I have no very important questions this morning--nothing, I think, that I am ready to make a statement about for quotation.
Under authority of the Act of Congress approved June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 34, 36), and on the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, i...
Mr. MacCracken has resigned as he is determined to return to business, much to our regret.
I propose to deal with these matters in my message to Congress, and I do not care to enter into any debate on them prior to that time.
It is expected that under the present contracts the South American airmail service will be in operation some time in April or May.
Mr. Burke asked to be relieved as Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
No one is more anxious for conservation of our oil resources than the Western States themselves.
I have the highest esteem for Judge Burke, and I appreciate his very long and devoted service to the country.
Where holders are complying with the law, they need have no anxiety as to retrospective action, but some 34,000 permits for oil exploration ...
In fact, there are no half measures in oil conservation.
The Government must cease to alienate its oil lands if we are to have conservation.
Being fairly familiar with the sentiment of our Western States, I can at once refute the statement that the people of the West object to con...
It is obvious that no large proportion of 20,000 oil wells are being drilled on lands under these permits.
Not only do we propose to stop the issue of development permits over public domain and other lands in control of the Government.
There are no half measures in conservation of oil.
Not only do we propose to stop the issue of development permits over public domain and other lands in control of the Government, which permi...
They know there is a limit to oil supplies, and that the time will come when the Nation will need this oil much more than it is needed now.
I saw some suggestion that the Western States might resent conservation measures on oil.
