January 25, 1928.
Dear Miss Addams:
Both the Representative Meeting of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and the American Friends Service Committee have had under consideration what they should do in regard to the naturalization of conscientious objectors to war in general and Madame Schwimmer's case in particular. Among other things it has been suggested that it might be helpful for one of the Friends Yearly Meetings or a volunteer committee of more or less well known Friends throughout the country, to ask leave to intervene in Madame Schwimmer's appeal in order to put before the court the position of the Society of Friends.
Nothing has been said about this outside of the two committees, but before coming to a decision I should like very much to know what your feeling is as to the desirability of such a procedure.
Of course, we should not wish to do anything which might in any way hurt Madame Schwimmer's case, but some of us have felt that such an intervention would be helpful and that the Society of Friends should not passively allow precedents to be established which may make it difficult if not impossible for conscientious objectors on religious grounds to be naturalized.
I shall very much appreciate your views on the subject.
Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) HAROLD EVANS
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