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fey atte ee We eee AN UNHAPPY INCIDENT President Roosevelt spoke impet- Dously last Friday when he went back three-quarters of a eantury into the | bitterness of « Civil War to find a dis- | paraging epithet for Charlies a. Lind- bergh. Mr. Lindbergh in turn shockad thoee who believe him to be « loyal American—though « sadly mistaken one—by his petulant action in relin- quishing his commission in the Army Air Corps reserve. No evidence fustified the President's comparison of Mr. Lindbergh with Clement Vallandizham, who was han- | lahed to Confederate territory because his words, spoken in a military sone during active operations, were thought | to give aid and comfort to the enemy. Nor ia any American, from private to general officer, in service or on re- eerve, big enough to take the position that he will not serve this country be- cause he has been, as he believes, un- : guAly reprimanded by his | £4-Chiet OF any other mmericr, Nl b> ¢ bo s E “8 A APR 29 1941