Show MEN OF WEIGHT IN THE NATIONS BELOW THE LINE in the assassination of president sanchez cerro little attle colonel ot of peru the world witnessed the exit of 0 another intensely dramatic cliar acter from the political amphitheater of south america of all the soldiers and dictators who have strutted their brief moment in that clinn gling pageant none was more colorful in temperament and back background round than the fallen president A short swart soldier and leader of forlorn hopes lie he carried in ills his veins the he blood of both the inca race that built a mighty empire while europa europ was still struggling ling through the middle middie ages und ond the daring con lores dores who looted then toppled that empire into the dust ills accession to the in 1010 1910 was a double victory lc tory it lifted to power not only a repressed political party but a representative of the lie race which white conquerors hid had doomed to centuries long obscurity no south american title however exceeds in charm anti and implication that of juan vicente gompes venerable president bresden I 1 t of venezuela widely known ns as the happy dictator but only one of hla his sobriquets lift ile Is niso also tile tha patriarch anti anil the well deserving one of the outstanding gomez accomplishments cots consisted Isted of shuttering shattering nn an odd tradition that all battles must be fought on tuesday the day of mars As a military leader tie lie sent his troops into battle on wha whatever vei day seemed propitious which to enemy troops disturbed tit nt their alestas siestas si sl estas seemed as as aa it proved disastrous tile the happy dictator Is not only a statesman find and a warrior but a movie ran fan as well ile he likes to grin at apostles of the merry heart likes progress blood anti and iron seems to him nn an outmoded slogan instead he has siren given venezuela the motto peace and work a philosophy of government which might be lid adopted opted with prout by many nation in both the old world and the new philadelphia la public ledger |