St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-01-16
Stimson on F.D.R.

One requisites President is
tough skim jefferson oundy by his opposition
Louisiana Purchase Some of his said that
huge Of for such wilderness the height of
Lincoln President the painful period history prob
ably reved chief opponents damned
him gnOmnOus place American history for what they called
his obvious medocry" Today
and very well only opposition
while their reved targets place in American history
the heart Of all Americans.
probably too close to the late Franklin D. Roosevelt
effectively his history
concerning have been of great assistance His
Elliott Madame Perkins, par
tuar relations addition
this group Secretary Smson Mr. Stmon book has not
been published but from the the
Ladies Home Journal
Henry F. smson is superior to the general run of Republicans
As Secretary of State under the Hoover Administration
block Japans apahetc American public
and hostile Great Britain PLAYED great part in defeating his
When Roosevelt offered him the Secretary
placing duty to his country above duty his these recently
published Stmson far honest objective
in regard to the President and himself than his literary
predecessors.
report objective does seem to be politically
President Roosevelt politician good
be good politician smson when he Secretary ignored
the political reality Of his period namely people
during the Hoover administration foreign
enangemen So Mr. Stmson opposition the japanese
invasion of Manchua did could popular support
deserved adrot politician than Stmson might might
have been able to arouse greater public response
In Mr. Stmsons comparison of Franklin D.
dOre Roosevelt he falls into the namely ignoring
political situation When he that RS natural bdness would
have enabled him to brush aside the contemplate little
who walled of war monger he ignores the fact that there
large isoaOnist who honestly believe that
should remain neutral They could not be brushed aside bypass
rascals Nazi sympathzer but
avoid boodhed 1t doubtful that
could have rallied this of Americans F.
do in adrOit manner.
Another criticism of the late President the
which existed between Chang Kashek
believed the land forces of the Chinese equipped
put into the field against the Japanese Chang
forces of his should be adequately equipped the
but he did share Swes enthusiasm
Japanese He obviously wanted them for
Chinese Communists with whom he felt conflict after the
able His conclusions right in that point
difference that General Swe Cangs
handle adequately the supplies
flowing China This, Chang felt only
but to him personally Later he point
privilege that Stilwel be removed by the President
Had the President been concerned only promoting
efficiency he probably would have sided with Stwe
consider keeping the Chinese corrupt
graft was, the
than military considerations made him
request
will be its predecessors
that to degree than probably Mr. Smsor
undesmated the political role that the President
The late President said that his desire win the
with the lowest possible in human The
traits he always exhibited made this mandatory him individual
President This sometimes forced him
developed into problems that
tunatey that Is Of the legacies Of
We do II President Roosevelt will a
history beside and Lincoln It be honestly
whether them but like them he had
he had 70 have.