MR. JUSTICE JACKSON: And I think you intended to convey to the Tribunal the impression that Ambassador Dodd had great confidence in you and great friendship for you?
SCHACHT: I had that impression.
MR. JUSTICE JACKSON: Have you read his entire diary, or did you confine yourself to reading extracts?
SCHACHT: Yes. I also know of the passage where he said, “You would make a very bad American,” or something like that.
MR. JUSTICE JACKSON: Yes, yes, you didn’t mention that to the Tribunal.
SCHACHT: I think that would be better for the Prosecution.
MR. JUSTICE JACKSON: Well, we are not disappointing you then.
Are you not familiar with his entry under the date of December 21, 1937, where he speaks of the luncheon at which you were present?
“Schacht spoke of the defeat of Germany in 1918 as wholly due to Woodrow Wilson’s bringing America into the World War. But I said Wilson’s Fourteen Points were the one great promise of international peace and co-operation, and every country on both sides had helped to defeat his purpose. Don’t you think Wilson, 50 years from now, will be regarded as one of the greatest presidents the United States has ever had? He evaded an answer but turned his attention to the Japanese-Chinese war and opposed Germany’s alliance to Japan. Then he showed the true German attitude, quoting, ‘If the United States would stop the Japanese War and leave Germany to have her way in Europe, we would have world peace.’ ”
SCHACHT: What is the question?