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tCOnllnueQ from flrSI rage
pared to strike and conquer those
countries?"
It think the chances are fairly
good adjustments would have been
made that would have at least post
poned, and possibly prevented, the
war" Col Lindbergh insisted.
do you think England should
ask for a truce now" pressed Mr..
Courtney.
II think that every month that
passes leaves England in a worse
position for negotiated peace" )"
the witness replied.
When Mr.. Courtney asked if
Col Lindbergh believed one side is
as much to blame as the other for
the present situation. he answered.:
Roughly. if you go back genera
ton"
Representative Burgin. Democrat,
of North Carolina, pointed out that
both parties and both major candi-
dates in the last election favored
aid to Britain. The North Caro-
linian asked the colonel if that
was not mandate, or what he
would do as a member of Congress.
The witness replied that every
poll shows overwhelming Senti-
ment against entering the war" He
said there is confusion between
measures short of war and going in,
and expressed belief that inter-
ventionistS have taken advantage
of the confusion.
Replying to question by Repre-
sentative Bolton Republican, of
Ohio. Col. Lindbergh said he would
be surprised" if Germany had not
by this time increased her airplane
production capacity to at least 5000
month. He had estimated her po-
tential productive capacity at
10000 a year in 1888, he recalled.
U. S. Entrance a Disaster.
United States entrance into the
war would be the greatest disaster
this country has ever passed
through" the colonel declared.
He made the statement when
representative Mundt. Republican,
of North Dakota asked if he was
moved to testify because of the ef-
feet he thought involvment in the
war would have on this country.
IF Pope Plus and President
Roosevelt were to join in a pro-
nouncement urging early and just
peace, what would be the effect?"
asked Mr.. Mundt.
Il believe it would be a construc-
tive STEP he answered. "As to the
effect, I cannot tell"
DO you think a just peace is pos
sible with Hitler in the ascendency?"
asked Representative Burgin. Demo-
crat, of North Carolina.
II see no satisfactory alternative,
the Colonel replied, explaining he did
not think it would be the kind of
peace he would approve, but would
be preferable to the disaster that
would accompany prolongation of
the war.
Would Not Export War Planes.
1t is "a mistake" to export war
planes when this country has such a
lack of them, the Colonel said in
his earlier testimony. "a share of
fighting craft, estimated at so to 60
per cent or more, is now going to
Britain as fast as the ships are
produced)
Col. Lindbergh also told Repre-
sentative Vorys. Republican, of Ohio
that military planes would not be-
come obsolete in future as rapidly
as they have in past because they
are now approaching what appears
to be an airplane's probable top
speed of 500 miles an hour.
Mr.. Vorys asked the witness
whether this country's policy of
partial help" had made it an "ob-
ject of contempt" in England. Col
Lindbergh said he thought that
was partially true" and added. I'VE
encourage England to declare war
to a partial extent"