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I Bere tTe 8-8 on the train jest out of Chicrgo en route t o P:~nh- 1 in~ton~rfter nine lon: \eeks in Frisco. I1n going to send you e few , lines novr,becruse I feel the clouds. .~nd the hest. .vrill settle in in oncr I u t boot into the office after this long time RWRY. l l Everything ended up f~r more S-tisfnctnrily thrn I!e hcd drred hope. It s p h on cnd on;one unexjected crisis ~ f t e r another appear- ed. .end wrs 1iquid~ted;and the fine1 task of doinz thc drefting in 1 five serlkrrte lan~urges turned out to be colosse1,somc of our friends, lil-e Pelt,stcyin;: un till 5 nm one dsy to finish it. l If there were one g r e ~ t yesult of all this businass,it is,I think,evon mc.-.e than the Ch~rter itself ,the sense of unity and the compulsion of coopertition which it en6endered.People debcted hotly End pas iona~ely,perticularly Eve.tt end r"reser,but vrhen the vote vres teken,they fell loyslly into line end went forth fron :,an Frrn- cisco as loyal and consecreted adherents.This is vrorth f e r more then eny peper document cF.n be end promises re11 indeed for the future. The C!iarter i t s e l f is good enouzh in the circmstenues consider- I in6 the concessio rit WPS necessary to make to secure the coopere- l t i o n of t ~ : o pow&;>%ich hrve not hrd much erjerience with thls sort of thine.There is lots of cm?i.?ison with the Covenent,much of it not unfcvoreble,but tht t t o my mind is second~ry t o what is above. Plrns hrve been made for the future along the lines we discussed. ~ The Conference Secl-et~rit-t died with the Conference;the nevr one vrill be built by the British in Ldndon,with the next Executive Com~ittee meeting eroutid the f i r s t we& of iiu:ust.The Commission met once ,very briefly,the day after the Conference;all else now rests vrith the Bri- tish.1 find it intensely dr~m~tic thpt P sr?ell C-oup of men \rill set out fron Frisco t o London t o o:&anize the second League es 25 ycprs ago n small group of men set out from P ~ r i s for London to do the first ~ l Enclesed is tbe final document on this in cfse you heve not seen it;also e fey! other things of possizle interest,intludinq an ~rticle a by Clcrence Streit vrhich has been widely rem rked.Youlll be interest- ed t o knowtif you htven't hecrd, t h ~ t Alec vies- invited to spe~k in the ecretrriet Committee on the svggestion 53' the U3 -1egresentetive.. . which is something new.. .also that the Secret~riat business came out unexpectedly lq7ell,thanksto the vrlient work done by Pelt and ilson. My ovrn plrns are uncertnin.1 hrve to go to NP in three deys tir~e to make good the enbrnous codtment I took fcr UNIO to oublish the Conffrence documents in vieaf of there being no one else t o do it..and I su3pose 1'11 be hung f o r it. Then t o Chic860 f o r e v;eekls Conference and some slight talk of London,but of that 1'11 know more 1 ~ t e r . I I v e thought many tines of your visit end a l l it involved and hope it mP-S look better in perspective,t!lou&h I douht it .;,yw?~g,it vr:s grcnd see- .4nn nnrr.lh+.Ir hn-r ++. d%l no+. ha lnnn t.411 n@+. t.i.nr..AS1

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Page 1: in RWRY. l · I Bere tTe 8-8 on the train jest out of Chicrgo en route to P:~nh- 1 in~ton~rfter nine lon: \eeks in Frisco. I1n going to send you e few , lines novr,becruse I feel

I Bere tTe 8-8 on t h e t r a i n jest ou t of Chicrgo en r o u t e t o P:~nh- 1 i n ~ t o n ~ r f t e r n i n e lon: \ e e k s i n F r i s c o . I 1 n going t o send you e few , l i n e s novr,becruse I f e e l t h e clouds. . ~ n d t h e hes t . . v r i l l s e t t l e i n in oncr I u t boot i n t o t h e o f f i c e a f t e r t h i s long t ime RWRY.

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l Every th ing ended up f ~ r more S - t i s f n c t n r i l y t h r n I!e hcd drred

hope. It s p h on cnd on;one unexjec ted c r i s i s ~ f t e r ano the r appear- ed. .end wrs 1 i q u i d ~ t e d ; a n d t h e f i n e 1 t a s k of do inz t h c d r e f t i n g i n 1 f i v e ser lkr r te l a n ~ u r g e s tu rned ou t t o be colosse1,somc of ou r f r i e n d s , l i l - e Pel t , s tcyin ; : un till 5 nm one dsy t o f i n i s h it.

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I f t h e r e were one g r e ~ t y e s u l t of a l l t h i s b u s i n a s s , i t i s , I th ink ,evon mc.-.e t h a n t h e C h ~ r t e r i t s e l f , t h e sense of u n i t y and t h e compulsion of coopert i t ion which it en6endered.People debcted h o t l y End pas i o n a ~ e l y , p e r t i c u l a r l y Eve.tt end r" reser ,but vrhen t h e vo te vres t eken , they f e l l l o y s l l y i n t o l i n e end went f o r t h f r o n :,an F r rn - c i s c o a s l o y a l and consecre ted adherents .This i s vrorth f e r more then eny peper document cF.n be end promises r e 1 1 indeed f o r t h e f u t u r e .

The C!iarter i t s e l f i s good enouzh i n t h e c i r c m s t e n u e s cons ider- I

i n 6 t h e concess io r i t WPS necessa ry t o make t o s e c u r e t h e coopere- l t i o n of t ~ : o pow&;>%ich hrve n o t hrd much e r j e r i e n c e w i t h t h l s s o r t of th ine .There i s l o t s of cm?i.?ison w i t h t h e Covenent,much of it n o t un fcvoreb le ,bu t t h t t t o my mind i s s e c o n d ~ r y t o what i s above.

P l r n s hrve been made f o r t h e f u t u r e a long t h e l i n e s we discussed. ~ The Conference S e c l - e t ~ r i t - t d ied w i t h t h e Conference; the nevr one vr i l l be b u i l t by t h e B r i t i s h i n Ldndon,with t h e nex t Execut ive C o m ~ i t t e e meeting eroutid t h e f i r s t we& of iiu:ust.The Commission met once ,very b r i e f l y , t h e day a f t e r t h e Confe rence ;a l l e l s e now r e s t s vrith t h e Br i - t i s h . 1 f i n d it i n t e n s e l y d r ~ m ~ t i c t h p t P s r?e l l C-oup of men \ r i l l s e t out f r o n F r i s c o t o London t o o:&anize t h e second League e s 25 ycprs ago n sma l l group of men s e t out from P ~ r i s f o r London t o do t h e f i r s t

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Enclesed i s t b e f i n a l document on t h i s i n c f s e you heve no t seen i t ; a l s o e fey! o t h e r t h i n g s of p o s s i z l e i n t e r e s t , i n t l u d i n q an ~ r t i c l e a by Clcrence S t r e i t vrhich has been wide ly rem rked.Youl l l be i n t e r e s t - ed t o knowtif you h t v e n ' t hecrd, t h ~ t Alec vies- i n v i t e d t o s p e ~ k i n t h e

e c r e t r r i e t Committee on t h e svgges t ion 53' t h e U 3 -1egresente t ive . . . which i s something new.. . a l s o t h a t t h e S e c r e t ~ r i a t bus iness came out unexpectedly lq7e l l , t hanks t o t h e v r l i e n t work done by P e l t and i l s o n .

My ovrn p l r n s a r e unce r tn in .1 hrve t o go t o NP i n t h r e e deys t i r ~ e t o make good t h e enbrnous c o d t m e n t I took f c r U N I O t o o u b l i s h t h e Conffrence documents i n vieaf of t h e r e be ing no one e l s e t o do i t . .and I su3pose 1'11 be hung f o r it. Then t o Chic860 f o r e v;eekls Conference and some s l i g h t t a l k of London,but of t h a t 1'11 know more 1 ~ t e r . I I v e thought many t i n e s of your v i s i t end a l l it involved and hope it mP-S look b e t t e r i n perspect ive , t ! lou&h I douht it .;,yw?~g,it v r : s grcnd see- .4nn nnrr.lh+.Ir hn-r ++. d % l no+. ha lnnn t.411 n@+. t . i .nr . .AS1