Berlin, July 15, 1937.
 
 
Dear Mr. President:
 
 
The death of Senator Robinson is a sad event, not merely because he
passed
away early and suddenly, but it is even more unfortunate because of his
loyal and able cooperation in your long struggle to correct abuses
which have so long defeated real democracy in our country.  I knew
Senator Robinson well, and feel that his loss must be personal as well
as political to you and other leaders in your regime.
 
 
What a tragic situation| Opponents will now renew their bitter and
ill-considered opposition and perhaps urge adjournment of Congress
without doing the most important things before them since March.  They
will not think of their waste of time, but only of their imitation of
the blunders of
preceding Senates.  Think of Cleveland's, Theodore Roosevelt' s (defeat
of his very best program, 1905-09) and Wilson's defeats.  The last
defeat was successful because of Newberry's admission and of the
behavior of that former Missouri Senator| Curious to me that all the
major points, clearly made, in my letter to Senator Bulklay, were
overlooked and only the brief statement that there was danger of a
dictator struggle in case the        leading parties broke into
factions or failed to recognize the enormous vote you had in 1936 in
spite of eight or ten million dollars spent to defeat you.  
 
 
You have a great issue on hand, perhaps the greatest of any preceding
President. It is now more a question of actual 
 
 
The President,
 
The White House,
 
Washington, D.C.
 
(15) Schacht