Lindbergh vs. Roosevelt by James P. Duffy

Author:James P. Duffy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Regnery History
Published: 2010-09-16T00:00:00+00:00

On October 13, 1939, Lindbergh gave his second radio address. Called “Neutrality and War,” the speech discussed the proposed revisions to the Neutrality Acts and echoed the Monroe Doctrine’s determination to keep European powers out of the Western hemisphere. He argued American neutrality must be built on strength, and that our armed forces “must be ready to wage war with all the resources of our nation” if any country threatened the Western hemisphere. He categorically rejected the pacifist position, insisting, “Neutrality built on pacifism alone will eventually fail.”

Drawing from the American experience in World War I, Charles called the extension of cash loans and credit for $10 billion to warring European nations a step toward our involvement in that war. His theme was: first our credit, then our arms, then our young men to die once again on European battlefields. And once again, he denounced the Allies’ failure to repay their debts to us after we had spilled our own soldiers’ blood to help them win their war:After that war was over, we found ourselves in the position of having financed a large portion of the expenditures of European countries. And when the time came to pay us back, these countries simply refused to do so. They called us “Uncle Shy-lock.” They were horror struck at the idea of turning over to us any of their islands in America to compensate for their debts, or for our help in winning their war. They seized all the German colonies and carved up Europe to suit their fancy. They took our money and they took our soldiers.28

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