Evening star., 1960-03-08
Anti-Americon Feeling Boi|s
TO New High Among Cubons

sHAvANA, Mar. 8 (AP). -
Antl-American feeling boiled
to a new high in Cuba today.
It was expected to get even
worse in the wake Of Secre-
tary of State Christian A. Her
rter's denunciation Of Fidel
Castro.
i. There was no immediate Of
ficial reaction to Mr.. Herter's
cehsure. but officials privately
predicted United States Charge
d'Affaires Daniel Braddock
might be summoned before
Foreign Minister Raul Rao for
q similar tongue lashing:
Mr.. Herter yesterday termed
as "baseless, erroneous and
misleading" the Castro impli-
cation that the United States
Government was responsible
for the series of explosions that
ripped the French munitions
ship La Coubre in Havana
Harbor Friday.
Herter Remarks Mocked
Commentators on the gov
ernment televiSion station re-
ported the United States Sec
retary's' remarks mockingly.
Word of Mr.. Herter's angry
response came from Washing
ton amid these developments:
Oficially identified bodies Of
the La Coubre blast victims
moufMed to So. Many dead were
still unidentified, and at least
score Of persons were criti-
cally injured.
Don Chapman of North Bend.
Ind, 26-year-old passenger
aboard the freighter, finally
few to Miami after a two-hour
airport detention that followed
his release from a 72-hour
grilling.
The free lance photographer
was taken off a Miami-bound
plane minutes before it de-
parted and held at the airport
but was released in time to
catch the next plane. He told
newsmen Cuban officials ac-
cused him at the last minute Of
being in Cuba on January /.
1859, when Mr.. Castro took
power. He insisted he had
never been in Cuba before.
Mills Whistle Protest
Cuba's 161 sugar mills were
ordered to sound their whistles
for one hour last night in pro-
test against a proposed United
States bill to restrict Cuba's
preferential sugar quota.
= Unconflrmed reports said an
unidentified plane coming from
the north dropped fire bombs
on a sugar plantation in Pinar
del Rio pronvince burning
more than 5000 tons of sugar
cane.
Thousands of dollars were
reported raised in new drive
launched after the La Coubre
explosion for funds "to buy
arms to defend Cuba against
foreign aggressors. The Amer
lean colony here saw this as
another anti-American cam
paign since the United States
has been repeatedly called the
aggresSor.
Americans appeared appre-
hensive as to what turn this
campaign might take in some
sectors it was felt differences
between the two governments
was almost beyond reconcilia-
ton.
Militia Drills in Parks
Havana looked like a dis
orderly wartime induction CEN
ter. Black-bereted young mi
litia groups drilled in the parks,
streets and empty lots. Other
marcherS paraded behind bands
through the downtown areas
seeking contributions for the
arms drive.
Government TV stations in
terviewed donors in the streets.
One young American woman
gave two pesos ($2 at the
official rate) saying in English
Heres to Fidel Castro's revo-
luton with hopes that he
speaks less harshly of the
United States Government"
She asked the announcer to
translate for the crowd. He did
as follows: " contribution
to the revolution with hopes
that the American Govern
ment changes its erroneous
attitude"