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Dear Fellow American:
Charles A. Lindbergh is the great American tragedy. His spectacular trans-Atlantic flight made him the world's best known aviator and his country's best loved hero. That was fourteen years ago. Today he is a hero only to the disciples of Adolph Hitler and to misinformed and misguided American isolationists.
But Lindbergh is more than a fallen idol. The flyer has turned politician, and his politics bear a strong resem-blance to Nazism.
That is the tragedy of Lindbergh. It may be the tragedy of his country.
The following pages will explain why Lindbergh has become a hero to all Nazis, both German and American. The answer is simple: in his speeches and writings he has followed the Nazi propaganda line. Whether by coincidence or design, he has become the American voice of the Berlin.
Propaganda Ministry.
This pamphlet uses Lindbergh's own words to show that he defends Nazi aggression while attacking Britain; that he believes in racism but not in democracy; that he advocates a "negotiated peace" with a man to whom treaties are mere scraps of paper; that he urges cooperation with the Nazis, although Hitler boasts cooperation is impossible.
Now that Lindbergh has adopted Hitler's technique of using anti-Semitism to further his un-American crusade, his adherence to the Nazi propaganda line is complete.
In his campaign to sabotage all-out aid to those nations resisting Hitlerism, Lindbergh has set himself up as an expert in all matters, appointed himself the spokesman for a "majority" of the American people.
Friends of Democracy believes this pamphlet will prove that Lindbergh's sentiments are not shared by most Ameri-cans and that many of his "facts" are either unfortunate errors or deliberate misrepresentations.
As the voice of the America First Committee, Lindbergh constitutes a very real threat to our democratic way of life. Under his leadership the Committee has attracted the sup-port of scores of pro-Nazi organizations in all parts of the country. Today, for the first time, the energies of the American Nazi movement are being channeled into one or-ganization, directed by one leader.
If they are able to do so, these organizations will con-vert the America First Committee into a political instrument and establish Lindbergh as their "leader,"
Our charge that Lindbergh constitutes a very real threat to our American institutions is not an empty one. We pre-sent the evidence. Let the reader judge for himself.
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In 1935 Charles A. Lindbergh became angry with his country and his felIol
citizens because, as he is reported to have said, "We do not have discipline.
For more than three years he and his family lived in Europe as volunt
exiles. During these years Lindbergh found a new country to admire—Na
Germany. He found new friends—ranking members of the Nazi hierarchy. Is
Hitler's Germany he met men who, like himself, believed in "discipline," am
who enforced it by means of the concentration camp and the axe.
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Reproduced above are photographs of Lindbergh with some of his new friends. These include Rudolph Hess who, until his flight to England, was Hitler's dep-uty leader; Reichsmarshal Goring, who has brought "discipline" to peaceful nations by means of his dive bombers; and Field Marshal Mitch, his ruthless assistant These Nazi leaders enter-tained Lindbergh lavishly. Society col-umns from an English-language news-paper published in Berlin (reproduced at right) tell that "Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh were the guests of the Dentscher Auslandsklub"; that "Gen-eral and Mrs. G5ring gave a luncheon for Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh." But they did more than entertain Lind-bergh. They fed hint propaganda as well as food. They proudly displayed Nazi airpower. Lindbergh listened and looked. He believed what he beard and saw.
Colonel are
senera a ris a
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San atterroon in MO WY Moth mooplane. 'They had been met at
Cologne on the way
horn London by
lltator T. J. KoenS4. American Assistant
gilitarY Attache for
NIL who piloted
these to Fteriin Isis own
ane,
who is In
gerbil lo study
Cterman aviation. *Id visit a number
ainslame lactolles, airOorts, experl-
Mentat stations. and the Slice as Well
r,.% the {Msettplc 'Ante and Me Reic
Worts Cisounds.
who. acconenmoied by Mn.s Jenkins and Ms sistter-in-taw.
Airs. Thomas Moore. has been ap e brie tun throuth making' Onnamv. Switze
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de Var4(achuca. Second tary. of embaniY. Ametlean
Cemodi oodter has left B erlin for a Waration it United
States. White there Coiner Woodford smif
be married end accompanied by his bride Vat leave miefa. for his new Host fn Maracaiho.
American Coaacii-Clenoral Jernlana.
litit;LIVES A DiliHAL
Colonel Lindbergh Receives High German Decoration
A a token of holds for Colonel harl •
hancellor A ulf ervice ro of t a le with Star—the sec
ontr th same
s.1 of the and hest ei onl h the
The E decoration Was preseme0 to him n't , by Field Marshal Hermann Goering.
Who
IS also Aviation Minister. personally at a
dinner given in Colonel Lindbergh's honor by Hugh R. Wilson. the Unite3 States
Arslhat,6atiof. at the latter 's home on Oc-
tober IS, 03S. The Order of the Ger in
d to honor distin.inshe create 111171MIM yr. s
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ner-
On October 18, 1938, the Third Reich paid Lindber
for services rendered. "In the name of the fiihrer," Goring
presented him with a Nazi decoration. The Germim-
American Commerce Bulletin reported: "As a token of the
esteem Germany holds for Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh,
Chancellor Adolf Hitler has bestowed upon him the
Service Cross of the Order of the German Eagle with
Star." The purpose of the decoration, according to the
news story, is "to honor distinguished foreigners who
have deserved well of the Reich." The decoration was
appropriate, for Lindbergh did, indeed, deserve well of
the Reich. He had helped Hitler's armies win a blood.
less victory in Czechoslovakia. He was partly responsible
for the fact that Hitler was given another year to prepare
for war, more territory to furnish men and machines.
Yes, Lindbergh deserved well of the Reich, for he helped
fashion the Munich agreement — an agreement which
will go down in history as a blot on the name of England
and as a major threat to the existence of democratic
civilization. Lindbergh helped to sell , out England. He
was paid, not with thirty pieces of silver, but with a
Nazi medal.
5
During the late summer of 1938 war clouds hovered
over Europe. The Nazis demanded a part of democratic
Czechoslovakia. The Czechs and Slovaks would fight to
remain free—if England would help. Most Englishmen
wanted to help. But three times Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain flew to Germany to meet Hitler, and on the
third time, at Munich, he signed an agreement which
dishonored Englishmen. He gave Hitler a green light,
and Nazi soldiers overran all of Czechoslovakia. A year
later English soldiers were being killed by armaments
manufactured in Czechoslovakia.
"I believe it is peace for our time."
ritiapsr4. . "
Why did Neville Chamberlain act against
the wishes of an overwhelming majority of
Englishmen? Charles A. Lindbergh knows
the answer—or at least a part of it. He bad re.
turned to England to repeat Gi-iring's propa-
ganda to members of the Cabinet and of Parliament. Ile said what Goring knew he
would say—that the Nazi air force was Irwin. cible; that German war plane production was
20,000 a year that Germany had a limitless supply of reserve pilots. He implied, if he
did not say so, that England would be over-
whelmed if she dared oppose the Third
Reich. History has proved that Lindbergh
was wrong, but Chamberlain was frightened.
He raised the white flag and permitted the
Nazis to enslave another democracy. Yes, Lindbergh "deserved well of the Reich" a month later when Goring, "in the name of the fiihrer," gave him a decoration studded with swasnicas.
"if we desire peace, we have only to stop risking for-war."
LINDBERH, AMERICAN MUNICH MAN
an shOrt-laata; NDONT-5,20 to and 105 o
to 10 pin. Pi-I .); BERLIN-4:
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taco bit to deliver Europe into the hands at tile Nazis. Lindbergh brought' his family bac to rhe Voited States. 'During the past two years he has heroine re.cognized an the le.ading, kmerican advocate of ap peasement. But Lindbergh is more than an appeaser.. tie is an apolopist for. Viaiirn... In the 21 speeches and inagatine articles he has written since his return from Europe, he has defended Nazi aggresson, attacked Eng-
land, adapted the envoi P
device oE anthSeinit-
ism. sneered at demoirracy and advocated a negotiated
Peace.
In short., kites has simply. echoed the
Nazi Vrepa•
%arida line. Aria wordy have reached term of '
millions
of meians. 5a it ,a the
surprising that the Dealt'. anti
-ROME press has quoted the speecite.s of this Man wham then hail as "a real American- Charles 11... Lindbergh.
once the hero of all American:1, is now 0 hero to these
arcrweti CsVesniee of our democracy.
Axis Quotes Lindbergh Rome Had Article Before Publication
Propaganda brow cleats trout his pot. Berlin and Rome today discussed isolation CAL Cliapos A. Lindbergh's The pt "Letter to Americans," publish. Lindh, ed In the currant Collier's. in failure b which "defeat and humiliation' after she' for the U. S. is predicted II "assist t. America should enter the Was feet as b s against the Axis. or to ''her
Radio Boma, Italian govern• condidori meet Station, broadcast excerpts force." from the article in English, the Filially, Columbia Broadcasting System's threat of listeners reported, as early as France." yesterday afternoon, a full day and Bassi before release of prrci pilot
Berlin quoted Lindbergh In Toe Like, English, fireman and Spanish, "France hitt did not Mention that Col, too late,' lien's also had published'a state- waited anti
Arn until it is t closer and
LINDBERGH PRAISED IN NAZI NEWSPAPE
'A Real American,' Says Writer
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Americans that they 941 be ail
kee
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out of further entanglements and dis
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a led. The American . taken by a Nati
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Lindbergh peed Vim Praise of Berlin Radio
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bergh's Chicago speech, could
which he said that Britain co d
not w .another brave but,
to'unsuccessful attempt
to Rep the oat al war.
According to the Tiationa
STeadcastIng Co" Beriln
pressed the the 'pellet that there is
little hope that Americans 'wit be able to keep out ot ityrther entangtements and disappoint
ere YAiretra:p
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indbergh Speech Wins Praise of Berlin Radio
The Berlin radio last night called Col. Charles A. Lind-bergh's Chicago speech, in which he said that Britain could not win, "another brave bu probably unsuccessful attempt' to keep the U. S. out of war.
According to the National Broadcasting Co., Berlin ex. pressedthe belief that there is little hope that Americans 'will
further
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Following the example of the Berlin and Rome press, pro-Nazi pub-
lications in the United States have sung Lindbergh's praises, quoted
his speeches, defended him from his critics. The Free American and
Deutscher Weekruf and Beolmcluer, official publication of the Ger-
man.American Bund (reproduced at upper• left), reprints a speech
on the front page and labels it "good American common sense." The Christian Front, action group of the followers of Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, published a bulletin (reproduced above) headed: "Colonel
Lindbergh is a Patriot." At left is reproduced a news story from
Pubticity, an anti-Semitic, pro-Nazi newspaper, which calls Lindbergh
"America's No. 1 Citizen?' Lindbergh's picture is used to decorate
the front page of Silvershirt leader Pelley's. magazine, Roll Call, which
is reproduced on the opposite page. A front page story and an editorial
from Father Coughlin's Social Justice are also reproduced on the
opposite page. The former advocates that Lindbergh become a candi-
date for the Presidency, and the latter compares him, not unfavor•
ably, with the Christ. It is not a mere coincidence that the Nazi
press endorses Lindbergh. They do so because he advocates poli-
cies which, if carried out, will result in an American Hitler.
Lindbergh Explodes War Hys
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itch in Om
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In an address, Monday night, in New York City, Secretary of
Interior (Jew) Ickes, stated that
"Lindbergh's passional e words are to encourage Hitler and to break down the will of his own fellow citizens to resist Hitler and
Nazism." In a straightforward denial
made today, 1 Cit.. in a letter addressed to the
President said: "Mr. President, I will willingly open my tiles to your investigation—I will willly appear in person before
any
committee you appoint—There is nn question regarding my activi-ties now, or at any time in the past that I will not be glad to
answer. In regard to the slighting and
insinuating remarks by (Jew) Ickes, regarding the decoration received by him from the German aryuprnment,
Lindbergh pointed
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And it is not at all inconceivable that before this war is over EngAL_
Icl
turn against us, as sbe
has turned a ainst France and Fin-herself may
land.
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that
thcl only rid, it country was
ever invaded, it 141793 not bl Cker-
many, or 'Russia, or Frallee..
Germany defeated. it would not be best to see
the British The fall of
navy would not seriously Men-
ace the U. S.
their own standards of today, or by their
lards standards of yesterday and to-
morrow, the Gerrnaire " much in the
right as the English and French, for rig t is not an a ute qu ity; it is
relative to outlook, and outlook changes
— varies from year to with conditions eration to generation.
ear, and from gen
This war in Europe is not so much a conflict between. right and wrong as it is a conflict between differing concepts of
--- nflict in which the `defend-
er are a co represented by the static, legal Wight
' right' of man, and the ' aggressors' by the dynamic, forceful 'right' of nature.
Isit*nsured by
Lindbergh acceptable to all varieties
of Nazis? What are the policies?
Here is the answer—in Lindbergh's
own words. Reproduted on this page and the next are quotations from his magazine articles and speeches. He
defends Nazi aggression as "the right of an able and virile nation to ex-
BritiSh i pand." He insists that "the Germans are as much in the right as the Eng-
becogie lith and French." And while defend-
ing Nazi, aggression, he attempts to
arouse hatred of England by point-
' ing out that an English army invaded the United States more than a cen-
tury ago. Deliberately distorting the
true facts, he charges that England
"has turned against France and Fin-land." When he says, "racial strength
is vital — politics, a luxury," he is
simply echoing Hitler's Hein Kampf. And when he says that "no system of representation can succeed in which the voice of weakness is equal to the voice of strength," he is attacking
the very basis of political democracy. Yes, Lindbergh is acceptable to Nazis
because his words might have been written by Adolf Hitler. '
therefore, when a. strong people becomes
dissatisfied with its position and cannot
attain its ambition through negotiation and agreement, it turns to that primeval
ght' of force as we aid with the
American Indians and with lie:rico, as
England did Africa,India, and Amer-
ice, as the Italians did in Ethiopia, as German is doin today.
The English and French claim they are right in fighting to maintain
their
possessions and their ethics, and the status quo of their last victory. The Germans, on the other hand claim
the
of an able and virile na tion to ex- and influ- er nations
pond l to c"nnf .arms as at er
When 1 saw the .wealth of the
Erripife, 1 felt that the rich had
too rich.
B131 MI liCIS ENGLAND
ararialL rya 111
Aviation, G
eography, and Race M
en m
ust b
e ac-
cord
ed rig
hts eq
ual to
their a
bility
rather th
an to th
eir nu
mb
ers or to their
inh
eritance from
the p
ast. No system
cif represen
tation can
succeed
in w
hich
the voice of w
eakn
ess is equ
al to the
voice of strength
.
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With
all the w
orld
around o
ur
bord
ers, let us n
ot co
mm
it racial
suicid
e by in
ternal co
nflict.
Racial
strength is vital—politics, a luxury.
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LINDBERGH ADVOCATES ANEGOTIATEDPEACE
fi
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. . sole ami
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LOS ANGELES. Jone 21 (INS).—Charies A. Lindbergh called last night for a negotiated peace in Europe as "the only
way European civilization can he saved." He Charged that those who urge •roloo flg ITithw e Chaos. war pneHlit o are
a yeprostrate
••The Only II zonated peace is e3
possibly a prostrate en." Lindbergh told a
ca First %Lally at the owl.
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Another reason for Lindbergh's popularity
among Nazis is the fact that he advocates a
"negotiated peace." To the House Foreign
-Affairs Committee he said: "It would not be
best to are Germany defeated. A negotiated
peace is the best for us." Of course the Nazis
applaud Lindbergh, for they know, even if
he does not, that a "negotiated peace" with
Hitler means a Nazi victory.
By HAR 13. OLD HINTON eseele1 le Tea Nee Ye. Trwse. WABFIENGTON-, Jan. 23—Any negotiated peace to end the Zone-Peen war as Woe as possible.
whether or not such a peg:ce would he considered just by the American people, would be preferable, In the interest of the UnIted States to prolongina- the present ennfllet, Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh told the House Foreigh Affairs Commit-tee al its public healing today.
Colonel Lindbergh had been In. ted to appear by Representative of Hew York, ranking fleitub• n member of the committee, an
noose In .elepoeition to the Ad- affatiort's Lease-Lend Bin no1v 'rag before It. Hugh S. John-tiredbrIgadfer genozalArid Spar writer, and Dr. Brooks bead or the Foreign AC. [tonal] of Clevel&od , were the
blesses pandused Iv the
This Prolongs War, He Says —Hugh S. JohnsoR Holds Arms Help Bolsters U.S.
URGES NEUTRALITY
Aviator Testifies He Wants Neither Side
to Win Conflict
'MISTAKE' TO AID BRITAIN
polhnet Lineal k Prepa,, 4'"eaent PPC.hy ft
peg. T.
WARSAW — The Luftwaffe killed ten in this home.
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ROTTERDAM—"Revenge for sense. less resistance," the Germans said.
. . . wiin A MATT !HUAI=
HITLER'S RECORD
Here is the record of the man with whom Lindbergh would negotiate. It is a record of broken treaties stained with the blood of his victims. Lindbergh must know it is Hitler's method to lull each chosen victim to sleep by promising peace. Yet Lindbergh pretends to accept the word of this aggressor who now says: "Germany has no territorial possessions in the American continent and has given no occasion whatever for the assumption that she intends to acquire such possessions."
AUSTRIA
"Germany has neither the wish nor the intention to mix in internal Austrian affairs or annex or unite with Austria." —March 7, 1936.
On March 12, 1938, Germany annexed Austria.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
"We want to live our own life, and we want other peoples to do the same.... We have assured all our immediate neighbors of the integrity of their territory as far as Germany is concerned. That is no hollow phrase; it is our sacred will." — September 26, 1938.
On March 14, 1939, Hitler occupied Czechoslovakia.
POLAND
"We succeeded in arriving at an agreement which for the duration of ten years basically removes the danger of any clash.... We are two peoples. They shall live. One cannot annihilate the other." - – September 26, 1938.
On September 1,1939, Hitler invaded Poland.
DENMARK
"The German Reich and the Kingdom of Denmark will under no circumstances resort to war or any other form of violence against each other." — May 31, 1939,
On April 9, 1940. the Nazi war machine invaded Denmark.
NORWAY
"In the spirit long existing of good German-Norwegian relations the Reich government notifies the Norwegian government that she has no intention, through her measures now or in the future, of infringing upon the territorial integrity or the political independence of the Kingdom of Norway." — April 9, 1940.
On April 9, 1940, the German army invaded Norway.
BELGIUM AND HOLLAND
"We are ready to acknowledge and guarantee these states at all times as inviolable neutral territory." — January 30, 1937.
On May /0, 1940, Hitler's armies invaded the low Countries.
MIME Will NAZIS - LINDBERGIII "In the past we have dealt with a Europe
dominated by England. But whether England
or Germany wins this war, western civilization
will still depend upon two great centers, one
in each hemisphere.. . . We are often told that
if Germany wins this war, cooperation will be
impossible.. .. I reply that cooperation is never
impossible when there is sufficient gain on both
sides."
—Speech in Chicago, August 4, 1940.
"Two worlds are in conflict, two philosophies
of life. One of these worlds must break asunder.
... These are two worlds, and I believe one of
,these worlds must crack up.... Can a dynamic
revolution stop at a sharing of the world? Must
not the struggle continue until the final world
domination of a single nation? My motto is:
Destroy by every means. So-called international
laws will not check me."
—Speech of December 10, 1940.
"No intelligent American can agree with Lindbergh's views on this subject and there is absolutely no excuse for his having raised the issue of anti-Semitism."
—REVEREND L. HUMPHREY WALZ, Second Presbyterian Church, N. Y. City.
15
SAIU IT 11lin HITLER
"At the moment Jews in certain countries may be fomenting hatred under the pro-tection of a press, of the film, of wireless propaganda, of the theater, of literature, etc., all of which they control."
(speech before the German Reichstag, January 30, 1939)
"All Roosevelt's actions have one purpose and one objective — to precipitate the United States people into a Jewish war and preserve the position of international Jewry" y. (official statement, Berlin,
September 13, 1941)
On the night of September 11th in Des Moines, Iowa, Lindbergh followed the Nazi propaganda line to its inev-itable conclusion—anti-Semitism. He charged the Jews and Roosevelt with "pressing this country toward war." The Jews are a danger to this country, be said, because of "their large ownership and influence in our motion pictures, our press, our radio, and our government." Lindbergh was not the first to make these ridiculous and dangerous charges. He was simply repeating a popular piece of Nazi props-
LINDBERGH "The three most important groups who have been pressing this country toward war are the British, the Jewish and the Roosevelt administration . . Their (the Jews') greatest danger to this country lies in their large ownership and influence in our motion pictures, our press, our radio, and our government."
(speech September 11, 1941)
ganda, as indicated in the quotations reprinted above. By fanning the fires of anti-Semitism Lindbergh is following the example of Adolf Hitler who converted a base human prejudice into a political weapon. Hitler used anti-Semitism to establish Nazism in Germany. In this country Lindbergh is using anti-Semitism to establish—what? He calls it "non-inter-vention." Lindbergh's use of the most infamous of all Nazi propaganda tricks was too much for an overwhelming majority of his fellow citizens. Friend and foe alike repudiated him.
See What Prominent Americans Say : "The most un-American talk made in my time by any person of national reputation."—WENDELL L. WILLKIE.
"I greatly regret that Mr. Lindbergh has seen fit to inject anti-Semitism into his campaign against our foreign policy. It strikes at the very -basis of our national unity and, if spread, would certainly be followed by most un-American elements in our population."—ALFRED E. SMITH.
"Charles A. Lindbergh, in a national broadcast, injected religious and racial prejudice into a discussion of our foreign policy. That, I declare, is an inexcusable abuse of the right of freedom of speech which 130,000,000 Americans, re-gardless of their views, will wholly reject."
—THOMAS E. DEWEY.
"Charles A. Lindbergh's intemperate and intolerant address in Des Moines, in which racial and religious prejudices were incited—specifically against the Jewish faith—should arouse universal protest and denunciation."
—Editorial in the newspapers of WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST.
"Colonel Lindbergh's implication seems to be that they (the Jews) must curb themselves or alternately be curbed wher-ever the isolationists consider they have influence, including `our government.' This is ominously close to the proscriptive policies—exclusion of Jews from public employment—ap-plied from the first by the Nazis in Germany."
. —W. W. WAYMACK, editor of the Des Moines Register and Tribune.
"History has proven that the American people will not stand for antipathy based on racial and religions hatred, whether it be directed against Jews, Catholics or other religious groups."
—EDWARD M. GALLIGAN, Chairman of the Long Island chapter of the Knights of Columbus.
A tillbt Ut rliAb1i1111511 Lindbergh has been following the Nazi propaganda line in his speeches and writ-ings for the simple reason that in most matters he agrees with the world's lead-ing Nazi theorists. His statements reproduced on this and the next page are identical in thought, and sometimes identical in phrasing, to those of Adolf Hitler, Sir Oswald Mosley and Lawrence Dennis. Mosley was the leader of the British Union of Fascists and National Socialists until he was imprisoned for attempting to block the British defense effort. Lawrence Dennis is the leading theoretician in the American
Nazi movement. Two of his books, The Coming American Fascism and The Dynamics of War and Revolution, are used as textbooks by American Nazis. As these compari-sons show clearly, either Lindbergh is a spokesman for Nazism, or he is the victim , of the greatest coincidence in the history of the world.
Adolf Hitler European
CONSTITUTIONAL METHODS LINDBERGH—"Neither I nor anybody else in the America First Committee advocates pro- ceeding by anything but constitutional meth-ods."
STATE. AND RACE LINDBERGH—"Racial strength is vital—poli-tics, a luxury."
DEMOCRACY LINDBERGH—"No system of representation can succeed in which the voice of weakness is equal to the voice of strength."
MONEY AND WAR LINDBERGH—"It is unfortunate but true that there are interests in America who would rather lose American lives than their own dollars."
POLITICAL PARTIES LINDBERGH—"But it now seems doubtful that we had even two parties last November. . . . The people of this nation were not given the chance to vote on the greatest issue of our generation—the issue of a foreign war."
HITLER—"Neither I nor anybody else in the National Socialist Party advocates proceeding by anything but constitutional methods."
HITLER—"The state (is) only a means to an end, and as its end it considers the preservation of the racial existence of men."
HITLER—"The parliamentary principle of de-cision by majority, by denying the authority of the person and placing in its stead the number of the crowd in question, sins against the aristo-cratic basic idea of nature."
HITLER—"Financial interests are victorious over the genuine interests of the people. The blood of nations must serve the money of this small international group."
MOSLEY—"They (the parties) have even got over the pretence of fighting each other. They are all in one camp."
° The sources of all quotation, on this and the next page are on &le in the office of Friends of Democracy, Inc.
16
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INDEPENDENT DES LINDBERGH—"We (the America First Com-mittee) stand for an independent American Destiny."
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DEFENSE ONLY LINDBERGH—"If it came to an attack on this country, I would be for war all the way."
FORCE LINDBERGH—"There is no adequate peace-ful way for a nation to expand its territory and add to its colonies . ."
RIGHT AND WRONG LINDBERGH—"This war in Europe is not so much a conflict between right and wrong as it is a conflict between differing concepts of right ..."
DISCIPLINE LINDBERGH—"The countries which, like Ger-many, have gone through great hardships and chaotic times have the types of political systems that spring from such times and which involve rigid discipline . . ."
GEORGE WASHINGTON LINDBERGH—"Washington led a successful revolution and changed his status from that of an English traitor to that of an American hero."
Lawrence Dennis Acme
MOSLEY—"We (the British Union of Fascists and National Socialists) have told the British people that their Destiny was within them-selves."
MOSLEY—"If any country in the world attacks Britain or threatens to attack Britain, then every single member of British Union would fight for Britain."
DENNIS—"The issue of redistribution of ter-ritory and resources is one which has ultimately to be determined by power."
DENNIS—"Wars are fought between right and right, not between right and wrong . . ."
DENNIS—"Interestingly enough, during the past ten years of depression, Communist Russia, Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany have been right• ening up on discipline . . ."
DENNIS—"If George Washington had lost he would have been hanged as a traitor. . . . As he won, his treason has become a great Anglo-Saxon tradition."
17
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HIS SPEECHES SELL NAZISM ABROAD Wherever you find an Axis propagandist, there you will find reprints of Lindbergh's speeches. That is not surprising, because Lindbergh, in the guise of Americanism, has been preaching doctrines which give aid and comfort to the Axis aggressors. On June 5, 1941, the New York Times correspondent in Chungking re-ported that "excerpts from the isolationis speech by Charles A. Lindbergh in Minne-apolis on May 10 were dropped, along with incendiaries and high-explosive bombs, in the air raid on Chungking last Sunday." Other dispatches reproduced on this page report that copies of Lindbergh's testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee were dis-tributed throughout Nicaragua by the German consulate, that all his public utterances arc "widely reproduced in the pro-German press in South America." As long as Lindbergh con tinues to advocate policies which are helpful to the Axis, he must be looked upon as an Axis propagandist.
Japanese Drop Lindbergh Speech Leaflets
Along With Bombs in Attack on Chungking wFriiesi
A. Lindbergh Ma to were
d:.::ppte vithie"ons onthe isolationist a Meth b Charles
china, dune Zilkw TosK rsasa Leaflets TeCtriclik
is from
incendiaries h-explosive one s n a • anise a r ra on un a . copy o
today. the ea lets •ecame available only
Featuring the Lindbergh talk, the leaflet stressed the "disunity" In Bthe United
States and contained a ong' commentary propounding the argument
that China co count on United States sup cause of anti-war sentiment country and because of its pation with the European
One side at the propagan had a photograph of Mr. Li and the picture of the inter United States airplane
use workers were said to be on strike because
of what the caption termed labor's opposition to United States involvement in the war.
INDBERGH SWAB SOME IN ECUADOR
18
Lindbergh was cabled today
by Afirmacion Argentina, pro-totalitarian organization in Buenos Aires, that his stand "represents the best North American tradition."
Nazis in Nicaragua Spread Lindbergh's Words MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jan.. 24 (UP).—The German consulate in Managua today was re orted to have distri uted here and 1T1 al
towns in icaragua
A. Lindber h's testimon before the House F°1'6'13diairs Com- mittee in Washin ton esterda
The Managua daily newspa-per, La Prensa, regarded as a pro-Nazi publication, displayeromi-
d
indbergh's testimony p nently.
By UAROLD CALLENDER
Specie] Cable to Tar Now' YORK fir. QUITO, Ecuador, April 26--It
would be difficult to exaggerate the impression created here
and in ad-joining South American countries by the simultaneous news of the British withdrawal from Greece, Colonel Charles
h and A. Lindbergh's speech increasing isolationist activity in the United States.
To appreciate the effect through.out
South America it must re- membered that German propagand-ists have Jong argued that United States aid Was too late to save Brit-ain and that Germany was bound
to win. The news from Europe and argument. New York reinforces the German Colonel Lindber b %toile
utter-ances with those o h a wi een w e re ave ertnan Ce .ro- a an erica news 0
the an like
ro-Ger-
Gallup Survey Finds 63% of "rhoso
Farnitiar With War Stand Disagree
With Him
INIMERGIPS S OPPOSED BY lifOST
WAR SENTIMENT UP, GALLUP TEST FINDS
68% Favor Our Entrance If Necessary to Defeat the
Axis, Survey Shows
ACTION NOW IS OPPOSED
Study Gives Striking Indication of Reversal of Opinion
Since October, 1939
LINDBERGH MISREPRESENTSTHEPEOPLE Every poll of public opinion
has shown that from 80 per cent to 95 per cent of Americans are opposed to entering this war.
ID his effort to make it appear that he speaks
for the people, Lindbergh said that "Every
poll of public opinion has shown that from
80 per cent to 95 per Cent of Americans are
opposed to entering this war." That is not true.
At least it is not the whole truth. Although
Americans are a peace-loving people, the Gal-
lup Poll reported a few months ago that 68
per cent were in favor of going to war "If it
appeared certain that there was no other way
to defeat Germany and Italy."
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and the people repudiate Lindbergh ...
the Balkans. ectulprehenstire studies of American public opinion show he following significant
reactions: "If
it appeared certain that there
was no other way to defeat Ger-
many and ltaly except for the Uit ed States
to go to war against them.
would you be in
favor of the United States Bain into the war?"' Would favor
golug la if no
other way . • . ....... . ........ Wooid not favor goirlg in ..24
Undecided ................... . • 8
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y GEORG.E GALLOP
Public. Opinion Irector* -4-Merlcan Lustit
Theo surveys are ?nacre
by si system of highly selective 0/n-
pugs fa eack of the
forty-eight States in proportion to voting populations; thereby the
loan Institute of Public Opinion holds, is obtained a result which would not vary
from that of a vass, numerically Inuch la gee can-
By GEORGE GALLUP Director American Institute of
Public Opinion PRINCETON, N. J., May 8—
Widespread controversy has been stirred tip throughout the country by the speeches and writings of Charles A. Lindbergh, who is re-garded by many as the leader of the isolationist movement. To dis-cover how many Americans agree with Lindbergh's views on foreign policy, the American Institute of Public Opinion has completed a na-tion-wide public opinion survey which shows that approximately two-thirds of the voters interviewed who are familiar with Lindbergh's views on foreign policy disagree with those views.
The survey found that approxi-mately six voters in every ten of those interviewed were familiar in general with the views which Lind-bergh has expressed concerning American foreign policy and the war abroad.' Those who showed themselves familiar with his views were asked:
"Do you agree or disagree with what Lindbergh says?"
The results are: Agree Disagree Undecided
24% 63% 13%
The American people do not support Lind-
bergh. In May, 1941, the Gallup Poll revealed
that only 24 per cent of those familiar with
his views said they were in agreement when
asked this simple qUestion: "Do you agree or
disagree with what Lindbergh says?" In short,
the American people have repudiated Lind-
bergh's campaign of defeatism.
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WHEN LINDBERGH SPEAKS During the past two years Lindbergh has given a Iot of unsolicited advice. He has set himself up as "the expert" in all matters. In magazine articles and speeches he has asserted dogmatically that Germany can produce more air-craft than England and the United States, that German planes are superior in quality. While declaring that the United States cannot be invaded, he has insisted that Eng-land is bound for certain defeat. By making such statements as these he has done more than any other person to weaken
the American will to resist Nazism, the will to defend demos racy at all costs. But is Lindbergh qualified to play the role of "the expert?" To be sure, he is a good flier. He once flew across the Atlantic. But other men have flown the Atlantic; One of them, Clarence Chamberlain, said: "Either Lind; bergh doesn't know what he is talking about or he's beett bitten by the Nazi bug." The real experts, the men who ar ' qualified to speak, disagree with Lindbergh.
Can Germany Out-Produce England and the United States?
LINDBERGH—"The claim that the American and British production of aircraft will soon excel German production is not true."
AIRCRAFT YEAR BOOK (published by the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce)—"From all accounts, and they are from fairly reliable sources, the British combat plane production combined with the American output is superior to Germany's in those highly important cate-gories such as fast pursuits, long-range and medium bombers and patrol flying boats."
F. B. RENTSCHLER (chairman of the board of United Aircraft Corporation)—"There is no question in my mind that—given the, necessary material—we -can not only match the entire production of continental Europe but exceed it. There is -almost no limit to -what we- Can I:moth:ice here."
AMERICAN MACHINIST—"World production of planes, according to best available estimates, is around 8,000 planes a month, divided thus: Germany, 2,500; Russia, 2,000; Britain, 1,800; United States, 1,500; Japan, 300; Italy, none except parts, and small amounts in British Dominions and non-German Europe."
Can the United States Be Invaded?
LINDBERGH—"I do not believe there is any danger of an invasion of this continent, either by sea or by air, as long as we maintain an army, navy and air force of reasonable size and in modern condition, and provided we establish the bases essential for defense."
CLARENCE CHAMBERLAIN (trans-Atlantic flyer)—"Either Lindbergh doesn't know what he is talking about or he's been bitten by the Nazi bug. . . . The way an invasion could be accom-plished would be for us to sit back and let the British fleet go under. Then the Japanese fleet could keep our Pacific fleet so busy that the combined German, Italian and remnants of the British and French fleets could overcome our Atlantic fleet. With our Atlantic fleet out of the way, Germany could establish bases in Canada, which is close enough for effective bombing."
MAJOR ALEXANDER DE SEVERSKY—"I contend that those who deny the practical possi-bility of an eventual air attack on America are lulling the American people into a false sense of safety as dangerous as the `Maginot Line mentality'."
20
THE EXPERTS DISAGREE Can England Win?
LINDBERGH—"It is now obvious that England is losing the war. I believe this is realized even by the British government."
MAJOR ALEXANDER DE SEVERSKY—"All sentiment aside, there seems to me no valid excuse for a defeatist attitude in relation to Britain's prospects in the war. I am convinced not merely that it has a chance of winning but that, given the full material backing of the United States, it has only a minor chance of not winning."
GENERAL GEORGE C. MARSHALL (Chief of Staff, United States Army)—When asked, "Do you believe that Great Britain with the help of the United States could whip Germany?" he replied: "Yes."
Should We Aid Britain?
LINDBERGH—"We must stop sending most of our modern fighting planes abroad."
MAJOR ALEXANDER DE SEVERSKY—"Our over-all task of preparing for the future air war is at this state a matter of audacious designing, experimenting, planning. None of that, of course, is handicapped by the mass production for Britain; on the contrary, that production serves as a proving ground for creative aeronautical effort. In the act of equipping the British we shall be laying the foundation for our own air supremacy."
Are Nmerican Planes Good Enough?
LINDBERGH—"When our own government awoke to the fact that we had fallen seriously behind Europe in military aviation, they made a desperate attempt to improve the performance of American fighting planes without taking the time to design and build completely new types. The result has not been very satisfactory. We put liquid-cooled engines in planes that had been designed for air-cooled engines. We began mass production with untried types. .. . Up to date we have not accomplished our objective.. .. The performance of some of our vital types of service aircraft (is) inadequate."
GENERAL GEORGE H. BRETT (head of the U. S. Air Corps)—"So far as production is con-cerned, Lindbergh knows nothing. He has not kept himself informed on that score. As regards performance his ideas are based entirely on his knowledge of two years ago. Certain of his state-ments are half-truths. We did put liquid cooled engines in the P-40's that were originally designed for air-cooled radial engines, but that is only part of the story. These planes were redesigned for the new type engine, and supplied an important link in developing newer and better planes. Yes, we ordered 30 of the B-24's before we ever saw them, before Martin even built one. It's one of the best planes we have, it can outrun any pursuit plane now fighting in Europe. Little more than a year ago we were handed the job of building a force of around 5,500 planes into 50,000. Naturally we couldn't do things the old, slow way."
Can We Do Business With Hitler?
LINDBERGH—"I believe this nation is well able to take care of itself economically . . ."
DOUGLAS MILLER (former United States Commercial Attache in Berlin)="Totalitarian trade methods are political and military in purpose. Mere economic considerations carry no weight. It has been proved impossible to have pure business relations with the Nazis."
21 ;
I LINDBERGH THE VOICE OF THE AFC
Lindbergh is the voice of the America First Committee.
The America First Committee has become the voice of
all who are working toward a Hitler victory. Although the
Committee was formed by sincere but misguided Americans
who believe in the policies of isolationism and appeasement,
it soon became the rallying ground for all pro-Axis forces
in the United States. America's little Hiders and their fol-
lowers flocked to the Committee because it was doing their
work for them—sabotaging all-out aid to Britain; sowing
the seeds of defeatism; creating internal strife and disseni
sion. The America First Committee has become a real threat
to American democracy because its membership is honey-
combed with Nazis, Fascists, Bundists, Coughlinites and
other brands of Hitler sympathizers. Today the American
people are threatened by an integrated, unified Nazism which
hides behind the deceptive banner of an organization call•
ing itself America First. Lindbergh has become the voice
of American Nazism.
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IT HAPPENED IN NEW YORK Although a few leaders of the America First Committee at one time tried to convince the people that they do not want the support of anti-democratic organizations, the Nazis have paid no attention. They attended Committee rallies in such num-bers that they frequently are able to dominate the audiences. The news story reproduced below is a reporter's account of a typical rally—the one at Mecca Temple, New York--City. Ac-cording to the reporter, Joe McWilliams, filltrer of the Ameri-can Destiny Party, ordered his Nazi followers to attend. "As long as they're half right," McWilliams said of the America Firsters, "it's all right with me." The Nazis turned out in full force. Following the instructions of their "leader," they shouted "The Jews, the Jews" and "Morgenthan and Cohen." When the rally was finished, "McWilliams held an informal recep- tion at the exit of the temple. . . A long file of followers, mostly from the galleries, shook his hand and in turn were thanked for attending."
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BY OLIVER PILAT The ant-Semitic Am
Destilty of Joe McWill-
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night when it made a determ-
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America Out of ar Con-
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predicted that this TrT.Intry
faced war and dictatorship if the lend-lease bill passed. Assorted Boos With great heartiness they booed President Roosevelt, Wen-dell Winkle, Mayor LaGuardia, Walter Lipprnann and
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AN INVITATION TO ANTI-SEMITES Not all leaders of the America First Committee have repudi-
ated the Nazis. As shown in the "Letters" column of Social
Justice, reproduced at the right, two officers of the Com-mittee have expressed a desire to cooperate with Father
Coughlin's pro-Nazi followers. Gen. Robert E. Wood, Acting National Chairman of the Committee, made this appeal to a Coughlinite: have not rejected the Christian Social
Justice movement. I welcome their support in our common objective—preventing this country from getting into war.'
And Lidu Wheeler, Treasurer of the Washington chapter
of the Committee and wife of Committee spokesman, Senator
Burton K. Wheeler, wrote to a Coughlinite that "there never has been any discrimination against Father Coughlin's
followers." The Nazis no longer have to crash the party; they have been invited.
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Peace The situation becomes extremely critical for Paltain. And
once again whispers of corning peace offensives are heard.
There seems little doubt that Hitler would make peace with
Britain if possible. There is no doubt that there is a growing
group in England which feels the same way. Also here in
America demands for peace are heard. But what is it that
makes peace, so far as America is concerned, so difficult? The
answer to this is one of the gravest facts in this whole war
situation.
Let.' us assume that Britaba could make peace with Ger-
many on the basis of keeping her navy and most of her
empire. The foreign groups in America —Dutch, Poles
Danes and other continental propagaiaelists here—would set
up:howl If then Hitler were to a
to restore the rode ndence
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the invasion of Germany.
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powerful of all—the refugee Germane and their fellow racial and religious brethren" stand in the way of peace. This is
the kind of political anti-Semitism which paved the way
for a Nazi triumph in Germany. it is the kind of statement which is to be found today in every pro-Nazi publication in the -United States.
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25,
ENGLAND HAD ITS BRITAIN FIRST At right is a picture of Sir Oswald
Mosley, "leader" of the British
Union of Fosciso and National So-cialists, acknowledging the hails of
his storm troopers. Mosley's slogan—
"Britain First!"
BRIT AIN VIRST .
114 osley ' s Speech
( xhibi,i.J., Hail, L'..-i.s Courljuly
6th, I439)•
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Veilow Britons, tonight the British people arc here, (Cheers) and
night from this gre..a anoience will
be henrd the ',kilo! of British
..
people teiling Parliament, telling Parties, telling Government some-
thing it is time that they should hear. (Cheers.) 1:_hit.:*i--51512211'
s i
f
n er i.
lion °"I'
. (Cheers•} This, the greatest gathering of the
English under one roof assembled, tells Government and tells the
Parties: " At last we have had enough." (Cheefs-) We
are here
to tell them there is something for them to do here in Britain, and
when they fail to do it, as again and again they have betrayed our
peopie, we, the
British people in British Union, will do it for them•
(Cheers.)
Enough we have had of alien quarrels, enough
threats
of foreign war, enough diversion from what matters to the
Britishopfe,
people, our ova. to
our esva
Ernmre and our own problems.
thee.}
We say to the Parties who betray, we
say to than here
to-night: " When you
sp • of war we Len
you this, if ar___.1ET---1'6"
in the world
of Britain or threatens to a
ttack Britain then ever
as e member of
this rest audience and o British Union
would
fielst fo_21.!."
.t.' (Cheers.)
But pat. as straight this too vre tell
them• We
say to the ?atics who clamour for
war, we fight for Britain,
yes, but
a million VitaaS
shall never die in your }vas' quarrel.
(Loud
Cheers.) And before you drag a million Englishrnen
to doom, we of
British Union,
we, the British people
in sarsed [Volutio, will
sweep
you by the declared wilt
of the British people from the seats of
power
We wIll deal with
them, every argument
they advance, every
trick that you disgrace. (Cheers.)
they try., deal with
them and deal faithfully in this great
audience
here tonight• But
before we come to that,
fellow Biston, I have some-
thing of which to revrisiva you that you
may have forgotten. All of you
26
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For years the slogan of the British Union of Foe.
elate and National Socialists--"Britain Firer"—was
dinned in the ears of Englishmen. It appeared on
the masthead of each issue of the Fascia news-
paper, Action. It was the subject of Mosley's most
important speech. Read the beginning of that
speech, reproduced at the left. Mosley said: "This
is a demonstration of 'Britain First' and, therefore,
is a demonstration of world peace." That is what
Lindbergh, spokesman for the America First Com-
mittee, says today. Mosley said he wanted peace,
but added: "If any country in the world attacks
-Britain or threatens to attack Britain. then every
single member of this great audience and of Brit-
ish Union would fight for Britain.' Lindbergh says
he wants peace, and adds, "If it came to an attack
on this country, I.would be for war all the way..
War did come to Britain. The Nazis attacked. Bat
Mosley did not conic to Britain's aid, He and his
organization, whose slogan was "Britain Firer,' ao
tempted to sabotage defense efforts. In self•defenae
England was forced to imprison Motley and many
of his followers. Lindbergh has not been put to the
tear. But the American people will be wise to re.
member the exa mple of England and "Britain First."
Dear M
r. Lindbergh:
On
the b
asis of the evid
ence p
resented
in th
is pam
ph
let we are forced
to
believe that you accept Hitler's "N
ew O
rder" as the future pattern of the world.
Moreover, the evidence indicates that you are attem
pting to extend the "New
Order" to the U
nited States. If it is n
ot true th
at you are w
orkin
g toward
a Hitlerized
world
, you are
the victim
of the m
ost gigantic coin
ciden
ce in th
e history of th
e world
, for in
your speeches and writings you have repeated, alm
ost word for w
ord, the Nazi
propaganda line.
So great has been the coincidence, if it is coincidence, that you have fooled
a majority of A
merican N
azis. They look upon you as their "leader."
If you are the victim of a coincidence, and if you w
ish to clear up the mat-
ter, once and for all, you must do these things:
1.
Retu
rn you
r Nazi d
ecoration to A
dolf H
ider.
2. R
epu
diate N
azism as forth
rightly as you
have con
dem
ned
Com
mu
nism
.
3. C
ondemn N
azi aggression. 4.
Disa
vow
the su
pp
ort of those A
merican
Nazis w
ho h
ave declared
you to b
e their "
leader."
5. In
sist that th
e Am
erica First C
omm
ittee, un
der w
hose au
spices you
speak
, dissociate itself
from the pro-N
azi, anti-Semitic elem
ents which m
ake up a large part of its mem
bership.
6. R
epu
diate as N
azi prop
agand
a all theories of racial or "A
ryan" su
prem
acy.
7. D
eclare anti-S
emitism
to be a N
azi prop
agand
a trick, a d
evice of pow
er politics.
8. R
eaffirm your faith in dem
ocracy and decla
re your willingness to fight for its preservation.
In ord
er to coun
teract the effects of th
e extensive d
istribu
tion of you
r
speeches and writings by N
azi propagandists, and their repeated assertion that
you are in
agreemen
t with
them
, you m
ust see to it th
at your rep
ud
iation of
Nazism
is widely publicized. O
therwise your nam
e will continue to be used to
sell an u
n-A
merican
, anti-d
emocratic id
eology. NO
single A
merican
mu
st be
left in doubt concerning your choice between dem
ocracy and Nazism
. If you do not see fit to speak, M
r. Lindbergh, your silence w
ill testify that
you are, indeed, a disciple of Hitlerism
. L. M
. Birkhead, N
ational Director
Friends of D
emocracy, Inc.
,•1
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