FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1964 THE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDY, MY 11964THE ICHGAN AIL GOP Couneil Urges Government-in-Exile Republicans Demand Removal of Restrictions on Anti-Castro Raiders WASHINGTON (JP)-A Republican council urged yesterday an end to United States curbs on anti-Castro raiders and establish- ment of a Cuban government-in-exile. It said such a government should be set up in Latin America to rally 300,000 Cuban refugees "to work openly for the liberation of Cuba." In backing actions against the Red Havana government, the GOP Critical Issues Council said, the U.S. should serve notice to the world that it is prepared "as a last resort to use military force to remove international Communism from Cuba." The 24-member coun- cil of prominent Republicans is Ceylon Turns to Marxist Groups for Aid Cost of Living Rises Slightly WASHINGTON (M)-Consumers got a little better break on prices at the food counter last month, but paid out slightly more for most other basic living necessities. The net result added another, penny for every $10 spent on living costs, the government's Bu- reau of Labor Statistics reported yesterday. The over-all March increase of one-tenth of one per cent brought the Consumer Price Index to 107.7. This means consumers paid $10.77 for the same items that cost $10.76 in February and $10 in the 1957-59 base period. Deputy Commissioner Robert J. Myers of the bureau said the rel,. atively small increase in a period of general economic upsurge rep- resented "a very reassuring per- formance." headed by Dr. Milton S. Eisen- hower, brother of former Presi- dent Dwight D. Eisenhower. 'Castro Must Go' Declaring "Castro must go," the council said the situation his worsened because the Johnson administration "has no clear and firm policy toward Cuba" and "the time for action is long overdue." The Republicans also proposed: 1) A step-up in U.S. pressure to persuade free world countries to stop trading with the Fidel Castro government. Collective Action 2) U.S. initiative in the Orga- nization of American States for collective Latin American action against Cuba. 3) A greatly increased counter- propoganda operation against Cas- tro to be conducted in Latin Amer- ica, preferably with the coopera- tion of the OAS and the proposed Cuban government-in-exile. 4) Stepping up effectiveness of the Alliance for Progress program of aid to Latin America by with- holding U.S. assistance from those countries which do not live up to their reform pledges and liberally rewarding those which perform on their commitments. Diplomatic Conference 5) Calling of a diplomatic con- ference of leading free nations for the purpose of reaching a common program of meeting each serious Communist probe. The Republican group said Cas- tro is now stronger at home and abroad then in 1962, Communism flourishes, strategic missiles may well remain in Cuba, subversion continues "and the threat to the U.S. and Latin America is clearer and present." It said Washington has lost op- portunities time and again to get rid of Castro, adding that the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion would have By DENZIL PEIRI I Associated Press Staff WriterT COLOMBO, Ceylon-A politicalE storm is gathering over Ceylon and Prime Minister Sirimavo Ban-1 daranaike has turned left in an attempt to escape it. Convinced neither she nor her Freedom Party alone can solve Ceylon's problems, Mrs. Bandara-, naike is seeking help from Marx-1 ist-oriented political groups. In repayment, she is offering concessions that would take this island nation of 10 million closer to socialism. The nation is confront-I with: -Rampant inflation, unemploy- ment and paralyzing strikes; -Rising governmental expen- ditures that outstrip income, and -Unrest in rural areas, the prime minister's primary source of political support, and a dip in her parliamentary margin to three seats. Come Back Later The government was taking such knocks in Parliament earlier this year that Mrs. Bandaranaike sent members home until July, hop- ing to use the interval to shore up her position. Aided by her socialist-minded finance minister, Tikiri Banda I- angaratne, Mrs. Bandaranaike has opened talks with N. M. Perera, leader of the Social Equality Par- ty, and Philip Gunawardena, head of the People's United Front. Perera is an old-school Trotsky- ite who has taken the parliamen- tary road to what he calls re- organization of society. Gunawardena is an oldtime Marxist who claims he picked up leftist tendencies at the Univer- sity of Wisconsin and Columbia National Roundup By The Associated Press DAYTON - Former Vice-Presi- dent Richard M. Nixon yesterday rejected as "a serious mistake" President Lyndon B. Johnson's of- fer to brief major presidential candidates on top security mat- ters. Nixon said at a press conference here that he received the. offer earlier this week and that he does not intend to make a formal reply. * * * WASHINGTON - The Defense Department yesterday set a draft quota of 6000 men for June, half as many as in the two previous months. BUFFALO-Investigators from the House Subcommittee on Un- American Activities met stubborn resistance from witnesses yester- day as they sought to learn wheth- er any of them had knowledge of possible Communist subversion in the Buffalo area. One witness after another invoked the 5th Amendment when asked, among other things, whether they were or had been members of the Com- munist Party. NEW YORK-The stock market continued to decline yesterday, failing to respond to a rally in the late afternoon, although trading was heavy. Dow Jones averages at closing showed 30 industrials down 2.04, 20 rails down 1.05, 15 utili- ties down .33 and 65 stocks down .90. University in the 1920's. He says nationalism, Buddhist revivalism and Ceylon's indigenous culture are the instruments of making progress. 20 More Seats If Perera and Gunawardena can carry their parties into Mrs. Ban- daranaike's fold, she will pick up about 20 more seats in Par- liament-enough to relieve pres- sure. controls on export-import firms and a firmer clamp own on banks, with "concessions" to mi- norities, especially one million Ta- mils, who feel they are second- class citizens. . Beyond Its Means The problems causing Mrs. Ban-1 daranaike to swing left stem mainly from what one political ex- pert calls Ceylon's desire to drink champagne on a beer economy. Ceylonese, about 85 per cent literate, for years have yearned for the West's higher living stand- ards. Education from kindergar- ten to university is free, medical treatment costs nothing, and train and bus travel is subsidized. Nearly 18 per cent of the annual" national budget of $460 million goes to lower consumer rice prices. Price supports pay farmers more than the world rice price. Investment Sparse The welfare bill and salaries for top-heavy goverament administra- tive sections leave little money for capital investment and the hope of creating industries that might raise the annual per-capita income of $123. Heavy deficit financing has been in effect 10 years. External assets were used to. import con- sumer goods and swab up excess money, thus preventing inflation. But foreign exchange reserve has slipped until at times it is adequate to cover just two months of imports. Ceylonese import half their rice and almost all their clothes. Curbs on imports drastically re- duced customs and tax revenues: strikes reduced tea and rubber production, and tied up Colombo's port so many times that foreign shipping lines imposed a surtax. The .budget, as a result, has been thrown almost hopelessly out of joint. Some projects such as road building have been allowed to lapse as an economy measure. Rotten Apples Further hampering Mrs. Ban- daranaike are - inefficiency and corruption in some state-owned ventures which report large finan- cial losses. Westernized, English-speaking intellectuals who run the govern- ment have been alienated by Mrs. Bandaranaike's move to make Sin- halese the official language - a move that grew from her at- tempts to widen her rural support. As matters now stand, Mrs. Bandaranaike has until July 10 --the day Parliament reconvenes -to set up a coalition. If she cannot, her government will be in danger. SIRIMAVO BANDARANAIKE Finance Minister Ilangaratne has nationalized properties of American oil firms, set up state-owned petroleum corpora- tion, taken over British, Canadian, Indian and Ceylonese insurance firms, and imposed strict controls on British and Indian banks. 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