Evening star., 1932-05-16
Peril of Political Fanatics
Observed as DOumer Is Slain

the subsequent punishment take on any
Of the merit of a lesson"
"It is fortunate for the peace Of Eu-
rope" In the opinion of the Dayton
Daily News, that the White Russians
OF France are exiles, men without q
country, and this crime by one of them
leaves no foreign government respon-
Sible or suspect" The San Antonio
Express, recalling the past services Of
President Doumer ana his patriotic
sons, voices the conclusion that "the
French police doubtless will watch
White Russians more closely, and Paris
no longer may be a haven for men who
favor monarchial restoration in Rus
sia-as it has been since the Bolshevist
revolution Of 1917" The st. Joseph
Gazette points out that France is an
ally Of Poland" and that Ito believe
that France Is friend Of things Com
munistic Is ridiculous The Columbus
Ohio State Journal adds that "it Is not
likely that the death Of President Dou-
mer will have any particularly impor-
tant political significance" The Bloom
ington Paragraph feels that rarely in
the history OF the world does a crazy
man with dagger or gun change the
course Of history" The Lexington
Leader recalls that "the hand of the
assassin, from the death Of Caesar to
the murder of Doumer, has accomplish-
ed nothing of beneficial nature
1T is to be hoped" advises the Mil
waukee Sentinel, that investigation
will prove that to the diseased mind Of
fanatic sole responsibility for the
death is to be attributed" The Salt
Lake Deseret News calls the murder
lone Of the senseless tragedies that hold
back progress" remarking that "the
French have been dominated by fear
since the war, and the politics of the
country is based on protection" The
News suggests that this crazy act crys-
tallizes fear in the hearts of President
Doumeris associates"
Perhaps the assassin is an example"
thinks the Buffalo Evening News, "of
the extent to which insanity has been
exhibited in the development Of great
deal of political thought since the war.
Certainly there have been too many
persons whose acts have been directly
in reverse of what natural reasoning
would be expected to produce. President
Doumer had been in Office but a short
time. and q French President at best
usually exerts little influence in ma
tional or international affairs, since the
premier Is the executive in practice.
M. Doumer however, had built up a
great career in French public life and
he had gained wide respect. The world
already had suffered too many tragedies
without having this aimless crime added
to its afflictions."
I'm view of the shock caused by the
assassination" the Chicago Daily News
holds that "the outcome of the recent
French election Is all the more notable"
the Daily News emphasizing "the sert-
Gus menace In the recent gains for
Hitler and his extremist program In
Germany" That paper is impressed by
the fact that there were striking victo-
ries in France, mot for the extreme
Nationalists, but for the parties or
groups which favor the adoption Of con-
ciliatory policies toward Germany;
that they also favor cooperation with
the United States and the other pow
ers that seek to bring about effective
reduction of ornaments" The Daily
News concludes: France, perhaps will
abandon its demand for security in
the form Of an international armed
force or new alliances, or binding
pledges on the part Of the League of
Nations to resort to boycotting or
other coercive methods against al
ledged aggressor nations. It Is the
unexpected that happens, says q
French proverb, but the immediate
world reaction to the result Of the
French elections Is distinctly favorable.
The European skies are brighteningi
the situation shows gratifying moral
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