Possible Minneapolis, May 11.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, noted flier and staunch isolationist, yesterday reiterated his belief that England cannot win the war "short of internal collapse of Germany of which there is no sign today".
"The only way Germany could be defeated would be by invasion," Col. Lindbergh said in a speech here. Even if invasion were possible, which I do not believe, the resulting devastation would be so great that Europe couldn't recover for generations, if at all.
"When I tell you We are not in a position to win this war for England, 11 am charged with being disloyal by the same politicians and idealists who denied all other statements when I made them, but they cannot point out a single one which has not turned out to be true.
"I doubt that any country in Europe has been less informed about the intentions of its Government than we have been.
There was once a time in America when we could impose our will by the vote, Many of us thought we 1 were operating under that principle in the elections last November. Both political parties adopted platforms against intervention in this war, but now it seems doubtful that we ever had two parties last November.
"The people of this nation were not given a chance to vote on the greatest issue of our generation—the issue of U.S. involvement in a foreign war."—United Press.
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