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\ - (Ql« LINDBERGH REPLIES 2) TO MR. ROOSEVELT. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh has ae colonel in the United States Army Alr Corps Reserve. He sent his resignation te the secre tary of war and explained why he did so in a letter to Mr. Roosevelt. To Mr. Roceevelt the colonel said he had hoped he might exercise his rights as an American citizen to plece his view point before the people of the country ia time of peace without giving up the privilege of serv- ing his country as an air corps officer im the event of war. - “But aincs you, in your capacity as President of the United States and commander-inchief ef the army,” Lindbergh wrote, “have clearty tay plied that I am no Jonger ef use to this country ‘asm reserve officer, and In view of ether im “plications that you. my President end my su perior officer, have made concerning my loyalty to my country, my character, and my motives, I can see no honorable alternative to tendering my resignation es colonel in the United States Air Corps Reserve.” ‘Mr. Roosevelt told the reporters last week that Col. Lindbergh had not been called for ac- tive service because the army had mo place for Vallandighams, Vallandigham was a morthern traitor in the Civil war. Mr. Roosevelt's re! marks in etigmatizing Col Lindbergh as a traitor to his country must have been resented by all fair minded people and by everybody who was not unbalanced by passions No man of honor could submit to such reBec- tigns upon his loyalty and upon his charecter and, as Col Lindbergh said, he had no alterna tive. He was forced to resign, and the air corps having refused to take advantage of the serv- {fees of America’s most intelligent and best in- formed aviator now loses him, at least for the duration of this precarious peace. It may be: that Mr. Roceevelt has made ft impossible for iaweess| 6S 497 a chices only in lacking the secret Spy, and the concentrs! ~ Coth Lindbergh has the congressional ef Donor. That is another reply, to Mr. Rovse- welt, Fe...