The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-23
GEN. WEYLER, WEALTHY,
STILL ACTIVE nv SPAIN
Despite His 90 Years, He Pays Strict
Attention to His Work as SEN
ator-All Spain Re-
spects Him.

Madrid, Feb. 22.--General Valerano
Weyler. who during the Spanish-Am
lean war was the most caricatured and
headlined man in the United States, is
still, despite his 90 years and the Sc
rious illness that he suffered last year
one Of the most active and energetic
men in Spain.
His automobile, taking him from his
residence near the royal palace across
the city to the ministry of war, where
he as chief of the general staff, pre-
sides over the daily sessions OF that
body, is invariably the first to. be seen
OR the streets of late-rising Madrid.
! With the little figure in worn uni
form, or later in the year, wrapped in a
great coat, the ear makes a quick dash
through the empty streets, bringing the
aged captain general to shis Office long
before his younger, but not more az
tive, colleagues.
Being captain general, General
| Weyler cannot be retired according to
| Spanish military law, having in this
respect one contemporary, the aged
Captain General Primo Rivera. Since
the Spanish American war Weyler has
held many offices in Spain and even
now Ia always called into consultation
| by the king and government in times
Of crisis or impending crisis.
As chief of the general staff during
the World war, he saw to it that the
army was kept up to strength in case
of emergency and that the arsenals
were full, so that if Spain should be
drawn in, she would not be found un
| prepared.
General Weyler pays very strict at
tention TO his work as a senator, and
he is one of the most regular attend
ants at the sessions of that body, de-
Tending always the prestige of the
monarchy, his country and the army.
Between the morning at the war of
flee and the afternoon in the Senate
the general finds time for ride
through the park of Madrid, or when
the Senate is not in session, for longer
trot over the Casa De Campo near the
city. Mounted on huge charger
whereupM his little figure appears tin
Ter than ever, still in his worn uniform,
the general goes forth unattended, but
sitting majestically, with his arm
thrown back as though holding a field
marshal's baton, or sitting to sculp
tor.
This little man, whom all Spain re
spects. saved good deal of money
while doing duty in Cuba and the Phil
'ippines, which he invested in Madrid
residential property and, with his we'll
rented residences and apartment houses,
the general is now a wealthy man. He
lives in one of his own houses with
several of his sons, he is separated from
his wife, and within these four walls
he is gentle and kindly old man,
dropping altogether the role of the
strict disciplinarian. which he is when
on official duty. and dispensing charity
with a liberal hand. He brushes aside
criticism aud even ridicule. The news
papers sometimes caricature him in
costumes of 40 or more years ago, |
which he sometimes wears. His sons |
resent this and have often threatened I,
to "call out the authors but the gen |
eral. who is credited with having fought /
many duels in his youth, has always |
replied. Leave them alone, public men
must expect these things"
General Weyler has a number of
sons. One is a senator, another a dep |
uty and third recently joined the
Jesuits.