Wants Press to Ease Up

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6838, 20 April 1932, Page 7

Wants Press to Ease Up

Colonel Lindbergh’s Plea for More Freedom efforts at negotiation hampered Now York Times Broadcast. HOPEWELL, N.J., April 18. Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh made a despairing appeal to the press to-night to be permitted to negotiate without interference for the -return of his kidnapped baby. Despite a definite statement by his agent, Dr. John Condon, that contact was still being maintained with the kidnappers, Colonel Lindbergh declared that no definite contact had been made since the fruitless surrender two weeks ago of SO,OOO dollars in cash.

Colonel Lindbergh said: “The continued following of our representatives by members of the pross is making it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for us to establish contact with whoever is in possession of our son. The published demands for additional ransom, which have never been made and arc oi an amount which we arc unable to pay, can cause nothing but greater difficulty. "We nro extremely anxious to reestablish contact with the kidnappers, and while we sincerely appreciate the co-operation wo have received from many press organisations, our attempts are still greatly hampered or made impossible by press activity. Up to the present, time wc have been unable to re-establish a definite contact. ’