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Frederic Courtland Penfield to Jane Addams, May 25, 1915

Penfield tells Addams that her meeting with Baron Burián must be rescheduled.

Austria Meetings Peace

Lillian D. Wald to Jane Addams, May 6, 1916

Wald writes Addams about efforts to communicate with Germany and Austria about charges against Alice Masaryk.

Austria Crime Enforcement Death Germany Hungary Politics World War I

Alice Hamilton to Mary Rozet Smith, May 12, 1919

Hamilton tells Smith all about the delegates and atmosphere of the International Congress of Women's opening day.

Austria Conferences Hungary Lectures Onsite Peace World War I

Jane Addams to Edward Mandell House, July 30, 1919

Addams asks House to speak with Baron Franz with regard to the Austrian views of the peace process.

Austria Diplomacy Peace Requests

Jane Addams and Alice Hamilton to Manley Ottmer Hudson, ca. July 30, 1919

Addams and Hamilton discuss a meeting they had with Baron Franz and his concerns over the terms of the Paris Peace Treaty, and their reservations about religious freedom in the Roumanian treaty.

Austria Peace Religion Romania World War I

Alfred Grünfeld to the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, August 1919

Grünfeld sends a request for food relief for Germany and Austria.

Austria Charity Child Welfare Germany Peace

Yella Fuchs Hertza to Emily Greene Balch, September 27, 1919

Hertzka asks Balch to encourage Catherine Marshall to meet with leaders about Article 160 of the Paris Peace Treaty regarding war prisoners.

Austria Peace World War I

Heinrich Lammasch to George Davis Herron, October 21, 1919

Lammasch tells Herron about the impact of Woodrow Wilson's stroke on conditions in Austria.

Austria Economics Foreign Policy Labor Relief Efforts

Henirich Lammasch to George Davis Herron, October 21, 1919 (excerpts)

Lammasch discusses the poor conditions in Austria and solutions.

Austria League of Nations Relief Efforts

Yella Fuchs Hertzka to Jane Addams, October 31, 1919

Hertzka asks Addams for funds to support the repatriation of Austrian prisoners of war.

Austria Peace Prisoners of War Relief Efforts Requests

Some Data on Conditions of Milk Supply in Central Europe, November 1, 1919

This document recounts the milk shortages in several Central European countries and emphasizes the importance of milk for children and the ill.

Austria Bulgaria Europe Food Shortages Germany Relief Efforts Requests Switzerland World War I

Report of Jane Addams and Dr. Hamilton to the American Friends' Service Committee on the Situation in Germany, November 17, 1919

Addams and Hamilton detail in full their trip to Germany and Austria for the Society of Friends, on the matter of food and relief distribution. Descriptions include lack of food in urban areas, lack of medical care for children, and a shortage of milk. They request more funds for post-war work from the American Friends Relief Committee.

Austria Charity Child Welfare Finances Food Shortages Germany Health Peace Relief Efforts Requests World War I Writings