Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29

1.-THE evil that men, do lives after
them" Is proved again Is, after the
passage of more than three decades, the
reign of terror IN Cuba under Gov. Gen.
Valeriano Weyler Is recalled in the
comment on his death. Not such VIZ
lures as he may have possessed, but the
fact that he was known as Butcher
Weyler," remains In the public mind.
Although Capt. Gen. Valeriano Wey-
Ter spent less than two Of the % years
Of his life in Cuba, 1t was his oppressive
and bloody career as governor general
Of the island that made him known In
this part Of the world" recalls the De-
troit Free Press, saying further, 'Un-
questionably he was directly responsible
for the deaths Of scores Of thousands Of
helpless CubanS whom he placed in
disease-ridden concentration camps,
careless Of whether they persisted or
survived, and on this account alone his
memory Is entitled to large amount Of
infany."
The New York Sun reconects that
"his method was denounced not alone
in the United States but in Great Britain.
Some Of the epithets hurled at him were
butcher murderer assassin This
denunciation resulted in his recall, and
his policy was factor in bringing about
the Spanish American War;" concludes
the Sun.
This latter effect was zone Of the
brightest pages in the history of the
North American Republic" according to
the Asheville Times, stirring the peo-
pie of the United States, q Nation COM
mitted to isolation, to one Of their most
splendid acts Of intervention" Recall
ing the results of that intervention,
acquisition Of the Philippines, Guam,
Porto Rico and Cuba, which now has
its independence" 1.-THE Allentown Morn
ing Cali says: 1.-THE United States was
forced into world affairs, and was pre-
pared, after humiliation Of Spanish
power, to enter with confidence into
war upon European soil. That might
have been too big a jump II we had not
had the war with Spain 40 years be-
FORE" suggests the GILL.
As the Memphis Commercial Appeal
puts the case: IF we believe that the
fate of nations, like the fate Of humans,
is something above and beyond human
power. then Gen. Weyler may be ac-
cepted as the agency through which
good was evolved from evil. The sink
ing of the American battleShip Maine
merely. brought to q head the American
resentment that was felt against the
Weyler military policies in Cuba. The
two brought on thu war between tho
United States and Spain, which was the
means of setting Cuba free"
Not only in Cuba was this military
leader notorious for his harsh methods,
but Gen. Weyler took an active part
in the management of the campaign
against the Morocco tribesmen in
1921" as tn Indianapolis Star recalls,
and -'his was q policy of relentless
severity then, as 1t had been more than
20 years before" In q briee reCrtldes-
cence of his flaming spirit more re-
Gently che opposed. De Rivera and
helped drive him from power last JAM
uary," says the San Antonio Express.
Excoriated as he was in Cuba. where,
after lapse of more than 80 years
since the end OF the Spanish American
War. Weyler'S name is stfll uttered with
as the Scranton Times says,
he has always been honored in Spain,
a contrast noted by many editors. Says
the Omaha Evening World-Herald:
zone mans hero Is frequently another
mans ogre. particularly II he happens
to follow the profession OF arms, In
Spain he was ever held In the highest
esteem, the object Of the nations patxi-
otto affection. not because the
Spanish people admired cruelty, hut be-
cause Gen. Weyler was upholding the
honor and glory Of the nation" And
this "hero-ogre paradox must continue
to flourish until civilization has pro-
crossed to that point where 1t. can abol-
ish the trade Of arms, !" concludes this
journal. ~
ut Is more than 80 years since the
incidents that made Gen.. Weyler un-
popular in this country. hut he has en-
joyed a peaceful and prosperous old age |
in Spain until death found himsat 92,n
states the Davenport Democrat and |
Leader. @Gen. Weyler has passed On |
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