Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1945, Cairo, Egypt                                Jurj r Roii canons e add tar Star uttered and in the Little Mountain cottage is Benediction to for Call to the people of peace that Divilio station might the forces of evil in a jn0re to do with than anyone r v the grasp of Mankind the s which so Many thousands have fought and r that this Opportunity for world Secu ignorance and e was his vision a happier world u pens tiered Independent of the but apis fiber of the human race As an indivisible whole a world fear and want for the the poor and the under cause he had so Long championed and who in paid him such sincere and tremendous and to this end he bestowed a the richest humanity Ever known a Well defined path to world in his Genius Ney left behind him a situation which common without the s6111118 can be dealt with successfully of Freedom that Franklin Roosevelt held aloft Neyer shone More merely awaits other men with the to carry it win in first world War president Harry Truman was Neap May Ana was brought up on a farm Kansas City he tried to gel an appointment to the multary at West Point but failed because of e g helped on his was a genuine dirt he participated in the Mihiel president had ordered peace Council Stamps president Roosevelt was an enthusiastic stamp collector to the White House Secretary William Hassett said the last directions he received from Roosevelt thurs Day morning concerned the Pur Chase of some Stamps for his col he told Hassett he wanted to buy some of the san Francisco United nations conference commemorative Issue which goes on Sale april the president added that he wanted to buy them from the san Francisco and Argonne offensives and re turned from world War i a his first elective Job was As county in 1934 he was elect Senate and reelected in in 1941 he won National Atten Tion As the chairman of a Senate committee investigating War con in the democratic convention in Chicago in july he was nominated for vice president on the second ballot with votes to 66 for he was picked As a com Promise candidate acceptable to both liberals and old line Southern Truman married his childhood Bess they have one Mary mar Liberty Bell tolled Philadelphia the Liberty Bell at Philadelphia Independence Hall tolled one note for each of president Roosevelt 63 years on the Bell last rang when Calvin Coolidge War Secretary order to troops the following is the order of War announcing to the army the death of president Roosevelt is my duty As Secretary of War to announce to the army the death of Franklin Delano president of the United which occurred at warm at hours on the 12th of april the army is deeply grieved at the untimely death of our com Mander in he prepared us to meet the Savage onslaught of our enemies and he Jed us through the bitterness of our Early reversals his unwavering courage in face of overwhelming his abiding Faith in the final Triumph of democratic ideals and his Clear vision of the Tobe followed were the source of constant he gave strength and Wisdom and hastened although he leaves us while there is still hard fighting ultimate Victory has been fashioned of his and the of the fun operations per mining 5 As the Shuc the i president to take oath Missouri judge Septa try was sworn in Fey w he repeated the oath of the nations highest tru he hand on a Small Black Bible whose pages were edged in repeated the oath after the chief he was sworn in the Cabinet s8s executive offices at the White Tirman read the oath from a up of swearing uphold the Constitution he came to help you Stone in so help me Truman family seeks seclusion to his left were Truman and their tru Man Shook hands with the group around All with solemn Many with red then he and family walked Over to the White House for a few minutes of t those present when the new president was sworn in included secy of state of com Merce of War Stim of the Navy attorney general Treasury labor Interior Ickes and agriculture from outside the Cabinet there were commander in chief of the Fleet personal chief of staff to the chief executive War mobilization director Fred Vinson speaker Ray Burn House minority Leader mar tin House majority Leader Mccormak democratic National chairman Robert War production chairman Krug Fec chief Leo Crowley democratic whip ramspeck and fwd chief Philip live in peace1 was presidents final counsel Washington Franklin in the last Public address he prepared before his called on the Peoples of the world to learn to live together in peace that civilization might if he had lived to deliver it at the Jefferson Day dinner scheduled Friday night he would have expressed grave concern for the Pat Tern of the worlds future after hostilities cease but would have pledged anew this nations determination that there shall be no third world we seek enduring pea be wrote in the he recognized the nearness of Victory but warned that military Victory would not be enough if a world free from War is to be built from the ruins of this worldwide the released by White House Secretary Steve the once powerful malignant nazi state is japanese War lords Are receiving in their own Homeland the retribution for which they asked when they at tacked Pearl but Conquest of our enemies is not we must go on to do All m our Power to conquer the doubts and the ignorance and greed which made this horror negro sergeant decorated Paris the legion of has been conferred on Jerry Davis of the first negro to win the Davis member of an Allegro was wounded when bringing up rations to a gun Crew during the Arno River Battle in Frisco Bridge catches fire san Francisco interurban train service was resumed across the san Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge two hours after a blazing express ignited the ties for feet on the lower deck East of Zerbe Buena Harry Truman left it sworn in As president of the United Stales by chief 5cme st0ne in he Houm St general Francis Biddle face half hidden is behind the new president secy of state Edward Stettinius it to the right of Biddle Truman stands Between her husband and own press eulogies Roosevelt it Tyr press of America called the unexpected death of president Roosevelt a great loss not Only to the United states but to the whole world but expressed Confidence in the ability of president Harry Truman to Fol Low in the path of his new Yolk times great and a Gallant wartime has died almost in the very hour of the Victory to which he led the the people of the United our comrades in the Allied the cause of democracy and the whole free world have suffered a heartbreaking history will Honor this Man for Many it was his Leader ship which inspired free men in every part of the world to fight with greater Hope and after mourn apr a lost Leader let us take our place at the Side of his successor in full Confidence that he will follow resolutely the path so clearly marked for this is the time to stand by the new president of the United states and to dedicate ourselves to the completion of the task which lies before new York world Telegram to our new America will give Loyal cooperation in the unfinished As Roosevelt 12 years ago received the prayer Ful Best wishes of the nation so they go out to Truman in this our enemies abroad will Hope that this people in arms will fall out of step if Only for a Little while during the change in those Hopes Are the abiding strength of demo Cracy is that in time of need it produces men equal to the de always in our history this has been More than once hum ble men have been lifted to our highest office and served the there will be no change in Mili tary that will to Victory Springs from the souls of the there will be no change info reign the determination to make this a just peace and the commitment to american participation in an International Security organization have been confirmed by both parties in a National elec Tion and by York Post Roosevelt through her for every american when she said to our new commander Harry Truman Tell us what we can is there any Way we can help Vou the immeasurable responsibilities d president which president Truman must carry Are themselves a that the nation will at once unite behind As americans know that the life of the requires this of the moment president Truman placed his hand upon the Bible and took the oath of our allegiance and our prayers were now More than Ever we be on guard against doubt and suspicion and for Unity born of a great crisis sometimes fades when our emotions have United today More than Ever by our common loss and joined in sorrow by the whole world we must vow to preserve that Washington Post president Truman takes Over responsibilities of the presidency at one of the most momentous hours of our in the 10 years that he served As senator from Missouri he won the respect and Confidence of his col leagues and established a repute t efficiency in getting Truman stands committed m Advance to a speedy and successful conclusion of the War mid to International cooperation for the the Shock of Roosevelt death is Felt with a poignant sense of personal loss by men and women of every race and color to i to he personified the United he will be written of in years to Corne As the wars greatest Chicago Sun our great and beloved president has Laid Down his life for Victory decency and his task was always the task of All of henceforth because he is it is for us to serve with mind and heart and will the Noble ends for which he we must be Wise above grief and at once let us Republic aps and independents in America stand and March together for Vic torn and let us serve the coalition and its Unity for War and peace As Franklin Roosevelt did 1o president Harry Truman the nation pledges its unswerving Sun Nort in pressing Forward its unfinished Chicago Tribune president Truman inherits an immense task at a difficult he will receive the moral support of All of Atlanta Constitution his untimely passing robs Humankind of its greatest