The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-30
Facing The Foc+s
With PHILIP PEARL

I Charles A. Lindbergh forfeited the
respect of the American people when
ne issued his recent radio blast charg-
ing President Roosevelt, the British
land the Jews with fomenting war.
Lindbergh has become one of the
nations leading isolationists. AS such
Ihe was entitled to a fair hearing and
serious consideration of his views. In
this country, free speech and free as
lsemblage are guaranteed to all. But
when any American citizen descends
to the level of attacking racial and
religious minorities and parrots Hit
ler's vicious anti-Semitism, he cannot
lexpect his intelligent fellow citizens
Ito regard his remarks with anything
but disgust.
| 1t is too bad-too bad for Lind
Ibergh, personally, and too bad for the
|isolationist cause he espouses. If any
thing were calculated to undermine
'lpublic confidence in Lindbergh and
lisolationism it was his debauch into
lLindbergh's views-the intervention
lists, if you please-needed any evil
ldence to confirm their charges that
lLindbergh is playing Hitler's game in
| America, Lindbergh himself supplied
lit.
The Lone Eagle was strong and
lsilent for many years 1t is too bad
Ihe couldn't have remained that way
land retained his popularity. Because
lever since he has become articulate,
,'Lindbergh has hurt himself by trying
ito hurt the President of the United
Estates and oppose the national policy
|of the United States.
The Nazi Line
l Several of Lindberghs isolationist
colleagues have recently fallen under
Isuspicion of harboring anti-Semitic
views. The current Senatorial "inves-
tigation" Of movie propaganda bears
,|all the earmarks of ku KluX klan
Ilynching party. The chief sponsor and
1.-The star witness of this investigation
lis Senator Nye. In his testimony Sen
ator Nye berated Charlie Chaplin's
Ipicture, ''The Dictator" on the ground
lit ridiculed foreign country and a
foreign ruler. The country was Nazi
; Germany and the ruler Adolph Hit
Her. 1t is rather unseemly at this late
= day and age for United States Sen
ator to get sensitive about Hitler.
:, Another isolationist, whose attitude
lis more than suspect, is John L..
Lewis A strong note Of anti-Semitism
has been apparent in all of his
Ispeeches since he pulled the prize po-
: litical boner of all time in the last
: Presidential campaign. Lewis has
J apcd so many Hitleran methods in
1.-THE past that it shouldn't surprise US
sim the least if he becomes an open
, anti-Semite. But it certainly is a dis
igraceful position for labor leader to
find himself in.
1t seems to us that it is up to the
American First Committee and every
lother isolationist grorp in America to
Irepudiate and disavow Lindbergh's
statements promptly. In this case, OBJ
7 biously, silence means consent. We
T lcall upon Senator Nye, John l.. Lewis,
Gen. Robert f. Wood and other isola-
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