Honorable Reed Smoot, Chairman, Senate Finance Committee, United States Senate, Washington, D. C. My dear Senator Smoot: I have given thought to your request that I should express to you and the Senate Finance Committee my views upon the bill passed by the House of Representatives, increasing the loans to World War veterans upon the so-called Full Article…
The following is a White House statement: The conferences of the President during the last few days with the representatives of the Building and Loan Associations and the members of the Finance Committee of the Housing Conference relate to the consideration of better longview financing of home ownership and the present emergencies in small mortgages Full Article…
The Honorable Wesley L. Jones, United States Senator. My dear Mr. Senator: I thought you would like to know that a re-examination of our fiscal situation for the next year by the Director of the Budget shows that upon the indicated income of the Government and the expenditures to which the Government is already committed Full Article…
Members of the American Bankers’ Association and guests: I am glad to meet this assembly of representative bankers from every state in almost every county of our country. During the past year you have carried the credit system of the nation safely through a most difficult crisis. In this success you have demonstrated not alone Full Article…
The President said: I have authorized the Attorney General to undertake an exhaustive investigation into the whole question of bankruptcy law and practice. It will be a most extensive and vigorous investigation. The work will be under the direction of the Solicitor General and he will be assisted by the Department of Commerce.
The President reported that the following conclusions have been so far arrived at by the conference: We have canvassed the information secured by state and national surveys as to drought conditions. While the extent of the damage cannot yet be determined, it is certain that there are at least 250 counties most acutely affected where Full Article…
The President said: The drought situation has been the subject of several conferences between Secretary Hyde, Chairman Legge and myself. The Department of Agriculture has undertaken a detailed survey of the situation. They will report next Monday upon the condition in each area of the country. The information so far indicates great variation in the Full Article…
To My Fellow Countrymen: There must be a very material increase in the resources of the American Red Cross to enable it to bear the burden which it has undertaken in the drought area and smaller communities over twenty-one states during this winter. Within the last ten days the Red Cross has had to increase Full Article…
Hon. John Barton Payne, Chairman American Red Cross Washington, D. C. My dear Mr. Chairman: In accordance with our conference during the past week I am glad, as President of the American Red Cross, to approve an appeal for public assistance to the Association in the relief work it has undertaken in the rural section.
To the Officers and Members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America: Our greatest economic problem is regular and stable employment. To secure it is the assurance of comfort and happiness to millions of men, women and children. Wages sustain not only workers and their families, but also Full Article…