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“™ aq PME LINDBERGH: SPEECH | age. His present efforts to keep this country eut of the war are an evidence of his moral courage. He has dared aguin—this time the Arena ip Chicago—to speak his mind en of American participation though he well knows that what he has to $» bringing upon him the hatred of the istration in Washington and the calumny ef a’ host of hysterical war shouters. “ . Col Lindbergh is in distinguished company. In mide of revolutionary France against Britain. Abraham Lincoln opposed the Mexican wear. | Licyd George's life was imperiled when he spoke ; @gainst the Roer war. The measure of Col.’ Lindbergh's courage and polse is found in the fact that he does not trouble to defend himself @gainst those who are secking to emear him. Unlike them, he continues to carry on the debate rationally, without recourse to invective or per- sonal] abuse. They are calling Co. Lindbergh pro-Hitler tho it is of record that his was the first authoritative woice which warned Britain and France of the (German preparations for war. Save for him, Britain's preparation would have been even jess wéiequate than it was and Britain's defeat in all probability would be an accomplished fact today. Col. Lindbergh has scorned to answer the smear campaign because be does not want attention @istracted from the main issue, which is whether ghia country shel] engage in the war against fhe Will of the vast majority ef the pe appeal bs to reason 1 and common that tf we make adequate pre for ; . def and do not send all our war abroad we have no reason to fear invasion or subjugation. The same considerations which give him confidence in our abllity to defend ourselves prompt him to warn America against entering the war in Europe, for then all the edvantage will be on the side of the power which dominates all of Europe as we dominate all of America. At the conclusion of his address Col Lindbergh put in a few words the alternatives before the American people today. “We of the America First committee,” he said, “ask you to join us in supporting an American destiny for this pPemisphere—a Gestiny aot of ‘ eorea jaolation but ef independence; not of reliance \ oO upon others but of strength among ourselves; a me destiny that knows no fear of any foreign land.” ; . Nobody else has stated the choice so H - i those few words Col Lindbergh has Te the platform of America First. *