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Charles Lindbergh — Part 12
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Laaid, 1 am not going to the convention.”
He said. “The time has come now to get the soldiers together.”
“Yea,” 1 mid, “T think 20, too.” He maid, “1 went abroad to
study the part that the veteran plays in the various set-upe of the
Gavcrmmucnts that they have abroed, I went to Italy for 9 or 3
months and studied the position that the veterans of Italy occupy im
the Fascist set-up of government, and I discovered that they are
the background of Musolini. They keep them on the pay rolls in
various ways and keep them contented and happy; and they are his
real backbone, the force on which be may depend, in case of trouble,
to sustain him. But that set-up would not uit ust all. , The soldiers
of America would not like that. T then went to y to ane what
Hitler was doing. and his yhole strength lies in organizations pf
soldiers, too. But that would not do. J looked into the Russian
business. I found that the use of the soldiers over there would never
appeal to our men. Then I went to France, and I found just exactly
1¢ organization we are going to have. It in an organization of
‘Eave ime the French nause for it,
T never could bave pronounced it, ‘anyhor
nization of mem erw of all the
‘ance, composed of noncommis-
Id me that they hed about 500,000,
iors
recall vat
I do know that it in a superor;
other soldiers’ organizations of Fi
sioned officers and officers. He tol
tnd that each one was a lender of 10 others, so that it gaye them
5,000,000 voter. And he mid. yw, that is our idea here in
‘America—to get up an organization of that kind.”
T maid. What do you want to do with it when you get it up!”
“Wall.” he anid. “we want to support the President.”
T said, “The President does not need the support of that kind of
an organization. Since when did you become s supporter of the
President? ‘The last time I tatked to you you were against him.”
Hie sid, * Wel ein ging to go slong with i
th, a thene
+ Well, what are you going to do with t men, suppose you
these 200,000 men in America? ‘What are you going to do ih
them!”
= Well.” he ssid, “they will be the support of the President.”
T wid, The President has got the whole American people. Why
does he want them?”
He said,“ Doo't you understand the artup has got to be changed
a bit? Now, we have got him—we have got the President. He has
to have more money. There is not any mote money to give him.
Righty percent of the money now is in Government bonds, and he
cannot keep this racket up much longer. He hes 40 do somethi
Stour it "Bre has cithar pot to ge Sore money Sut of us or ba bas
get to change the m ‘of Gnsncing the Government,
Feira tome to Hct he dom aot chenge et method. “He
Sake 1
T said, “ The idee of this great group of soldiers, then, is to sort
of frighten him, ia it!”
= No, no, no; not to frighten him. This is to sustain him whea
others aseault bim.”
T raid, * Well, T do not know about that. How would the Presi-
dent explain it?”
are going to help him out. Now, did it ever occur to you
President ia overworked? We might have an Assistant President,
somebody to take the blame; and if things do not work out, be can
drop dim.”
fe went on to say that it did not take an:
to authorize another Cabinet official, somel
details of the office-—tal
t the posit
constitutional ch
to take over
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TDIIE ALZED
inVE AMERICANS
COL. CHAS. A. LINDBERGH
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OMINATE
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NUMUINAIE
PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES!
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Ai on Overflow Mass Megiing oi the Emoatsy Auitorien
Sidg., Sept. 10, 1940, Col Chas A. Lindbergh wes nomin
ated te be Drafted President, and Surten Ko Wheeler Te
Be Vice-President of the United Steter
COME HEAR
Harold A. Sparling
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“of ley &
Medi HH lll HLL LLL
[=] The Tree American
“We Cannot Win this War for Encland”
Katee Coarten A. Uncerg
“Eng We te the ‘Whe are Underataiog the Principles of Dewemany—
More then 00% of the People Opposed to War ———————
yea” ~~ Ten Mmicraen Drs th Bah
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