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Viewed in the light of the emergency con- the President did justified Col. in fronting the country, the Roosevelt-Lind- S& Eis to resign his commission as & Dergh episode, that has ended in the latter OTicer. Each President sa’ for the time being, tendering his resignation as a reserve officer, Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of ds greatly to be regretted. At a moment when She United States. But the Joyalty of our pol- |. the nation should be closing ranks and uniting diers, sailors and airmen runs to no indi- all its forces for defense, this conspicuous | Vidual. They serve the Republic itself, and]. example of cleavage is set before the people. it is precisely in such emergencies as the In justice to the colonel 11 must be frankly DteseDt that the nation most urgently needs), greed that the President committed the |!ts reserve officers. In whatever fashion the Quest error, The press interview in which Mr..|D#tion can best speed its defenses—whethar | . Roosevelt attacked Col. Lindbergh as an ap- JY equipping Britain as a first line of de-|. Peaser, comparing him to the “Valandig- fense or by keeping materiel at home—there hams” of the Civil War, was most unfortu- || Wi) always be « shortage of skilled airmen. Rate from every point of view. It was jaunty It is the example which Col. where it should have been eerious, vague set which seems to ws so regrettable. In o | where it should Dave been specific, and per- difficult bour like the present many groups/- sonal where {¢ should have avoided name |}! People, fer score of different @alling and discussed the issue. will inevitably criticize and oppose an But the tendency to take an intensely per- ministration, Such is their right, But wonal attitude toward those who disagree right to debate political issues cannot be per- with him has Jong been one of Mr. Roose- |} ™itted to compromise one’s duty to serve the Velt’s besetting weaknesses. It formed, in- |} D##o0. Tis high obligation rests upon busi- @eed, one of the central reasons why this|| Ds men and workers—to co-operate with Rewspaper so strongly opposed his re-elec- || te government in the defense program. Tt Won. Despite such opposition, widely shared, rests upon the youth to accept military train- be was re-elected. He is the President of the |) ™% %* © first duty of citizenship. As the ‘United States in the present crisis, and, as we|} MoDths Pass it will bear more and more Bave repestediy firted ‘in these columns, if is beavily and ¢irectly upon every one in the the patriotic d of e' American nation. . belund his leadership na the aly, tocanig {| This loyalty eatutes a fiag that ts mo man means of saving the American way of work-| DTiV8: fignal, No resentment toward 4ng, living and thinking. vidual abould weaken or confuse it. Free debate of public issues is part of that ne ‘way and must, of course, be preserved. If the President, by his personal attack upon @n effective opponent, was hoping to end much debate, his comment was doubly te ie CLIPPING FROM THE N.Y. HERALD TRIBUNE pave APR 291941 FORKED BY WeYs DIVISTON