Evening star., 1941-03-21
|Lindbergh Urges
Mass Meetings 10
Fight War Trend
Entry Now Would Bring
Defeat, He Says, and US.
Could Be 'lmpreenobIe'

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 21.-Col:
Charles A. Lindbergh yesterday asked
Americans who opposed United
States intervention in the European
war to organize and attend mass
meetings throughout the Nation and
to make known their position in re-
peated letters to their legislators and
local newspapers.
Writing in Golfers Magazine, Col.
Lindbergh concluded that "for us to
enter the conflict in Europe at this
time would result in defeat and
humiliation" and asserted that by
remaining out of the war the United
States "can build military and
commercial position on this con-
tinent that is impregnable to. at
tack and which will force other ma
tions to trade with us, If through
expediency alone"
The policy of our Nation is still
influenced by the desires of its peo-'
ple," he said. You can help us by
organizing mass meetings against
our entry into the war You can
help by attending such mass meet
ings. You can help by writing to
your congressman, to your Senator
and to your local newspaper, telling
them of your views. But If
you stand with us against war, you
must act now or 1t will be forever
too late"
Says 1t Is Too Late.
After revealing that in 1888 he
told highly placed British officials
of Germany's air power and warned
them of the need for developing
British aviation, Col. Lindbergh as
serted that both France and England
had waited until it was too late"
I'VE in America have waited until
it is too late" he continued, land
yet we step closer and closer to the
war as though hypnotized by its
bombing and by its fury.
Like France and England In
1889. we are unprepared today. We
have not as many thoroughly mod
ern fighting planes in our Army and
Navy combined as Germany pro-
duces in week; and our Army is
deplorably lacking in such essen
tial items as tanks and anti-tank
cannon.
I'VE have not made the sacrifice
necessary for adequate rearmament.
We, too, have cultivated the philo-
sophy that it is essential to defend
some one else in order to defend
ourselves.
Our politicians and idealists har-
angue us about defending freedom
and democracy, and our way of life"
Being Led to War, He Says.
Asserting that political shouts of
"We must stop Hitler" and Down
with the Nazi regime" were being
echoed by some newspapers, Col.
Lindbergh declared, I'VE in America
are being led to war by a group of
interventionists and foreign inter-
ests, against the will of a majority
of our people"
He said interventionists had pro-
ceeded slowly because they knew
that at was useless for them to ad-
vocate openly a declaration of war"
He recalled that those Of us who
saw the growth of the German air
force were severely assailed because
of the reports we made describing
it, although these reports now turn
out to have been almost un-
forgivably conservative"
Says Attack on U. S. Is Out.
Discussing the possibility of an at
tack on the United States by q
foreign power, Col. Lindbergh as
serted that one by air was "out of
the question" Contending that any
attack upon this country would have
to be from the sea he concluded
that "of all the nations in the world
we hold the most impregnable posi-
ton of defense"
Turning to the defense program,
Col. Lindbergh said that 1T is often
asked today why our rearmament
program moves so slowly, why our
people are so divided and confused.
Why, indeed! The answer is clear.
1T is because we have neglected
the wisdom and experience of our
forefathers-we have not followed
Washington's advice. We have let
the destiny of America become con-
fused and entangled with that of
foreign lands. y"