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upon another portion of our people—to in- Ject into our midst today the very quarrels ofthe Old World that our forefathers left ehin ‘We, in America, should not be discussing whether we will enter the war that Englan declared in Europe. We should not be wast- ing our time arguing about whether it is cheaper to defend someone else than to defend ourselves. na should not be gone scripting our youth for a foreign war they do not wish to fight. We should all be marching together toward: one clear and commonly accepted goal-tthe independent destiny of America. If we desire unity and strength among our people, we must turn our eyes back from these everlasting wats of Europe—back to our own country, to the clear horizons of a it American future, Let us learn from the errors made by the democracies abroad, and not repeat them, Let us give thanks to the generations of Americans before us who won and main- tained the independence of our nation st far greater dangers than we face y. Let us dedicate ourselves to guard- ‘to i Ing that independence that we may pass it ‘aeeqon to the A future in even greater security than we received it from the past. It is by building our own strength and character at home — not by crusading abroad — that ‘we can contribute most to civilization throughout the world. attempted to force its ideas about Europe 5 copies for edt! If you believe that we should not enter this war, your help is needed vitally by those of us who stand against our inter- vention. The policy of our nation is still influenced by the desires of its people. You can help us by organizing mass meetings against our entry into the war. You can help by attending such mass meetings. You can help dy writing to your congressmen, to your senator and to your local newspaper, telling them of your views. Such letters have more influence than most people real- ize. But if you stand with us against war, ou must act now or it will be forever too jate. It is not enough to write once. Write every time an issue arises—several letters each week until this crisis has passed. De- mand of your representatives that they oppose our entry into the war and be on guard azainst these steps that will inevit- ably lead us to it. It is worth all the effort we can give. Our future, our childaen’s future, our country’s future, all that we hold worth while is in the balance. I have one last request, then this letter is ended. Before you make your final decision, reason through for yourself what war would mean to this country. a practical plan from those whi defending democracy throughout Ask them to explain how we ar successfully the continent of Eu we are to impose our ideology on of Germany, Russia, Italy and Jay into the European War. READ IT YOURSELF — GIVE IT TO A FRIEND TO READ — GET MORE COPIES AND DISTRIBUTE THEM AMONG FRIENDS . AND ACQUAINTANCES. AMERICA FIRST COMMITTEE at cost of printing and handling: Fens ne bined against us. Insist on an answer t clear — couched in terms of soldi killed and years of war. Stop them fi telling you what should be done, and m them demonstrate to you what we have ability to do. Ask them to define our 1 aims; our plan of defense and of atts And if someone says that such questi must be left to “experts,” ask them: what experts? To the same experts = for the last twenty years, led France to feat and England to ruin? To the same perts who have created the greatest natic debt in American history, and still left 4 nation unprepared in the midst of a we at war? To the same experts who fa either to maintain peace or to prepare war? No, such leadership will never m us a strong and victorious nation. It ° not cal us successfully through tk Péziods war and crises. If our Ameri ideals are to survive, it will not be thro the narcotic of a foreign war, but throi a reawakening of the spirit that brou this nation into existence. It will be o if you, and I, and people like us, take reins in hand once more, as our forefath have done in times of crisis. The future of America, of our way of and of western civilization itself. lies 80 much in the outcome of these wars abr as in the action that we take now’ here our own country. In this action, your } is urgently and immediately a If every man and woman in America would read this article by Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, there would be no further effort to put the United States Additional copies may be procured from the 3000 copies for $ 10.00 0 50g “5,000 “ * $ 35.00 73“ “$1.00 “10,000 =“ =“ $ 60.00 400 “ “$5.00 20,000 +“ “ $110.00 ‘We urge you to order as many copies as you can afford and to distribute them to your friends, neighbors, clubs, organizations, fellow workers, etc. \ Send stamps, cash or check to America First_Committee, 515 Madison \ Avenue, New York City.