The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-26
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aHlaIa New NaFik.lf1fs alflff EfIlAs "
~ anown NOW than q was half = century
aso. Then hs enjoyed a reputation ahovs
~. merits. h-inG often descriu.-t ~ the
Warrington or Napoleon ol South Amer
-. uut ~ recent years he has fallcn into
- 1,,lSluu. which p Lorraine pstrc. the
..errr 1T the most recent work upon his
,.r.-,r uIinks ~ undes"rved. and IN Rc-
now ls-ising that an apology - due for
a. attempt To- revive an interest In him
-.,- that this ~ largely due 20 the CON
liant turmoil IT rev olution and civil war
Witch has existed since Boli' Ars death
o. those countries, IN the liberation VI
v.,u from Ia. dominion of spain he
,vpi - great 4 part
NJ estimate % IN. Carr.r and character
O. Bolivar - difficult task Has strong
,.r-nrahty inspired an some o his cont.m-
J,rar,.~ th, highest af.ct., u q vi adruIra-
t.ru and m oihcrs contempt and AVERSION
,r. rn' sid" Pc VS. looked upon A. q patrIui
vra inpIght only Ut the welfare Of his
,.r'fN on m" other ~ an ambitious
...r'. ecker puklnr upon the liberation ~
18th america merely a. a stepping stone
O. his own glory In his w"rk -Sim,n
R.r,tr- tlohn Lane. London Mr. Petr-
ra- tried Ia >i.,'r middle cours.'. reject
o.. on 49,, one hand the eNtravagan'
rr.r-s ut I.arrazahal. has most fanatiCal
Anuisior and on the other IN" "hViou~
rrnuldio,.~ ~ Du"nudrav- Hoistein who
r11 .i,u-'' VI PERSONAL resentment against
A..n and had hardly a good word to LAY
81 hum
~ o." family and personal relations 1t
Bolivar there - comparatively httlsknuwn.
g.. family w,,- among the earlier of the
o..I-rtrt- rom Svalu aft-~ 90" conquest
o. r'a Nn.rir'u ,lnmiuinrS and ~ N"
u'.. u' ~l'uDn'- nIrth u lsS1 49, father
40 IN. IT the richest men IA Caracas
t'.- ih" most important town IN N"n-
...la HIS PARENTS tied when h" was
,..ng and his early training amt "dvCs,-
cation YVES entrusted by an uncl" - simon
X i-fEicg an eccentric. who l''-ide- Try
m NrthOut rnuCh -",y1-7-tp t"Arh the
hry the ,lagr"uts Of Spanish. l.t.n. artth-
r'sJlr and history ,"rtaiulv "N"r'l-'"i "a
goat InHu~n,. upun ham fnr h" uu.tt''sd
into hi- mEd his first IWprn--' % ni 70
rIhhoAn institutions On one II hiS
,or!rnevs io Europe No. married q Young
lady ~ a mobile spanish family. rul 80
uiAd month aft-r they tpd''i 'U \"n.s-
lela and be vowel that b." Suy't 80. -
again marry. 4 Nrs whI,h r" np-''.. -
Ne lived IN /, varv"t ral sta" ui isolation.
wIth no real to- bindr, him o. any one
TO- after hI- Wife'- death MI ad uo family
~" oven hts rrntle. ant sister never
appearing upon -" enc ~" only
substitute for trur.Iy Ns- ul~ personal
star for several 90 20 r..u ha -,-.'u.d &,
have entertained I."HnS. ui fr"ni-lip
vhtrn were fully r.-,Hurrc.issd 81 NJ
crleag,ie- and -llhpriinafaS thcr" YER.
f.v that h" trusted ald ind,',.i tl"rc w. ere
To-, Of them that V".e Trustworthy or
constant
The idea 81 the -t!ICg for the Hppr1-
ton - tho drwntrodden peopl. 81 South
America from the rule ut Spain -enn- Go
hqv" grown m the nint OF young Bolivar
without ans thought II the personal adj
vsarement that 1t night bring him.
WHAT ls saw ~ Europe IN his early Jour
new md What hr had imhIhed e the
teachings II IN" dreamer Simon Rodri-
g.. seemed 20 convince hun that ms
g. .0r-y .rani 'rpu t." rrIinpI- tal Iu-
- ieur rule = SPAN and endowed VITA
r@DIplican g0,vruuouf WsIId H.ro'u-
new world Franc" Wh4' poo iIi utg
70. .e v.- ~" Iufncn-a ii""'nn % ln.
ts".u the h,mpgrnrpu- b"IT,ei and
c.r.r.ted people Of Franc" ana tho s.-
r..-' .ucIviIir.i and h.t~rpg"'."nu- peso
r.. 4 Nputh AmerirI. wn'>' ciI,s'iun
bal 0sr usu'Iri"s hren carefully r"pr"~-ad
b, 'ra Ery"su.ng power
a. -...y..i mt hi --lf-appoirt.-i r1ss
49, '.a .r'Iu~u-rn 81 voutu and tGI-
49, r. .f 'N" qualities that seemed 20
nav" ,,r..ad ..ru inward 10 -urn -ucnr--
a. ne 4"nl.gaH ~" had not only 20 drive
OF the ~u,urr'. N.rr very Insufficient
-."an- fur WHOM f. he'd ie-t rIvcd the
o. Government Ha vas faccd rv th, task
~ .a .,u-tuI,rIug 90 adm abstraction for
-. gIs- whose poet md fitted them for
rrmnE boat N"-ro'Ic r1Ir 30 had NO.
90 p, hcIr nIm % This FOR b" was sur
rlni ~ mon Nru>- practical lrJ Iain-
'.r.a With tine. ,r' - government was even
i'-- 'rt0 nr. pvr
81" Hti np pi..-tr. "iurl'Irn. either
r-,.'l.ul or theoretical and MS system e
v.-'a-" us- h""u Characterized ~
range riy'l.n nr %" war'i<a prop"nsi-
to- y tho Iudig"uau- races win European
0.,.rHu. IT. g,iuS,i MS victories Nv
EIst.'v IpDa'u"-itv DO sftt.- and Infdil-
& ,1r-'tupy m defeat HI- famous pas
-.g" - toe Andc- h,- '-""n compared
7'. rho rt-s4g" of 'H, A.p, ~ Hannibal
%. Nsrnl-rn H. actual ply-icsl difficult
's- H.r" greater. p"rhaU- than either
.. 'r,-a encountered pu' instead ~ their
20 armies - well disciplined troops
Z -r had A. ne u..'-ld" not more than
? .. .sI' disciplined men The unfprtu-
o.. ."ne1uo.sn-. ualiing from climate
'..' .- Away warm and on 90" plains
o. .--.yeiy hot fr.nd thrm-eiv'.- poorly
I'd some aim 1-t naked IN an upland
Er.r' ~ IN Irv northwest wind con
g.. ~ snveioped IN chilly fog and al
-r geypid ~ ANNA and vegefa boz. life
Ht.v d.'i from the eject ~ the fre,'Zing
.- '-- rsr"'ed ar flngglng had - 10
'.-..'. 3 o.. not - punishment huf 20
20 .- .'r...atlur m the failing bodies
r.- -r .-tar y Ws- Impn--lhl" - prr.
90 no troops tolled painfully
'....E. grrga- where q hundred rpsoiIte
90. r.EH. have barred the way against
.. ..~v BIT NJ SDtnIard- were seen
L. LII .lLIl.n-ei Ihaf Bolivar and