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the present war is president Of the
association.
Discounted Fear Of Invasion.

Discounted Fear of Invasion.
The speech Of Col. Lindbergh
which reused veterans Of the La
fayette Escadrille In Paris was
broadcast over the United States
from Washington May 10.
The flyer warned the United
States to stay out of Europe's trou-
bles and said, I'VE need not fear
a foreign invasion unless Ameri-
can peoples bring it on through
their own quarreling and med
ding with affairs abroad"
I'VE are in danger Of war today"
he said, mot because European
people have attempted to interfere
with the internal affairs of America,
but because American people have
attempted to interfere with the in
ternal affairs of Europe"
Col. Lindbergh insisted that the
geographic situation of the United
States gave it natural advantages,
with aviation as an asset, in pre-
venting attacks from overseas, and
urged adoption of a definite policy
Of defense.
Highly Honorcd Abroad.
France showered Col. Lindbergh
with honors in the week following
his spectacular arrival in Paris.
President CASTOR Doumergue con-
ferred the Grand Cross Of the Legion
Of Honor. He was given medals by
the City Of Paris, the Society Of the
Women Of Paris and the French
Geographical Society. In welcom-
ing him to the Lafayette Escadrille.
the group presented him with gold
plague Of honor.
A gift of 10000 francs, then equal
to $4,000, was offered, but Col.
Lindbergh suggested it be diverted
to the Aero Club Of France for the
benefit Of families Of flyers who had
lost their lives on exploratory flights.
In Belgium, King Albert deco
rated him with the Cross Of the
Order OF Leopold and the Gold
Medal Of the Royal Aero Club Of
Belgium. England added honors
when King George v gave him the
Cross Of the Royal Air Force OF
Great Britain.
Leaving for the United States
aboard the cruiser Memphis, Col.
Lindbergh was escorted from Cher
bourg Harbor by q swarm of French
seaplanes and naval vessels, with
hundreds of whistles shrieking q
farewell.
Back home, Col. Lindbergh was
greeted by President Coolidge who
presented the first Distinguished
Flying Cross voted by Congress. A
special airmail stamp was issued,
bearing picture Of his plane. The
National Geographic Society con-
ferred its Hubbard Medal and he
received the Langley Medal of the
Smithsonian Institution.
Medals, plaques and trophies
poured in from al parts Of the
world, from domestic and foreign
governments, offlcial and unon1cial
aeronauttcs societies and from In
dividual admirers. Their value was
estimated at $500, 900 and they filled
an entire section of Jefferson
Memorial Museum in st. Louis,
which Col. Lindbergh chose as q
public depository.
His last recognition by q foreign
government, and the one arousing
most discussion, was the presenta-
ton, in 1898, by Field Marshal Her
mann Goering Of one Of Germanys
highest decorations-the Order of
the German Eagle-at a Berlin re-
ception.
Goering told Col Lindbergh he
had orders from Chancellor Hitler
to give him the decoration as a
token Of Germany's esteem for his
services to aviation. The American
flyer had just completed a survey
Of German plane factories and air
ports.