Lindbergh Speech Sparks Senate Debate on Tolerance
Senator Lucas read from a Springfield Journal editorial defending free speech while condemning Charles Lindbergh for his Des Moines remarks. The piece accuses Lindbergh of stoking racial hatred and aligning with Nazi methods, questioning radio use and urging disavowal by the America First committee. The debate centers on whether his words threaten US unity and policy during wartime.
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Fish Opposes Waylee Acts in Unclear Copy
Representative J. Hamilton Fish argued that the central issue is preventing undeclared war in defiance of the constitution and the will of the American people. He warned that allowing a president or small minority to force war could lead to ruin, bankruptcy, and the spread of communism, urging upholding constitutional power to declare war.
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