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bre iy iE Mb =, ° Lindbergh | | - (See map on Picture Page) e ‘gecepted Charles A. Lindbergh's resignation as a colonel im the U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve. The nation, especially “at a time like this, ought not to lose the services of so valuable a man. | Lindbergh tendered his resignation because the President, at last Fri- day's press conference, called him a copperhead; or, in effect, a traitor. We can understand Lindbergh's ; ‘feeling, that he had no other honor- : able course than to resign his reserve , “gymmission. And we can understand ‘bow the President, having for eight “yéars carried successive burdens of National depression, prelude to World War Il, and World War 11 itself on his back, would feel irritable toward anybody who disagreed with him on a matter which Te ‘deemed vital to the interests of this country. For all that, this is no time te Jose Lindbergh's actual and potential services to the United States. We don't now consider his politics and his views on U. §. involvement in this war; we're thinking only of his value to this country asa great aviator. ‘Attempts have been made lately to smear Lindbergh wot only as an {solationist, but also as an allegedly punk flyer who had one enormous stroke of luck which he has heen capitalizing ever aince. This is simply a false picture of Lindbergh the aviator. 6 c eo In the primitive days of mail flying, Lindbergh was so wire Mt ee Maree Shat he hed tn hell ’. wee @aring a mail flyer taet ge G80 tO Dal \peasoup fog over dangerous terrain. four tirnas in eal més a ~ The 33-hour New York-Paris flight May 20-21, 1927, was no flying fool's leap in the dark. It was made in a Biyan monoplane whose construction was supervised by “ Lindbergh; and it was preceded by a test flight Flying from San Diego to New York which beat the ‘Wire rd then solo transcontinental record. oe In 1924, Lindbergh was graduated “Brooks Field at or near the head of his class. He was ‘ef the only four men in that class designated as fit i apursuit plane flying. 2 wit = nme regret extremely that the War Department has ae ee ee mee mr Mo . fy? APR 30 1941 WASHINGTON TIMES-RERALD Page