years succeeding the War much advance had been made in 
rebuilding this relationship, but it had again been
shattered, primarily - I regretted to have to raise it
again - by the Jewish question.
 
 The minister said that this was an entirely new
and interesting point of view.  Nevertheless it was
startling to him to find the lack of comprehension of
what was going on in Germany on the part of American
travellers:  that over and over again Americans with
whom he talked had been astonished and said so when
they saw the economic conditions of Germany, the normal
life of its people and their satisfaction.  It was
unhappy that there was so little understanding on the
part of the Americans for what took place in this land.
I replied that I agreed with him that there was a 
large measure of misunderstanding and that I myself,
although I had tried to study about Germany before 
I came, had learned a great deal since my arrival.
However, I wanted to emphasize that the understanding
between the countries must be mutual if it is to be 
of any use, and that the misunderstanding and ignorance
in respect of my land in Germany was just as striking
to an American as the misunderstanding of my people 
when they came here about Germany.  I knew how beset
were all public men in this country, how busy they 
were, nevertheless I hoped that they would find time
to try to see what my country was driving at and
what my President and Secretary of State were trying 
to accomplish.