Word: agusto
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...that time, "dollar diplomacy" was still in its blatant flower, especially in Nicaragua. On the "invitation" of the recognized but wobbly government, the United States sent in the marines to help establish stability. The chief guerrilla leader was Agusto Sandino, who refused to yield to Yankee imperialism. Over in Boston, meetings were held to protest our foreign policy, and some of us went over to participate in the planning. I remember one committee meeting on Beacon Hill when some mighty stalwart and beautiful women heared their scorn on the Coolidge administration. One lady kept repeating "Poor Sandino, how he must...
Peru. An advance welcome has been sent to Guayaquil by airplane from President Agusto B. Leguia of Peru, the latter's picture and a portrait of James (Doctrine) Monroe were hung together...
...President. When all were ready, onetime Premier of Portugal Agusto DaCosta assumed the presidential chair and spoke perfunctorily: With the entrance of Germany assured, the U. S. was missed more keenly than ever by the League; a new League era was dawning. . .a turning point. . .highest hopes and dreams...
...Peru, President Agusto Leguia expressed himself to Washington as pleased with the award; both Houses of the Peruvian Congress passed favorable resolutions toward it, promised the President their support in fulfilling the terms of the decision. As Peru is generally held to have lost forever the two Provinces of Tacna and Arica by virtue of the fact that a plebiscite is sure to go against her, the official attitude of the President and Congress was possibly nothing more than diplomacy; for the fact remained that, according to newspaper reports, the Peruvians were hotly incensed at the award, and were about...
...unpublished) stated that the Guaranty Trust Co. is a private institution over whose legitimate operations the U. S. Government has no control. He was also understood to have conveyed to Senor Leguia his belief that the Guaranty Trust has not been guilty of any unfair or unusual practices. Senor Agusto is said to be the handsomest president in Latin America. Numerous stories about his villainies are in circulation, some of which are untrue. He is, however, reputed to be the living incarnation of a mediaeval despot that rules his country by force and fear, being allegedly merciless to his enemies...