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Charles Lindbergh — Part 5
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- ds for Lindbergh's cornection with the America First Committee, his
mame does not appear as one of the founders of that organisation in the
of 1940 and it ts not known as of what date he becare officielly connected *
“with that grou,. In addition to being one of its authorize’ speakers,
dergh was listed ap deing one of those menbers who had contributed more than
- $100 to the Cenmittec.
A highly ‘confidential source has reported that on December 17, 194:,
Lindbergh addressed a dinner meeting of members of the America Pirst Comittee
who were assezbied at the home of Edwin S, Webster, Jr., 35 Beekman Street,
Wew York City. Webster was the New York Secretary of the America First Com—
mittee. It wes reported that at this meeting Lindbergh declared that America
had been speeking for yeare of the “yellow peril" yet we are now fighting on
the side of the Russians and Chinese. It was reported that Lindbergh appeared
discouraged with the United States Governrent | becanse of the fact thet in his
opinion 4% bed ac plan sor does it appear to muow Zor what 2% 4s
With regare to the Anerica Firat Committee, Lindbergh was said to have urged
the discontinuance of the Comittee although it wes said thet he hed voted
for the continuance of the Committee at a. earlier meeting held in Chicago.
Ee was said to have changed his mind with regard to the continuance ef the
Committee dDecause of the disunity which existed within ite ranks.
With
source edvised
ed that
reference to the above referred to neeting, another confidential
that two persons who were allegedly present et-that meeting
¢hergh made subetontially the following remarks:
Chergh made substontially the following remarks:
"There de only one danger in the world - that is the yellow danger. !
Chine end Japan are really bound together agaicet the white race. There ¢
eouid only have bean one efficient weapon againrt this alliance, under- '
neath the surface, Germany itself could have been this weapon. The ideal |
get-ip would heve beea to heve had Gerreny take over Polani and Bu--ia,
in collabor:tion with the Eritish, as bloc against the yellow people and
Ddolsheviam. But instead, the British and the fools in Washington had to
The B: h he Germars and wanted to @ the world
wor.
- Britain
today.
"Of course, America First cannot be active right now. But it
ehouli keep on the alert and when the large missing lists and losses are
published the Amorican people will realire how mach they have been be-
trayed by the British and the Administration. Then America Piret cen
be a political forze again. We must be quiet a while and avait the time
for ective functionizne, There gay be a time soor when we can advocate a
negotiates reace.™
In this connection, it is interesting to note that the Readers Digest
of November, 1°39, carried an article written by Lindbergh extitled “aviation,
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