Addams' anti-war speech is published
Description
The speech is later published under the title "Patriotism and Pacifists in War Time” in The City Club Bulletin 10 (16 June 1917): 184-190. The negative response to Addams opposition to the war - and especially the United States blockading the delivery of food to the people of belligerent nations - amounted to a repudiation of Addams' pacifism and the progressive causes she held dear. Public criticism of her, as well as knowledge that she was under surveillance by the Department of Justice, compels Addams to recalibrate her peace advocacy. "I am obliged to walk very softly in regard to all things suspect," she writes a colleague. (Quoted in Davis, American Heroine, p. 247.
Date
1917-06-16
Source
Addams, Jane. “Patriotism and Pacifists in War Time.” The City Club Bulletin X.9 (1917): 184-90. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Web. 14 June 2017.
“Carter Dissents to Jane Addams’ Views on War.” Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1922): 11 Jun. 1917: 13. Tribune Publishing Company. ProQuest. Web. 12 June 2017.
“Carter Dissents to Jane Addams’ Views on War.” Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1922): 11 Jun. 1917: 13. Tribune Publishing Company. ProQuest. Web. 12 June 2017.