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January 20, 1988, Portland Observer, Page 7 Key LdRGCT 31 NW FIRST NATIONAL NEWS UPDATE The Agony of Haiti 29 3-9919 NIGHTLY ENTERTAINMENT by Norman Hill Earth, Wind & Fire Kicks Off Tour JAZZY FM 09.I Earth, Wind & Fire kicked off their first tour in five years at St. Peters burg, Florida's Bayfront Center January 9th. The show the band unveiled at St. Petersburg, FL, was one of astonishing proportions. The spectacle has taken a crew of sixty 45,000 man-hours to put together, and has cost over a million dollars to produce. It draws on the talents of behind-the-scenes experts like: Stig Edgren, designer and producer, who conceived the staging for the Pope's visit to LA's Dodger Stadium and for the grand finale of the Los Angeles Olympics; Roy Bennett, lighting designer for Prince; and Michael Peters, who choreographed videos for Michael Jackson (Peters did ''Thriller") and for Lionel Richie, and who helped conceive Broadway's "Dream Girls." Earth, Wind & Fire mastermind Maurice White has been determined to keep the visual details of the band's uncoming tour under wraps. But one thing is certain. White and group members Philip- Bailey, Verdine White, Andrew Woolfolk, Sheldon Reynolds and Ralph Johnson have planned a show that carries the standards established by Earth, Wind & Fire in the early 70's to a level that will set new standards for the 90's. MT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1 fiw W When the Duvaliers were driven out of Haiti nearly two years ago, the international community uni formly hailed the departure as auguring the prospect of demo cracy in the impoverished island nation. Those hopes were brutally dashed last November 29th when the presidential elections were sus pended after junta-backed killers ran amok at the polling stations, killing 24 people and injuring many more. Most experts blame the violence on the regime of Gen. Henri Nam- phy, who served briefly as Claude ("Baby Doc") Duvalier's army chief of staff before being asked by the U.S. government to run the country after civil unrest forced the hated Duvaliers to flee. Gen. Namphy has announced new elections for Janu ary 17, but with procedural modifi cations that violate the Haitian Con stitution and make a mockery of democratic processes. First, Gen. Namphy suspended the electoral council and asked the appropriate organizations to name a new one. After seven of the nine organizations declined, the general appointed his own toadies. He then announced that his own handpicked supreme court would review any commission decisions. Moreover, the new council, in open defiance of the Constitution, was asked to regi ster 13 candidates who were dis qualified as "Duvalierists" by the former council. What's more, Gen. Namphy has barred poll watchers, assigned arm ed soldiers in their place, and threa tened to fine and jail those advoca ting an election boycott. And final ly, he has insisted that he will re main as commander-in-chief for three years no matter what happens at the polls. The upshot of all this is that the Namphy military regime is simply Duvalierism in another guise. Clear ly, Gen. Namphy is trying to ensure the election of a plaint president who will tolerate continued corrup tion and right of the military to do as it pleases. Haitians will again have to endure tyranny and its trap pings: crushing poverty, illiteracy, fixed elections, terror and repres sion. There is no simple solution to the mess in Haiti. But one thing is clear. The Western democracies must be more vocal in their support of Haitian democracy. Thus far, the United Nations has ignored the is sue. The Organization of American States (OAS) has paid lip service to democracy, but opposes interven tion. The United States has cut off all military and economic assi stance, but has said little about the consequences of another botched election. For historical and political con siderations direct U.S. military inter vention in Haiti would be a mistake. But there are things the U.S. government can do to try and head off a repeat of election violence and demonstrate its support of the true aspirations of Haiti's people. First, the Administration must in sist that the elections be postponed until the Haitian junta recognizes the exclusive authority of the con stitutionally mandated Provisional Electoral Council as completely in dependent of the Army and the rul ing junta. Anything less than a complete endorsement of the coun cil will be interpreted by the ruling generals as a sign that the U.S. is willing to accept something less than genuine democracy. Second, U.S. policy objectives must include support for the popu lar democratic opposition. Such support would demonstrate to Hai ti's people that the U.S. is truly committed to the emergence of a democratic political infrastructure. Third, the U.S. should make it clear to the Army that any future support would be contingent on its human-rights behavior and neutrali ty in the electoral process. At the same time, the U.S. should use any economic leverage to convince hai- ti's tiny economic elite that it too has a stake in ensuring democracy in their country. After the fall of the Duvaliers, the U.S. placed an inordinate trust in the army-dominated National Go verning Council, and turned its back on the cronyism, human-rights abuses, and corruption that have marked its tenure. It is now time that the generals realize that this country is firmly committed to true democracy, and will not tolerate a return to the dark days of Duvalier- ism.________________ _ Norman Hill is President of the A. Philip Randolph Institute. 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