"Are We on the Road to War?": Speech by U.S. Senator Robert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin, September 11, 1940

The America First Committee Colleciton (1940-1941) contains one box and 0.21 ft. of material regarding the America First Committee. The majority of the collection contains brochures such as: “Address by Charles A. Lindbergh, “I Hate War” with an application to apply for membership and quotes from Franklin Delano Roosevelt, “Are We on the Road to War?” with the committee’s principles and objectives and the speech made by Wisconsin United States Senator, Robert M. LaFollette, “Uncle Sam a Fellow Traveler?” with quotes from Herbert Hoover, Senator Robert M. LaFollette, General Robert E. Wood, Senator Burton K. Wheeler, American Legion Commander Milo J. Warner, Senator Robert A. Taft, Norman Thomas, Senator Bennett Champ Clark, and John T, Flynn, and the brochure “Convoy a Funeral Train.” The collection also contains documents from the America First Committee Research Bureau, a letter from Chairman of the America First Committee Millard C. Dodge regarding the “All Out For War Bill,” the pamphlet “Defend America First!”, “Must We Fight for our Foreign Trade?”, and “One Year of America First,” celebrating the committee’s success. Lastly, it contains several flyers, including “What You Can Do to Help America Keep Out of War” with a list of steps on how to contribute to the efforts of the America First Committee, a flyer regarding the American Expeditionary Forces, “Are You Willing to Give Up Democracy?” flyers, and “What Every Citizen Can Do” flyers.