The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-13
NATION MOURNS
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&~satt iuR-so attering preSi-
aontiai career nf FFanklin pelano
h.aseFelt spapned turbulent vears
pf peaee N which IA Worked ~
hh the Naiion oui ~ a depression
s'in tumuiiuots years Of war wen
he played . dominant role n
rhsllinH 81 Allisd victory.
While hU gained the ad,,l,,,o0
"i millions, ere unprecedenied
moves - masc and the political
tatul'es be embraced made him
~ ilequeui TARGET ior bllsterinp
Frlltism. =
Hfusa ic0s ranged from dem.
asoseffy" t0 ~iictatoFShipr The
Fiie aohi kampcd - a record
- liHac high. than ~ egen
aleF wnfiisne peaka Critics
ere $50 iho Presidents win tryins
," paeh ttw salptrme Court an.
tf thui trihunal "a thrown on,
tetel 1T hw faVorile projects
aia Pa ought IA inject new
'u by rcoggalizing the mem.
p ship Some party stalwarts
haf nuk him.
htii be- becagnc The flrxt presi-
orhi "a HISTORY 90 D. excited 10 4
HHa iefn-and by a smashine
n'a - ily-~aBd then Son To- nom
haallf ID Tor a fourth.
- intsraaaansa Statesman
~ Roosevelt had attained n
,i'ts'autiai nier lational stature
~ thr years when he was CON
"tned primarily with applying
'eteiuiioHaty Eemedies 90 an Geo.
.a'ais hliehi rooted in World
Wa 4
And astFF the flames of a sec.
nisd eiehai C0nflict were kindled
hp tseanae me pivotal statesman
OF ulfae nan 80 United Nations
~hma posslcd their might TO
amaah . Gsrman-Italian Japan
csc Axis
hinEs and queens. pre- den.
atta prime ministers, Travelled Z,
ere White 10 a. % eons.ll h.1,.
me military strategy OF nations
ieffeseniinR rs per cent of the
safths HuIface and 60 pcr cent of
Nh Eulaiiun - a strategy thai
stnt American fighting men
american war weapons, Ameri-
tah TODD and American dollars 90
tnaiai the Axt---was mapped ~
conferences % which he took
bedding uara
- Unprecedented PaElsys
ttf constantly shuffled and re-
tised rf0dsgiois war production
flusfain, lIaTcd stupcndous war
t'''tiaeia e. No. met by taxes that
bert and also "a home. fought an
miiaisuu peIil h4Hdly less danger
"as % thc Natlon than its enc
mita ~ arms
ilr dre@ ub With United Ma
itua c9iitagues. as thc war pro-
Hfeaar1 hhlepgiats for peace-a
teafe acslFned % avoid the hastv
uafsaaMea uf tae Versailles treaty.
International conferences on q
ssaAg sEE@E befote seen in history
bHiFfa We President 90 formulate
h,a saf plans Rising 10 a uin-
.t.af. Il Cd world attention with him
tn Hlpsc CounCib was Britain's
sl'Hay PFiuis Minister. Winston
thAtCfill
iiis lHtimates suid nothing less
ihan ere threat of war. and finally
vat Itself, coslid not have prompt
"a kif RUlscvef 90 stir up po-
h.ral tutmol in tremendous pro-
pufiiona by shptterinR the l5O-
kraf uld two term presidential
o. aailinn beaia by George Wash
mstan and ihcn running for a
farth term.
MaF Was Goa from Mr.. Roose-
Nets tlo0ehts un that March 4,
1888 Nhsn be declared in his first
HaaNuFai addrca that the only
Wshn America nt ed fear was fear
Neh
New pasl' Is Born
Oi ariaiuCgatic lineage. a scion
al wealth. be- came 90 power in
ine midst uf s'rungling dcpres-
fipn. pruclaiming that there must
~ new deal for the forgot
trn Hmn
fhus his administration got its
Nanig Ard the New Deal label
Fiurk even IN later years when
o. pfrsiaent wanted 10 subSti-
iiHH ihe 'uFun Win the war"
Wien Nj Roosevelt went into
iee Prcsitluncg ~ the age of ST..
laa Usiiee Slalt rad AN cstimat-
~ iahto. Geo peFslns unemployed.
aFNes wrne depressed to new low
hNNls. fortlNn trade shrunken and
see national banking system in
an eS remedy ntrvous condition
Hs lhe result of widespread bank
islluFCA
onu of has first acts was to pro-
giaim a NATIONAL banking holiday
that clOsrd every financial depoS-
iisaF Ia the country for 10 days
uhilo readiusimeuts were made.
IT, summoned Congress INTO spe-
cial session O. implement by law
e nstional recovery program that
Shattered pFccedents. One hun
afosi DAYS later viraally his every
neaacst had been granted and he
held powers never hefoT entrust-
a o. : President - peacetime.