December 21, 1926.
My dear Miss Addams: --
I enclose the outline of the prohibition book as it has just gone to Harpers, who are to publish it. The newspaper publication, which is to be carried by the Herald Tribune in New York and syndicated by them throughout the country, will follow the same general lines, except that it will probably begin with a "Sunday Spread" on New York.
Because of the need to begin delivering the newspaper material within two weeks of its publication is to be synchronized with the book, it will be impossible to submit it to the whole committee for final revision. I shall try to get the New York members to pass upon it as it goes out. The book announcement will be sent on for your signature as soon as possible.
This haste is necessary because -- 1st, Congress is expected to take up the subject of prohibition in February and this unbiased statement of the social workers may be a valuable aid to their discussion; 2d, if the book is to take advantage of the spring sales, the announcement must go to the Harpers salesmen this week; and, also, because there are not sufficient funds on hand to continue the study longer.
You will be interested to know that 157 reports are in. Since only 72 of them are from members of the National Federation of Settlements, 11 from outside settlements, 50 from family welfare organizations and other social agencies, and 24 from clergymen, doctors, etc., mention of their cooperation is made in the [subtitle]. That is 72 members of the N.F. of S. and 85 outsiders have contributed to this study.
Will you let me have any suggestions you wish to make on the plan of the book by return mail, please?
Yours sincerely,
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