Evening star., 1941-11-03
Mr.. Lindbergh's Confession
Speech Declared Revealing Flyer os Active
Inteventionist Before Present War

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no Siegfried Line. The Siegfried
Line was built with q prodigious
effort in the summer Of 1898.
All that summer. while the line
was being built, negotiations
were going on between the Brit
ish and German governments to
accomplish exactly what Mr..
Lindbergh was advising: Give
Germany q free hand in the East.
These negotiations ended in Sep
tember, 1898, with the Munich
pact. Hitler, having meanwhile
built the Siegfried Line, accom-
plished by the Munich pact his
greatest victory in the whole
war: The breaking of the
Franco-Russian alliance and the
assurance of a one-front war.
Profound Misinformation.
All-according to Mr.. Lind
bergh himself-in conformity
with his advice. His advice also
included the information that
Russia would be no good as an
ally, and had no airforce worthy
of consideration. The last four
months and Hitler's last speech
reveal this as profound misin-
formation.
But now, let us see what hap
pened. Mr.. Chamberlain, hast
ening back from Munich with
peace for our times in his pocket
took Mr.. Lindbergh's other ad-
vice: ITO prepare militarily with
the greatest rapodity."
And it waS here that Hitler
revealed that his pact had strings
to it even in the west. He strong
ly objected to Britain's rearma-
ment as a proof of bad faith.
He began making publicly the
most virulent attacks on Britain.
And he followed Munich with an
ultimatum to Poland.
Everything was proceeding ac-
cording to Mr.. Lindberghs ad-
vice. Hitler had embarked on Q
uor ooo;pet Dueeie <h> -.r HS~
Lindbergh had advised the West
ern Powers to allow.
But now there was q revolt
from the people of Britain. For
the people Of Britain had not
been sold Hitler's (and Mr.. Lind
bergh'S war. They had been
sold peace. Hitler was to be al
lowed to unite his Germans and
there was to be no war at all.
Strategical Position.
Instead they had handed Hit
Ter the most perfect strategical
position. They were to sit by-or
arm-while he wiped out Poland
and took over Russia, with its
illimitable supplies of oil. metals
and grain. They were to allow
him to place himself on the
Black Sea and in the Near East
from where. with italy, he could
menace Suez. They were to put
up with ultimatums regarding
their internal affairs.
The British people began to
wake up about this moment see
ing that they had been sold a bill
Of goods under a false invoice.
The bill of goods was war. The
lnvofs was. peace.. And one of
the sslesmen was the peripatetic
"lsolationist," Mr.. Lindbergh.
Now the man who helped
persuade the British and French
to break the alliance with Russia
In the name of peace Is trying,
IN the name Of peace, to persuade
the American people to break
their benevolent policy toward
Britain. He, who was one of the
architects Of Munich is now try
ing to prepare another Munich.
He is giving us the same advice
he gave the Chamberlain and
Daladier governments. Let Hitler
loose against some one else-this
time Britain-and abandon your
allies.
Most of us think that after the
fall OF the British Empire it will
be too late for America, too.
Britain did not reject Mr.. Lind
bergh's advice. She took it-and
woke up, Mr.. Lindbergh admits,
too late.
Why did he, an isolationist and
a private American citizen. give
it? In whose interests does his
tory prove it to have been given?
And in whose interests is he
giving America the same advice?
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