NAWSA GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE Hitchcock, Daniel G H 1 High St Warren Mass Mar 23 / 34 Dear Miss Blackwell: I enjoy your letters in the Republican from time to time on live topics, saying things that need to be said. Not long ago I read the book you wrote, on your mother's life, which was so good and delightful. It was loaned me by Miss Blair. I want to ask your opinion on two or three matters in the literary line, so I won't waste any gun powder than is necessary, trying to get an article printed in said magazine. It impresses me that it is very easy, after all, to make the change from the profit system to "manufacture for use", and I want to impress this thought upon the multitude of rather discouraged humans today, who do not yet see that each of us has a duty 2 in that direction, which fulfilled, will "make a sea-change "into the beauties of cooperation. What I want your opinion upon, is, are there any magazines where such an article would have a chance? I suspect the editors are not buying much, nowadays? What would you say, as to Harpers? Of course it is next to impossible to break into the Atlantic; and it buys as it pleases, mostly from distinguished people. Confidentially do you know much of the Atlantic editor? He's a puzzle to me; seemed quite carried away with Al Smith when he was up for election at one time. The Republican has readily printed letters I have written. Naturally I'd like to get something for my writing. Yes, the Atlantic editor is a puzzle to me, as is Hearst with his "preparedness", and opposition to World Court, etc. Can you throw any light. Best wishes and delightful memories of your work for equal suffrage Yours sincerely Daniel G. Hitchcock [*Pardon me for not typing this.*] P.S. I wrote some months ago to the Atlantic editor in regard to such an article, but he spoke of being deluged with stuff on that topic. Still he doesn't print much on it, does he? I long to say something to help put an end to the "laissez-faire" that is demoralizing young and old, by greed. We all need money: I do; but a system of private greed is wrong, of course. To reform veterans, is it not amusing to see conventions shake their heads and say, What is the world coming to, and the world is on its last legs, when it is so evidently being pushed to cooperation for the public good. [*Daniel Hitchock*] [*H*] 1 High St Warren, Mass., Apr. 7/34 Mr dear Miss Blackwell;- Thank you for taking pains to send me suggestions as to possible buyers for an article I am thinking about. In the mire of the depression", people need, I think, a lot of jollying to get them in the mood to do something different, in the direction of an utter change, to cooperation. I will enclose a letter I wrote for the Republican early this year; you may have seen it. Kindly return it in enclosed envelope, as copies, other than the very few I have, cannot be obtained. Yes, indeed, Miss Blair (Margie) and Mr. Charles B. Blair are daughter and son of Mrs. Mary Ann Blair. Mr. Blair is 82, and fairly well; Margie, a little younger, in not in first-rate health. Mrs. Blair was a rather close friend of my aunt, Mary Hitchcock,, as well as of your mother. If your eyes permit perhaps you can drop me a line about something I have wondered about. Dr. Edw. Everett Hale was such a fine man, just why, do you think, was he opposed to equal suffrage? Just simply an old-timer, or was it his wife's influence? I have the impression she was Lyman Abbott's sister? It always seemed rather impudent for Rev. Mr. Abbott to come to Mass. to oppose woman suffrage, but how quickly the Outlook "concurred" when it came! I took a municipal suffrage petition to the Cong'l minister here (Clark) once. He signed, but the veins stood out on his forehead, and he said, "I'm considered progressive; I try to be, but-- I wish it would'n't come for 10 years!" The Universalist minister, Mr. Darling, strongly for suffrage, said of this, when I told him, "Oh, well, Mr. Hitchcock, you know some people like to march ahead of the procession; others prefer the middle; and some like to lag behind!" A funny thing happened here. A neighbor, member of our suffrage -2- league, signed the petition. I did not even ask the husband to sign, knowing he was [oppose] opposed, But said, "What do you antis do with the Declaration of Independence, which says governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed? "Oh that's all right", he said, "it's what's behind it." He was an English Second Advent Methodist, by the way. Next day, meeting his (American born) wife, I referred to his remark, which she disposed of quickly. "Oh, Charles thinks women are furniture"! I see Lyman Beecher Stowe has written his book on, "Saints, Sinners and the Beecher family." I have had a slight correspondence with him and told him that his aunt, Mrs. (Rector) Allen, when I was at the State college in Amherst, scandalized the neighbors, bring late for church, by vaulting over a fence en route to the services. He wrote me it was "just like her!" Yours sincerely Daniel G Hitchcock I read your discourse about Mussolini's tyranny with interest, and shall refer to friends; it's good to have it done; some society women are so carried away by his material improvements and his "strong" government. A prominent N.Y. physician says he was convinced that Mussolini is the victim of a terrible disease, and is a megalomaniac. I can't prove it, of course [*Daniel Hitchcock*] Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.