Evening star., 1932-11-19

While hurricanes have been expected
in the Caribbean region, the recent
lashing Of the island Of Cuba produced
slrb results that the visitation IS
ranked in comments printed In TINS
country as one Of the worlds major qls-
asters. With a tidal wave and otner
forms of violence which took the LEeS
II hundreds Of persons and destroyed
vast amount of property, the event
holds spectacular place In the mlii"o
of the public; .. .,uusts tho
Imagine If you ean.. snggeslS tIas lnf
Toledo Blade, "a wall OF wafer ~ ieue ;,e
deep-as deep as the main channel III
the Maumee River-impelled by hurrl-
cane engulfing the city OF Toieoo'
drowning hundreds of persons, WrecKlng
buildings. destroying food supplies ana
rnerchandise. leaving IN its wake
cevastated city strewn with bodies OF
humans and animals. Impossible? yes,
at least a most remote danger III our
naturally favored and protected iocallty'
hut axactly that has occurred In Deautl-
nj and fertile Cuba-the worlds sugar
bnwl Read the unhappy history oi
CHINA since It's discovery by Columbus -
Snft climate and natural riches mace II
most desirable. Likewise THESE duEaii-
tapes brought upon 1t the most lroupies 6
-feuds. inutinies, wars, the noIIols oi
the slave trade. pirates, misgoVei ~ +t,o
II was the bone of contention III tne
S,anish- American War Of the late
isna;s since that time 1t has enloyeo1
n,.,,raratiye avn peace and some PERIODS Oh
,rrnspprity At present it's economic ana
ppni;t{cal situation is again unfortunate; e;
Pfttia trofit in sugar the mainstay, OF
iIs business Unemployment. Pontlcai
,nrsst ~. cuirt,inating In some disorder ana
A., cncasionsl murder. These conditions
a., 10 atifj will be, corrected, but man
oa,,,roI stnns at the shore. He Vaunts
his mower but stands helpless agaiisC
the criielties of nature. In such terrible
emergencies he can only give sympathy
and assistance"
"The storm itself was terrible enough
saws the Baltimore Sun. Inose WIZ
recall the wreckage caused py tne - 'iU ,aos
oI story,os which struck Florida in lSZo
sra ia28 will understand what appall-
;,a consequences such visitations may
ao1aiI But when to the horrors OF tne
,;,,d and rain are added the plliio
,'anoaance of the sea. the result Is al
,,,asf too shocking to conceive. Inc
III, reason this disaster did not take as
baavy a toll of life as the Florida stoilt ~
- ,ri9e nr the Dominican hurricane ol
,ooo would seem to have been the IacI
49, fewer people resided In It's PAIN,
The village OF Santa Cruz Is Sinali
nlace in one of the less popuia.eat ot
protinres Of Cuba. The locailly oiu iioo
| pffer the target which the city OF oal.9
nnroineo or the city of Miami presenIeu s
! To the earlier visitations. buC III -,
| .tr,,ctire violence. the cyclone winch
s';l;tod santa Cruz would appear 10
tns sis,,s On ioved A memorable and unique
a;sts, ctibn more impressive example
~ t,nniraI fury no one would care 10
! imagine" -, ..,sn,, tn come is
-, hv the Oakland Tribune, with tne
/ see n.;st;on NJ the disaster in CUBA ano
| aa?fSt,i,ha nces or, the mainland, mcluoing
.!,,Itsaard rds in the Middle West, hlgn
! +idr. and floods on the Eastern CpaS'
end snow plows in Illinois. Inc LIZ LII
coln state Journal remarKs: III auu ;,
tion to the great loss OF HE, huiiIteos s
IT others we're seriously injured. "A iaiss
| amount OF property was oestioTsa W. %io I'll
! a,sf,v families are homeless. Inc vi
inaa IF santa Cruz was literally an
rstiiIated Nature in her sterner mooos
a. verifying to mere human beings lof
.bsv are almost entirely de1enselesS
against her onslaughts-
The Miami Daily News emphasizes
the neighborly interest that the peopi' pr
NJ this country have i'll the renel OF tlls
! Sufferers with the comment tllaI tne.'
| is no border line when the cry oi iiu-
m,sn distress is heard" The San An,
tniilo ni express, observing the extent ol
ths loss measured by millions, adds
"Ayistors new over th- devastated prov
inces as soon as possible. They fount
oreat dsmase had been done buildings
crops. trees and communication linei
between Cicgo de Avila--near th'
Camapt,ey-Santa Clara provincial Dor
9sr--4,.a Msneaaillo In Westsrn- Dri'
eii.e. 81. .lous4 vas iei. standing