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any boys to WARP" Senator Glass
continued.
NO" the witness answered, but
I have watched the trend since the
quarantine speech in Chicago"
you think he might change his
mind?" the Senator interrupted
Il think it's possible, sir" came
Col. Lindbergh's answer.
Yes. so do l." Senator Glass re-
piled. and when the audience
laughed, Senator Glass explained
that while he thinks that might
happen, his hope is that it will not.
Hanford MacNider, Assistant Sec
retary Of War during the Coolidge
administration. took the stand after
Col. Lindbergh finished and testi-
fed against the bill. charging its
consideration should not be carried
on in an atmosphere Of manufac-
tured fear"
Il have been amazed at the Orson
Wellslan blitzkrieg of invasion scares
which have been loosed on the
american people, he said.
IF there is a general officer Of our
defense forces. given a few combat
divisions, a proper complement of
planes and say so destroyers IA
pretty good one-ocean Navy in ITSELF
who could not turn any possible hos
tile attempt to land on this conti-
| nent into first-class disaster for
whomever tried it, he should be
stripped Of his stars" Mr.. MacNider
testified.
Sees No Designs on Hemisphere.
Earlier, Col. Lindbergh had told
the committee he has no reason to
believe Adolf Hitler has any designs
on this hemisphere.
why would he stop over there?"
asked Senator Pepper, Democrat, Of
/ Florida, continuing cross-examina-
ton that began this morning.
Col. Lindbergh answered that he
believed They have more respect
| for the difficulty of invading this
hemisphere than We have"
Before the noon recess Col. Lind
bergh had predicted the German
program of expansion would not stop
until Germany found it Improbable
! to go forward.
The colonel insisted through the
afternoon that the United States
should not increase its aid to Brit
ain beyond past commitments, but
should build up its defense forces on
this side
The colonel expressed an opinion
that the American air force now is
weaker in relation to Germany's
than it was year ago because I'VE
are sending our modern production
abroad"
He said American plane produc-
ton has been expanded substan-
TALLY in rhe last year.
Senator Pepper asked II Col
Lindbergh did not believe that ex-
| panded aircraft production was q
valuable asset.
That depends upon when you
consider invasion possible" the wit
ness responded. Il think We should
consider the possibility of invasion
! at any Time.
Col. Lindbergh began the after
noon session by repeating what he
told the House two weeks ago, that
one side in Europe may seem to be
more at fault in war making at some
particular time than the other. but
over a period Of several generations,
its pretty evenly divided"
He made the statement when SEN
ator Pepper told him some people
have been puzzled at his absence
of any apparent indignation over
wrongs committed by Germany.
Z believe firmly, nothing is
gained by publicly expressing views
on one side of a war in which my
country is not involved" the
Colonel answered.
AS to his attitude on aggression,
Col. Lindbergh. said he would pre-
Ter not to see it happen again, but
knows it has happened, and prob
ably will again, unless conditions
on the Continent are such as to
avoid likelihood of war.
~ ASotShS ~ SlCAI hOOl0.
For the second time today Chair
man George threatened to clear the
room when the crowd applauded
Col. Lindberghs statement that the
trend exemplified by this bill'' is a
greater threat to this form of Gov
eminent than any danger of inva-
| sion.
Senator Pepper inquired whether
Col. Lindbergh, if he had been the
Presidents adviser a year ago, would
have approved selling the guns and
ammunition sent to England in the
emergency following Dunkirk.
Col. Lindbergh said he had not
studied that particular instance, but
made this general reply:
I oppose anything that will take
us into war or that reduces our own
forces in America in any appreciable
degree"
Col. Lindbergh criticized the ar
gument of the bills advocates that
the United States is buying time
to prepare" by aiding England"
If this is our war in Europe we
should fight" he declared. but I
don't think it's our war;
! He said his position is the United
States should concentrate on making
this hemisphere impregnable.
Senator Pepper then asked him If
he had carried to Great Britain in
formation about the strength Of the
German air force that would be
discouraging to resistance Of the
British people.
while have constantly taken
the position that it was a mistake"
the colonel replied, referring to the
beginning Of the present war. he