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The Economist, Massingham, Gilbert Murray, Graham Wallace, Bertrand Russel and many others. Miss Addams also had an interview lasting an hour with the Pope; with leading Italians; with the President of the Swiss Republic, Dr. Motto; with many of the leading Belgians; with the Minister of War, Delcasse, and the Minister of State, Viviani, in France; with Von Jagow and Bethmann Hollweg as well as Delbruck in Germany;as well as with many of the leading citizens; with the Minister of War and the Chancellor of Austria; and with Tizsa of Hungary.
     Miss Emily Balch of Wellesley College and her fellow delegate, went to Russia, Sweden, Norway and Denmark, and I believe also to the Balkan States and to Greece. Miss Addams was everywhere met with greatest courtesy and kindness, but more than that she had astonishingly intimate talks with many of the leaders in this great world struggle. It is interesting to note that she had more difficulty in getting an appointment with the President of the United States than with anybody else.
     Secretary of Commerce, Mr. Redfield, has come on to conduct the investigation into The Eastland disaster. He is acting and speaking in an inexcusably easy-going manner, as if the drowning of twelve hundred men, women and children at a dock in the heart of a great city were an everyday occurrance and nothing to make much of. He is standing by all the members of the United States Steamboat Inspection Service, this service being under his department, even though he personally did not appoint one of them. The fact that he thinks this terrible disaster can be investigated by the people whose criminal negligence has made it possible is an