Word: santo
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...public charge" clause to Mexican immigration has already reduced alien labor entries from that country from an annual average of 56,747 to 6,280. The same method has been used to cut less drastically Canadian labor immigration. ¶ To a $3,000,000 hurricane relief loan sought by Santo Domingo in the U. S. President Hoover had no objection...
...days before, a hurricane from the South Caribbean struck and nearly demolished the tiny island of Dominica in the British Leeward Islands. It was moving northwest, very slowly. Next day its centre was reported 100 mi. southwest of Porto Rico. On the second day it was right under Santo Domingo and almost stationary. Would it blow itself out at sea? Would it turn south toward Panama? Would it strike...
Four hours later the sun shone peaceful and bright on a ruined city. The hurricane, tearing inland across the island broke its force against the rugged mountains separating Spanish-speaking Dominican Republic from French-speaking Haiti. In Santo Domingo city 1,500 were killed, 5,000 were injured, 30,000 homeless and destitute. Dapper General Rafael Leonidas Trujillo who has only been president of the Dominican Republic 19 days found the presidential palace crashing about his ears. Almost before the wind stopped whistling he was in the streets directing army and police relief operations. To Washington he sent a pathetic...
...Navy loaned the Red Cross three tri-motor Ford planes each to carry 1,500 pounds of medical supplies. Food and water was rushed from every direction, especially from inland valleys of the island which had escaped the storm. A sunken dredge and rushing torrents blocked Santo Domingo harbor; supplies were ferried ashore in ships' boats...
Hispaniola. Three hundred years ago only a madman would have suggested that the little Dutch trading post at the mouth of the Hudson would ever be more important than the city of Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo in 1630 was still the capital and nerve centre of the declining Spanish Empire in the New World. Dominicans are prouder than Mexicans of their Spanish blood. Actually over half the population is Mulatto. They pay no taxes. The government struggles along on a 60% tariff on all imports collected for it by a U. S. customs agent, William E. Pullman. Sugar cane, coffee...