I believe that, in so far as possible, the office of the President should be filled by an elective officer.

I again urge the Congress to give its attention to this subject.

I said then, and I repeat now, that in a democracy, this power should not rest with the Chief Executive.

Accordingly, pursuant to the said section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933, as amended, I hereby modify the President's proclamation of September 5, 1939 (No. 2351) by deleting therefrom the words 'and chiefly used in the…

Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby find and declare, on the basis of the investigation and report of the Tariff Commission, that changed circumstances require the modification of the…

After March 31, 1947, moreover, it will be possible to dispense entirely with the use of the broad powers granted by Title III of the Second War Powers Act.

It has been my avowed policy to terminate all emergency controls that were no longer necessary or workable.

It is unsettling, both for business and for the general public, to be obliged to wait until the last possible moment for decision by the Congress on emergency legislation.

We can now foresee the day when no further use of these powers will be necessary.

It is hereby amended, effective as of February 15, 1945, to read as follows

We can do our part by giving to the March of Dimes.

Let me show you by an example what the National Foundation for Infantile paralysis has achieved.

If there is one of you who has not yet joined the March of Dimes, I urge you to go now and enlist.

In coming to our rescue through last year's epidemic, the National Foundation exhausted its funds from the 1946 March of Dimes and drew heavily upon its resources.

Doctors knew what to do--and not only doctors but nurses and physical therapists--because the National Foundation had financed training for personnel at many hospitals and universities throughout the land.

The total of dead for that epidemic was more than 20 percent of the victims, most of whom were young children.

The second of the two epidemics struck last year--first in Florida, then in Alabama, Texas, Minnesota, Colorado, Missouri, Kansas, the Dakotas, Wisconsin, California, Illinois, and all along the Mississippi Valley.

I refer to the continuing fight against the scourge of infantile paralysis.