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Lindbergh Says Jews Agitate War
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- Declares British and Roosevelt Also Have Planned 'Incidents"
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- Friday, September 12, 1941
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Charles Lindbergh Makes ‘Un-American’ Speech
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- Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 11.—Charles A. Lindbergh charged Thursday night "the three most important groups which have been pressing this country toward war are the British, the Jewish and the Roosevelt administration."
The famous flier, in an address prepared for an America First rally here which earlier heard the President by radio, declared these groups and other "war agitators" planned a step-by-step campaign to put the United States into the conflict.
"They planned; first, to prepare the United States for foreign war under the guise of American defense; second, to involve us in the war, step by step, without our realization; third, to create a series of incidents which would force us into the actual conflict," he said.
Understands Jewish Attitude.
"Only the creation of sufficient 'incidents' yet remains; and you see the first of these already taking place, according to plan -- a plan that was never laid before the American people for their approval."
Lindbergh said he could understand why the Jewish people desired the overthrow of the Nazi regime.
"The persecution they suffered in Germany would be sufficient to make bitter enemies of any race. No person with a sense of the dignity of mankind can condone the persecution of the Jewish race in Germany."
He advised, however, "that instead of agitating for war, the Jewish groups in this country should be opposing it in every possible way, for they will be among the first to feel its consequences."
Tolerance, he declared "cannot survive war and devastation."
"Their greatest danger to this country," he said of the Jews, "lie in their large ownership and influence in our motion pictures, our press, our radio and our government."
Before Lindbergh spoke the crowd heard President Roosevelt's speech over a public address system.
Chairman Is Heiled.
Just before Mr. Roosevelt started to speak the near capacity throng of 8,000 by prearrangement stood silent for one minute out of deference to his mother, who died last Sunday.
The spectators listened, intently while Mr. Roosevelt talked and interrupted eleven times with applause.
Lindbergh's address drew applause from the main floor and part of the gallery. But from the upper balcony came intermittent shouts of "Get your head out of the sand;" "Bring on Hitler" and "Why wait till we fight
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Continued on Page 12, Column 4 - History Unfolded Contributor
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