Word: feudal
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Culturally the hant monde of Lima is on a par with the similar aristocracy of Madrid, Rome and Paris. The other side of the medal must show the appalling backwardness and almost total illiteracy of the masses, a huge majority of which are Indians. Probably the great, feudal families of Peru are in no hurry to pump education or ideas into toilers who work so cheaply. Chief of the aristocratic oligarchs is Augusto B. Leguia, who is now relishing his third term as President of Peru. Twenty years ago Señor Leguia was called "The Bantam Roosevelt of Peru...
...life hard. West Point takes justifiable pride for that. Exacting selection of men to enter the academy, sternest possible training after they enter, and ten weeks' freedom in four years' time--it brings to mind almost the mortification of the flesh by Christian monks and the ideals of feudal chivalry...
There are poles and polls. To Harry Flood Byrd, a first son, fell the almost feudal duty and honor of taking over Richard Evelyn Byrd Sr.'s position in Virginia politics. The father co-bossed the State with Representative Harry ("Hal") Flood, famed in Wilsonian days as chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The roads which Lady Astor so admired are but one of many testimonials to the business-likeness with which Governor Byrd has handled his heritage...
...expected transformation of President Ahmed Bey Zogu of Albania into a King will shortly be accomplished. Albanians, filthy, wretched, impoverished, fly-bitten, famine starved and earthquake stricken were not much interested. They know that Ahmed Bey Zogu is President because he is also Chief of the most potent of feudal Albanian tribes. There is no one to stop him from calling himself "King," "Sultan," "Tsar," "Shah," "Mogul," "Mikado," "Inca," "Cazique," "Way-wode," "Vaivode" or even "Tycoon...
Further "rotation" of the Mussolini Cabinet, last week, resulted in the appointment of another feudal scion, Professor-Deputy Alessandro Martelli to be Minister of National Economy...