Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-12

American public opinion has laid a
wreath of tribute upon the grave Of
Gustav Stresemann, courageous martyr
to the cause Of reconstruction. His
courageous leadership at time when
irreconcilables were influential In Euro
pean affairs Is lauded. while his policies
are appraised as permanent guides Tor
the future.
some called him a political tactician
who veered with the side OF public
opinion, but If such he was he did not
drift; he led, boldly. ably, forcefully."
says the Albany Evening News, adding
that the world will believe that he was
one who cast the fog of old kaiserism
away from him and followed the light
that has lifted Germany again into the
respect of nations. He did more than
follow that light; he bore It," in the
opinion of that paper.
Through his courageous stands with
his home people in opposing policies
that would have kept up the war feeling,
he made his country factor for inter
national peace" is the tribute of the
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. while the
thought that he has won the confidence
of the former war foes of his nation Is
emphasized by the Charleston Daily
Mall. the st. Louis Globe Democrat, the
Rock Island Argus, the Hamilton. On
tario. Spectator and the Syracuse
Herald. The Hamilton paper declares
that, "a devoted servant Of his country,
he vet has been able to take the larger
vieW-the world view-and civilization
as q whole owes him deep debt OF
gratitude" The Rock Island estimate
Is that ''in the United States his death
Is regarded as a calamity"
tho HIOrct rOY1nnc IN the worst the
passing of Stresemann will be vast
tragedy for the world; but we have rea-
son to hope that his work has been done
so well that others now will be able TO
carry 1t on" suggests the Houston
Chronicle. while the Miami Herald re-
marks, History Is so often Influenced
by such unexpected events, for the
entire world may be affected adversely
by the demise of one individual"
Perhaps his greatest achievement was
to win the confidence of Aristide BRAND
and thus change the whole nature OF
Franco German relations" thinks the
Detroit News, and the Kalamazoo
Gazette AYERS that, "as the spokesman
of two nations additionally set against
each other by rivalry and suspicion,
BRAND and Stresemann have indeed
earned their popular designation as
Europe's apostles of peace The world
may only hope that the French prime
minister will succeed in finding new
partner In this movement for inter-
national harmony" concludes the
Gazette.
"His service to mankind as q great
collaboration for a tranquil world" in
the Judgment of the Portland oregon
Journal, has written his name imper-
isnably on the scroll of human history.
The lovers of peace and the admirers
of Christian craftsmanship under every
sun will mourn with Germany the pass
ing of her great son." The Flint Daily
Journal, linking him with a former
statesman, says: History alore Will es-
tablish the relative values OF Bismarck
and Stresemann. But for Stresemann,
who turned from his 'might-makes-
the world, 1t would seem that we have
the fruition of greater mind than
Bismarck's."
without the heritage of great fam
lily name, without riches or high social
position" comments the Atlanta Jour-
nal, without any aids other than those
of mind and character and the splen-
did university education which his
father had given him at much sacri-
flce, he rose step by step to his coun-
try's service to become its most useful
uBuLe III ITO Hioot dIououo cha &
Buffalo Evening News predicts that This
achievements will stand out the more
brilliantly as time gives them q per-
spective more suited to their magni-
tude," and the Richmond News-Leader
feels that world politics has lost its
greatest realist"; that "the most spec
tacular, the most useful career in Ger
many has come to an end at time
when the mind and the courage of
Stresemann were needed to complete
what only he had the courage to in
itiate."
The greatness of his contribution 70
the new Germany is impressed upon the
Oakland Tribune, the south Bend