“The anti-Nazi temper of American opinion makes American intervention against the Reich in a prolonged European war distinctly possible,” declares a Foreign Policy Association report on “Problems of German-American Relations,” prepared by Paul B. Taylor.
“The impact of Nazi ideology and politics on American opinion has generated a strong antagonism in this country toward the third Reich,” the report says. “In this charged atmosphere relatively minor issues assume the importance of crises.” The survey adds that “since the united states seems unwilling either to remain completely aloof from European affairs or to take an active part in them, genuine improvement in German-American relations depends on the peaceful settlement of existing disputes between the Reich and its neighbors.”
The “active dislike and resentment in the American population” against the Nazi regime is attributed to “the blows struck by National Socialism at the cherished American doctrine of individual liberty; at Jews, trade unions and the Catholic church; its espousal of militaristic and racial theories.”
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
