The author sympathizes with the McNamara brothers, who bombed the Los Angeles Times building in California in October 1910, because they were insane but criticizes the Chicago newspapers for responding with bigotry against the Irish community.
Addams received a copy of this anonymous letter, offering a scathing impression of Chicago politicians out to get Police Chief John McWeeny and criticizing the Chicago Tribune as corrupt. The writer uses derogatory names, like "Sneaky" and "Sissy," for many of the characters and calls the press the "Scrofulas."
Wood invites a group of well-known liberal Americans to a meeting with the Civil Liberties Bureau to discuss the denial of constitutional rights and other issues occurring in the country.
Wood stresses the importance of defending the publication "The Masses" in the upcoming legal dispute, because it will set the precedent for future cases involving the freedom of the press.
Addams discusses the relationship between immigrants and social unrest. This speech was given at the National Conference on Social Work in New Orleans.
De Silver asks American Civil Liberties Union members to allow the use of their names in an advertisement regarding the International Workers of the World free speech case.
Brite tells Woods of the death of Alice House and the possibility that the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom might receive funds from her estate.
Addams tells Bailey that she is not inclined to join the American Civil Liberties Unions lawsuit, but that she believes that the Chicago Tribune should be sued.
