The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-05

I MMZ0 to be much superior to the Russian,
~Cbaras 1ndbr~b and probably able to beat the Rus
san British and French air forces combined. This
information seems to have influenced the signing OF
the Munich peace pact by Prime Minister Chamber
lain, and thus to have averted bloody for the
integrity of Czechoslovakia, with the Czechs being
the first to suffer.
Liberal and radical thinkers, who had seemingly
wanted this war, at began cursing Lndbergh
for having told what he thought he had seen in Ger
many and Russia. Lindbergh ignored them.
1t so happened that Al Williams, fully much of an
expert on aviation as Lndbergh, said the same things
about the German and Russian air forces If Lindbergh
alone had said them there might be ground for question
ing Lindberghs good faith With Lndbergh and Williams
making the report after independent Investigations,
there ground for believing they told what they thought
true.
When it was reported that Lndbergh planning to
spend some considerable time in Berlin, and might rent
vacated Jewish apartment there the storm of denunca
ton to hurricane pitch He is being called has
been and anyhow fler now las is AL
Williams) presumably won't be long before we'll be
hearing that he did fly the Atlantic in the first
place.
We have no evidence to base the following specula-
lions But neither, far we've been able to dis
cover have the liberal and radical Lndbergh haters and
,,,, Lndbergh baters any evidence to show
VHUI that what he said about the German
GOos and Russian air forces was lie
Quite the contrary, it seems to us,
indicated by Russas failure to crash through with all
those fighting planes Russia used to brag about sending
to the Czechs defense if Hitler should lift finger against
Czechosovaka Hitler got the Czecho territory that he
wanted and the Russian planes didn't show up. And
Russian diplomacy showed back into Russia
Anyway we wonder whether there isn't than
meets the eye Lindberghs paingup to the Germans.
Here is who is we'll known for his ability to
keep his trap closed for his achievements flier
Here is too, who crucial occasion proved
willing to tell British leaders what he had observed about
potential powers air force though that in
formation were most disagreeable to those leaders,
The last chapter in the story of BritishGerman rea
lions plainly not written at Munich. The British have
reputation for wangling and
BRUSH W0ngte wriggling and playing half
'AJ IU:o1 paralyzed when somebody is
their necks, and then suddenly,
nobody quite knows how, coming out top Cemenceau
put in famous nutshell when he remarked that eng
land always wins the last battle"
Lndbergh since he quit his native country to become
brsher has up exhibited any dissatisfac-
ton with the treatment accorded him in England Now he
starts for Berlin and he lets those who hate him howl
their heads off, while he usual remains silent the
traditional Swede.
We have feeling that maybe Lindbergh's haters
talking too loudly too that perhaps Lindbergh in 60
ing to Germany not dsloya he to Britain
which any reliable information it can get on Ger
many's air power.
One thing is certain That the supremacy tragic episode
of Lndbergs life date gave him no cause to love Ger
such.