say that to the German there was something "heilig" about
the Fuhrer.  Therefore the Germans deeply resented the
personal attack upon him.
 
 He continued by saying that he had kept out of the
German Press nearly all of those attacks because he did
not wish to see bitterness grow on bitterness and attack
upon attack.  The result of such tactics could only be a 
reiterated embittering of the situation, which might
even be a latent cause of war.  In any case, it was
inconceivable that there could be any improvement in
our cultural or economic relations until the press
hatred was abated.  To bring about this statement was
part of the program for a better general world understanding.  
He had kept out of attack, in spite of the 
personal temptation to reiterate in kind, especially
on the slanderous attacks upon the person of the 
Fuhrer, his designation as "bandit" and "robber,"
even when these attacks were directed against a man of
the most unquestionable character and honesty of
purpose.  He said I was new in Germany, but he was sure
that in the coming months I would have frequent opportunitity 
to talk with and know the Fuhrer, and I could
not but be impressed with the singleness of purpose
and the undeviating honesty of the man's character.
 
 He said again he was glad to have this opportunity
to talk matters over with me, because many people in
Germany felt that relations with America were so bad
through the Press hatred that there was no use trying
to do anything about it.  But he was not one of those 
and such a point of view was to him a stultifying