Word: rivera
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...this age in Spain as in Italy--there is no working substitute for liberty." "If this is true," concluded Dr. Kirkpatrick, "then the Harvard faculties can not long consent to the personal government of the president of that institution, far different though it be from that of Mussolini and Rivera. But too high a price may be paid for every 'good government.' Certainly if the superman fails and the mediocre man, not to mention the stupid incumbent who is not alas without frequent example in American academic offices arrives, then the Harvard faculties of today, like those of previous centuries...
America's first view of him-hitherto his fear of seasickness kept him in Europe-was of a hearty man, with great gusto and joy of life, keen enough to dodge political questions about Ibanez, "I don't paint that kind of a portrait" King Alfonso, Primo Rivera. No, indeed; he would talk about the popularity of Belmonte, Spain's great bull fighter now in Peru and coming soon to the U. S., Belmonte whom he has painted three times. He would say tactful things about U. S. art, such as: "Your artists have more talent than...
...monarch; and Great Britain is the master. In Russia, the proletariat is sovereign; but the Moscow oligarchy is the keeper of the sovereignty. In Italy, Vitorio Emanuele is King; and Benito Mussolini is master. So Spain, too, has her monarchs and masters. King Alfonso is the real master; Primo Rivera is an accident which was the result of a revolt (TIME, Sept. 24, 1923). He was not strong enough to fight the Monarchy, even had he wished to. For the moment, he had obtained the master hand. Alfonso was forced to recognize him or start a civil...
Morocco. Another sore spot on the fringe of Africa is the Spanish zone in Morocco. According to the latest news, the Spanish troops have evacuated the hinterland and are now in solid possession of the coast. Director Primo Rivera intends, it was said, to lay down an armed and economic blockade of the country with a view to forcing the rebels into submission and opening the way for a peaceful penetration at a later date...
...medieval comedy of the contest between subtle cowardice and stupid courage is revived from the dust of the dramatic past. General Primo De Rivera, appropriating the part of King John, remains in Spain to reap the benefits of domestic power, and sends his turbulent rivals a-tourneying with the swarthy Saladdins of the Sahara, with the possibility of martial glory and the certainty of political annihilation. He prays that his noisy King Richards may not return to plague him in his uncertain dominion over the restless liberals of Spain. He has even adopted the knightly tradition of conquering an enemy...