Word: pan
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...changed in South America since 1823. The age of European colonization has passed, and with it the necessity of protection for these "little sisters" by the United States. But peace and tranquility on the southern continent are still rather abstract ideals. The aftermath of the failure of the fifth Pan American Conference at Santiago to limit the armaments of Argentine, Brazil, and Chile has been a renewal of military and naval competition...
...want war, he believes that Brazil's actions are being directed by the United States to catechize South America in order to balance a growing Anglo Japanese entente. Such a notion is but natural with resentment at the "big-brother" attitude of the Monroe doctrine scarce appeased by the Pan-American movement...
...raised people up and has given them an entirely new outlook on life " ; pressed a telegraph key unveiling milestone marking the western terminus of the Lee Highway at San Diego, Calif.; prepared to receive a snow-white collie for the White House kennels, from Oshkosh, Wis. ; banished Peter Pan, Presidential wire haired fox terrier, until his private secretary, Mr. Clark, could teach the dog not to howl at night; heard that Mrs. Coolidge had accepted a canary from the American Canary Breeders' Association; received an invitation to attend the annual football game of his alma mater, Amherst, with Williams...
...story tells of the life of one Pan Morel, the son of Nottinghamshire milier. His mother, though better eduessei and of a higher class than her husband has devoted her life to being her husband's slave, and raising for him a last and not always welcome family. Pan who is not born until well on in the story, and barely survives his drunker father's anger, turns out to be something of an artist. His mother manages to secure for him a fairly good education and he obtains a rather good position in the critical end of a stocking...
...wish that we might develop the field of Pan-American investment and the Pan-American export market with half the intelligence and energy devoted to the consideration of the plight...