25 September 1932

Guten Tag! I have arrived in the Weimar Republic!  The “Years of Crisis,” that I had read in numerous newspapers, were over.  During the “Years of Crisis,” the German Franc was worth practically nothing, men were picking up their pay cheques in wheelbarrows.  But now, Germany was on the turn for the better, or so we thought.  As I talk to people in Weimar Republic, they seem to be confident about their German revival and their comeback after so many setbacks due to the Treaty of Versailles.  But they are still very upset due to the economic downturn.  And from what I can see, the Weimar Republic has been hit very hard because of the Depression.  Unemployment is continuing to be on the rise.

After my travels through Weimar Republic, I am off to the Soviet Union, this is one country that I am not excited to visit. Pray for peace!
I'll write soon!