My dear Mr. O’Brien: In extension of my recent verbal instruction as to the necessity for investigation of certain tariff schedules due to depression of currencies in foreign countries, I enclose herewith a list furnished me by the Department of Commerce of industries and localities where there has been actual increase of unemployment or alternatively  Full Article…

The White House has received a great many requests for information regarding the work done by the United States Tariff Commission under the flexible clause of the Tariff Act. The attached statement deals with the activites of the reorganized Commission during the nine months to July 1, 1931, that it has been in office. Investigations  Full Article…

The President said: It has come to my knowledge that certain persons are selling short in our commodity markets, particularly in wheat. These transactions have been continuous over the past month. I do not refer to the ordinary hedging transactions, which are a sound part of our marketing system. I do not refer to the  Full Article…

Statement by the President: I shall approve the Tariff Bill. This legislation has now been under almost continuous consideration by Congress for nearly fifteen months. It was undertaken as the result of pledges given by the Republican Party at Kansas City. Its declarations embraced these obligations:

The Honorable John Q. Tilson House of Representatives My dear Mr. Tilson: I have your letter of inquiry as to whether I can see any reason to change the views which I expressed on April 20th last upon the so-called debenture plan introduced by the Senate into the Tariff Bill. I do not.

I have no extended statement to make to the Federal Farm Board as to its duties. The wide authority and splendid resources placed at your disposal are well known. I am deeply impressed with the responsibilities which lie before you. Your fundamental purpose must be to determine the fact and to find solution to a  Full Article…

The Honorable Charles L. McNary United States Senate My dear Mr. Senator: On April 12th I received a call from yourself and Senators Capper, Heflin, Norbeck and Randsell, acting as a sub-committee of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, requesting my opinion on the “export debenture plan” for agricultural relief, since it is a complete departure  Full Article…

In reply to questions on the legislative program for farm relief in today’s press conference, the President stated: I regret to that some farm organizations are again divided on measures of agricultural relief. One primary difficulty in the whole of this last eight years has been the conflict in point of view in the ranks  Full Article…