Mrs. Willebrandt has sent her resignation to me an hour ago, and I am making an appropriate reply, and we will give you copies of the two letters.

No nation can for long survive the failure of its citizens to respect and obey the laws which they themselves make.

Mrs. Willebrandt remained in the administration after March 4, when she wished to go out to the private practice of law, at the request of the Attorney General that she might assist in building up the new steps in contemplation for…

I do pray for the success of your endeavors, for by such success you will have performed one of the greatest services to our generation.

She has had an extraordinary offer, which I do not feel justified in again requesting her to sacrifice.

She has made recommendations with regard to arrangements in the Government which have been adopted.

She has shown the utmost devotion and great ability.

Mrs. Willebrandt has been a most effective official of this Government.

There is absolutely no truth whatever to the stories that have been spread about disagreements between Mr. Mitchell and Mrs. Willebrandt or between myself and Mrs. Willebrandt or anybody in the Government.

I am pleased to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's courteous message upon the auspicious occasion of the settlement of the Tacna Arica question and to assure Your Excellency that it is sincerely appreciated by myself and by the…

I wish to express my appreciation of the organized support you are giving to the enforcement of law and the interest you are taking in improvement of the judiciary.

Before the merits or demerits of the subject can be gone into I must first determine the legal questions involved as to whether or not the plan and method have not already been conclusively determined by the Flood Control Act and the…

The effect of other suggestions is that the Government should purchase flowage rights over lands along stretches of the river where there is to be no additional waterflow out of the main channel.

Schedule A, Subdivision I, paragraph 6, of the Civil Service Rules, is hereby amended by striking out $480 and inserting $540 in lieu thereof.

I also want you to know of my appreciation of your interest in my campaign last Fall.

I have just learned that on May 29th you will celebrate your one hundredth birthday.

The Commission will determine that. I cannot forecast how they will do their work.

I would like to have you get it accurately.