Word: ubico
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...proposals by the Guatemalan President, General Jorge Ubico, to President Roosevelt for a multilateral adherence by American nations to the Monroe Doctrine is striking evidence that the countries of the Western Hemisphere are moving toward an understanding with the United States, more cordial and genuine that at any time since, perhaps, the days of Henry Clay in the 1820's. Ever since the Mexican War of 1848 they have developed a hatred and distrust for the United States which is not only sullen, but understandable. Sullen in that our very size and power have precluded any effective reprisals on their...
...Jose Maria Orellana, was soon elected for a full six-year term. Quiet, businesslike, he governed ably, suspended the Constitution once, kept Guatemala's perennial rebels in check until his physical breakdown. Four Presidents have followed: Dr. Baudilio Palma, General Manuel Orellana. Dr. Jose Maria Reina Andrade, General Jorge Ubico...