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Wilson thanks Addams for her recent letter about the immigration bill.

Hard praises Addams' recent article on immigration.

Kinsley reports on Harding's Armistice Day speech at the Mexican border.

Addams urges the public to have a better understanding of the immigrant so as to benefit from their often unseen wisdom and culture.

McClatchy tells Gulick that the California Joint Immigration Committee will oppose the Wickersham plan to open visas for Japan in 1927.

McClatchy asks Addams to oppose efforts to weaken immigration restrictions on Japan and to help them obtain more supporters among the clergy.

In this address, given to the Annual Meeting of the National Education Association in 1908, Addams speaks of the importance of education within the immigrant community and the role of teachers as bridges between the families of students and American society.

Addams offers a counter narrative to the idea that the U.S. government should limit immigration, arguing that immigrants provide benefits to society and are deserving of protections under the law.

Schwimmer notes telephone conversations with organizations she asked for speakers on immigration.

The Committee summarizes its resolutions passed against the human trafficking of women and children at the League of Nations.

Addams warns about the unforeseen social consequences of immigration laws.

Gulick sends Addams a new statement of policy (not found) which the National Committee on American Japanese Relations had to alter in light of the new immigration law.

Gulick asks Addams' advice on how the National Committee on American Japanese Relations can best combat the quota being placed on Japanese immigrants.

Gulick tells Addams about the efforts of the Committee in regard to the House Immigration Bill and seeks financial support.

Gulick and Wickersham ask Addams for advice on their educational campaign.

Schwimmer asks the Council to suggest speakers for a congressional hearing on the Griffin Bill.

Schwimmer asks Addams for possible speakers for immigration hearings for the National Council for Prevention of War.

A petition asking Congress to amend the naturalization law to make it clear that conscientious objectors are not barred from citizenship.

Addams delivered this commencement address at the University of Chicago on December 20, 1904, the first woman to be a commencement speaker at the college.

Addams provides an argument against literacy tests for immigrants, proposed by the Burnett Bill recently pased by the U.S. House of Representatives.

Kellogg tells Addams about the 16th Conference of the National Federation of Settlements, held in Boston.

Holmes argues that Rosika Schwimmer ought not be barred from citizenship because her pacifism makes her unwilling to bear arms in defense of the country.

Draft program Addams sends to David Bressler for the Conference of Charities and Correction.

Addams offers a counter narrative to the idea that the U.S. government should limit immigration, arguing that immigrants provide benefits to society and are deserving of protections under the law. This is the fifth article of a monthly, year-long series on economic and social reform in America and a woman's role to affect change.

Smith thanks Kohn for the candies she sent to her and to Jane Addams aboard ship for their journey to Egypt and offers some details of their sea voyage.

Addams notes that American foreign policy is criticized outside the country for failing to join the World Court and League of Nations.

Rosenwald asks Addams for the Progressive leaders to offer statements on literacy tests for immigrants.

Berwald takes issue with the Tribune's stance that only true Americans have ancestors who spoke English. He also expresses his anti-war beliefs.

Addams, Bowen, and Breckinridge invite an unknown person to Hull-House for a meeting of professors and the League for the Protection of Immigrants.

Addams expresses praise to the President for vetoing an immigration bill.

Addams sends a statement to the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom that includes her telegram to Calvin Coolidge regarding the pending immigration law.

Addams sends Kellogg a letter from Countess Treuberg regarding possible publication in the Survey.

Addams provides Straus with information on the Committee on Immigrants program coming up at the Conference of Charities and Correction.

Addams advises Doty about holding the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom's United States Section's meeting in Chicago, and discusses Japanese-American relations.

Addams tells Lewis about Jeannette Rankin's interest in working with Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

Addams writes Wald about the importance of the Ostrow case to the Jewish immigrant community and makes plans to meet with Cyrus Adler and Oscar Straus in Washington.

Also known as Julius Rosenwald to Henry Schneiderman October 30, 1912

Rosenwald sends Schneiderman a transcript of a telegram from Jane Addams related to literacy tests for immigrants

Addams expresses her eagerness to help Speranza with the Committee on Crime and Immigration.

Addams asks Coolidge to veto efforts to limit Japanese immigration to the United States.

Addams tells Blaine that she is speaking with Dr. Hirsch about "Our Duty to the Immigrant " at the next meeting of the Chicago Women's Club.

Addams sends Woods an article by David Starr Jordan on the Japanese immigration question.

Addams congratulates Sabath on the passage of a bill to establish an immigration station in Chicago.

Addams and Abbott write Underwood to oppose a Congressional bill to require literacy tests for immigrants.

Addams is interviewed about her stance on literacy testing for immigrants, before she lobbied on Capitol Hill for the issue.

Addams tells Cipriani that she opposes the restriction of immigration and believes the current laws are unfair.

The Commission reports on social work's connection to worldwide problems and solutions.

Addams reviews the research and papers of her colleagues on the topics of immigration, employment, and education at the National Charities and Correction meeting.

Addams discusses how the recent immigrant quota laws have created hardships for immigrants and the American economy, and have created false ideas about immigrants and social problems.

Von Trueberg asks Addams for help in lobbying Congress to admit more immigrants from Italy, Germany and Austria.

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