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

letters ne published In bis article at
lacking our institutions entitled
"other Peoples Names. = Enclosed.
hand you the replies 70 this attack Of
two OF the Presidents of these schools.
and l viii state that we have since
heard from a number OF these teachers.
whose letters appeared In the Rural
New Yorker stating that they had no
idea that Mr.. billions letter referred
to the American Woman's League. and
that their letters had been obtained by
Mr.. Dillon through Misrepresentation
OF the facts. such deliberate at
tempt TO misrepresent this matter In
this attack deserves only the contempt
which IL is unquestionsbly srousing in
the minds of every fair man.
The Leagues business affairs are
conducted by Board OF Tustees OF
well known bankers and business men.
a board of publishers composed OF
eleven responsible well known publish
ers. board OF management composed
OF the.officers and heads OF departments
and there is now in the process OF cleo
ton State Regent from each state az
head quarters The entire affairs OF
the institution are audited by Price.
Wsterhouse g. Company-one OF the
foremost firms OF public accountants in
the world.
There is no occasion TO attack this
organization OF neary 100. 900 represen.
tative women, and the attacks on 1t
through me are subterfuge to dis
guise the real motive behind them.
There is no reason why your city
should not have zone of the beautiful
chapter houses OF the League There
certainly can be no objection to It,
Your people ARE not required to pay
any more for their magazines, or TO
purchase amy additional magazines
bat under the plan OF the League. the
subscription business or your city is
organized. and looked after by the local
chapter. and In return for this, the
League erects there "a beautiful club
house for the use of your women and a
revenue proportionate to the gross sub
scription income OF your city is allot-
ted TO il for the maintenance Of that
club house, each member having free
and full use OF all the art courses, con-
servatory OF music and correspondence
courses of the University and affiliated
schools.
AS tbs amount expended in the cree
tion OF these club houses exceeds sew
eral times the gross revenue of sub
scriptions produced by the local chap
ter, members in securing il. there is
nothing compulsory about the matter
and If your city does not desire one OF
these club houses for II women. there
is no occasion to become excited over
the matter, as some thousand other
cities are now in the process Of secur
ing one.
As to whether | am swindler. a
faker. and the various other things at
trbuted TO me, | would simply state
that IL / had committed all the crimes
which are attributed t. me by various
parties, VINO for some reason or other
feel called upon to blackguard us, AL.
lowing FIVE minutes for each crime, /
would now be seven hundred years old
recognize that IL any man gets out
In the limelight and undertakes TO lead
a plan or organization which steps on
the toes Of others. that he must expect
a reasonable percentage Of bad eggs
and cabbages- answer to which is
that he gets out in the limelight Of his
own free will.
However do not think there is an
institution ia the world which has
ever undergone so many and so contin-
uous and 50 public investigation as our
institution, and II seems rather re.
markable that tine prominent men in
my own city suoh as Governor Francis,
Governor Folk. and others, still con.
tinue 10 stand by MS and assist us IN
our nefarious schemes
Personally, look forward with great
happiness to the day when he League
shall have become so well established
that | may quietly retire to the pottery
OF It's Art building and content myself
with making beautiful vases
have pledged, subject 10 the pay
ment OF the obligations and debts as
sumed in the battle which we fought,
every asset that have in the world as
my endowment TO the American Wo-
man League. These assets consist of
real estate and stookholdings in my
various enterprises. They are not as.
sets that can be quickly convicted into
cash, hit such as they are. over and
above the payment Of these obligations
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