Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-23
Centenary of Great Patriot,
Bolivar, Emphasizes Ideals

| Finding significance IN the uuveilinV
at the present time Of a statue to Henry
Gay at Caracas, gift from the United
states OF America to the United STATES
OF Venezuela, the Detroit Free Press re-
marks: "Clay's passion for freedom
carried him to the point of pleading an
the floor of Congress for American In
prevention In the Greek war Of indie
pendence. The speech In which he
made this plea is one of the most Ina
presslve assemblages of words in the
language; but 1t overlooked the neFh-
nent fact that the struggle in Greece
was none Of our business. The South
american republics were Just finding
their destiny when Clay was at kha
height OF his power in this country.
They naturally became the benefieiaries
OF ms oratory. The statue presented -
venezuela Is q graceful recognition AZ
Venezuelas courtesy in giving Q statue
OF Gen. Simon Bolivar to the United
States IN 1921. Such tangible express
slons Of fraternity among the countries
OF America can hardly fail to bear good
fruit" s''
Similarly, the st. Louis -Dispatch
holds that ito the South American CLAY
IS the father of pan-AmericanisEn. the
flaming Northern advocate of liberty
on the Southern continent. This side Of
Clays fame, relatively unknown In this
country" continues the Post-Dispateh.
is revived with the unwilling of the
statue IN his honor at the capital Of
venezuela. In these days, when
the United States is Pleasing every ef-
Tort TO dispel suspicion and MisundeF-
sts ping IN that quarter, it is heaFtening
70 KnoW That Henry Clay's statue win
sCano on south American soil as q per-
manent enissaPy of our historic aood
Will to our Southern neighboFs."
No more inspiring story of a great
patriot and an unselfish as well AZ a
!; ASee1ng statesman" according Ia TIE
humboldt Times, has ever been teId
than that Of Simon Bolivar. WithoaIt
the sturdy eitizenry Of Anglo-Saxon
steadlness to support him, as Washing
ton mad, Bolivar performed pFodigies of
valor, but greater even than his milf
Cary record were his plans for forming
speaking Americana United states At
south America-and the foundations of
states which he laid still persist, al
Inougn the union of which he dreamed
mas never been contaminated. North
america can well join in honorinp the
name OF the great Southern liberator'"
70 the credit OF Bolivar the Fort
worm Hecord-Telegram places the facts
tnaC ne introduced the first practical
Idea Of self-government" into lis nart
OF the world, that he survived The az
pertinent" and that "he is being honored
aVO years after he died" The New York
sun points out that, although he vas
OF a wealthy patrician family" he
marshaled and led the poorly eGuipped
ana often ragged and half starved forces
OF reVolut1onartes The Boston Tran
script states that Ibis name Ia a symbol
OF continental redemption, q FslIyine
cry Tor liberty with order" The New
xork evening Post concludes: Gan en-
plre was never his goal. He would have
conquered continent only to give it
His fame has increased with the
years, according to the San Antonio
Express, which continues, "He deserved
" ranks with Washington, HidaIao.
Suore and San Martin-who freed Ar
gentina and Chile-as an outstanding
leader IN the New Worlds struRFies for
political independence