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1 \Lindbergh Writes President y Demanding Ickes Apologize ! Declares He Received Nazi Decoration -y Bartek. Sl _ . es ee —_ - While Serving American Embassy By the Associated Pree. . NEW YORK, July 17.—Charies A. Lindbergh today advised President Rocsevelt that he had no connection with any foreign’ government, thet he received a German decoration while serving : - ~ the American Embassy and declared that he had o right to an tca# citisen, heve a right to an apology from Secretary of the Interior Ickes for certain “stateme hts | ony, from d implications.” — I Willing x; . Presiden ying that he wrote as an Amer- by the German government wi feat citiven, Mr. Lindbergh, who was carrying out req reyently resigned as colonel in the | Ambessador to that government? ey foreign government. I he Air Corps Reserve, wrote: Is it unfair of me to — comm For many months, and on nu- orm your Secretary t since merous occasions, your Secretary of ceived this decoration in the Amer- in the the Interior has implied in public | icon Embassy, in the presence of Furope spring meetings that I am connected with |your Ambassador. and that I Was wen gnown to the interests of the foreign govern- | there at his request in order te your ment, and he has specifically criti- | #4 in creating a better relatipn- ttraveled. ciaed me for accepting a decora- hag the German government and the German government, in “Ifr. President, ts it too much, to -War Department will show ask that you inform your Secretary _ Secretary Ickes in a radio address “Mr. Presiden my of the Interior that I was decorajed ory Monday night asserted tat | wil Willingly appear in person bee } ore any i the J wet: Bae Fe Piatt Fi ie j q nile ie ety E ‘ e g TE t tT EES i aes. ER E E rt ; diet _Feedn ees TTC false, I believe that I, as an Amer-' — =. — ae v O3—- 477] WAGHINGTON STAR Page gy - /