Show MEN OF WEIGHT IN THE NATIONS BELOW THE LINE in the assassination of president St sanchez anchez cerro little littie colonel of peru the wort world d witnessed the exit of another intensely dramatic character from the political amphitheater of south america 0 of f a all 11 the soldiers and dieta dictators tors who have strutted their brief mo ment in that changing pageant none was more colorful in temperament and background than the fallen president A short swart soldier and leader of forlorn hopes li oies he be carried in his veins the blood of both the inca race that built a mighty empire while europe was still gilill through the mid ille aget ages rind and tile the daring conquista dores nho loot looted ell then toppled that empire into the dust ills nc accession cession to the presidency jim in IWO 1910 was a double victory it lifted to pow power er not only a repressed political party but a representative of therace which white conquerors had bad doomed to centuries long obscurity no south amer american can title however exceeds in charm a and nd implication that of juan vicente gomez venerable president of venezuela widely known as the happy dictator but 40 only one of his big sobriquets neis also the patriarch and the well deserving one of the outstanding gomez accomplishments consisted of shattering an odd tradition that all battles must be fought on tuesday the day of mars As a military leader he sent his troops troop into battle on whatever day seemed propitious which to enemy troops disturbed at theli thel si estas seemed as as it proved disastrous the happy dictator Is not only statesman and a warrior but a movie fan as well lie ile likes to grin at apostles of the merry heart he also likes progress blood and iron seems to him an outmoded slogan instead lie he has given venezuela the motto peace and work a philosophy of government which might be adopted with profit by many nations in both the old world and the new philadelphia public ledger |