Dear Jane Addams,
Many thanks for the 2500 francs for May, a receipt for which is enclosed.
Also I have received your short note written on the back of one from Emily Balch, in which you seem doubtful about how much it is wise to spend in [traveling] expenses for the delegates. I wish I could know right off, in fact if I do not hear in a day or so definitely how much we can count on for this purpose, I shall cable you. For the Sections are [clamoring] for assistance. I suppose you [realize] that the rate of exchange is very bad this year and that unless we can help Bulgaria, Ukraine, Italy, Greece, we shall not have any representative from these sections. We shall only have two from France unless we also give them assistance. Germany as usual is willing to undertake all expenses of its delegates, but the others seems quite at a loss.
My feeling is that if it were possible, it would be wise to contribute $1000 or $1500 for this purpose. For instance, the following members of our Executive Committee cannot come unless they have their way paid: Gertrud Baer, Lucie [Dujardin], Vilma Glücklich, ↑and↓ Marguerite Gobat.
The trip to Ireland is of course very expensive. It is too late now to lament, but on account of the expense it was not a good place to hold the congress.
About the invitations to international societies. The difficulty was that the Executive Committee in Paris had voted to invite them, so I had run up to [page 2] Paris to go over this matter as well as that of the summer School, ↑with Madame Duchêne↓ in order to adjust things without getting into trouble. I have now invited the International Women's [Organizations], about half a dozen, to the Congress and a few others, such as, The Fellowship of Reconciliation and the Fellowship of Youth for Peace, with whom we are working constantly and whom I am sure have ↑a↓ good influence.
Thanks ever so much for the little letter about the Object which I am using for the June "Pax." I do not know whether it was wise to let this discussion come into our paper or not, but on the whole I am inclined to think it has done no harm, for it has let off steam and I am inclined to think that there is a bigger chance of our coming together now than there was at the Paris Executive Committee meeting.
I am bothered about the outside speakers, for our Congress. Because the Irish are rather particular about whom we have speak from England and also the Executive Committee wanted to consider any suggestions that were made, and this ↑it↓ has much delayed me in doing anything. [Tah] That is why I was rejoiced when you suggested Bernard Shaw and I cabled you to go ahead.
However, if we have not secured someone outstanding by the time I reach London on June 19th, I shall take the two or three days I am there to make a special effort to secure the right persons. I think Ramsay MacDonald might be good, but I fear the Irish will oppose him as not radical enough in his [labor] views.
About the Summer School, things are now going along smoothly under Miss Thomas' management, though I think the School will not be as big or as exciting perhaps as we had planned. Miss Thomas is only arranging for two lectures a day at Gland and is giving much time over to play, music, dancing and friendly discussion, which I hope think on the whole will be a good thing and will give us all a sense of rest and peace, which we need.
You will see from the enclosed card that we had a big meeting here for Marcelle Capy which I tied up with the Disarmament petitions we had received from America. I got the Geneva meeting to pass the resolution, which you presented to the President, and told them about your visit. The next day I went to see Mr. Hugh Gibson and presented the petitions to him together with the resolution passed by the meeting in Geneva. We, however, added an amendment to the resolution, which I am giving you here, as you may find it of interest. [page 3]
I am looking forward greatly now to seeing you and having some great talks. I imagine that I shall be in Ireland when you arrive, but you [can reach] me from the 19th to the 23rd of June at Mrs. Pethick Lawrence's, 11 Old Square, Lincolns Inn, London, and after that at the Standard Hotel, Harcourt Street, Dublin.
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