Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1945, Cairo, Egypt                                S High for freedoms april 1945 stars and Africa Middle pay tribute to m renown for him Churchil Washington express ions of sorrow and great loss have been voiced throughout the world Over the death of Franklin prime minister Churchill the adjournment of parliament As expression of sorrow at the passing of the head of another a a tribute believed to be with out was paid last week Tov Britain to the late the hushed chamber heard prime minister Churchill move immediate saying the House will have Learned with the deepest the grievous loss of the famous president of the United states of whose Friendship for the cause of Freedom and for the causes of the weak and poor have won him immortal it is not fitting that we should continue our work this i feel that the House will wish to Render As a Token of respect to the memory of this great departed statesman and War Leader by adjourning i should propose that tuesday tributes would be paid when we Are assembled Here by the Lead ers of the various parties in the House and that we should after wards proceed with the business he sent the following signed to Roose velt i Send my most profound sym Pathy in your grievous it is also a loss to the British nation and of the cause of Freedom in every i feel so deeply for you As for myself i have lost a dear and a cherished Friendship which was forged in the fire of i Trust you May find Consolation in the glory of his name and the magnitude of his marshal Stalin marshal in a message to president said on behalf of the soviet govern ment and myself i express our profound condolence to the government of the United states on the occasion of the pre mature death of president Roose the american people and the United nations have lost in Frank Lin Roosevelt a great politician of world significance and a Pioneer m the organization of peace and Security in the postwar the government of the soviet Union expresses its sincere sym Pathy to the american people and its conviction that the policy of Friendship Between the great who have shouldered the main Burden of the War against the common will continue 1o develop in the to marshal Sta Lin sent the following in part the soviet people highly valued president As the great organizer of struggles of Freedom Loving nations against a common enemy and As a Leader in the cause of ensuring Security of the whole Pope Pius Pope in his Telegram to president said the unexpected and sorrowful word of the passing of president Roosevelt brings to our hearts a profound sense of born of the High esteem which we held of this renowned statesman and of the Friendly relations which he fostered and maintained with the to the expression of our con we join the of our prayers for the entire Ameri can people and the new the great president in the eyes of All was a symbolic Champion of the great cause for which the United nations have suffered and fought so King George Viking George in a Telegram of sympathy to president said it is with the most profound regret that i have received the and i hasten to convey to my deepest sympathy in this great loss which has befallen the government and people of the United states of but his Wise coun Sel and decisive action will forever be remembered and the people of the United states May rest assured that his name will find a lasting place in the hearts of All my peo on behalf of himself and the the also sent a Mes Sage of sympathy to Roose velt and the Generalissimo Chiang Waishek Chiang Waishek was visibly stunned by the said an he sent a message of condolence to its were not Vrtik Ste it Charles de Gaulle de Gaul Les message to president Truman expressed Frances fervent tribute to his Mem re and her profound sympathy and Friend ship for the american he was in the eyes of All humanity a symbolical said de he was the symbolical Champion of the great cause for which the United nations have suffered so much fought so much the cause of at least the decisive successes to which he contributed so Power fully will have Given him the cer taint of Victory before he died at his he leaves to the world an undying example and a vital Mes this message will be other world leaders Field marshal Jan prime minister of South Africa a sick Man through Alf these his his example and his triumphant spirit have led us he has made a tremendous contribution to this great but his passing leaves us very poor indeed president Brazil the world has lost a great Leader and a great soviet ambassador Gromyko one of the greatest men the world has Ever British lord Hali fax one who has guided the Allied forces so far and so Well on the Road to foreign minister Czechoslovakia irreparable loss to All decent people on the Kins Haakon of Norway the world prime minister Mackenzie Canada an undaunted Champion of rights of free last photo of the big three yank writer killed new the army reports that another of its combat Robert 21yearold Para trooper from was killed in action in the airborne offensive across the he was the third yank correspond ent to be killed in death notice was error rushed Home from the Pacific after news that his Mother had Seaman John Mcdonough received a Shock last week when both his Mother and father met him at the train naval authorities Are seeking to determine for whom the death message was on the portico of the Palace at in the Hie big three met for the last accompanied signal he was a constant source of courage Marshall Dwight Eisenhower lowing message to Roosevel the death of our great com Mander comes As a personal loss and grief to millions of american fighting men of this who join me in extending to you their Heartfelt we will continue and intensify our efforts in order to insure that the great task which he undertook is fulfilled in Complete Field marshal Montgomery has asked me to convey his sincere sympathy and that of All ranks of British forces under his George Marshall we have lost a great his far seeing Wisdom in military counsel has been a constant source of courage to All of us who have worked Side by Side with him from the dark Days of the wars begin no tribute from the army could be so eloquent As the hourly re Cord of the victories of the past few Douglas Macarthur a great tragedy which affects All Secretary of War Henry Stimson said we have lost a great president and a great throughout these years of crisis when the nation was plunged into War by powerful the Faith and dauntless courage of Franklin Roosevelt have never nor has the Broad vision with which he supported his military com Manders Ever he believed unswervingly that the right and strength of free nations would Triumph Over the evils of Des the Friendly warmth of his spi Rit has been an inspiration to sol Diers of All encouragement in dark Reward in time of we shall do him no greater Honor than to press on now with every last resource of our strength to the Day of Secretary of the Navy Navy James Forrestal said the world has lost a Cham Pion of democracy the Navy which he so dearly loved can pay no better tribute to his Rne Morv than to carry on in the tradition of which he was so Ernest King the death of president Roose velt is a sad and grievous blow to us the United states Navy mourns the passing of 1he Good and gifted Leader who in time of peril to his country in the last full measure of Devotion to the cause which has bound free nations of the world in the great fight for other military leaders Devers no greater loss could come to the civilized Wedemeyer a mighty chieftain has fallen in he gave his life that America might Stettinius of state Edward Stettinius has Given his life that ame Rica might live and Freedom be Cordell Hull no greater tra Gedy could have befallen our coun Thomas new York a great loss shared by every american and mourned by All Freedom Loving of Commerce Henry Wal lace a Gallant world citizen who so unerringly acted to save demo of the Interior Harold Ickes greatest Leader in the his tory of our James Byrnes another hero has ambassador to John Winant the greatest american of our age is and i am sure that every citizen of the United states will stand by his statement of the Deputy commander the announcement of the sudden death of our president and Comman Der in chief comes As a grievous Shock to All american forces in this the tragedy is heightened by coming on the eve of the overwhelm ing Victory in Europe to which he so greatly i speak for ail members of ame rican military forces in this theater in extending our warmest sympathy to Roosevelt and her William utter brigadier Usa Roosevelt True Herald of world own Roosevelt was the True Herald of the organization of peace arid be the soviet Roosevelt leading paper is a great loss to the american and to All the United nations and his tory will carefully preserve trth4 name of the great president Whf did so much for Hie who made enormous contributions to the cause of the struggle the Freedom Loving nations against common enemy and to the cause of enduring world Victory is this Victory is the direct result of that close collaboration among the allies of which Roosevelt was such a Zeal Ous he saw in this collaboration not Only the real Gua Rantee for but also a Eisile basis for the and preservation of peace and Security after the Roosevelt did not live to see the Day of final Victory Over the he did not live to see the completion of the edifice of peace the construction of which he dedicated his extraordinary ener his enormous political experience and his Brilliant the soviet people and the so Viet Public Honor the memory of the great president with whose name is forever linked the establishment of the firm Friendship Between the people of the soviet Union and the United together with the american people the untimely death of Franklin the soviet people Are convinced that the cause to which the deceased president gave so much strength and Energy will continue to develop arid strengthen in the financier commits suicide North Leon powerful figure in american and International shot himself week on the Lawn of his luxurious he left no suicide message but notes indicated that mentally Fraser was president of the first nation Al Bank of new one of the most influential banking institutions in the