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Charles Lindbergh — Part 15
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“+ our children the free and independent hers
“Af you must oall it New Dealian.” WHEELER further deolarea *
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ideas on the rest of the worldy or shal air power;
and other advances of modern warfare, to guard and etrengthen the indepen 4
dence of our nation; shall we sell our American birthright for the mess of
pottage that is offered-us in Burope and Aeia today; or shall we preserve fo:
‘tage that our forefathers passed
on tu usr try
: The America First Comittee 4s an organi zat:
men who stand firmly opposed to merging our future with that of any foreign
land. We stand for a united nation behind en impregnable defense and an -
independent destiny for America. We atand for American traditions -- for the :
right of free citizens to meet, and to disouss the issues that confront their
nation; for the right to know about, and to vote upon,
of our goverment, We stand for the right of those who
the dying to also have @ voloe in the deciding, |
: Tf you stand with us, ws ask you to
strength 48 growing in every section of theoountry.
ance here in Oklahoma. We need your essietance that
and representative goverment,
. committee. Our
But we need your assist~
freedom and independence
may continue to live in this nation,
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: : Senator BURTON K. WHEELER reiterated his opposition to active
participating in the present war and scorned alleged propaganda, “fus like
that used in the last war," Sanator WHEELER attacked the action of the City
Council and stated, "I am glad the people of this state don't feel about
CHARLES LINDBERGH as your oity council does. There isn’t a more honest,”
decent, patriotio man in Amorica,” Turning to hational affairs the Senator
declared himself, “opposed to every kind of tient except Americanian, even’
have to be sent to all parte of the world, to police India, China and other +
places and I am not in favor of sending American boys to die on the battle=
fields of Europe or Asia. If we £0 to Europe to save democracy again, we *:
are likely to lose it in this country, “ Membership cards were distributed _
in this rally by the America First Committee, 408 Perrine Building, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma. On the back of this membership card are the principles of
the local organization » : : : er
1, Our firet duty is to keep America cut of foreign ware,
eutry would only
our
te te tees gitetroy democracy, not save it. "The path to war is
pa ‘eedon. :
we 2, Wot by acte of war abroad but by preserving and extending
democracy at home can we aid democracy and freedom in other lands.
: 3. In 1937 we sent our American ships into the war zone and ~ 7
this led us to war. In 1961 we must kedp our naval convoys and merchant vessels
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