In 1923, Ernst Graf Fischler von Treuberg, who later became a nationalist member of the state parliament, wrote a letter to Hitler in which he bitterly complained about James Loeb's donation for the war memorial. The letter was published by the SPD during the 1928 election campaign. "The Jew and major American banker Loeb, who unfortunately has a country estate in Murnau, gave the commission 100 dollars some time ago, which was incomprehensibly accepted with thanks by the local council and the commission - with the exception of Stubenrauch. The Jewish rascal even had the nerve to tell the mayor that it would not matter if the money had come from a Jew. This donation of money from an American Jew has now aroused great emotions in Murnau for and against, which led to Stubenrauch calling a protest meeting some time ago, at which opinions clashed. A split was caused within the NSDAP and Oberland, in that a part of Oberland, led by the district chairman of Oberland, Mr. Leu, who is also chairman of the veterans' association, declared itself in favor of accepting the money from this Jew. The Bavarian and Reich Federation and the representative of the Bavarian People's Party, forester Sperr, seized the opportunity to use this case to work against us, unfortunately not without success, by exploiting the stupidity of many Murnau residents. The damage must and can be repaired!" Treuberg suggests returning the $100 to James Loeb and collecting money elsewhere: "We would have to try to find someone who hates Jews and is prepared to give the missing dollars. You have to tell the community: You have taken money from the Jew Loeb, who is a foreigner and as co-owner of the American bank Loeb and Kuhn, which helped finance the supply of munitions to our enemies during the war, you contributed to the shooting of German brothers with American munitions, among whom there may be heroic brothers from Murnau, in whose memory you want to erect this monument... You have taken money for this monument and have thereby sinned against these fallen soldiers. A German and nationalist man from our movement has made the money we still need available to us on the condition that the 100 dollars are returned to the Jew with a corresponding hefty declaration... In this way, people could be forced to act as they must, because the community is under a lot of pressure because of the remaining sum. I discussed the whole matter with Hanfstaengl some time ago at our movement's Schlageter memorial evening, who promised to speak to you about it and at the same time told me that he would do it because it was a scandal. Yesterday evening at the evening of the Reichsflagge I spoke to Hanfstaengl again, but in contrast to his first statement he took a somewhat negative stance, saying that money was needed for more important things. I would like to believe that this matter is, after all, a very important one. I ask you, dear Mr. Hitler, to take up the matter.... I am also, of course, prepared to talk to the weak sheep in Murnau and send them against the filthy Jew in a pre-planned manner. With true German greetings, your faithful Count Treuberg." Count Treuberg was elected to the Bavarian state parliament in 1924, where he initially belonged to the Völkisch Bloc. He soon fell out with Hitler and joined the faction of the German National People's Party. In 1928 he was no longer a member of the state parliament. During the Third Reich he tried in vain to join the NSDAP. The Murnau NSDAP local group leader Fritz Köhler vehemently opposed Treuberg's acceptance into the party: "A man like Count Treuberg, who changed his views so often for business reasons, who ran from party to party, can and must never become a member of the NSDAP. Treuberg is not a National Socialist, but a business politician. [...] In a Murnau war memorial case, he publicly railed against the Jew Dr. James Loeb, Murnau. After a few days, Mr. Treuberg had the nerve to visit this Jew with his wife. The Jew, however, was so decent that he simply did not receive Mr. Treuberg and his wife."