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one ose SPERCH DISTORTED -~ sees orsy graeme Be LINDBERGH HOLDS = Says New Leadership Appeal Referred to interventionists, Not Impeachment Pisa SCORES PRESS TREATMENT |e Asserts Philadelphia Remark Was Removed From Context —Denounces Opponents Charles A. Lindbergh denied em- phatically yesterday that he had referred to President Roosevelt when be appealed for a ‘‘change tn Jeadership" in his speech for the America First Committee in Phila- delphia on May 3. He declared that the “change in leadership’’ reference was directed at Interventioniste—“the leadership | of the opposition which we [the ne- tion) have been following in recent - months,"" and added: “Neither I nor any ‘one else en! the America First Committee ad-: Vocates proceeding by anything but @onstitutional methods." | Mr, Lindbergh gave that explans-| tion tm = telegram ts Wiliem = z.: Moore, managing editor of ¢; Baltimore Sun. His alucidstion o of the statement that provoked al storm ot by those who thought surgested “revolution” or impeachment of the President | follows: “Is * reply te your telegram of June 6, my reference tc the need for new leadership applied tc lead p of the intervention wh the nation has been ow- img in recent months. . ‘which endangers the ; Fusing the same time for ue te turn to Lee polleies and to new leadership?’ In many “Neither I nor any ove else an the America First Committes advo- eates proceeding by anything but eonstitutlona! methods It is our (the interventionists) Ameriqan om “Under the Constitution, we hare every right to advocate a leader abip for this country had epi ch is noo interventionist and ch places the interests of eerie hat! at is, in fact, the primary objective of our committee. We believe that a non-interventionist and tally American leadership ia of vial necessity to the security and wel- fare of our country.”’ follows: Mr. Moore's telegram “Bince you recently began using the phrase that the America First organization is ‘seeking new leader- noted that other foremost speakers not er forem for the America First cause are phrase. Governor i ta) Follette used ft here ip his | last night (Thursday). The Sun would be find to print your explan ation of the mean eaning of this phrase and how a new ership sould be eet up under our constitutional form of government before the next election. mi 1e would make no comment ti] ft bad found time to consider lbergb explanation. s ae fa bs W4Y 7- A CLIPPING FROM THE mS SSON.3 01941