The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-07-16

million Of dollars. We had TO build up
our institution again from the ground
in the face OF the national prejudice
with all bank credit ruined and the
enterprises themselves practically an
initiated. We have worked day and
night since then to accomplish this and
the League has been one OF the means
OF accomplishing 1t. The League does
not ask for the investment OF penny
OF any ones money-it simply asks for
an organized effort Of the subscribers
10 reputable journals from which one
half OF the subscription revenue goes 10
the League itself for the carrying out
OF its plans. the erection Of its chapter
houses and the other half goes to the
publishers associated in the plan. For
every dollar OF revenue produced for
the League, full and complete vslu
Is given in the magazines themselves
II you will refer to the marked copy
OF articles in the Leagues book refer
ring to the affiliated schools. you will
note that no Misrepresentation what
ever was made In regard to them-they
simply bsing as stated, affiliated under
contract with our University so that
our members were entitled to receive
the instruction OF their teachers. The
attempt by writing 10 many Of these
teachers OF these affiliated schools who
had practically no knowledge OF the
League plan, but were simply correct
the lessons sent them BY members.
to discredit the Peoples University
appeared plausible on it's face, bat was
contemplate beyond expression because
IL must have been done with full
knowledge OF the facts, and apparently
no effort was made 10 secure letters
from the famous masters and teachers
for whose services the League pays
500, 900 year and whose entire time
and ability is devoted 10 instruction in
its University.
In regard 10 the former Peoples
United States Bank. I enclose pam
phlet covering the investigation Of that
matter. and would call your attention
TO the fact that when the Government
presented all Of It's evidence to the
Federal Courts. the Federal Judge re-
fused to submit the case TO the Jury,
but dismissed 1t. and the jury arose in
its seats and announced that Ii had al
ready decided to bring In verdict of
mot guilty. In other words that
bank was destroyed by rival business
interests and an attempt was made to
ruin those at its head and railroad
them TO the penitentiary in order 20
cover the dastardly deed committed.
IL did not succeed but the battle which
followed was a long and bitter one, and
ID Is not necessary for as 10 fight IL
over again in your columns because
every step OF IL Is matter OF public
record. Since that time, we have de-
voted our entire time, energy and re-
sources 10 the rebuilding Of our insti
buttons and to the payment Of this
enormous debt and loss of a hundred
cents ON the dollar IL anyone could
have done more than we have done.
pleuging every asset and personal pro-
perty in the world for a voluntary as
sumed debt. they would be entitled to
criticise rs
II the verdicts Of our established
courts all the way TO the Supreme
Court Of the United States are not a
complete vindication. then what is the
use Of maintaining those courts but
regardless, Of this, the plan of the
American Woman's League Is sound
and reasonable, and its success can
mean nothing else but the welfare of
all engaged in IT,
A few weeks, ago some five thousand
representative women from all parts OF
America came here 10 University City.
The expenses OF less than seven hun
dred ont OF these live thousand were
paid by the League itself None of
their expenses were paid by me per-
sonally. The League is business or
ganization accepts no charity or phil
anthropy and accomplishes whatever
10 undertakes TO do by sound business
methods only Each chapter regularly
organized was entitled 10 send one del.
egate 20 the convention at the expense
Of the League. Nearly ten members
came at their own expense for every
one whose expenses were paid by the
League These representative women
OF intelligence, refinement. means and
position have been generally classified
by orr friend, the publisher Of the
Rural New Yorker, as servant girls,
wasberwomen and general all.around
fools and imbeciles. The opinion OF
such men as Governor Folk ana others
who attended that convention was that