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Lindy Denies Ickes’ Charges; a ond Atks Probe by Roosevelt, - i Decorated by Reich at Invitation — a Of U. S. Embassy, Flyer Retorts ——— Charles A. Lindbergh said in’ a iketter to President Roosevelt yeaterday thet he is willing to Jeubmit to s Presidential investi-. gation of intimations by Secretary, of Interior Harold L. Ickes that| Lindbergh i# “connected with the intereste of & foreign government.” At the same time be explained that he was decorated by the German government in 1938 at the American embassy, to which he had come at the request of, the American ambassador “in, order to assist in creating a better, relationship between the Ameri.) ean embassy and the German pov-. ernment, Which your ambassador desired at the time. ‘ to a Bastille Day speech in Ne York Monday, Ickes referred to Lindbergh as “the knight of the German eagle” and accused him of offering “the Nact party e to the country.” He said he nefer| had heard “Lindbergh utter rd of pity for the people of the Ger- manconquered European coun: tries" of “a word for democracy iteeif.” a, bergh's Repiy , reply, Lindbergh said in his : | In letter: “jy Dear Mr. President: - | “7 address you. sir, as an Ameri: ean citizen to his President. 1, write concerning statements made, by an officer of your Cabinet. the wd centact With Arle - q _ President, if the sta wegpts of your Secretary of in tior are true, and if I he any connection with & ; ernment, the American pjople a I a Tight to be fully gint- ad with the facts. On the ther 4, if his statements and {tpli- are faise, I believe that 1| ——— ax an American cftizen, have al sttht om apology from | ad ti President, I give you my word thet I have no connection with any foreign soe iation i. oes To | The Brooklyn Chapter of [Americea Firat Commitiee, iwhich Lindbergh has made uy : speeches in opposition te! he would not comment on it tf it had been ix F g 8 i! | “But I have oaid,” be | “that he has come about the fry preaching appeasemen' : ¥ 6S= 1/44 7- Jue 1G BM WASHINGTON TIMES-HERALD Page “a -