Foupay, Noveser 9, 1984. 0 sr Uruguay’s Army Hunts Communists In Small Town Settled by Russians Doctor Arrested; Dies in Military Custody By Martin Andersen Spat Ti nen at ‘SAN JAVIER, Uruguay—Maybe it was the improbabilty of it all that tipped them off. But for the far-right generals ‘who have ruled this nation of 3 milk lion people for the past 11 years, the small farming village of hun: reds of people with Russian sur- ‘names, happy after-work gatherings at the local Maximo Gorkd Cultural Center and a couple of old hunting rifles smelled of a plot confirming their worst fears: The Bolsheviks had infiltrated the country, For the residents of San Javier, hhowever, the military's suspicions have been peculiarly unfair, and sometimes deadly. Earlier this year Viadmir Roslk, a local doctor who had studied medicine on a scholar- ship in Moscow, died while in mil- itary custody. An autopsy showed evidence of torture, and two off- cers were convicted of “involuntary mapslugiter Recently sbout_210 people of Russian descent filed 2 race dis- crimination complaint in the Su- preme Court against the military government, charging that the exsy coexistence with the rest of the’ country began to come apart. ‘That year Uruguay's long ration af democratic rule was broken by 4 fultary backed coup that supported the frat of series of snticomm- nist presidents Flloming the coop, the Uruguayan Communist Party was declared egal and the fone Babi military began fo suspect the Biue-yed, fairhaired people of San Javier of subversive activities. Since 1978, residents sa, the people of San Javier have bees su JPeted toa steady stream of hares. ment, discrimination and physi abuse by the authorities, Arvest, ialing aod torture of lest peopl, Which began the year ofthe coup, tere stepped up between 1976 and W980" Recsiansurnamed farmers found their access to. government Credit and wellare ct of “The, people of San Javier have suffered mative detentions, cont Sal ransacking of ther homes by mi itary commandos looking foc tre, for its gnuchos or South American andthe ntadtin e tpocaat ne cowboy. tice patrols" sid Alberto Zuma “as rasao—the Russians—ol San human rights activa and Bianco Javier aeived four veare before the Party presenta caida Soviet revolution, athough they did "Subverave ‘Cel Broken Up in government, charging, that the bring with them a penchant fer oo Masimn Gant Center noe occ {on was te target of tit Se. operative farming, producing boun- aia bamer headline on tie fe arity control and special iplane” tog harvests of wheat ou, fax paseo) Teen nore eet berate 28a ea ot uty Semen oe 2h 88, KE ily,“ ine passed the residents riltry’s information “ogenry wi st grimy, thee el renee of Thea norman samcy eee oe Gerinan and other inumgrants who Cel ef the Communist Pars srace Goths fsce oe San Javier, 2 Take up Uroguay’s natuna stock, apparatus that was training is poo town of 100° pespeskangine began tole much oftheir etic ple or armed stage has bon ee Hatis of thclanged Usugior Rives character, The second generation Len up by combined accuny forces Beat the westedn bordeh aur Ae, had barely reached adulthood when “The dete of the alleged pt, ggentina, would appear to be an un- CoOperative farming gave way to reported in full by El Telegrafo, Hechsnce fc? Moscowneced privaely held lots Many of hose yebval'a ‘grim peture oe ae conspiracy, Residents cay telson bormin Uruguay married into native lagron at fe Cork center it sed Eontact wih the Sovct Union oraz familes, aad. most converted to pelea Indotrnstion was carned the occasional presence of embassy Catholicism, ‘out by a communist front organiza- ticals at cutural eventa The we. By. the early 1970s lite re- on The newpaper iad aa ae iis stopped a decade ago; although mained of the immigrant pas: the io transmitters aed “abundant So. the Soviet Union retains dplomage Maximo Gorky’ Cultural Center, viet hterature~all of subverive ties with the government in Mon: Tamed after the famous Russa character were fund inthe avec, tevin, rowel; the celebration of old Rus: Interviews with more than td San javier was founded in 1813 san hoityes a folk dance group en residents of San Jover pained by 750 religious decides tom a called Kali, anda few dozen ch guis's diferent tend Ite antes Breakaway sect of the Orthodor deny people who hed onto te Rus- the town, one of several cari ot Church called the New lsat! Come San unglage and attended the New in recent years, ncededststouoe muni, who ed cravat Rasaa hy srael church Sng entire neighborhoods wth Search ofreligios freedom and fer- And, in 8 country where it is armored persoand carters and ok tile land. quite common to see ancient cars umns of troops with snarling dogs, The 300 faies led by religious creaking dawn dusty county roads, while helicopters hovered asore, leader Basilo Lubkov who began & few people traveled by coro bal. . the rendente ssi’ Moor. opie the settlement here, soon put a dis- co, a horse-drawn, old-world-style were dragged out of their homes, Unctve stamp on their communty the slow being prodded at bayonet in the mda of the reaontabed however, Sen vier pane