Marble Hill press., 1920-06-03

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ga the famous ruler - Paragon I"r other
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president = OBJ. native Iaua elected hS Tie
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Mauu, Estrada Cahr,Fa Wa born November
p 1871 az ~. city uf Qa.tal'ruangN 10 ne Ia.
terror ~ Guatemala Hs studied law ~ 'br ga.
f.araI capital aua ess appointed governor a' me
Dsrartm,tt ~ Estalharu AMI. ln ISL chief ..s.
tia, ~ hls native olig 81 gurfa.f"uau-' tli
these posts were not biz .u.a.h Tor hls au'a.
lions a. managed fo get himself appointed N'-
.tIrao b,-s guutn.- uF Second vice lr-4a'ti o.
the republic Aud then Vh"n President taTf..N
--auIr, d lpns distance ruler hims"if-was assus
s.ua,rd 10 iNsI> Cabrera sas E.s chAng' A. s'C-
snd ,ir. president he was not fhe man vhu "ug'3
automatically ,l,rrcd Earr1o,-thrr, pss trs'
vice ures.dru, in ih, Nay But thar triHr didn't
bother him He i said 20 have w8Hke3 into
meeting " the bis men ~ t',~ harrl"s govern
rren, lail q revolver down on the table b"tor"
them and remarked:
"Gentlrmen ! president u Guatemala ''
n. vus right And he has been president ~
,;p,,rr,als ever since The term president a.
has been limited. Is putting .t fsr I"1 mildly
rra- In the palrniest days - cyartsu. Roman
emperor NJ the height of imperial Roue's powrr,
n blaol. thirsty dcspot - the far east. might well
ary, Manuel Estrada Cabrera. firmly seated
his Central American throne 10 this year ~ grace
Iqsp cheerfulIy acting In way that would hsve
made Urant oy antiquity blush for fear that he
was overriding things
His rule was absolute. His capacity fer al
tending 20 details. for keeping an eye on every
fhiur that would insure his remaining sole arbitsr
az Gustemalau deStiuies, was simply marvellous.
The members NJ the Guatemalan assembly. though
f., ts externally perfectly good legislative body.
rnc,laled on the parlIamen,s of really democratic
lands a-. simply his creatureS-or so hts enemies
say His cabinet ministers slaves, Every.
where Cabrera has spies. Nobody native or for.
airn enters or leaves Guatemala without having
his every move reported to the deSpot So terri.
HE Is this system of espionage. So acute the sus
nirlou aroused by the dictator's methods, we'll
Known his ruthlessness when once he has decided
IN Swoap down on somebody. thar his name Is
never mentioned ln Guatemala except In whispers
Every man suspects his neighbor.
He has large army, which he keeps efficient
since he realizes quite well that his power rests
on hnyonets The private soldiers are recruited
by force and get only few cents day, The Of
ncers, too ARE poorly paid, but they like the Ct
william officials Of Cabrera. are not. according 10
common belief, deprived Of means Of improving
their stpends.
lous ways The attempts to KIN him have been
far from bungling essays by amateurs; they show
a skill in planning that should place them high
among the classics OF their KIM. As q result Of