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i attempted to force its ideas about Europe upon another portion of our people—to in- ject into our midat today the very quarrels of the Old World that our forefathers ‘left behind. . . . 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 ahaswce ¢2 Anfand eanamenne ales then ta Cneaper VS GEIeSnG BSOMSCRE Tis wei we defend ourselves. We should not be con- 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—‘the independent destiny of America. If we desire unity and strength among ovr people, we must turn our eyes back from these everlasting wars of Europe—back to cur own country, to the clear horizons of a great 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 against far greater dangers than we face today. Let us dedicate ourselves to guard- ing that independence that we may pass it | to the future in even greater security ae i 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. 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 by writing to your congressmen, to waue gonetas and ¢o woour lasel neawsnaner FOU STUbaALOT ana wo YOU wea. wowopapes, 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 ate. 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 childzen’s future, our country’s future, all that we -hold worth while is in the balance. I have one last request, and then this letter is ended. Before you make your final decision, reason through for yourself what war would mean to this country. qeuan bined against us. Insist on an answer t is clear —- couched in terms of soldi killed and years of war. Stop them fi telling you what should be dene, and m them demonstrate to you what we have ability to de. 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 avynerts? Ta the eame eynerts u Wnhal O@xperts; 1c 2 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 a 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 carry us successfully through tk tiods of war end crises. If our Ameri ideals are to survive, it will not be thro the narcotic of a foreign war, but thro 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 forefatr have done in times of crisis. a practical plan from those whg ea of-* . The future of America, of our war of defending democracy throughout Jhe'world* and of western civilization itself. lies Ask them to explain how we arey§g dtyadc = 80 much in the outcome of these wars abr successfully the continent of Eurgie-ghav as in the action that we take sow here we are to impose our ideology on t of Germany, Russia, Italy and Ja our own country, In this action, your I is urgently and immediately needed. 4 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 into the European Wear. READ IT YOURSELF — GIVE IT TO A FRIEND TO READ — GET MORE COPIES AND DISTRIBUTE THEM AMONG FRIENDS . AND ACQUAINTANCES. AUER LELIO ups aig Le AOE GRRE SA UERE LAL at cost of printing and handling: . 5 copies for 1 fe NM EE THD copies for $ 10.00 30.—Ci«w™*: ™ 50¢ +. 5,000 " “ § 35.00 75° “ “ $1.00 "9000 = $ 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. \ _ . . _ e \ Send stamps, cash or check to America First_ Committee, 515 Madison \ Avenue, New_York City. .