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vo Lindy Misrepresented Facts In Anti-Semitic Talk, Charge’ BY FRANK SMOTHERS. Hitting back at Charles A. Lind- bergh's Des Moines attack upon American Jewry, Sigmund Livings- ton, chairman of the Anti-Defama- tion Society, charged today that, the eviator vastly misrepresented cold facts. Lindbergh declared’ at Des Moines that “the greatest danger” of the Jews “to this country lies in their large ownership and in- fluence in our motion pictures, our press, radio and our government.” As to the press, Mr. Livingston replied: “Arthur T. Robb, editor of Edi- ‘tor and Publisher, authoritative journal of American’ newspaper- men, pointed out that of the 1,700 owner-publishers in this country only 15, or less thah 1 per cent, are Jewish.” Refutes Radio Charges. Livingston declared the “charge concerning control of radio is like- wise unfounded.” “Lindbergn has never lacked time nor facilities over the radio,” he said. “In fact, newspapers and radio have given far more space and time to him than to any other individual in almilar capecity in relation to this natipnal issue"—| America’s foreign policy. As for the films, Livingston de- clared: “It is generally Known that Jews’ and non-Jews aljfe in this indus- try have depi the horrors of the European sityation. ‘The Jews are neither for nor can they claim credit for what may be done in this or any other particular industry.” 90 Bign Btatement. Meantime a statement signed by 9 Ameritans, including Wendell Willkie, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Alf Landon, was made public in New i dom of without forts “to pit rel Ggainst role , et efforts were “a betrayg of treasured traditions of our Semocreey, ," said the statement, ie- ed under auspices of the National} ference of Christians and Jews. One of the signers was Hugh 8. ‘ohnson, sole member of the execu-| ive committee of America First nt direct reference to Lindbergh. Also in the list of signers—men and women of widely different political ‘ah. Philip Murray and William Green, heads of the C. 1. O. and A. F. of L., tigned, as did Gov. Herbert H. Leh- man of New York and Norman Thomas, Socialist-pacifist ‘leader. Chicagoans who jo! in the ep- peal to fair debste inclul Harold Swift, Ald. Paul H. Dougl Judse P. McGoorty and Dean Leon’ of the Northwestern Univeraity Taw, School. 6s- 4 Y9- CHICAGO DAILY NEWS 9-2 ¥-¢,