Marshal Hubert Lyautey, great colonial conqueror whose military! penetration gave France the mandated colony of Morocco with its 213,000 foreigners from numerous _profes-miles rich in minerals and potential Soldiers, died at his Chateau Dethorey, Bulgaria with ear here, to-day as a result of an infection of the Lungs.
He was 80 years old and will go, down into history as one of the ablest colonial conquerors and administrators of all time. His whole career! was spent in colonial conquest and pacification with the brief interlude unhappy term of office as! Minister of War during the world conflict.
Marshal Lyoutey will go. back to the land of his conquest for eternity. Inside the vine-covered walls of the ruined Roman city of Chella, the Sala Colonia of the Roman Empire, just outside the Moslem capital Rabat, along the Atlantic shores, a tomb was erected at his own request for the great soldier, Scorning the Invalides of Napoleon where Foch, the Little Corporal and scores of great soldiers of the Empire and Republic are buried, he desired to be buried in Morocco, Scene of hhis greatest accomplishments.
Born in Nancy on November 17, 1854, Marshal Lyautey was the son of!
French engineer, a general in-Ispector of Roads and Bridges. He attended the infantry school at St-'Cyr but it was 1892 before he reached the grade of cavalry captain. first attracted attention for the essay' he wrote on "The social role of an 'OMmcer."
His colonial career began in 1604 in Indo-China when he first put into application the method of colonizing by using the native rather than by driving him out and taking his land. In 1898, Marshal Lyautey was made chief of staff of the Army of Occupation of Indo-China and took part in the Upper Tonking campaign which fixed the frontier between the French colony and China.
As Lieutenant-Colonel, be was. called to Madagascar in 1696 and was allowed to use his peaceful penetra~ tion methods to pacify the southern half of the island. His success brought him the rank of Brigadier-General and, in 1004, he was sent to the southern Oran region where France had been trying for 100 years to pacify the desert tribesmen.
With two soldiers. later to make their own glory, Mangin and Gouraud, as aides. ne et about to penetrate and pacify Moreco. AS recently as 1912, he was shut up in Louse in Fez, culture capital of Morocco, with a handful of troops—lhwld prisoner by the Moors for 21 days. Tu that same year, he was Jelected as one of the 40 immortals of the French Academy and awarded the baton of Marshal of France, the only rewards he ever desired and obtained.
Recalled to France in 191 be war named Minister of War. He named. Jeflre as Marshal of Franco. bu eter relieved him of supreme com mand and put Nivelle in his place Energetic, Marshal Lyautey sor found himself in trouble with Par Hamnent which resented his military manner and he withdrew to Morocco. He was then named Marshal of Frunce and first Resident-General of Morocco—United Press.
Nancy, July 29, In the presence of M. Albert Lebrun, President of the French Republic, national funeral services were held here yesterday for the ale General Hubert Lyautey, former resident-superior' of Morocco.
Marshal Philippe Petain, in the name of the French Government, delivered a funeral oration.
August 2, it was announced yesterday, is to be set aside as a day of mourning throughout the entire country, in tribute to the late general—Havas.
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