Word: latinities
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Heckler Justo cried out, President Roosevelt merely waved aside the interruption benignantly and began: "Members of the American family of nations. My friends:" Hastily the delegates clapped earphones on their heads to hear his words simultaneously translated into Portuguese (for the Brazilians), French (for the Haitians), Spanish (for other Latin Americans).† Little world-shaking advice did the President have to give but he won loud applause when he declared: "Can we, the republics of the New World, help the Old World to avert the catastrophe which impends? Yes, I am confident we can," and again when he cried...
...They had a three-hour drive, passed 200,000 applauding Uruguayans, and Lieut. Colonel Roosevelt laid a wreath on the monument of Uruguay's liberator, General José Artigas. There followed another official luncheon at which Dr. Terra praised his own New Deal in Uruguay and then, with Latin preoccupation with domesticity, declared: "I raise my glass in a toast to Mrs. Roosevelt, whom I see in my mind, following day by day and with increasing emotion, your triumphal journey to these friendly republics: To the companion of your days, a kindly and generous woman." Franklin Roosevelt made suitable...
...American shores. With a coast line of some three thousand miles and a comparatively small standing army, the United States could do worse than make friends with the more powerful nations to the South. America looms great as a world-power today, but with the stead-fast backing of Latin-America she would be, not seem, invincible. And though the present conference be limited to peace and its preservation, no firmer bonds exist in time of war than mutual cultural and economic interests. These are being cemented today at Buenos Aires. The eyes and attention of America should be fastened...
...good luck. In spite of his weakness in subordinates, when his chance came he had in Sumner Welles -wasp-waisted, double-breasted, Groton and Harvard, snobbish, capable and stiff-about the best man he could have had to take to Buenos Aires. In the long neglected field of Latin-American diplomacy, Sumner Welles is one of the few trained experts of the U. S.-a veteran of negotiations in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, a fluent speaker of Spanish, a man liked by South American diplomats because he years ago attacked the stupid imperialism of past U. S. foreign policy...
...successful was this flagrant breach of Latin-American diplomatic etiquet that Franklin Roosevelt last week copied it, won vivas and much praise at Rio de Janeiro by appearing for his official welcome in a sack suit...