The request is made that Porto Rico be constituted as a 'free State' and not 'a mere subjected colony.'

I desire to acknowledge the concurrent resolution of the Legislature of Porto Rico committed to Colonel Lindbergh on his visit to San Juan

The Porto Rican Government at present exercises a greater degree of sovereignty over its own internal affairs than does the Government of any State or Territory of the United States

It is hereby ordered, under authority contained in Section 5 of the Act of February 8, 1887 (24 Stat. 388), that the trust period on the following allotments made to Indians on the Oakland Reservation in Oklahoma, which trust expires June…

Trading has been going on constantly between Russia and the United States.

Goods have been bought here and payment made for them, and our people have bought goods in considerable amounts in Russia.

That makes necessary setting up some method for payment.

It is no different than any other commercial transaction, so far as I know.

I suppose this shipment of gold is for that purpose.

I assume that is for the purpose of making payment on goods that have been purchased here.

It would not indicate anything new in the relationship, simply a continuation of what has been going on for a number of years.

I haven't very much information about the shipping of Russian gold to the United States.

Of course, according to my best judgment, there should be added to the sums I have already mentioned $65,000,000 that has been put into the tax bill, which is in excess of what I believe tax reduction ought to include.

It doubled the appropriation that I proposed for the Shipping Board and I think added $6,000,000 or $8,000,000 to the Army bill, and it is true that if it goes on at that rate there won't be any surplus with which to meet tax reduction.

There is always danger that the Congress will be too liberal in the matter of appropriations.

I have understood that there was something of a propaganda under way against any Navy building program.

I am not, of course, an expert at all on what is the type of ship that we need most, but I am advised by the Navy that it is in the matter of cruisers that we are most deficient.

There are some letters being received here at my office against the building program and some communications are being received in favor of it.