attitude.  He thought there were possibilities of making
it better and believed that if we could work with some 
measure of confidence we could bring about an improved 
relationship.
 
 I replied that before leaving Washington I had
talked to Dieckoff and we had analyzed together those
things which stood in the way of better relationships
between the United States and Germany; that in respect
to one of our difficulties I had been happy to see 
shortly after my arrival that orders had been given that
German citizens should not enter orginizations in
America, such as the American-Deutsh Bund, and analogous
institutions.  I said that I had received a letter 
from the Secretary which had expressed to Dieckoff his satisfaction
over this matter.  I believed that this step the 
Germans had taken could not fail to have a good effect.
 
 I then said that there was no use in blinking difficulties 
and that the Minister's frankness encouraged me in
responding with equal frankness.  The most crucial
thing that stood between any betterment of our Press
relationship was the Jewish question.  Thus if we 
were to work for better relationships we could not
expect immediate results.  Hatreds so deep as those
which existed in my country on this question could
not be mitigated in weeks or even months.  It was a 
matter of years before such hatreds would lessen or
be forgotten, and then only if new incidents did not
give fresh fuel to the flames.  I said that he was a