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Letters from a German Soldier, July 1, 1915

Letters written by a German soldier, published in Jus Suffragi, detail the moral dilemma faced by troops at the front.

Germany Military World War I

Interview in New York, July 6, 1915

Addams discusses her visits to the heads of European countries in May and June 1915.

Germany Peace Travels War World War I

Ludwig Hohmeyer to Louis Paul Lochner, July 7, 1915

Hohmeyer writes to Lochner about his observations and discussions with Germans from a recent trip to Denmark.

Denmark Germany Internationalism World War I

Address of Miss Jane Addams, Delivered at Carnegie Hall, July 9, 1915

Addams reports the efforts of the International Congress of Women, the delegations to heads of European countries, and her views on peace. The speech was given at Carnegie Hall on July 9 and published on July 31, 1915.

Foreign Policy Internationalism Lectures Morality Patriotism Peace War World War I

Otto Julius Merkel to Jane Addams ,July 12, 1915

Merkel sends Addams editorials (not found) regarding Germany's most recent diplomatic response to the sinking of the Lusitania .

Germany World War I

Gilbert Murray to Jane Addams, August 27, 1915

Murray disagrees with Addams about the chances of a negotiated peace with Germany, thinking that war was the only option left.

Peace War World War I

Elizabeth Glendower Evans to Boston and Massachusetts Newspapers, October 2, 1915

Evans sends an appeal to Massachusetts newspapers asking for support for Addams's contention that soldiers in Europe were given alcohol before bayonet charges.

Criticism Military Peace World War I

The Food of War, December 13, 1915

Addams writes about the activities for peace that she and other members of the International Congress of Women have accomplished.

Journalism Military Morality Peace War World War I

Lillian D. Wald to Jane Addams, May 6, 1916

Wald writes Addams about efforts to communicate with Germany and Austria about charges against Alice Masaryk.

Austria Crime Enforcement Death Germany Hungary Politics World War I

Neena Hamilton Pringsheim to Jane Addams, November 29, 1916

Pringsheim explains to Addams her hopes for the Washington Peace Conference and involvement in war relief efforts.

Conferences Friends Germany Help!Onsite War

Statement on Open Peace Parley, December 21, 1916

Addams remarks that Germany's recent public peace offer is a step in the right direction.

Diplomacy Germany Peace World War I

Statement on Open Peace Parley, December 21, 1916

Addams remarks that Germany's recent public peace offer is a step in the right direction.

Diplomacy Germany Peace World War I

Stockton Axson to Jane Addams, January 4, 1917

Axson praises Addams for Women at The Hague and her work advancing peace negotiations.

Foreign Policy Peace Praise World War I

Cassen Eugene Parsons to Jane Addams, February 7, 1917

Parsons goes over multiple points about the current climate around the war in Europe and how President Wilson can keep America neutral.

Foreign Policy France Germany Military Peace Politics World War I

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, February 9, 1917

Kellogg summarizes an American Union Against Militarism meeting during which members grappled with ideas about war.

Germany Meetings Morality Religion World War I

Lawrence Yates Sherman to Jane Addams, February 13, 1917

Sherman tells Addams that he believes a referendum vote for peace would not do any good, even though he sees war as a last resort.

Criticism Germany Peace War World War I

Charles A. Love to Jane Addams, March 2, 1917

Love writes to Addams about Germany's warmongering and condemns its militarism.

Foreign Policy Germany Internationalism Patriotism World War I

Kemmie B. Fidler Slade to Jane Addams, May 1, 1917

Slade praises Addams' her recent comments on Germany's food scarcity.

Food Shortages Germany Morality Peace World War I

James A. J. Atkinson to Jane Addams, May 11, 1917

Atkinson criticizes Addams's continued work for peace, claiming that the time has come to support the war effort.

Criticism Germany Military Peace Public Opinion World War I

Pan Preparedness, May 15, 1917

Zueblin argues that Prussian militarism is the real enemy and that the war pits militarism against democracy

Democracy Germany Internationalism Military Peace Prussia Social Justice World War I

Otto Peretz Schwarzschild to the Editor, June 8, 1917

Schwarzschild writes to newspaper editors proposing an office to help exchange messages between Americans and their relatives living in the Central Powers.

Censorship Germany World War I

Anonymous ("Old German Lady") to Jane Addams, June 12, 1917

The writer thanks Addams for her efforts for peace and decries America's treatment of Germany and Germans.

Germany Praise World War I

John Charles Christie to Jane Addams, June 12, 1917

Christie accuses Addams of being overly emotional and disagrees with her statements about German-Americans and the entry of the United States in World War I.

Criticism Immigrants Peace World War I