Andrews informs Addams that the Congress was postponed and all American invitations had been captured by French authorities. She also praises Addams' efforts for a Neutral Conference.
Addams asks Jordan to consider joining the Ford Peace Ship expedition in an effort to try to return its goal to a conference of neutral nations, noting that her health will not permit her to travel to Europe.
Addams discusses the goals of the Woman's Peace Party and hopes that a Conference of Neutral Nations will begin negotiations to end the war. The speech was given at the first annual meeting of the Woman's Peace Party.
Addams, Lucy Mead, Crystal Eastman, and Sophonisba Breckinridge testify before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, on preparedness and the United States' role in World War I.
Jones and Lochner inform Addams that she has been elected a delegate of the Neutral Conference which will sit continuously to mediate between warring nations.
Schwimmer reports problems with Aletta Jacobs and other pacifists that endanger the success of Ford Peace Ship expedition and hopes that Addams can intervene.
Lochner asks Addams to comes to Europe as soon as possible, thinking her presence critical to the success of the peace movement. He describes travel difficulties in Europe, infighting in the peace movement, and the promised Ford donation to the peace movement.
The Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation outlines the procedures of the conference, including the selection of delegates and the involvement of the Ford Expedition.
Addams suggests that a statement from Henry Ford will assure the European concerns about the Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation after Louis Lochner left.
Addams tells Jacobs that she is still too ill to travel and discusses options for holding a meeting of the International Congress of Women for a Permanent Peace.
Lochner tells Addams of the challenges to the work of the Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation and his hopes that she will be able to join them.
Jong van Beek en Donk and Lochner propose organizing peace organizations into an Unofficial World Congress, where they can hear ideas from groups operating around the world.
Schwimmer reports to Ford on the activities of the Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation and the creation of the International Committee for Immediate Mediation to achieve the goal of hastening the end of World War I. She also complains about the barriers Ford has set against meeting with her.
Schwimmer complains to Addams about the collapse of the Peace Ship and Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation and her difficulties with the Fords and others.
