1930's Media | "How to Stay Out of War"

Journal article

By: Forum and Century

Date: February–April 1937

Source: "How to Stay Out of War: An Open Forum of Opinions on Keeping America Neutral." Forum and Century 97, nos. 2–4 (February–April, 1937), 89–92; 165–166, 168–169; 249–253.

About the Publication: To provide a balanced survey of informed opinion on how to avoid U.S. entry into a second world war, Forum and Century printed responses from leaders in industry, government, journalism, social activism, literature, and academia. Informed readers of this high-brow journal would probably have instantly recognized many of the prominent respondents. Forum and Century began as separate publications in 1886 and 1913, respectively. As the Great Depression reached its peak in 1930, the publications merged to avoid closing. The increasing popularity of full-color, photo-based weekly...