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« * From Fight for Freedo:, Ince 1270 Sixth Avonue, Room 509 F. Hs Poter Cusick, Exec. Secy. CIrclé 6+4250 FOR A. M. RELEASE The Rt. Rev. Honry Ww. Hobson, National Cheirmen cf Fight for Freedom, Inca, todcy called upon the Amerier First Cormittes "to do the only Christicn thing and repudintcs Cheries A, Lincbargh's copenl to religious prejudice.” Bishop Hobson sddressed his request to Genercl Rebert Be. Wood, whs, todey with 58 others, issued a criticism of the President but dic not mention Lindbergh's action, “Wie recd in this morning's nawspepsrs thet 58 citizons, mostly hmerice First merbers, jeinec ine stetement criticizing the _Presicent's speoch of least Thursdrye. This is most shocking end seddening when in truth a most sinister development of the lest week was Cheriss 4. Lindbergh's speech at Des Moines, Iows,. "The Fight for Freedom Committee has clweys been diametricelly opposed to the view which Americn First Conmiittes morbers hold on questions of forsign policy," Bishop Hobson ssid. “Sut we have elweys knewn thet many of its followers wore sinversly opncscd to wer and likewise oppossd to Hitlerlam, Fisht for Fro¢adom has do- fended their rights to cddress gentherings in Micmi, Atlente end in other cities where they were banned by cfficiels. "But Mr, Lindberghts remarks were so foreign to the fmericen cherecter thet we feel cbliged to call wpon the responsible lecders of the Anerice First Committes to de the only Christian thing and repudiecte his appsal to religious prejudice, "We hope that the Amorice First Committee will not try to evade the issue. We hope thet its stetanent will be so forthricht thet all the Nazis, Fescists, scecalled “Christisn" Fronters, end others whe have bean rejeiecing over Mr. Lincberghts unconcesled accentence of Goebbel'ts ldecclogy will no longer find cny place in thet committee's reonks, "The Americen pscple sre gonuinsly saddened by Mr. Lindberghts transfcrmetion from a nationel hero into oa 20th eentury Benodict Arnold. baP el- {more } ALL INFORMATION CONTAINER urorcy If EINCIASSIFIED 2 Mo / ae /,