Air evacuation of wounded German soldiers in Europe during World War II. German troops remove a wounded soldier from a transport aircraft at an airfield. Ambulance parked in the foreground. Wounded man being carried on stretcher by German troops.
Henry Luce, Publisher of Time Magazine, meets with senior staff in New York. Among those present are Journalists Harold Horan and Robert Sherrod. Luce opens the meeting by questioning the validity of reports about imminent war in Europe. The journalists discuss this issue.
Charles A. Lindbergh delivers an anti-war speech early during the outbreak of World War II in Europe. Lindbergh speaks in a studio of the Mutual Broadcasting System. He speaks against American involvement in wars in foreign lands. He states that the Americans should not be asked to fight in foreign countries, but to focus on defense of the United States. Among other things, Lindbergh says: "The doctrine that we must enter the wars of Europe, in order to defend America, will be fatal to our Nation, if we follow it. When men are called upon to fight, and to die, for their country, there must not be even the remotest question of foreign influence involved." He states that Americans have no confidence in decisions of their leaders. He talks about the high number of aircraft and war materiel manufactured to fight in European countries. He talks about the affect on the National debt of the current spending for armaments and war production. He speaks out against the current American leadership (democratic party under Franklin Roosevelt) and how it did not do the right things to see what was coming in Europe and take steps to prevent it. He says that Americans are not confident in their leaders. Lindbergh speaks out against building of untold thousands of military aircraft, but he speaks in favor of a defense-focused American Air Corps.
Journalists Harold Horan, Robert Sherrod, and two other journalists, attend a meeting with their publisher, Henry Luce, on the subject of war in Europe. Henry Luce opens the meeting by saying he "doesn't believe all these rumors that are floating around this week," and asks what they think about it. The journalists, including Robert Sherrod and Harold Horan, discuss the issue.
Publisher, Henry Luce, chairs a meeting of Time Magazine Journalists (unseen, but heard) at their office in New York. The journalists respond to Luce's doubts about rumors of impending war in Europe.
Enactment of a senior staff meeting, at offices of Time Magazine, in New York. Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Henry Luce, begins the discussions by expressing some doubt about the rumors of imminent war. One journalist (unseen) responds that one of the best reporters in Europe expects the war to commence next Tuesday. Others chime in regarding sources that support the war rumors. Luce emphasizes that there hasn't been a war yet and they may have to begin explaining why not.