NAWSA Genral Corespondence Sanders, Elaine G. Elaine G. Sanders 2 West 89th Street New York City August 4, 1936. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt 120 Paine Avenue New Rochelle, New York My dear Mrs. Catt, Thank you for your letter of July 23rd, which I received on August 2nd. Having made a copy of it, I forwarded it to Mrs. Lloyd. Your suggestion to include the reasons why we wish to honor Rosika Schwimmer by the contemplated award makes me realize that Mrs. Lloyd had not informed you that she and we, the interested young people, planned to draft a resume of Rosika Schwimmer's past activities and achievements to be enclosed with the circular letter. Mrs. Lloyd made the first draft of the resume, and left it to use to bring it into shape, then to be sent to her and to your for final approval. As soon as we have completed our draft, we shall avail ourselves of your kind permission, and present the material to you again. Respectfully yours, Elaine G. Sanders (second page) Elaine G. Sanders 2 West 89th Street New York City August 16, 1936. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt 120 Paine Avenue New Rochelle, New York My dear Mrs. Catt, Enclosed are copies of the letter to sponsors, the circular letter and the draft of the biographical sketch of Rosika Schwimmer, which we have finished at last. We worked on a sketch left us by Mrs. Lloyd before she sailed. We also used information out of KINESISKA MUREN, a biography of Rosika Schwimmer, written in 1917 by leading Swedish women with contributions by internationally famous men and women. We consulted Hungarian, German and English biographical sketches that have been written about Madam Schwimmer. We had access to the extensive source material of the Griffin Bill Committee, and we consulted recent histories. We are reasonably sure of the correctness of the facts stated in our sketch. The sketch, we realize, is rather long, but it will be useful as a basis for publicity for the organizers of this Peach Prize campaign in foreign countries. A gentleman interested in the campaign has offered to pay for the printing of this sketch. We consider using a portrait cut on the cover, and before buying a photograph we wonder whether you and Mrs. Lloyd approve the use of the one published in the enclosed World-Telegram article. There is an undecided discussion amongst us whether to use one or both of the enclosed cartoons within the text. One was published in the Scripps-Howard chain, the other, in the Hearst papers. May we have your opinion on that? We are sending copies of this sketch simultaneously to you and Mrs. Lloyd for your criticisms and suggestions. Looking forward to your opinion, we are Respectfully for the group, Elaine G. Sanders Elaine G. Sanders 2 West 89th Street New York City October 2, 1936. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt 120 Paine Avenue New Rochelle, New York My dear Mrs. Catt, Mrs. Lloyd wishes me to inform you that the following women have agreed to sign the biographical sketch: Mlle. Marguerite Gobat*, Dr. Naima Sahlbom, and Mevr. R. van Wulfften Palthe Broese van Groenau. Mrs. Lloyd will also be one of the signers, and before she returns to the United States, she hopes to secure the signatures of a few more friends of Madam Schwimmer. Respectfully yours, Elaine G. Sanders * Daughter of the Nobel Peace Prize winner Gobat. Elaine G. Sanders 2 West 89th Street New York City August 31, 1936. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt 120 Paine Avenue New Rochelle, New York My dear Mrs. Catt, I have just returned from a vacation trip and therefore the delay in acknowledging receipt of your letter of August 22nd, and the enclosures. I thank you very much for them. I relayed your suggestions to Mrs. Lloyd in Europe, and I expect that she is busy acquiring the signatures for the biographical sketch as you demand. As soon as I receive them, I will add them to the sponsor letter and send it to you for your signature. I am pleased to report that so far all those with whom the project has been discussed privately have been most enthusiastic and helpful about it. I shall keep you informed of the developments. Respectfully yours, Elaine G. Sanders International Committee for World Peace Prize Award to Rosika Schwimmer [*Secretary Elaine G. Sanders 2 West 89th Street New York City Treasurer Mrs. Victor Olsa 178 East 93rd Street New York City*] March 7, 1937 My dear Mrs. Catt, It is my pleasant duty to inform you that our campaign has started, and the response from those invited to be sponsors is most encouraging. I enclose a list of those whose acceptance we have received up-to-date. We have been pleasantly surprised by the contributions which are coming in even before we have asked for them. Also enclosed is a complete set of the material as it was mailed to the sponsors for your files. I hope to be able to continue sending you good reports. Very sincerely yours, Elaine G. Sanders Secretary Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt 120 Paine Avenue New Rochelle, New York Rosika Schwimmer May 5, 1937. Miss Elaine G. Sanders, 2 West 89th Street, New York, N. Y. Dear Miss Sanders: I thank you for all the enclosures which I have received and hereby return. It took some time to get an opportunity to read them all. You have done very well. Very sincerely, CCC:HW. August 10, 1937. Miss Elaine G. Sanders, 2 West 89th Street, New York, N. Y. Dear Miss Sanders: When you first wrote me about the plan to raise a fund for Madam Schwimmer, you proposed to have a grand banquet on her birthday which, as I remember it, was some time in September. At that time you proposed to present her with the fund which had rather a roseate size in your mind. In the meantime, I have had a letter from Madam Schwimmer in which she says she has told you that she will positively not have a birthday party with everyone making grandiose speeches about her. I write to inquire what the plan is at this moment. When do you expect to give her this fund? I expect to give something, but it will not please your anticipations. September is not a nice month for a grand time anyway. I see no reason why it should not be postponed a bit if you find it more convenient. At any rate, I would like to know the plans. Sincerely yours, CCC:HW April 15, 1937 Miss Elaine G. Sanders 2 West 89th Street New York City, N.Y. My dear Miss Sanders: - You are listed as the Secretary of a so-called "International Committee for World Peace Prize Award to Rosika Schwimmer." Your organization has been circulating a document in the course of which you make a false statement concerning myself. You must have known that the Supreme Court of New York state held that I had not libeled Rosika Schwimmer. At the end of the document you print the facsimile signatures of six persons, one of them Romain Rolland. I have today received from M. Rolland a letter in which he states as follows: "No allusion has ever been made to me on the subject of a discussion between her and you. I wish to declare that I do not associate myself with this in any fashion, and that I disapprove absolutely the use which has been made of my name, if anyone is using it directly or indirectly against you." Thus it appears that you have not merely printed a false statement about me, but you have also forged a signature to the false statement. I await with interest to hear what reparation you are prepared to offer me in this matter. Sincerely, Upton Sinclair (signed) (Same letter sent to Mrs. Victor Olsa, as Treasurer) International Committee for World Peace Prize Award to Rosika Schwimmer Secretary Elaine G. Sanders 2 West 89th Street New York City Treasurer Mrs. Victor Olsa 178 East 93rd Street New York City April 29, 1937. My dear Mrs. Catt, At last I am able to send you, as promised, some copies of the replies to the invitation to sponsors. I also enclose the following: 1. Photostatic copy of the General Circular Letter signed by M. Romain Rolland. 2. Copy of Mr. Harry Weinberger's review of the Schwimmer-Sinclair-Fox Case. 3. Copy of Mr. Weinberger's letter to Sinclair, dated April 13, 1935. 4. Copy of Sinclair's answer, dated April 22, 1935. 5. Some additions to the list of sponsors that have come in since I wrote you last. Thank you for your letter of the 22nd, and the enclosures. I hope Mr. Weinberger's assurance which I wired you will help clear matters. Very sincerely, Elaine G. Sanders Elaine G. Sanders Secretary Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt 120 Paine Avenue New Rochelle, New York Enclosures INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE for WORLD PEACE PRIZE AWARD to ROSIKA SCHWIMMER List of international sponsors - April 12, 1937 Mr. Devere Allen, Wilton, Conn. Mme. Anna H. Aszkanazy, Vienna, Austria Miss Gertrud Baer, Geneva, Switzerland Mrs. Helen Tufts Bailie, Cambridge, Mass. Miss Emily Greene Balch, Wellesley, Mass. Prof. Harry Elmer Barnes, Auburn, N. Y. Prof. Charles A. Beard, New Milford, Conn. Miss Alice Stone Blackwell, Cambridge, Mass. Mr. Bertram Bloch, New York City Mrs. Sarah Bloch, New York City Mrs. Florence Brewer Boeckel, Washington, D. C. Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, Washington, D. C. Miss Katherine D. Blake, New York City Prof. Franz Boas, Columbia University, N. Y. Mrs. Dorothy Dunbar Bromley, New York City Mme. C. Brunschvicg, member French Cabinet, Paris Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, New Rochelle, N. Y. Miss Sarah Cleghorn, Manchester, Vermont Mrs. Mary Ware Dennett, New York City Dr. Charles Vickery Drysdale, Sussex, England Mrs. Bessie Ingman Drysdale, Sussex, England Mrs. Elaine Goodale Eastman, Northampton, Mass. Prof. Albert Einstein, Princeton, N. J. Mme. W. van Itallie van Embden, ex-M.P., Leyden, Netherlands Mr. Harold Fields, New York City Mrs. Cicely Corbett Fisher, London Miss Henni Forchhammer, Copenhagen, Denmark Mrs. Kate Crane Gartz, Altadena, California Mrs. Katherine Gillett Gatty, London Mlle. Marguerite Gobat, Macolin, Switzerland Mme. Clara Mulder van de Graaff de Bruyn, The Hague Mrs. Rena Maverick Green, San Antonio, Texas Excellency, Michael Hainisch, First President Republic Austria Dr. Dora Hendrickson, Chicago, Illinois Miss Lida Gustava Heymann, Zürich, Switzerland Mr. Arthur Holischer, Ascona, Switzerland Mr. William W. Hinckley, New York City Rev. John Haynes Holmes, New York City Miss Clara Honegger, Zürich, Switzerland Mr. Laurence Housman, Somerset, England Mr. B. W. Huebsch, New York City Mrs. Alfhild Huebsch, New York City Dr. Jessie Wallace Hughan, New York City Mrs. Inez Haynes Irwin, New York City Mme, Maria Karász-Szivessy, Szegedin, Hungary Count Michael Károlyi, Ex- President of Hungary, Paris Countess Catherine Károlyi, Paris Mr. Paul Kellogg, New York City Mr. Judson King, Washington D. C. Miss Freda Kirchwey, New York City Mrs. Betsy Kjelsberg, Oslo, Norway Dr. Selma Lagerlöf, Marbacka, Sweden Hon. Fiorello H. LaGuardia, Mayor of New York City Mr. Joseph P. Lash, New York City Miss Florina Lasker, New York City Mrs. Emmeline Pethick Lawrence, London Mr. George L. Lord, Elmsford, N. Y. INTERNATIONAL SPONSOR LIST (Additional) April 16, 1937 Mrs. Thomas N. Hepburn, Hartford, Conn. Mrs. Annie E. Gray, Kremmling, Colorado Mrs. Harriot Stanton Blatch, New York City Mrs. Charlotte Despard, Dublin, Ireland Miss Lillian D. Wald, Westport, Conn. Mrs. Louis F. Post, Washington, D. C. Miss Henrietta Roelofs, New York City Miss Mary Maverick Lloyd, Washington, D. C. Mrs. Howard Wayne Smith, Ardmore, Pa. Mrs Rebekah Kohut, Neew York City Mrs. Johanna M. Lindlof, New York City Mrs. Anita Block, New York City Miss Rose Schneiderman, New York City Mme. Anna Lenah Elgström, Stockholm, Sweden Mrs. Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Arlington, Vermont -2- Miss Georgia Lloyd, Chicago Mrs. Lola Maverick Lloyd, Winnetka, Illinois Mr. William Bross Lloyd, Jr., Racine, Wisconsin Mr. Emil Ludwig, Locarno, Switzerland Mme. Eugine Miskolczy Meller, Budapest, Hungary Mr. Ernest L. Meyer, New York Miss Ethelwyn Mills, Los Angeles, California Miss Tracy D. Mygatt, New York City Mrs. Maud Nathan, New York City Miss Anna T. Nilsson, Malmö, Sweden Mrs. Jessie Lloyd O'Connor, Pittsburgh, Pa. Hon. Caroline O'Day, M.C., New York Baroness ellen Palmstierna, Stockholm, Sweden Mme. R. van Wulfften Palthe Broese van Groenau, The Hague Mrs. Edgerton Parsons, New York City Miss Alice Paul, Moorestown, N. J. Senator Frantiska Plaminkova, Prague, Czechoslovakia Mrs. Daniel L. Poling, New York City Prof. Leonhard Ragaz, Zürich, Switzerland Mrs. Clara Ragaz, Zürich, Switzerland Mr. Curtis W. Reese, Chicago Mlle. Madeline Rolland, Paris M. Romain Rolland, Villeneuve, Switzerland Mr. Milo S. Ryan, Detroit, Michigan Dr. Namia Sahlbom, Stockholm, Sweden Mrs. Margaret Sanger, New York City Miss Belle Sherwin, Washington, D. C. Mme. Maria Martinez Sierra, member Spanish Legation, Berne, Switzerland Mr. Ignazio Silone, Zürich, Switerland Mrs. Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, Dublin, Ireland Miss Doris Stevens, Washington, D. C. Dr. Hannah M. Stone, New York City Mme. Irma de Szirmai, Budapest, Hungary Mr. Oswald Garrison Villard, New York City Rev. Arthur Weatherley, Lincoln, Nebraska Mr. Harry Weinberger, New York City Hon. Ellen Wilkinson, M.P., London Dr. Mary Wilhelmine Williams, Baltimore, Maryland Miss Mary Winsor, Haverford, Pa. Dr. Gertrud Woker, Berne, Switzerland Dr. Mary E. Woolley, Mt. Holyoke College Miss Edith Wynner, New York City Mr. Arnold Zweig, Haifa, Palestine Mr. Stefan Zweig, Salzburg, Austria April 15, 1937 Mr. Ferenc Körmendi, Budapest, Hungary Mme. Melanie Vámbéry, Budapest, Hungary Mme. Piroska Halassy Gedeon, Budapest, Hungary Mme. Anne Kéthly, M.P., Budapest, Hungary Dr. Vince Nagy, M.P., Budapest, Hungary Dr. Charlotte Steinberger, Budapest, Hungary Dr. Belle Kúnváry, Budapest, Hungary Mme. Klara Glüklich, Kozma, Hungary Mme. Gisela Hüvös, Hungary Mme. Nellie Mansfeldt de Witt Huberts, Arnhem, Netherlands Miss. Johanna Petersen Norup, Copenhagen, Denmark Mme. Margit Lukács, Timisoara, Rumania List of Sponsor Acceptance to date - March 3, 1937. Mrs. rena Maverick Green, San Antonio, Texas Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Huebsch, New York City Miss Mary Winsor, Haverford, Pa. Miss Belle Sherwin, Washington, D.C. Dr. Mary E. Woolley, Mt. Holyoke College Mr. Harry Weinberger, New York City Miss Tracy D. Mygatt, New York City Miss Doris Stevens, Washington D.C. Dr. Jessie Wallace Hughan, New York City Mrs. Elaine Goodale Eastman, Northampton, Mass Mrs. Mary Ware Dennett, New York City Miss Emily G. Balch, Wellesley, Mass. Dr. Harry Elmer Barnes, Auburn, N.Y. Miss Katherine D. Blake, New York City Rev. Arthur L. Weatherly, Lincoln, Nebr. Dr. Mary Wilhelmine, Williams, Baltimore, Md. Mrs. Mary R. Beard, New Milford, Conn. Prof. Charles A. Beard, New Milford, Conn. Mr. Harold Fields, New York City Mr. Devere Allen, Wilton, Conn. Miss Alice Stone Blackwell, Cambridge, Mass. Mrs. Maud Nathan, New York City Mrs. Helen Tufts Bailie, Cambridge, Mass. Rev. John Haynes Holmes, New York City Mrs. Inez Haynes Irwin, New York City Miss Florina Lasker, New York City Mrs. Edgerton Parsons, New York City Mlle. Madeline Rolland, Villeneuve, Switzerland Mr. Milo S. Ryan, Wayne University Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, Washington, D.C. Prof. Franz Boas, Columbia University Mr. Laurence Housman, Somerset, England Mrs. Lillian D. Poling, Philadelphia, Pa. Miss Gertrud Baer, Geneva, Switzerland Miss E. Sylvia Pankhurst, London, England Mrs. Florence Brewer Boeckel, Washington, D.C. Miss Ethelwyn Mills Los Angeles, Cal. Mrs. Katherine Gillett-Gatty, London, England Mrs. Irma de Szirmay, Budapest, Hungary Mrs. Kate Crane-Gartz, Altadena, Cal. Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Bloch, New York City Mr. Joseph P. Lash, American Student union, N.Y.C. Mrs. Emmeline Pethick Lawrence, London, England SECRETARY ELAINE G. SANDERS 2 WEST 89TH STREET NEW YORK CITY TREASURER MRS. VICTOR OLSA 178 EAST 93RD STREET NEW YORK CITY INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR WORLD PEACE PRIZE AWARD TO ROSIKA SCHWIMMER April 2, 1937. Dear Initiating Sponsor: I take pleasure in enclosing the list to date of the distinguished international sponsors of our campaign. Sincerely, Elaine G. Sanders Secretary EGS/DP SECRETARY ELAINE G. SANDERS 2 WEST 89TH STREET NEW YORK CITY TREASURER MRS. VICTOR OLSA 178 EAST 93RD STREET NEW YORK CITY INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR WORLD PEACE PRIZE AWARD TO ROSIKA SCHWIMMER April 17, 1937. My dear Mrs. Catt, Thank you very much for sending me the enclosures, including Mr. Sinclair's statement. I have had it photostated and return the original to you in this letter, which I am sending registered. I also enclose the Circular Letter sent out in our campaign, which was inclosed in the complete set of the material I mailed to you some time ago. This is the letter containing the paragraph which Mr. Sinclair finds objectionable. Neither Mrs. Olsa nor I have had any communication from Mr. Sinclair in this matter as yet. Mrs. Lloyd wishes to give you the facts in this matter herself, and I am sending her the data immediately. However, I believe that before Mr. Sinclair puts you to any more trouble, you ought to know that his version of the Schwimmer vs. Sinclair case is entirely incorrect. I have this from Madam Schwimmer's lawyer who handled the case, and to whom I have read Mr. Sinclair's statement. Mrs. Lloyd, I am sure, will give you the whole story to your satisfaction. I enclose also a more complete list of international sponsors than the one you have now as many more acceptances have come in since then. I am sorry that you should have any unpleasantness in this matter, and assure you the Committee will take care of it. Very sincerely yours, Elaine G. Sanders Secretary Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt 120 Paine Avenue New Rochelle, N.Y. Enclosures Secretary Elaine G. Sanders 2 West 89th Street New York City Treasurer Mrs. Victor Olsa 178 East 93rd Street New York City International Committee for World Peace Prize Award to Rosika Schwimmer April 12, 1937. My dear Mrs. Catt, I hasten to acknowledge your letter of April 8th, received April 10th, and to assure you that nothing has gone out under your signature that had not been submitted to you for your approval by Mrs Lloyd. I thank you for the information regarding Mr. Upton Sinclair. This is the first inkling the Committee has of his objections to the material we have sent out as we have had no communication whatsoever from Mr. Sinclair. Unfortunately, the enclosures you mention in your letter were not in the envelope, so that I do not know what his objections are, and what you had written in answer. I would greatly appreciate it if you would send me the enclosures in the enclosed, addressed, special delivery envelope. It would be very helpful if you also sent me the printed statement you mention "The Case of Rosika Schwimmer against Upton Sinclair". I would get it copied, and return it immediately. As soon as I have this material, I shall dispatch it with the documentary data on the Fox-Sinclair-Schwimmer case to Mrs. Lloyd, who, I am sure, will clear up everything to your satisfaction. I would like to mention also that from all over the world we have received the most enthusiastic and warm approval of Rosika Schwimmer's past activities and of our action. It will give me great pleasure to present copies of them to you the first chance I get to do so. Very sincerely yours, Elaine G. Sanders Secretary Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt 120 Paine Avenue New Rochelle, N.Y. August 22, 1936 Miss Elaine G. Sanders, 2 West 89th Street, New York City. My dear Miss Sanders: I have been obliged to forego a prompt answer to your communication, because this is vacation time and I had no secretary. I am returning herewith all the material you sent me. I think the cartoons would add nothing to the biography. The profile you have sent me is, I think, a very handsome picture and would look very well indeed as the frontispiece of a pamphlet containing the biography. I have gone over the biography carefully and have this to say about it. As Mrs. Schwimmer has lived in several places and different people have been in contact with her during these different experiences, there is perhaps no one who is actually acquainted with all the details of her life. There are long periods about which I know nothing. I should say that the early part of the biography, up to the time when the story of the war begins, has nothing in it which could possibly arouse criticism or opposition. It is a different situation when anyone attempts to give items of historic importance concerning the war. Whatever anyone says, someone else will arise to present some countering information. Now I am quite familiar with the events beginning at the top of Page 3 down to the middle of Page 4 where ends the account of Mrs. Schwimmer taking the so-called petition to Mr. Wilson. I cannot possibly endorse this portion of the story. I have been very careful indeed not to relate what seemed to me the true story, and I do not want to be put into a position where anyone will ask me what I know about it, because my knowledge is not the same as that you have put in the biography. However, if I am not to be made responsible for the contents of the biography, I shall not object to the use of the story as it is. It would strengthen it very much if you were to say that Mrs. Schwimmer's idea of having the United States mediate between the belligerents seemed feasible because at the very outbreak of the war Mr. Wilson had announced to the world at large his willingness to mediate when and if desired. This is a bit of correct history, as all the newspapers at that time would tell you if consulted. It would in my judgment strengthen the case very much. The truth is that when Mrs. Schwimmer came to this country "bearing impressive international endorsements of her plan," the collection of endorsements was not impressive and did not include any of the Allies; it did not include Great Britain, South Africa, Canada or France. Some of these countries had given their signatures to Mrs. Schwimmer before she left Great Britain but when she arrived at my house I had received telegrams from these countries withdrawing their signatures. The collection, therefore, was not of sufficient importance to have persuaded anyone to take action on account of their importance. I am just telling you the solemn truth about the matter, but I shall say nothing about it, let me repeat, if I am not made responsible for this biography. In the story of the Hague Congress and in that of the peace ship, I will say that there are grave differences of opinion about them and there are plenty of people who would deny much of them. I am not one of these, because I had nothing whatever to do with the things upon which Mrs. Schwimmer was then at work and therefore I make no objection. The story of her citizenship is certainly a disgrace to this country, and is due altogether to the hysterical state of mind of some of the Congressmen who were instrumental in enacting such a law. Of course they thought only of men and when an officer had a woman before him he could only go through the questions and consider them as applying to both men and women. Concerning the world center for women's archives I am afraid you are placing too great an importance upon it. In this country I do not think there is much that can be contributed to it and I doubt if the papers European women may have are of great value. Exactly such a thing has been set up in Holland and Holland has been collecting papers from European countries and trying to get things from the United States, and I know nothing about the amount or the value of the things they have secured. I am making this comment only to try and impress you with the difficulty of writing a biography when controversial matters enter in and which would be regarded as history by all persons who read. Having made this comment I shall very urgently suggest that you find at least three or perhaps five people who will sign this biography. This will make them responsible for it and it will not be necessary for others who may wish to help in the matter to be questioned about it. Let me say that the biography is well written and impressive. I have read it to two others and we all three agree that it is a very thrilling story. This, put up in printed form with a handsome profile of Rozika on the outside, would make a very attractive pamphlet. In the letter to sponsors, which is marked "confidential," I would suggest that where you allude to the biographical sketch of Rozika Schwimmer, you add the names of those who sign it. With that done I would endorse the letter and will give you my consent to be a sponsor for the birthday celebration of Mrs. Schwimmer on September 11, 1937 and you may list my name on your stationery - provided this change is made. To the longer letter which you wish to send to many people, I have no objection. [*Copy*] July 23, 1936. Miss Elaine G. Sanders, 2 West 89th Street, New York City. Dear Miss Sanders: I have received your letter and the copies of the material you are sending out. I have been rather over-generous with the use of my name in sponsoring different kinds of good causes, as I supposed, but I have been caught in a very embarrassing and difficult matter, quite seriously, in two such ventures which have made me a good deal of trouble. As I told Mrs. Lloyd, I concluded not to become a sponsor for anything at all again, lest the same thing should happen. I will not, however, necessarily stick fast to this resolution, but I will say to you that I do not think you have worked out your plan quite completely enough. I think you should make a statement as to why Madam Schwimmer deserves a Nobel prize, even though given by private citizens, more than do others who, also, have worked valiantly for the cause of peace. I do not think you have made that statement quite clear and I think you will find difficulty in securing sponsors without making it a little more logical.. I beg of you to consider with your fellow workers as to whether you cannot put your appeal a little more clearly. I dare say that Rosika Schwimmer needs the money and, therefore, you have thought to collect a fund for her, but in these times it is very difficult to get money. Most of us have relatives, friends, or fellow-workers whom we have been obliged to help, so that all our surplus is taken. That is my case and I think it is true of many others. I would not be able to contribute such a fund as you desire in any generous way; therefore, I hesitate a little about preparing to send out an appeal to raise a great fund unless the reason is more carefully and appealingly stated. You may wish to work over these matters and, therefore, I am returning the typewritten material to you. When and if you have put it in better form, let me know. Sincerely yours, CCC: HW. The aim to raise an amount of money equal to the Nobel Peace Prize is a very ambitious undertaking. That prize at one time was $50,000 and I understood that it was raised to $60,000 and that year it was divided equally between Jane Addams and Nicholas Murray Butler. Among the people that I personally know there are very many who were once prosperous who had command of some surplus, who now have none at all. I am one of those. I have been obliged to help many relatives and friends and to help in raising sustenance annuities for suffragists who have outlived their financial capacity to care for themselves. Therefore I think it is an enormous undertaking to raise this amount of money. I do not object to your having this high aim, but I do want to notify you well in advance that I personally could do very little for such a fund and I do not know of people who could give much. The peace organizations, each one of which has aroused something of a following, are having very strenuous work to keep going and I need not remind you that, wherever there is a person who has some money, the tax collector is fast upon his trail. I have taken the ground that in these times it is a pity to attempt to build memorials while people are starving and the maintenance of life itself is so difficult. I am afraid that I am not giving very much encouragement and I apologize, because all good causes ought to have every blessing. I wish for you a success beyond my pessimistic outlook upon the proposition. I repeat that I am returning all the material you sent me. Sincerely yours, Carrie Chapman Catt April 8, 1937. Miss Elaine G. Sanders, 2 West 89th Street, New York, N. Y. Dear Miss Sanders: When people have asked me to give my name to good causes, I have generally consented, but I must say I never consented to anything which brought me so much protest as did this international committee for sponsors. I do not mean that this was because of any disapproval of the object of the Committee, but because I seemed to be asking the use of their names for this purpose; however, now that you have the list for it,- and a very good one it is- I shall answer these letters as best I can and let it go at that. The last letter I had was from Upton Sinclair. I have quoted from his letter on the attached sheet. It is accompanied by a printed statement: "The Case of Rosika Schwimmer against Upton Sinclair." It is a courteous statement and entirely substantiates his claim that it was unfair to name him in the document desired to collect an international fund. I presume that a copy of this printed sheet has been sent you and as I have but one, I shall retain it for the present. I think you must furnish him with a list of the names to which the document, containing the statement he mentions, was sent. It seems, from his letter, that Rosika Schwimmer has already sued Upton Sinclair for libel and I think she must be very careful not to put herself in a position where he may sue her. I shall be glad to hear from you about this matter. I also enclose a copy of the letter I have written to Upton Sinclair. It was because of things I did not know and could not vouch for in that letter which made me say to Mrs. Lloyd that I could not sign it nor have it appear that I was, in any way, responsible for it and yet Mr. Sinclair says my name is signed to this document. Will you be so kind as to send me a copy of the document sent out which contains the charge against which he makes protest. I want to see, for myself, whether my name is attached to it or not. For safety's sake, I suggest that if you are sending out any more of these letters that you cross out that portion which refers to Upton Sinclair. Very truly yours, CCC: HW. April 22, 1937. Miss Elaine Sanders, 2 West 89th Street, New York, N.Y. Dear Miss Sanders: I have an apology to make to you. During my absence in California, you sent a copy of the letter and its enclosures which you had mailed to other persons. Your letter was for my files and my secretary put it there and it was not until I began to dictate a letter to Mrs. Lloyd that I learned about it. I am sorry to have put you to the trouble of sending the same things again. After reading your letter, I conclude that the responsibility will rest with Mrs. Lloyd, so I am sending a letter to her, explaining the situation. I send you a copy of that letter instead of writing you direct. I shall see what she says. Sincerely yours, Carrie Chapman Catt CCC: HW. P.S. I have just received a letter from Rosika Schwimmer. Mrs. Lloyd has evidently told her of the whole venture and also about the letter from Upton Sinclair. She asks that I send her a copy of the paper Mr. Sinclair sent me. You mentioned that you had it photostated and I therefore ask you to send a copy to Madam Schwimmer, at the Presbyterian Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, April 16, 1937. Miss Elaine G. Sanders, 2 West 89th Street, New York, N.Y. Dear Miss Sanders: I do not understand why the enclosure did not get into the letter; however, I send you another copy. These enclosures consist of the letter Mr. Sinclair wrote to me and the copy of my letter, in return, to him. He only sent one copy of the printed material upon which the whole thing rests, but I now enclose it because I think you ought to see what he has said. He certainly has made a good case for himself and I think the wisest thing somebody can do is to make an apology to him for the misslip, because he might get even with Rosika Schwimmer and sue her, which would not be very pleasant. What he asks for is a list of those who received the letter in order that he may send this printed slip in return. I think he should have it or, at least, you should take up the matter with him, so that you can come to an agreement. I would like to see a copy of the full letter that went to people and which he has seen. I want to understand just what it was. I can return the letter if you are short of them. Let me repeat that this is my one and only copy of the printed matter, but I suppose I could get another from Mr. Sinclair. Very truly yours, CCC:HW. September 10 1 9 3 7 Miss Elaine G Saunders 2 West 89 Street New York City Dear Miss Saunders: Many thanks for the announcement of the birthday reception; also the public meeting. I have now sent my small contribution to Mrs. Olsa. Sincerely yours, CCC:HW. NB August 19, 1937. Miss Elaine G. Saunders, 2 West 89th Street, New York, N.Y. Dear Miss Saunders: There is something wrong with the press article you sent me. Mrs. Loyd has told me several times that she had absolutely nothing to do with the plan of raising a fund for Madam Schwimmer; that it came from young people who had been associated with Madam Schwimmer, but, in order to carry it out and not let her know about it, she wished to assist the young people to carry out their wish so far as possible. In no sense did the plan originate with Mrs. Lloyd or with any of the persons mentioned in the list given in your letter, unless it might be Mrs. Meller about who I do not know. Certainly, I was very cautious before giving consent to have my name used in connection with the matter at all and I am perfectly sure that the same would be true of the others mentioned. The only way you can truthfully state the case is to say that the appeal originated among friends of Madam Schwimmer. Personally, I think you have done exceedingly well in getting as much money as you have and I do not think you should be disappointed with the result. Of course, I shall send you a contribution in due time, but, as I have already warned you, it cannot be very generous. Sincerely, CCC:HW. SECRETARY ELAINE G. SANDERS INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE 2 WEST 89TH STREET FOR NEW YORK CITY WORLD PEACE PRIZE AWARD TO TREASURER ROSIKA SCHWIMMER MRS. VICTOR OLSA 178 EAST 83RD STREET NEW YORK CITY May 31, 1937 Dear Sponsors: Enclosed our final appeal just sent out internationally. It is deeply gratifying to have this magnificent group of 186 men and women from 16 countries launch the democratic action which, we fervently hope, will result in an adequate Peace Prize. Before sailing for Europe, Mrs. Lola Maverick Lloyd held a press conference in New York City. As a result, favorable news reports and editorials appeared in the American press, and news of the launching of our campaign has been broadcast by radio several times in the United States. European papers give our action very favorable comment. Contributions and resolutions are coming in. The time is short: please urge contributions, press comment, resolu- tions, greetings, and other expressions of appreciation to Rosika Schwimmer to reach me before September. Further suggestions would be appreciated. Sincerely yours, Elaine G. Sanders Secretary P.S. The following sponsors joined too late to be included in the printed list: Dr. Jennie Bojilova-Pateff, Bourgas, Bulgaria Miss Babetter Deutsch, New York Miss Jolan de Foldes, Budapest, Hungary Miss Grace DeGraff, Portland, Oregon Dr. Lousie Quam, Gjaevran, Stenkjaer, Norway Elaine G. Sanders Secretary 2 West 89th Street New York City For Immediate Release August 20, 1937. WORLD PEACE PRIZE AWARD TO ROSIKA SCHWIMMER PRESENTATION DATE POSTPONED The appeal, originated by Mrs. Lola Maverick Lloyd, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, Professor Albert Einstein, Miss Selma Lagerlof, Romain Rolland, Mrs. Eugenie Miskolczy Meller and sponsored by two hundred and eight distinguished men and women from all parts of the world, to create a World Peace Prize to be awarded to Rosika Schwimmer on her sixtieth birthday, September 11th, has met with enthusiastic response. So far about seven thousand dollars in cash and many still unredeemed pledges have been received. Mrs. Lola Maverick Lloyd of Winnetka, Illinois, chairman of the International Committee for World Peace Prize Award to Rosika Schwimmer, has been asked by individuals and organizations to postpone the presentation of the award so as to allow the full sum of $40,000, which was the aim of the campaign, to be collected. Sending out the international appeal for the peace award towards the end of the club season made it impossible for many organizations to devote fund collecting meetings to the campaign. Several American sponsors unable to return to the United States for the September date also requested postponement; and foreign lecturers who will be in the United States for the Fall season expressed the hope that a change of date will enable them to take part personally in the celebration. (more) -2- Many pledges received from European countries have been accompanied by the question of how to forward the sums individuals and organizations wished to contribute when in their respective countries legal obstacles forbid the transfer of money to foreign countries. Still another difficulty described by pacifists in many countries was the heavily growing demand on private and organization funds for the relief of refugees driven from war-engulfed countries as well as from countries under dictatorial rule. In view of these conditions, Mrs. Lola Maverick Lloyd as chairman of the Committee has cabled her decision from Geneva to postpone the presentation of the World Peace Prize Award to Rosika Schwimmer to December 4th. This keeps the presentation near to the actual birthday date and commemorates the twenty-second anniversary of the sailing of the Ford Peace Ship, which has been an outstanding event in Rosika Schwimmer's fight for democratic peace. A simple program is being prepared for September 11th, to express to Mme. Schwimmer the appreciation and gratitude of the world for her devoted services to the causes of social justice and world peace. And for December 4th, a great public meeting is planned at which the award will be presented to Madame Schwimmer, and the creation for the first time of a democratic peace prize will be celebrated. Inquiries are to be addressed to the Secretary, Miss Elaine G. Sanders, 2 West 89th Street, New York City; (Schulyer 4-7528, between 8-10 a.m.) contributions are to be sent to the treasurer, Mrs. Victor Olsa, 178 East 93rd Street, New York City. ############## Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.