Washington, Apr. 30.
The War Department yesterday accepted the resignation of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, famed aviator, Col. Lindbergh tendered his resignation because of President Roosevelt's remarks at a recent press conference concerning the flier's attitude. toward United States' aid to Britain - policy.
Scarcely an hour after the War Department's action Mr. Stephen Early, White House Secretary. said that Col. Lindbergh's resignation request leads me to wonder whether he is returning his decoration to Mr. Hitler."
Col. Henry L, Stimson, Secretary of War, accepted Col. Lindbergh's resignation as soon as it was received yesterday morning. The text of the actual letter of resignation was not made public, although Col Lind-borgh's letter to President Roosevelt, explaining reasons for the resignation, was.
Asked whether President Roosevelt considered Col. Lindbergh's resignation a loss to the Army. Air, Corps, Mr. Early replied "from what the President indicated on Friday, Col. Lindbergh would not have any duties even if he continued to hold phis commission. Now there is a commission some one else can hold."
Mr. Early sharply criticized Col. Lindbergh's publication of his letter to the President, which had not been received at the White House at the time of the secretary's announcement,—United Press.
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