Berlin, August 19th, 1936
 
 
 
Dear Mr. President:
 
 
Your re-election on a safe margin is about the most important thing in
the world and this is recognized here. Democracy everywhere may fail if
it fails with us. So you must know how much concerned I am. Today the
Minister of the Netherlands revealed to me the great interest of his
people in your continued success. He said that information had come to
him the last few days that the German Party leaders had captivated our
former Ambassador Schurman, who has been in Berlin nearly a month; and,
he added: Schurman is being used to stimulate Repubican opposition
among Germans in America with the expectation of his being returned
here as Ambassador. Judge Moore can give you the details in case it is
worth while.           
 
 
My hope is that your second term may enable you to solve the
unemployment problem perhaps by leaving it to states, cities and
counties, the Federal Government supervising and granting a certain
proportion