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 conservation of oil resources.

Not only do we propose to stop the issue of development permits over public domain and other lands in control of the Government, which permits constitute the first step in the leasing of oil resources, but Secretary Wilbur proposes to…

There are no half measures in conservation of oil.

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.

It is expected that under the present contracts the South American airmail service will be in operation some time in April or May.

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.

No one is more anxious for conservation of our oil resources than the Western States themselves.

There will be no leases or disposal of Government oil lands, no matter what category they may lie in, of Government holdings or Government controls, except those which may be mandatory by Congress.

There will be no diplomatic appointments made until after Mr. Stimson's arrival in Washington.

Admiral Moffett has been continued as Chief of the Bureau of Naval Aeronautics.

In other words, there will be complete conservation of Government oil in this administration.

It is traditional for the principal directing heads of the Government whose appointments are at the pleasure of the President, both at home and in foreign service, to tender their resignations with the advent of a new President.

The purpose and scope of the Law Enforcement Commission, as stated in my inaugural address, is to critically consider the entire Federal machinery of justice, the redistribution of its functions, the simplification of its procedure, the…

Our understanding is that the revolt has quite collapsed in Vera Cruz.

Nothing of very great importance was taken up, mostly matters of pure routine.

The whole constitutes one problem of better and more effective organization and enforcement.

There are some 820,000 people on the Federal payroll.