January 14, 1921
My dear Miss Addams:
We are delighted to have the continuance of your cooperation as a member of the National Council, and to know that you so heartily approve of our recent statement of principles.
This morning's Times carries a two column letter ↑[regarding our?] [illegible] [State] [illegible]↓ which denounces us for presuming to say those questions about Russian trade and relief, which were asked of the presidential candidates just before election. The State Department's statement characterizes as unqualifiedly false our suggestion that they had interfered with relief going to Russia. We are today and tomorrow preparing our reply and will send you a copy of it. We are sorry that the element of time is so important that it prevents our waiting until we could receive documents from Chicago.
I am enclosing a copy of a letter and a list of names which I have today sent to Mr. Lamont and which are self-explanatory. We hope to start, through the medium of the conference here suggested, a back fire through the country which will strengthen the moderate forces in England and France and definitely require the administration to actively participate in the economic councils of Europe.
Very sincerely yours,
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