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January 13, 1927.
My dear Mrs. Richards,
The attached telegram was sent out last night to almost one hundred organizations. After consulting Senator Borah, [Wheeler] and Huddleston and others we realize that we must act immediately or that some bandit will shoot across the border and this country will be plunged again into war with Mexico.
Our campaign is fairly well mapped out with the Emergency Conference for Sunday and in the meantime we are making an effort to get one hundred thousand telegrams sent to President Coolidge within the next fortnight. The work has been divided and I have agreed to send a letter to every member of the [W.I.L.] asking for a telegram to be sent. This in postage will cost $120, which Mr. Libby says he will underwrite, paying for it if we cannot raise the money, but of course, trusting that we can. In the meantime this means more stationery and envelopes and I know the present conditions of our treasury. I sent out a few letters the other day, asking for contributions and have received just one return of $25 so far which I shall apply to my trip west, hoping that I may be able to raise the money later if not now.
A letter has come from Miss Holmes in Massachusetts, saying that my expenses from the time I leave Washington until I return on my Boston trip [will] be paid and I believe I shall be able when I go west in February to raise more than my expenses for that trip and perhaps even pay for this one, but it is a matter of immediate cash. I spent $15 of my own money on my last trip, which, of course, is not much, but I do not want you to think that I have not contributed something toward it and this does not, of course, count anything like meals or those expenses.
I am sending you a tentative agenda. [Will] you please add any other subjects which should be brought up under it?
With regard to the national organizations nothing here on Sunday, I will, of course, represent the [W.I.L.], as I take it for granted that that will be satisfactory to you.
I am spending the day in bed and have Miss Marriott here to take [dictation], but feel almost exhausted from the terrific strain of this week which has meant not stopping until almost midnight. I think a day on my back will bring me around all right, however.
Faithfully yours,
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