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Addams argues that Prohibition has had a good impact on the neighborhood around Hull-House. This article is repurposed from Addams's article in the Literary Digest.

Balch thanks Waern-Bugge for serving as an expert in arms manufacture and traffic.

Blake updates Addams on her work on firearms transportation bill and the lack of help from the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

Clarke tells Addams that to enforce Prohibition it would be better to arm citizens than to disarm law enforcement. He suggests making alcohol legal and controlled by the government.

Blake asks Good to consider limiting the purchase of firearms to government institutions.

Good tells Blake that he is studying her question regarding gun control and the War Department and will respond once the work is complete.

Blake asks Addams for support in promoting gun control.

Addams describes the positive impact of Prohibition and argues for better enforcement and disarmament in order to improve things.

Werkheiser writes a pledge that advocates for the safe use of weapons and peaceful sports.

Werkheiser tells Addams about the lack of value placed on human life and proposes a solution.

Addams discusses the association in the public eye between settlements and immigrants and when immigrants are involved in high profile crimes, settlements are accused of supporting anarchism. Addams defends the role of the settlement as the bridge between immigrant communities and the American public, holding that it does not change in times of crisis.

Addams talks about the settlement as a bulwark against anti-immigrant persecution, using examples of Russian anarchists.

Addams argues that young boys need an outlet for their pent-up energy and adventurousness, and that without an outlet, like a playground, they are susceptible to petty crime.
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