Meeting with President Wilson
Description
Addams meets with President Woodrow Wilson at his request to report on her experiences in Europe. She gives him a copy of the platform of the International Committee of Women for Permanent Peace. Wilson does not commit to calling an international peace conference, however. Addams and other peace activists follow up with Wilson and other top administration officials, including Colonel House and Secretary of State Robert Lansing. Still, Wilson equivocates. In 1918, when Wilson puts forward his peace plan, Addams maintains that sentiments and proposals expressed in it echo those of the 1915 women's peace platform. She nonetheless expresses great disappointment in Wilson, suggesting that the president lets two and one-half years of war and death transpire before offering terms to end the conflict.
Date
1915-07-21
Source
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“Jane Addams and Wilson to Talk Peace in Europe.” Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1922): 10 Mar. 1915: 3. Tribune Publishing Company. ProQuest. 12 June 2017.
“Miss Addams Finds War Idea Supreme.” The New York Times: 24 Jun. 1915, vol. LXIV no. 20,970: 3. The New York Times Company. NYTimes Search. Web. 10 June 2017.
“Miss Addams to See Wilson.” The New York Times: 20 Jul. 1915, vol. LXIV no. 20,996: 2. The New York Times Company. NYTimes Search. Web. 6 June 2017.
“Too Early for Peace, The President Holds.” The New York Times: 22 Jul. 1915, vol. LXIV no. 20,998: 2. The New York Times Company. NYTimes Search. Web. 8 June 2017.
“Women Urge Ban on Secret Treaties.” The New York Times 30 Apr. 1915, vol. LXIV no. 20,915: 3. The New York Times Company. NYTimes Search. Web. 8 June 2017.