Evening star., 1945-04-13
Digest of Press Comment
BY the Associated Press.

New York Times-History will honor
this man for many things. however wide
the disagreement of many of his coun-
trymen with some of his policies and his
actions. 1t will honor him above all else
because he had the vision to see clearly
the supreme crisis of our times and the
courage to meet that crisis boldly
New York Herald Tribune-The stag
gering shock with which yesterdays
news came to an entire Nation-and to
a world beyond the Nation-is the best
measure of the place which Franklin
Delano Roosevelt had made for himself
In the history of the American people.
II will take years of analysis, of re-
Election, of experience with the con-
sequences of the many initiatives which
he advanced to arrive at any final esti-
mate of the IL years Franklin RooSe-
velt's tenure as Chief Magistrate of the
United States.
Philadelphia Inquirer-It may be said
of President Roosevelt that he gave his
life for his country as truly as the soldier
who is slain on the firing line. He died
in the path of duty. He could have
wished for no better epitaph
Baltimore Sun-Franklin D. Roosevelt
was a great man. Those who opposed
his every act and every policy and those
who, more judiciously found in his pro-
gram much to condemn as we'll as much
to admire can join in tribute to his
genius with those who accepted him
without question. AS a popular
leader, he ranks with the great Presi-
dents Of our past.
Pittsburgh Post Gazette President
Roosevelt's contribution as executive
head of the Nation went far deeper
than organizing our military and in
duStrial power. He was an able SpokeS-
man for the democratic ideals of our
people. He played a great part in
awakening us to our responsibilities in
world planning and organization
Boston POst-This was to be his great
est hour. AS he led in peace and war,
fortnight and foursquare, resolute and
answering, in the long, uphill struggle
to the mountain top, just as the dawn
was breaking he was called away, leav-
ing to others the fulfillment of his hope,
our hope and the hope of all free men
for peace.
Into his place, to lead in the time
ahead, steps a man of his own choosing
"a simple. firm, able American.
Boston Globe-There were always
those who knew the greatness of this
man while he lived and wrought among
us. some of them spoke out then, but
none will ever need to speak out now.
The grandeur of his thoughts and deeds
speaks for him and will go on speaking
Hartford Conn., Courant Still
shocked at the news of President Roose-
Velt's death, this country is today closing
its ranks Death is always tragedy. To
have it single out, even in a time of
wholesale slaughter, the leader of our
Nation at the climax of our greatest
war. with the peace still to be fashioned
out of indefinite complexities, it is
tragedy of a magnitude it will take long
to grasp.
Richmond (Val Times -Dispatch-T The
role which Mr.. Roosevelt had played for
u years in our domestic affairs was of so
crucial nature that there is no one who
can even remotely take his place. The
same thing is true of his far-reaching
work in building the structure of peace
for the postwar era.
Charlotte IN. c. Observer-America
will suffer incalculably the loss of his
leadership during the years that lie i'm
mediately ahead. = Fortunately the
loss of his leadership in the further con-
duct of the war as commander in chief
will relatively be less of a national
disaster than that of his wise counsel
and experienced hand in the shaping of
international peace.
Atlanta Constitution-News of his
passing came as stark, unbelievable
tragedy to a Nation he had led through
dozen years of the most critical. action
packed years in all history. - His un-
timely passing robs humankind of its
greatest champion
Birmingham tAla.) Age-Herald -
Something 'incalculably great has gone
out of the life of the Nation out of the
life of all the world The realization of
that floods every mind, as it strives to
grasp the vast significance of this man.
symbolic of the spirit, the hope the
aspiration of all men who struggle for
justice, for freedom. for a world becom-
ing to the dignity of men as the sons of
God
Mobile tAla.) Register-In the prep
arations for peace and the completion
and maintenance of a world security
organization, President Roosevelt pos
sessed a leadership and an intimacy
with the plans and problems which
neither Harry S. Truman, = = nor any
other in the American Government can
at once duplicate.
Chattanooga Times - America will
rally stronger than ever behind Mr..
Roosevelt's ideals of complete victory
and organized peace. Like Woodrow
Wilson, he has fallen in the struggle,
his life sacrifice to his country's cause.
Unlike Woodrow Wilson, Mr.. Roosevelt
had every reason to believe that his
country would follow him in the diff
cult path of peace =.
Memphis Commercial Appeal - The
final verdict of men will be that Franklin
D. Roosevelt was great President and
an even greater human being, and the
memory of his virtues and his services
to his own country and the world will
outlive and overcome any recollection
of anything besides
New Orleans Times Picayune-The
sudden and wholly unexpected death of
President Roosevelt has plunged his
countrymen and the Allies into morn
ing. With the worldwide grief is
mingled bewilderment and perplexity
regarding the effect upon world events
of his departure at the moment when
his counsels and leadership approached
its peak
Louisville Courier Journal - Now is
no time to attempt to pay the
tribute that is owing to the great Presi-
dent whose death was the most severe
blow since the assassination of
Abraham Lincoln.
Chicago Tribune-History will appraise
his work. For the moment we can only
express the deep sorrow which all
Americans feel at the passing of their
chosen leader. His successor, President