The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-05

of war. Chairman Sol Bloom of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Sen. Claude Pepper, D., Fla. agreed with Pershing. Sen. Walter F. George, D., Ga, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Commit tee, thought we ought to keep the old destroyers for our own defense. Upright and hearty despite his 79 years, Pershing spoke with great earneStness. He said that this may be the last moment that the United States could keep war from its shores by measures short of war;"
 Chicago, Aug. 5--(UP)-Col Char les A. Lindbergh told 8 peace rally yesterday that European nations are fighting a war over the division of territory and wealth, an issue that has caused conflict there since his- tory began, and said that the United States should remain aloof from the war.
 He advocated that the United States offer Europe "a plan for the progress and protection of the vest ern civilization" but recommended that the offer be supported by an impregnable national defense. He said that an agreement with the power that rules Europe. whether 1t be England or Germany, could maintain civilization and peace throughout the world as far as we can see, and that a war between the hemispheres might last for genera tions and bring all civilization thumbling down.
 Lindbergh spoke to a crowd of 32,O00 at a rally sponsored by the Citizens Committee to Keep Amer ica Out of War of which Avery Brundage. U. s. Olympics executive. is chairman. The addrfess was broadcast nationwide. Other speak CTS were Sen. Pat McCarran of Me- vada, Democratic isolationist, and Rep James E. Van Zandt, R., Pa, three times national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
 Experiences in Europe
 He reviewed his experiences while living in Europe after his son, Charles Augustus, Jr., had been kid- naped and slain in the United States. He said he had felt for many years that some change would be necessary in European conditions and that living in Europe had con. vinced him that such change could be accomplished only through war.
 When saw the wealth of the British empire, I felt that the rich had become too rich," he said. when I saw the poverty of central Europe, felt that the poor had be. come too poor. That something would happen was blazoned on the skies of Europe by mounting thou sands of fighting aircraft.
 'The underlying issue was clear. It concerned the division of terri tory and wealth between nations. It has caused conflict in Europe since European history began. The longer I lived in Europe, the more I felt | that no outside influence could solve the problems of European nations or bring them lasting peace. They must work out their destiny as we must work out ours."
 The Democratic national commit tee has announced that Sen. Scott Lucas, Dem, H., will reply to Lind- bergh's address in a nationwide | CMBS) broadcast tonight. Italian Writer for Lindbergh
 Rome, Aug. 5 (UP) = Angelo Flavio Gueido, New York corre- spondent for the newspaper Messa- zero, reported today the formation of a political Party of True Amer icans," in the United States by Col. | Charles A. Lindbergh.
 Commenting on the party" Gueido praised Lindbergh's stand, and lauded his initiative, saying 1t represented the logical and sane re. acton of the best part of United States public opinion against the Democratic and Republican party platforms. He added that it was a definite proof of the tendency in the United States toward isolation ism"
 "The formation of a new party organized by Lindbergh proves three points," Gueido wrote. First ly, that large part of the people of the United States are dissatisfied with the Democratic and Republi- can party platforms: secondly. that in view of the formation of a