Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-08

Roosevelt's admirer to the extent that
he voted for his reelection in 1896.
The little book which Mr.. Warburg
wrote in 1888 about the President.
Hell Bent for Election" irritated
many of Mr.. Roosevelt's friends. Yet
reading the book reveals as much affec-
ton as criticism. In any event, Mr..
Warburgs analysis of Mr.. Roosevelt's
personality Is discriminating and fair.
has accurate insight. quote a part
Of It:
Mr.. Roosevelt is motivated primarily
by two desires: The desire to do good
and the desire to be liked and admired.
In Mr.. Roosevelt there Is. I think, q
real humanitarian desire to make life
more pleasant or at least more bear
able to the greatest possible number
Of people. I believe that Mr.
Roosevelt wanted to become President
primarily because being President ex-
presses, more than anything else could
express 1t, the fact Of being liked and
admired by the greatest possible num-
Der Of people"
Ambitious to Accomplish.
Given q man of this temperament,
how does such temperament express
itself when things 60 wrong? That
things would 60 wrong sooner or later,
Mr.. Warburg realized, as every
thoughtful person realizes about every
human project and human being. Diff
ficulty was even more sure to come to
Mr.. Roosevelt than to others because,
IS Mr.. Warburg put it:
He seeks to do too much-more
than any man in any position could
realistically hope to do. And in
addition to attempting too much, he
does what he attempts to do too
thoughtfully, too hastily, and without
nrst acquiring SUFFICIENT knowledge"
Mr.. Warburg felt that Mr.. Roose-
welt always realized, even though only
instinctively and subconsciously, that
much Of what he was attempting could
not be done. Even though his wish to
be liked made him close his eyes to
the unpleasant realization, neverthe-
less, Mr.. Warburg felt that:
In Mr.. Roosevelt there is likewise
An intellectual realization that neither
he nor any other human being could
do very much in this direction. The
conflict Of the desire which would like
to do much, and the intellectual real
ization that but little can be done, re-
suits, in Mr.. Roosevelt. in a feverish
assertion OF the desire in the shape
Of m unfulfillable promise"
Sketched Reaction to Failure.
Given such a state OF mind, when
1t is realized that the promise is un-
fulfillable, what does q man of Mr..
Roosevelt's temperament do? When
the accumulation Of mistakes and
impossible attempts results in DIM
Guilty, what turn would Mr.. Roosevelt
take? Mr.. Warburg gave the answer
as Mr.. Warburg conceived it:
1T is my considered opinion
that, as time goes on and as the pop
ular applause upon which Mr.. Roose-
welt is so dependent becomes less and
less audible. he will become more and
more feverish in his activity, more and
more grandiose in his schemes, and
less and less effective in putting them
into action"
That forecast was little terrifying.
But the time has now come and We
have = partial answer. It came last
week, on the fifth anniversary of MI.
Roosevelt's Inauguration. He was
rather called upon to say something
appropriate to the occasion. What he
said did not conform to Mr.. Warburg's
prediction. He took refuge in Psalm.
the 18th. One might have anticipated
he would seek the 23d, for in that IS
contained the words of solace and