Evening star., 1937-12-13
BO[NAR'S CAREER
BROADCAST TOPIC

Triumphant Career of South
American Liberator to
Be Told This Evening.
(This is the seventh of series
OF weekly articles concerning the
notable radio broddcasts OF episodes
OF Latin American history, spon-
sored by the Federal Office OF Edu-
cation every Monday epening over
the Columbia netWork)
BY BRENT DOW ALLTNSON.
IT to Americans, o. Liberty.
The solemn mission is by Heaven given
To curb and tame the ravening beast OF
And over all the regions of the earth,
And over all the waters of the sea
To spread Thy sovereign rules imperial
Il in 4 federal bond from pole to pole.
Through war or peace. ye live At length
Union shall be your strength, union, O
And freedom. and unconouered brother
A mightier work. o. Bolivar. is union
Than to destroy Spain's iron rod of power,
La Victoria de Junln.' -
Jose JOAQUIN de Olmeda u7S0-lS4O.
Thus the Venezuelan poet-laureate
of liberty sang to the "Liberator" and
great architect of South American
freedom and union, after the brilliant
cavalry victory of Junin, in PERU
the Saratoga of the Southern con-
tinent-which paved the way directly
to the memorable triumph of Aya-
cuchO, one of the decisive battles Of
the Western world, theme of the
Brave New World" radio program
over the Columbia network this eve
ming at 1890 o'clock. Fought and
won by Gen. Antonio Sucre, Bolivar's
most trusted friend and skillful mill
tary strategist, on December 9, 1924,
about 400 miles southeast of Lima,
the Peruvian capital, against the
Spanish viceroy, La Serna, and his
royalist army, it was decisive vic
tory for the revolutionists and the last
important engagement Of the long
series of wars for South American
emancipation. 1t was the climax Of
Simon Bolivar's incredible career and
of his triumphant passage of the high
Andes and which enabled him to be-
come the conqueror of the Andes, the
liberator of Peru, the founder and
president of Bolivia-which was
named for him-the instigator and
creator of Greater Colombia, the
champion of Panama. Ecuador and
of ungrateful Venezuela; and the real
author of Pan-Americanism.
Washington Of the South"
Bolivar, the Deliverer, the Wash
ington of the South"-as George
Washington's own adopted son termed
him, when sending him a medallion
of the First President by the honored
hands of the aging La Fayette, in
1928.
Listen now to Bolivar's own words,
ringing from the battlefields Of Junin
and Ayacucho, across the years:
Soldiers! You go to complete the
greatest work Heaven has been able
to entrust to men-to save whole
world from slavery.
"Soldiers Peru and all America look
to you for peace, the daughter OF
victory. Even liberal Europe regards
you with enchantment. for the lib
erty of the New World is the hope Of
the universe. VIII you disappoint
them? No! You are invincible
Soldiers! You have given liberty to
South America, and a quarter Of the
world is the monument Of your glory.
Where have you not conquered?
South America Is covered with
trophies OF your valor; but Ayacucho,
like Mount Chimborazo, rears her
exalted head above them all.
Soldiers! Colombia owes to you
the glory with which you once again
crown her. Peru-life, liberty and
peace! La Plata and Chile also are
your debtors for immense benefits.
The good cause.-The cause of the
rights of man-has conquered by your
arms in her terrible struggle with the
oppressors. Contemplate, then, the
blessings which you have conferred
upon humanity by your heroic sac
riflces, ="
Driven From Native Land.
In these words Simon Bolivar
thrilled his compatriots, a hundred
years ago, summoned them to heroic
sacrifices and achievements for hui
man liberty and political independence
from Bourbon Spain, and kept his
promise of unselnsh leadership and
service to mankind. Accused, how
ever, by jealous political pretenders
and unworthy aspirants to his place,
Of desiring to be dictator, or even
Gas was Washington) Of approving a
movement to place himself upon a
throne, he was virtually driven from
public life and from his native land.
Having resigned the presidency of
Colombia under the malevolent and
reckless attacks of his ungrateful
countrymen. he started on his way
to exile in England, when, his strength
failing, he died suddenly, at the age
Of Al, on December II, 1880.
II wish that I had q fortune to
give to every Colombian" he had
exclaimed upon leaving Bogota. And
again, when nobly declining to lead
an insurrectionary movement Of his
friends, which would have restored
him to power, unconstitutionally, and
recouped his fortunes, he declared,
in language reminiscent Of Nathan
Hale's famous utterance: IF there
were only one sacrifice to be made,
and that OF my life, or happiness, or
even honor, believe me, should not
hesitate. But I am convinced that
1t would be in vain and be-