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th¥—erevesiment “should lend|tors for Freedom” Committee ro eenator Capenart: FRiepubii iCastro outlining these three can of Indiana, said that ifsconditions for sending the sponsors of the fund-raising jtractors: drive ave acting without Presi-i 1, The Cuban government . dent Kennedy's authority theY¥imoust allow a smail group of are violating the law. American agricultural experts, _ Government Aloof accompanied by Mr. Reuther, to The Gorernment has «F-'go to Havana with the 10 ficlally remained aloof from ‘prisoners to work out details, the negotiations. © jincluding the kind of tractors Benator Mundt, Republican required, : of South Dakota, asked if the: 2. Mr. Castro must supply! department was going along @ list of all the prisoners to with & policy of “appease-:be freed and allow this list to ment” of Mr. Castro by “silent be verified ps prisoners are re- co-operation" vith the fund-jleased. - raising group. 3. Mr. Castro must promise The speechmaking, which; release the prisoners as the i . went on intermittently during {TACOTS Arrive. the day. cepted later when | Mr, Reuther added that the 1 . : 4 bli Cuban intermediaries thought ; New tor Bridces, Republican ot these conditions acceptable to imuch mere humiliation 2 eae ommnites em- : - : + COMM yke Nae conucmpe must Me eco He ‘not interested in receiving “just added: . tany 1,200 Cuban prisoners,” input wanted all those included “Not since the days of Hitler jn the invasion. when the infamous Eichmann) qhe Cuban delegation told offered ta trade on an €¥?N tne commitice these prisoners basis, one Jew Sor one truck./would be released in “reverse has the civilized world beeniprder of their importance.” Mr. confronted with such a heinous {peyther explained: banter.” ; Some “War Criminals” Late yesterday Ulissts Carbo ome we ‘spokesman for the prisoners'| “If we send 106 tractors on “representatives, eppeated tient ahop. then Mr. Castro would 5 nine comrades at the Statler : Lo make a# brief statement to release one-fifth of the pris on the American public: ers to return on that ship,” the “We are here in the United least important ta leave first,! Slates to appeal for liberty of je said. The 10 parclecs who! over 1.200 men.” he said. “God came to Washington would be will help us, and I know you the last to be released. : will also.” Those delegates also said that Mr. Castro, when giving tnrel conaitions them their instructions on Sat- He was flanked on either side urday, said thal eix or seven by two rows of young men in prisonera were “war criminals” army khaki. Several of them and would not be released. looked scaretly 20. On their,;"War criminal’ is standard sleeves they wore the insicnia Castro terminology for officers of the “Cuban freedom fichters’ who committed atrocities ute —the Cuban flag ever a silver der ex-dictator Batista. tross, both on « bright back-| The American coninutice croundofbjue and green. obviousiy was confused yester- - (Mr. Reuther said the “Trac-iday about the kind OO Mr. Castro requires. BI. Roosevelt echoed Mr. Reuther when she told reporters they! were “a Httle concerned” that! the heavy equipment requested, “might bog down and just dig! holes” instead of helping small | farmers raise food production. Mr. Reuther said the prin- cipal tractors demanded were Super D-8 International Har- yester bulldozers with heavy caterpillar treads. They cost about $32,000, the most expen- sive tractor made. Mr, Reuther admitted the committee was committed to sending whatever tractors Mr. Castro desires. Mr. Reuther, Dr. Eisenhower and Mrs, Roosevelt alsa seemed painfully aware that Havana, Radio has been making men-: acing noises about calling off. the whole deal. Pz Mr. Reuther stressed that “Tractors for Freedom” has no political affiliations and will not deal through the Cuban Revoluttonary Council, the exile organization which spon- sored the April 17 Invasion. Huvana Radio said yesterday that Mr. Casiro would have no|: dealings whatseever with theti group. headed by Or. Mijo Cardona, y 105- FJano -A a. Ea