave, defiant-sound-!

ing talk. One gets the impression!

that Dr. Duvalier is a frightened I

man. His sole ambition seems to I

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Key West citizen. (1962). Key West, Fla., 1962-09-12. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83016244/1962-09-12/ed-1/?sp=5

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Key West citizen, 1962-09-12.