“Is it your position,” the actor said earnestly, “that the Jewish question really has no bearing on America’s entry into the war?” “I didn’t say that. Americans do react sharply to injustice and suffering.” The smirk reappeared on the three faces, and Knopfmann said, “And your Negroes in the South?” Pug paused, “It’s bad, but it’s improving, and we don’t put them behind barbed wire.”