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America's great moral paragon, Colonel Charles Augustus Lindbergh, has again leaped to the front with one of those magnanimous and forthright gestures that have so endeared him to the hearts of his beloved countrymen. He has refused to take part in the army air investigation, despite the fact that he might gain much power and glory thereby. Still the simple modest lad that flew the Atlantic all by himself, he eschews the temptations of this life when to yield to them would be to sacrifice his faith. So he has--at what cost only he can know--remained true...
...protest your designation of No. 2 hero to Colonel Lindbergh...
...desire to point out what I think is an error in your judgment. In TIME of Feb. 19 under Aeronautics you compare Roosevelt's popularity and Lindbergh's. Among all my friends I know not one who has more than a passing interest and little admiration for Colonel Lindbergh, but they are all enthusiastic about our President...
Among ordinary people who actually bring up their own children the Lindbergh custom of going off to Asia or Europe whenever a new baby is born is not at all conducive of goodwill...
...Lindbergh's N. Y.-Paris plane was never condemned by the Department of Commerce as unsafe. It was barred from commercial use only because it held an experimental license. About one hundred sister ships (Ryan Brougham monoplanes) are still in service throughout the land...