UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, September 15, 1994
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Ships headed for Haiti
Clinton sets sights on ousting leaders
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Clinton declared yesterday the United States has "exhausted every available alternative" short of military invasion to oust Haiti's militant rulers.
"They're going to leave one way or the other," he warned as American warships sailed toward Haiti.
Sounding angry and determined, Clinton said there was still time for the military leaders to leave on their own. "They do not have to push this to a confrontation," he said.
Clinton's warnings came on the eve of an Oval Office address to build support for his policy which is heavily opposed in Congress by Republicans and Democrats. Polls show an overwhelming majority of Americans are opposed to an invasion.
Clinton said he was angry that Haiti's military reneged on a promise to leave voluntarily and then persisted in widespread human rights abuses.
Sifting through graphic pictures of blood-spattered victims, Clinton blamed the military for the deaths of orphans, church people and others.
As Clinton spoke, two American aircraft carriers, the USS Eisenhower and USS America, were steaming toward Flati carrying thousands of combat forces.
Sen. John Glenn, D-Ohio, said there is no emergency warranting such a drastic step.
"It has to pass the Dovertest," Glenn said, referring to the military air base in Delaware where the bodies of slain servicemen are returned. "When the flag-draped coffins come back, will the American people support it?" He said he doubted they would.
Clinton said the United States has a big stake in seeing democracy succeed in the hemisphere. He said other leaders in the region have told him "democracy is not a done deal all over this region" and that if the military rule persists in Haiti "then democracy elsewhere will be more fragile."
If the United States goes into Haiti, it will have "very limited objectives," Clinton said.
He said the U.S. mission would last "a couple of months," removing the military, installing police monitors, rebuilding security forces and restoring democracy.
After the initial goals are secured, a 6,000-member U.N. peacekeeping force will take over. About half of the force would be Americans.
Month devoted to Hispanic life
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Gabrielle Segura, Kansas City, Kan., junior, said that she celebrated events during the month with her family.
"My brother is coming to see from Kansas City to see 'Like Water for Chocolate,'" she said, referring to the movie set in Mexico. It will be shown at 9:30 tonight in the Woodruff Audioiorium at the Kansas Union.
Segura said that the month was a chance to become educated.
"Through things like mentor programs, we can help other Hispanics and people from other minorities," she said.
The month will begin tonight with the reading of a speech that began Mexico's drive for independence. The speech, "El Grito de Delores," originally was given by Father Miguel Hidalgo on Sept. 16, 1810. It will be read at 7:30 in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
The month's activities are being sponsored by the Hispanic American Leadership Organization, Student Senate and Student Union Activities.
U.S. wants to end mission in Rwanda The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives wants President Clinton to end U.S. humanitarian operations in Rwanda.
On Tuesday, lawmakers approved non-binding language saying no money should be spent for participation in Rwanda after Oct.7.
The military has been phasing out of Rwanda and the surrounding area for weeks. There are about 670 U.S. troops in the region, down from some 2,000 at the peak of the six-week-old operation.
All bets are off with season's close
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a rotisserie baseball league this season. The fantasy leagues, which are based on professional players' statistics, ended abruptly with the strike and eventual cancellation.
"I'm frustrated because I was in fifth place in my league when the strike began," Bialek said. "Each person in the league puts in $30, and the top four win money at the end of the season. I was in a good position to move up during August."
ed to resolve this," he said. "You just can't have an owner mediate between the owners and the players."
Białek faulted acting commissioner Selig for the breakdown in negotiations. The fact that Selig is also owner of the Milwaukee Brewers presents a conflict of interests, Białek said.
Selig didn't address the issue of future talks yesterday, and no negotiating sessions were scheduled between union leader Donald Fehr and owners' representative Richard Ravitch.
"A much better mediator was need-
Kansas football coach Glen Mason said yesterday that he had been prepared to step forward if baseball needed his help.
"If they would have done like they did with air controllers and fired them all, I was thinking about trying out," Mason said at a press conference. "I used to be a pretty fair baseball player. I was a catcher until I hurt my arm."
The Associated Press contributed information to this story.
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