James W. Gerard, United States ambassador to Germany at the time, in his book My Four Years in Germany said Jagow was forced out of office by an agitation against him on account of his lack of force in defending government policy in the Reichstag.
James W. Gerard, som dengang var USA's ambassadør i Tyskland, skriver i sin bog My Four Years in Germany at Jagow blev tvunget væk fra sin post, fordi han kom i modvind for ikke at forsvare regeringens politik tilstrækkeligt kraftigt i rigsdagen.