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Herbert Clark Hoover to Jane Addams, August 29, 1929

Hoover tells Addams that all political prisoners arrested during World War I under the Espionage Act have been released.

Civil Rights Prisons United States World War I

Grace Allen Fitch Johnson to Helen Martha Woods Elliott, June 8, 1925

Johnson asks Elliott her opinions of peace workers participating in an Armistice Day parade that might include preparedness supporters and veterans.

Military Peace Preparedness

Edward William Bok to Jane Addams, April 3, 1922

Bok thanks Addams for Peace and Bread in Time of War, claiming her words on Wilson were heartrending to his friends.

Books Thanks

Harriet Dean Flower Smith Farwell to Jane Addams, March 13, 1922

Farwell thanks Addams for sending Peace and Bread in Time of War and remarks that in one hundred years society will accept pacifism as the logical way.

Books Pacifism Praise World War I

Belle Hartford Mason Garfield to Jane Addams, April 21, 1922

Garfield thanks Addams for Peace and Bread in Time of War and discusses the causes of World War I.

Books Peace Praise World War I

Anna Garlin Spencer to Jane Addams, March 19, 1922

Spencer praises Addams's book Peace and Bread in Time of War and hopes to see her in New York to discuss things.

Books Health Help!Peace World War I

Harriet Park Thomas to Woman's Peace Party, February 9, 1917

Thomas discusses the formation of the Emergency Peace Committee and points discussed at the meeting.

Legislation Meetings Memberships Peace Politics World War I

Alice Thacher Post to Jane Addams, September 25, 1918

Post writes Addams, suggesting that the Woman's Peace Party hold its meeting and proposing dates.

Peace World War I

America: The Promise of "A New Order of Ages" in Humanity, December 1, 1915

A pamphlet urges citizens to create an active and militant peace movement to combat a menace to spiritual salvation.

Peace Preparedness Public Opinion Religion World War I

Lillian D. Wald to Jane Addams, February 19, 1918

Wald writes Addams with regard to the New York branches of the Woman's Peace Party.

Peace World War I

After the War--?, May 1918

Wheeler puts out a call for ideas about what will happen after World War I.

Foreign Policy Public Opinion Relief Efforts Socialism World War I

Nelly Hall Root to Jane Addams, 1918

Root resigns from the Woman's Peace Party if Addams wants her resignation, and tells of her medical problems.

Health Peace World War I

Jane Addams to Roger Nash Baldwin, June 11, 1918

Addams reluctantly declines to sign on to Baldwin's appeal for funds to defend Industrial Workers of the World workers arrested by the government.

Civil Rights Requests World War I

Jane Addams to Stanley Ross Linn, December 3, 1917

Addams seeks to discourage Linn and his wife from volunteering in a more active role in the war.

Family Military Onsite World War I

Lucia Ames Mead to Jane Addams, December 21, 1917

Mead arranges plans to meet with Addams and offers holiday greetings in a world embroiled in war.

Holidays Peace World War I

Agnes Dyer Warbasse to Jane Addams, December 5, 1917

Warbasse tells Addams that she cannot attend the Woman's Peace Party annual meeting, but supports keeping the organization focused on pacifism and internationalism.

Peace Praise

Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, October 11, 1917

Balch updates Addams on the activities of the American Union Against Militarism and the People's Council.

Education Help!Peace

Lucia Ames Mead to Jane Addams, August 18, 1917

Mead discusses tactics for the peace movement with Addams in the light of recent diplomatic developments in World War I.

Criticism Peace Public Opinion World War I

Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, August 18, 1917

Balch discusses travel plans with Addams and public opinion on peace talks.

Peace World War I

Interview with Arthur Sears Henning, July 21, 1915

An extended interview with a Chicago Tribune reporter on Addams's efforts for peace and the work of the International Congress of Women.

Diplomacy Lectures Peace World War I

Elizabeth Severance Ramsey Arrott to Jane Addams, June 14, 1917

Arrott sympathizes with Addams over criticism in the press and argues that women should organize to stop World War I.

Criticism Peace World War I

Carl Noetling Klass to Jane Addams, June 13, 1917

Klass reacts to Addams' speech on Patriotism and Pacifism and describes events at his church, referencing a character in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.

Help!Peace Public Opinion Religion World War I

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, July 18, 1917

Kellogg discusses the financial and editorial state of the Survey and seeks an article from Addams.

Conscientious Objectors Peace Publishing Requests World War I

John Dennis Moore to Jane Addams, June 11, 1917

Moore hopes Addams won't be discouraged by press reaction to her speech.

Censorship Criticism Lectures Peace

Clarence Miller Jones to Jane Addams, June 11, 1917

Jones writes Addams a rambling letter about his views on pacifism.

Peace Requests World War I

Charles Fremont Taylor to Jane Addams, May 12, 1917

Taylor sends Addams a referendum asking about using income tax to fund World War I.

Government Public Opinion World War I

Alexander M. Ingraham to Jane Addams, June 11, 1917

Ingraham praises Addams for her Patriotism and Pacifism lecture and hopes public opinion will return to peace.

Peace Praise World War I

John Henry Hopkins to Jane Addams, June 14, 1917

Hopkins tells Addams why she is wrong, and why Germany must be defeated at this time.

Criticism Germany Internationalism World War I

John Henry Hopkins to Jane Addams, June 11, 1917

Hopkins urges Addams to cease speaking against the war.

Criticism Peace Requests World War I

Peter Joseph Becker to Jane Addams, June 11, 1917

Becker praises Addams' views on the war and wishes her well.

Peace Praise World War I

James A. J. Atkinson to Jane Addams, May 11, 1917

Atkinson criticizes Addams's continued work for peace, claiming that the time has come to support the war effort.

Criticism Germany Military Peace Public Opinion World War I

Richard Harvey Abraham to Jane Addams, June 11, 1917

Abraham asks Addams for a copy of her Patriotism and Pacifism address and supports her efforts for peace.

Lectures Peace World War I

Nancy Lucas Turner Pope to Jane Addams, June 30, 1917

Pope asks Addams to lead women in standing against World War I.

Help!Peace World War I

Louis Paul Lochner to Jane Addams, May 9, 1917

Lochner invites Addams to the First American Conference for Democracy which seeks to clarify public opinion on issues related to the United States entry in World War I.

Conferences Peace Public Opinion Requests World War I

Flora Dunlap to Jane Addams, May 9, 1917

Dunlap thanks Addams for her work and tells of her effort to work for peace and be patriotic.

Peace Praise Requests World War I

Jane Addams to Roger Nash Baldwin, May 9, 1917

Addams tells Baldwin that Walter Fisher did not support efforts for conscientious objectors.

Conscientious Objectors Legislation Peace

Vachel Lindsay to Jane Addams, June 26, 1917

Lindsay tells Addams that he has issued a series of war poems and discusses his conflicted thought on it.

Germany Poetry World War I

Ernest Flagg Henderson to Jane Addams, June 24, 1917

Henderson describes pro-World War I propaganda and tells Addams that he now supports peace.

Germany Peace Public Opinion World War I

Seymour Coman to Jane Addams, June 23, 1917

Coman tells Addams that he doesn't think her address contains objectionable materials, but argues that force is sometimes the best method.

Peace World War I

German American Suicides, June 27, 1917

In discussing two German Americans attempt suicide to avoid the draft and fighting against their native country of Germany, Viereck's argues for alternate ways for German-Americans to serve their country.

Conscription Health Public Opinion World War I

Robert Llewellyn Henry to Jane Addams, June 21, 1917

Henry tells Addams that he disagrees with her views on pacifism and sees her as unpatriotic and pro-German.

Criticism Internationalism Peace Public Opinion World War I

Speech at the Cort Theater, March 5, 1915 (excerpts)

Addams denounces the newly formed American Legion as a project that could lead the United States into war and argues for conscious efforts to spread peace. The speech was made at the Cort Theater to the Woman's Peace Party on March 5.

Lectures Peace War