Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, June 17, 1925

Very dear J. A.

I am just writing Miss Courtney at length and will send you a copy of my letter. But I will not hold back this letter as if it goes at once you would receive it in time to cable me at Balch Ins Inns Innsbruck. When I get there I will arrange not to miss anything so addressed.

Personally I wish we might postpone our Congress to 1927 but I do not know of anyone else would think this desirable. And there is the question whether it would be possible to raise the money for our League without the stimulus of a Congress. [page 2]

If you should want to cable anything on this point it might save words if I could prearrange a code.

Next would mean that you think we should mee have a Congress next year as usual.

Postponement would mean that you think it would be desirable to postpone Congress one year, which implies that you think we could as an international body continue to raise our support and that you think we in the U.S. could go on raising $500 a month.

I have the feeling that if we are to have a Congress next year and I wish I knew more fully your mind about continuing as President. If you really wished I think to be relieved I think the Executive Committee ought to be already thinking [page 3] the matter over. My impression is that you would be glad if a suitable person were available but that you do not want to force the issue if there is not. I do not know how far this corresponds to the facts. Obviously if you had wished to have the matter taken up ↑at this Ex-Com meeting↓ you would have proposed it. And I am happy that this is so.

If As

As to the Secretaryship.

If we have a Congress next summer I hope V. G. will remain till then. The person I should like to have as Secretary would be Madame Jouve. I should also like to have Mm Ramondt (I do not mean, of course, to have her also.) But Yella Hertzka and those of our "left" would not wish this I am sure. [page 4]

I expect that we shall sail on the old Andania (Cunard) for N.Y.C. due there the 25 or 26. A letter sent me, as passenger on board, to N.Y. would reach me doubtless.

It is pleasant being here again seeing Y. H. and the Quaker group and the city, seeming in spite of present difficulties so much more normal than in 1921.

Your ever loving E G B.