Berlin, August 31st 1936
 
 
Dear Judge Moore:
If you think it worth while you might show this letter to the
President. It is my summary of things as they appear to me in Europe.
 
 
The German people seem to be now 60% behind the Fuhrer; but they are
75% desperately afraid of a European war. Dr. Schacht insists before
the dictators that war would ruin all countries involved; but he is
overruled and compelled to meet expenses of unprecedented armament. In
order to do this he was trying in Paris last week to find a way to buy
cotton, copper and other war materials. The French Ambassador here
acknowledged this to me August 29th.  The idea is to get American
exports to France and then have the needed materials re-exported to
German manufacturers.  This was done by American airplane companies for
Italy through Germany last autumn, as you know.
 
 
The Fuhrer is so set in his course against Russia that
he will not participate in any world conference if the French-Russian
treaty is not renounced by France. This I think was also urged by
Schacht in Paris. German officials say frankly