[letterhead not transcribed] Washington. D.C., Mar 15 1912 Alfred H. Love Dear Friend I must apologize for my apparent remissness in writing to you, but I have been so busy since the Courts and Congress opened that I have had very little time to write letters. My Court cases have crowded me. I have had a number of important cases, and several still on that have nearly all my time and strength. I am glad of all the large Peace meetings that you have been instrumental in calling, and should have been very glad to have attended the last two, but could not get excused from business to go. I have been obliged to give up club meetings for the last month or so, and only go to church on Sundays, I am now in
the Gage case, which has had a Great deal of notice in the newspapers on account of the prominence of the parties. I mail you one of the newspapers which will give you some idea of the case. I was Greatly chagrined at the failure of the Peace treaties with Great Britain & France, which I had worked so assiduously to promote. I am glad that you will a Petition to re-open and retry the case. I will assist you in any way that I can. I see that France has taken up the same idea, so we may get an ally. I am sorry that Arabella is sick and has left the business management. She has worked long, and faithfully. I had also Great faith and hopes in Madame the Countess Von Boas. I should like very much to see her. She [promised] to come and see us in Washington and we wanted to give her as good a send
[letterhead not transcribed] off as we could, and help in her work, but she did not come. We are very sorry to learn that she is ill, but hope she will soon recover. She seems to be a lady with remarkable gifts, and calculated to do so much good. I trust she may soon recover, and the good work go on. the Carnegie Foundation has not given us anything, or promised us anything, as I felt sure they would. the money seem to be for the clique or a favorable few. We complied with all of their conditions except to secure the 500 members. We have a little less than 200, and the majority of them are speakers and writers. I am quite discouraged about their procedure. the Bureau at Berne which gets $20,000 per year, sent me a letter of Thanks, but sent me no money. the Noble Peace Prize. will all go it
seems to European Claimants. An application was made for me, in the year just past, by our District Commissioners, and the Noble Committee replied that they had no power to make an application. So that shuts me off for all time. With a few hundred dollars I could do a Great work, but I do not even get pay for my postage, but I am working just the same. I have no Peace literature to distribute now. If the Peace Union has some to spare, please do send it to me. I made [surgent?] appeals to the Foundation for the Universal Peace Union, that I fail to understand why they did not get something. I am glad to know however that the Peace work is going on. I will help in any way that I can but think we have been treated so badly. With best wishes Yours truly Belva A. Lockwood
