Evening star., 1941-01-23
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If England and France had been
put on notice in advance that this
country would not furnish arms or
take part, the present war would not
have started, Col Charles A. Lind
bergh contended this afternoon. con-
tinuing his testimony before the
House Foreign Affairs Committee
against the lease-lend bill.
But the arms embargo had not
been lifted when the war started"
Representative Courtney, Democrat,
of Tennessee observed.
Il think they expected it to be-"
Col. Lindbergh replied.
Although he insisted a negotiated
peace would be preferable to the
consequences of a prolonged war,
the witness admitted to Represen-
tative Courtney at this afternoons
hearing that the last thing I advo-
cate is a peace based on promises or
treaties, I advocate peace based on
realities"
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Courtney finally put this question:
Colonel, if all efforts at peace
fail and this war has to be fought
10 a conclusion, which side do you
want to win?"
There were audible murmurs In
the audience, apparently against
the question. Col. Lindbergh turned
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answered:
Il think it would be disaster to
Europe if either side wins COM
pletely."
Representative johnson, Demo-
crat, of Texas asked Col. Lindbergh
if he has ever expressed opposition
to Hitler, his aims or policies.
The colonel said he had. although
not publicly. He added that, pri-
vately, there are many things in
the world he does not like, but
publicly he has maintained a posi-
ton of neutrality.
Frank Answers Commended.
When Col. Lindbergh left the
stand shortly before 4 o'clock he was
commended by Chairman Bloom for
his frank answers, and the crowd
applauded.
Instead of leaving the hearing
room, the colonel moved around to
the platform in back of the COM
mittee to hear the testimony of Gen.
Hugh Johnson, former N. R. A. head,
now newspaper columnist. who op-
posed the bill as transferring too
much power from Congress to the
President.
Gen. johnson agreed to questions
by Representative Fish, Republican,
of New York. that the bill would
have tendency to underwrite the
war aims of Great Britain. He also
concurred with the view of Mr.. Fish
that no nation could easily attack
the United States.
Lindbergh Clarifies Testimony.
Just before Col. Lindbergh left the
stand Mr.. Fish sought to have him
clarity his earlier testimony, which.
Mr.. Fish said. had been construed
IN the newspapers as meaning Eng
land could not win the war even
with our help"
Didn't you mean that we could
not in one, two or three years drive
Germsny out of France?" asked Mr..
Fish.
That is correct"
But you do not want the impress
sion to 60 out to the country that
England couldn't win the war if it
went on a long time, and if we were
willing to send twenty million men,
we could wear the Germans down."
observed Mr.. Fish.
Col. Lindbergh's answer, however,
was, Its possible, but improbable
He pointed out that arrayed on the
other side would be Germany, Italy,
Russia and Japan.
Earlier Mr.. Courtney had asked
the colonel if England had not
actually tried for negotiated peace
at Munich.
You might say that was an at
tempt at negotiation" the witness
answered
When Mr.. Courtney asked if Hitler
had lived up to that, the colonel
said. Apparently not" 1t was this
question that prompted Col. Lind
bergh to volunteer the explanation
that he does not advocate peace
based on promises.
Sees British Position Worsening.
When the colonel was suggesting
the war might not have started if
American neutrality had been made
clear at the start, Representative
Courtney asked:
Even though Germany was pre-
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