Evening star., 1940-06-17

Fellow Citizens:
Col. Lindbergh, in his speech last
night said: I'VE cannot continue
for long to follow the course our
Government has taken without be-
coming involved with Germany"
The only possible justification for
such statement was his pronounce
ment that there are many perfectly
sincere men and women who believe
that we can send weapons to kill
people in Europe without becoming
involved with these people"
Col. Lindbergh evidently desires
and intends to stop the purchase of
materials in this country by Great
Britain and France. He does not
deny that this is absolutely in
accordance with the customs of in
ternational law and nations since
the beginning Of time. He believes,
however, apparently, that this will
lead us into war.
Who Would Institute War.
Well, suppose it does. Who would
institute and conduct the war? Not
the United States, but Germany.
1t is significant that when the
United States had its markets open
to Germany for all the materials,
arms, and instruments Of war that
have built up Hitler's brutal ma
chine, there was no such argument
by Col. Lindbergh. 1t must be ad-
mitted that the purchase of these
materials is legal.
Then what is Col. Lmdbergh's OBJ
lection? 1t is plain and simple:
That such legal actions will involve
us in war with Germany. It ap-
pears that Col. Lindbergh. who has
resided long in Great Britain as its
guest. through fear of incensing
Hitler. would deprive the people of
Great Britain and France of the
weapons necessary to protect their
lives against airplanes and tanks
which, with our other materials,
were supplied to Germany.
Col. Lindbergh in his address
quoted the policies of the pioneers
OF the West with regard to the use
OF guns. He evidently was not in
formed entirely as to the courage
and spirit of those early pioneers.
They never refused to give a gun
even to stranger whose life was
threatened by bandit Selfishness
and cowardice were not so marked
with the early pioneers.
Says Advisers Are Expert.
Col. Lindbergh's advisers are
expert upon the subject of political
propaganda. Col. Lindbergh should
have sought other advice with re-
gard to military matters. He at
tempts to excite and intimidate the
citizens of the United States through
fear of Hitler. He tells them with
the authority of Pershing that if
they get into war with Germany,
that they have to undertake the
impossible task of transporting mill
lions of men from the United States
to fight in Germany. He informs
our people that this war would last
for generations. What a brutal and
unfounded assertion! The United
States has no desire to conquer
Germany. We simply intend to pre-
vent Hitler from conquering any
country on the Western Hemisphere.
Instead of the United States under
taking the practically impossible feat
OF conveying an invading army to
Germany, that necessity will be
placed upon Hitler, if and when he
ever attempts to invade the Western
Hemisphere.
Col. Lindbergh. in his love for
the people of the United States,
criticizes our condition of unpre-
paredness and proposes immediate
and extraordinary preparedness for
national defense. When did this
patriotic spirit animate him? Did
any one ever hear of it until re-
Gently? Are we to prepare to that
extent unless there be threat to
our national safety? Who threatens
our national safety?
Col. Lindbergh's address plainly
indicates that it is Hitler, with his
inordinate ambition and his unlim-
lted intent for conquest. Would it
be to the welfare of the United
States if Hitler were stopped in Eu-
rope? If he were stopped there
would be no threat against the
United States. If the opening of our
markets to Great Britain and
France for arms, ammunition and
implements of war would stop Hit
Ter, would Col Lindbergh favor it?
Feels Course Would Not Change.
Even If it would anger Hitler.
even if Hitler should conquer Eu-
rope, as suggested by Col. Lind
bergh, would his anger toward US
IN any way actuate his course of
conquest? Is it possible that if we
refused to do the legal, humane
thing toward Great Britain and
France-if we stultified ourselves by
pralsing the brutal and atheistic
government of Hitler-that it would
in any way alter his course toward
us If it were in his power to conquer
us? Certainly not.
'AoAASoo Viz PCoCC1ul, friendly AZ
titude OF Holland and Belgium.
1t is strange the motives that
actuate men. Maybe Col. Lindbereh
still trusts Hitler with regard to the
policy of appeasement INDUCED in
by Chamberlain, and apparently ad-
vanced by COL Lindbergh. Who is
Col. Lindbergh fighting in the
United States? Certainly not Con-
gress. for Congress even TODAY is
criticized for surrendering the free
dom of the seas that they might
keep out of war. Has Col. Lindbereh
unwittingly been led into an attack
on the President of the United
States? Has the cunning incite-
ment of his ambition blinded him
as to the safety of his country? Is
the fifth column behind Col. Lind
bergh, without his knowledge. in
attempting to defeat the present
leaders of our country:
Has Col. Lindbergh failed to read