Show MEN OF WEI WEIGHT IN THE N TIONG v BELOW THE LINE in the assassination of president sanc ez cerro little colonel of 0 peru tile tho world witnessed the exit of another abr intensely dramatic dramatic chap clitia acter from the political amphitheater of son south th america of 11 all 11 the so soldiers 1 diers n and 11 d dictators who have strutted ti their ar brief moment in that changing pageant none was more colorful lit in temperament and back background grou nd than the fallen president A short swart soldier and lender eilder of fo forlorn r biorn hopes lie carried in ills his veins the alood of both bogli tile the inca race that bu built it a m mighty gaty empire while europe was still struggling through tile tho iud die ages and the daring ring concu lain dores dorea who looted then toppled that empire into the dust ills ilia accession to tile alio presidency li it 1030 was a double victory it lifted to power not only it repressed pollyl cal party hut but a representative of ohp race which white while conquerors ha doomed to centuries long obscurity no south american title however exceeds in charm and implication that of junn juan vicente gomez venerable president of nf venezuela widely known as the happy dictator lint hut only one of hla fits sobriquets ile he to la also the patriarch and the well deserving one of the outstanding ne nc consisted of shattering tin nn odd tradition that nil all battles must lo he 10 fought on tuesday tile the day of liars As a military lender leader lie he sent tits his troops into battle on whatever day seemed propitious which to enemy troops disturbed at their sl estas seemed no aa ns no it proved the dictator Is not only a statesman and n warrior but a movie fan as well ile ho likes to grin at apostles of the merry heart flearl ile he also likes progress blood and iron seems to him an outmoded slogan In instead stenI lio lie tins hns given venezuela the motto peace evence and work woran a phy of government which might be adopted with profit by many nation in both the old world and the new philadelphia public ledger |