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Hitler, who made a four week visit
to this country in late 1887. But
Hitler appeared more impressed
by a treatise by Baron B. G. Won
Rechenberg, a German-American
discredited by the German For
eign Ministry. The theme OF this
treatise was that the Roosevelt era
signifies "the beginning OF the
final catastrophe for the United
States"
Backed Wiedemann's View.
Mr.. Dieckhoff wrote friend in
the Berlin Foreign Office on De-
cember 20, 1887, that he was
struck by Herr Wiedemanns con-
sidered and correct judgment of
American affairs" and hoped he
would tell the Fuehrer what he
had observed here"
The Ambassador was informed
later that your house guest has
reported on his Impressions" but
that apparently their persuasive
power was somewhat diminished
by the Rechenberg treatise
A Foreign Ministry appraisal of
the treatise. which had been read
by Hitler with great interest,
said it gave a completely dis
torted" picture of American con-
ditions and could only create
confusion
A December 7, 1887, report to
Berlin by Ambassador Dieckhof1
summarized his repeated warnings
of American Intervention in q
world war against Germany in this
manner:
I'VE must not count on Amer
lean isolationism as an axiom. Ac.
cording to all indications the
United States will continue to fol-
low an essentially passive foreign
policy as long as Britain is not
prepared to become active herself
or as long as the United States il
not subjected to intolerable pro.
vocation, or values which vitally
concern the United States are moi
at stake.
Should any of these occur, the
United States, despite all resist.
ance within the country. will
abandon its present passivity. In
a conflict in which the existence
of Great Britain is at stake. Amer
lea will put her weight into the
scales on the side of the British. -
Insisted View Was Correct.
The following March. he wrote
q friend in the Foreign Office:
Il am perhaps becoming a bore
in Berlin because I repeatedly
point out in my kilograms and
reports that we can no longer
count on Americas isolation, and
that, on the contrary, we must
certainly be prepared. in case OF
q world conflict, to see the Amer
leans throw their weight in the
British scale. Nevertheless, I con-
slider it my duty to bring forward
this view over and over again,
because I am convinced of its
correctness and because I do not
wish us to encounter unpleasant
surprises at some future time
A marginal notation beside the
word bore in the original docu-
ment read: certainly not"
Mr.. Dieckhoff, Ambassador
here from May, 1887, until No.
vember. 1888, wrote after 81,
months in Washington that de.
velopment of anti-German feel.
ing here was beginning ts
worry" him. Denouncing Ger.
man-American Bund activities q.
leading to "a new hate campaign
against Germany, he said moth.
ing has resulted in so much hos
tility toward us in the last few
months as the stupid and nois!
activities of a handful of Ger
man-Americans."
He warned that any idea Of ths
Bund forming an assault troop ol
10000 to 10000 saboteurs in tht
United States was Childish" anc
dangerous" He said American
secret police would have the nst
of members and arrest them
promptly in event Of war.
Nazi Argument Not Believed.
mo one here" the Ambassa-
dor added, believes the argument
that the German-American Bund
is a group of American citizens,
whom we cannot influence. Then,
too, Mr.. Kuhn, the leader of this
Bund, refers again and again to
his close connections with Ger
many and to his reception by the
Fuehrer last year. and he more
or less lets it be understood that
his movement is being encour-
aged in Germany.
Il know that the Auslands Or
ganization. correctly Interpreting
the situation, has, clearly dissoci-
ated itselD from the German
American Bund: but I am not so
sure that all the agencies in Ber-
lin which have anything to dc
with foreign countries are observ-
ing a similar restraint
Mr.. Dieckhoff and his superiors
in the Foreign Ministry considered
the Bund's military-like marching
and wearing of uniforms anc
other activities a danger to rela-
tions with this country, realizing
that Americans resented any ap-
pearance Of foreign Intervention in