Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-18
u. s. Can't Save
England, Warns
Col. Lindbergh
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CHICAGO, April Is. = Even
though the United States hurls
all of its resources into the Euro
pean conflict. America cannot win
the war for England, declares Col,
Charles A. Lindbergh.
The noted flier asserted that the
var was lost by both England and
France before it was declared. Re-
iterating his plea that America
remain out of the struggle. Lind
bergh called upon the United
States to stop sending most of its
fighting planes to England and to
abandon any idea of conveying
ships through war zones
There are groups in this coun-
try whose prime objective is TO
get America into the war, Lind
bergh said and he called these
groups our real enemies"
AMERICAN LIVES
"They now demand" he de-
clared, that we convoy ships TO
England with the American
navy. II we do this II Is In
evitable that We will have
American battleships sunk and
American sailors killed. Under
no gulse of imagination or
propaganda can this be called a
step short of war"
Before Lindbergh made his
speech before the mass meeting
Of the America First Committee,
Gen. Robert T. Wood. national
acting chairman of the committee,
announced for the first time that
The flier had become an active
member of America First.
Lindbergh. giving his reasons
for joining the movement. asserted
that he believed England doomed.
I'VE must face the fact that
England is in a desperate POSI-
ton. Up TO date abe has lost
J every major campaign In which
she bss participated"
WORLD TRAGEDY
Stating that British shipping
losses and her geographic position
justified this stand. he continued
Personally. I believe II will
he a tragedy to the world-a
tragedy even to Germany-if
the British Empire collapses.
But I must tell you frankly
that l believe this war was lost
by England and France even
before II was declared, and that
IL Is not within our power in
America To win the war for
England. even though we throw
the entire resources of our
nation into the conflict.
But I thank God II IL not yet
too late for US TO save our own
country from the chaos and the
failure ef this war.
with all the errors that have
been made and Notwithstanding
the arms that have been taken
from our own military forces TO
send TO Europe. the United
States IL still able 10 defend
Itself against any foreign power.
MUST KEEP ARMS
But II we are 10 maintain
the ability to defend ourselves
In the future. we must not ex-
pose our feet In European war
zones and we must stop sending
most OF our modern fighting
planes abroad"
War is not inevitable for the
United States and any other claim
il merely interventionist propa-
ganda. Lindberg charged
eff we can be forced into n
foreign war against the opposl-
ton Of more than four-nfths of
our people" he said. then the
4. idea OF representative govern
ment and democracy will he
proved such a failure at home
that there will be little use
fighting for II abroad.
n6ur forefathers have guided
this country safely through
greater dangers than we face
today. II our generation has
become 80 weak that we cannot
guard what they conquered with
q fraction OF our present popula-
ton. then we deserve to lose the
heritage they gave US"
In conclusion. Lindbergh called
on the mass meeting 10 'join us
in supporting an American destiny
for this hemisphere destiny not
Of isolation but of independence (;
not of reliance on others, but of
strength among ourselves. des-
tiny that knows no place for fear
OF any foreign land"
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