May 22. 1922
Dear [Miss] Addams,
I am indeed grateful for your book -- for its own sake & as a gift from you. It is the best account of the ↑women's↓ peace movement -- far & away, we [love?] & [are?] full of your homely wisdom (the best kind) & if I may say so your [lovableness]. If only they had listened when you made that adventurous yet never for a moment [page 2] ridiculous ↑as the Ford ship was↓ journey through Europe. I am recovering from two months serious illness when violent headaches have prevented me reading -- but am much better & [only?] weak so I can do little for the W.I.L. -- fear Mrs Swanwick is bearing the burden too much: she is wonderful.
We are anxiously waiting for the U.S.A. to reoccupy the place Prest Wilson attained in those wonderful months of [illegible] his [page 3] International appeal. The failure was a tragedy. Can [N. J.] with his lighter character and his [illegible] -- supply it -- at any rate he is alive. Genoa has brought some realization.
I had a French book sent to me by its author whom I do not know which is one of his best anti-war books I have seen -- from a Christian point of view too. It is called La Guerre Infernal by Gustave Dupin. [page 4] Soc. Mutuelle d'Edition 118 Avenue Parmentier Paris. It has the story of the Christ of the Andes & [illegible] is a leaflet about it. If one could only inspire the French to join Germany in putting up a Christ of the Andes but the French Pacifists I have written to are [anti-Christian] or nearly so. But a very fair artist [illegible name] has taken up the idea of a big picture & is eagerly collecting up the description of the scene.
I must not give you any more scrawl to read -- my hand is rather shaky.
With [affectionate] regards yours truly
Kate Courtney
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