THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON

April 21, 1937

Dear Bill:

I am delighted to have your rural rhapsody of April twelfth and to know that the French Government has spring fever. Spring has come to Washington also and even the Senators, who were biting each other over the Supreme Court, are saying "Alphonse" and "Gaston" to each other.

Your wild flower simile applies to diplomacy I note,
for you say that Austria "is likely to be left hanging on
the bough to be plucked at an appropriate moment by Hitler".
If he does pluck that apple and eats it, I hope it will
have the effect of a green apple.

I, too, am influenced by this beautiful spring day.
I haven't a care in the world which is going some for a
President who is said by the newspapers to be a remorse-
less dictator driving his government in-to-hopeless
bankruptcy.

Take care of yourself and do not eat any sulphur and
molasses. The spring fever should be kept with one as
long as possible.

As ever yours,

Honorable William C. Bullitt,
Ambassador of the United States,
Paris,
France.