| Show BORDAS assassination uruguay is not a very large country leaving less than a million population but it has cut quite a figure in history the past fifty years chiefly due to its almost continuous disturbed condition now it comes to the fore again with the assassination of its president as noted in the telegrams of august 25 the killing of the chief executive there however does not attract such attention as did the assassination of senor canovas for the reason that it was the work of individual hatred while canovas was slain by one of a very considerable tody body v of people who believe in the murder of those whom they dislike and thus make the spanish vent event the indicator of a danger which threatens the most civilized governments the uruguayan president was an ambitious man had made many political foes and lived in constant fear of the assassins weapon he was of a nation whose people put a light value on life and whose rulers whoever they are must possess much of the fierce and despotic to obtain and retain power the only wonder there Is that with the enmity that exists bel be L 1 tween the political factions the uruguayan affair did not amount to a revolution instead of being confined to individual killing Y yet t it is not certain that a revolution will not be the outcome of the shot that killed president borda |
