Evening star., 1933-02-24

President-elect Roosevelt, escaping ar
assassins bullet in Florida, has received
tributes from the country which involve
a striking demonstration of the national
hope that is placed In his services al
the head of the Government. The crime
Is laid to q single person with dis
ordered mind, and many demand greater
restrictions upon the sale Of firearms
It is also urged that the demands for
public appearances of the Chief Execu-
tive should be curtailed, in view Of the
duties of his high Office and the recog-
nized impossibility Of guarding fully
against criminals.
ct is doubtful" thinks the Omaha
World Herald. ''if at any other time In
all history so nearly world-emoracmg
hope and faith and confidence were
reposed in one mere mortal man, II SO
many prayerful eyes were turned to any
leader and servant of the people, as
center now upon Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The Portland (Oreg) Journal declares
Franklin D. Roosevelt, charming IN
personality, Lincoln-like in his consid-
Grafton Of the hopes and plans OF plain
people, dedicated wholly and unreserv-
edly to an effort to deliver his country
and his people from the discourage
ments and despair of the times, is one
of the last men in the world at whom
there is reason, excuse or pretext for an
assassin's bullet to be aimed"
'He has a unique opportunity" states
the Baltimore Sun, Ito observe the very
real degree to which the American peo-
pie are counting upon him and the
esteem in which he Is held" while the
fact that the hopes of the country, and
even of the world, are centered in him
is attested by the Altoona Mirror, the
Roanoke World-News and the Hamilton
Journal. The Miami Daily News ex-
presses the Nations 'jubilant relief that
he was spared for the great tasks he is
about to undertake" The Columbia Is:
c. State praises Roosevelt, the man"
and observes that he lis calmly master
Of himself, coolly courageous and self
possessed in time Of great crisis" the
Dayton Daily News emphasizes the 1act
that ''the event carries assurance as TO
the fiber Of the man to whom, as to no
other man in generations, his country
looks for intrepid service now"
"It becomes more and more apparent,
in the Judgment of the Salt Lake Des-
eret News, "how subject life and prop
erty are to ideas. A pistol or battle
ship turns against the best interests OF
society with q change Of ideas in the
minds of men. 1t is a time for sound
thinking and clear vision" The Des
Moines Tribune advises that "the lesson
of the need of greater care to protect
the key men of Government Is obvious"
while the San Antonio Evening News
holds that hereafter the comings and
goings of Mr.. Roosevelt must be watched
over closely" demand which is voiced
Axy In 1ah itu
Is urged by the Eureka (Calif) Hum
boldt Times that ''he should forego un-
necessary risks; by the Oakland Trib-
une that sit may be necessary to lessen
his number of public appearances" and
by the Sioux Falls Daily Argus-Leader
that I'VE should take steps to see that
he Is not subjected to such dangers in
the future" The Scranton Times, how
ever, thinks that at is difficult to see
how such risks can be avoided II our
Presidents and other leaders are not to
live clustered lives"
That It Is impossible to guard COM |
pletely against such attacks Is the con-
tention of the New York H erald Trib- |
me, the New York Times and the !,
Richmond News Leader. The last |
mentioned paper concludes that for the |
President to reach the country "it Is |
possible that the radio will be increas-
ngly employed" The Danbury News /
Times feels that "the acts of the de-
nented are as accidental as the disas-
.rous consequences of catastrophe in {
nature" The Springfield (MaSs)
Union warns that assassination CT an
official is too high a price to pay for
DUR too easy tolerance Of enemies Of
,ur institutions" while the New Or
cans Times Picayune advises that "the
N attack M individual