May the ties of friendship and good understanding existing between Egypt and the United States continue to increase and prosper.

The willingness of young men to devote a month to this training program for better citizenship is proof of good-will in the generation on which will presently devolve the maintenance of our social and political institutions.

I SEND TO Your Majesty my sincere felicitations on the occasion of your birthday.

The people of Porto Rico have made magnificent progress in self-government and the establishment of democratic institutions.

The purpose of the transfer of the administration from the naval to a civil department is to see if we can develop some form of industry or agriculture which will relieve us of the present costs and liabilities in support of the population…

The Virgin Islands may have some military value sometime.

They are showing great courage and initiative in this rehabilitation.

We need a transformation in the Department of Agriculture to have a number of tropical plants developed in Porto Rico which look very promising.

I was a great deal struck with the many capable men there, especially the judges, and the chief justice.

They have been extending their markets and have been making some shipments to England of bananas, with success.

The island has been a success from a commercial view.

The government is ably conducted by Porto Rican-born citizens and there are today only three or four important officials upon the island who were not born there.

We have reduced expenses by doing away with the Governor at St. Johns.

Porto Rico, with the assistance of the Government, is able to carry on.

Reports from American consuls assigned to 21 countries whose annual quotas total 148,466 of the total quota of 153,714 indicate that only 10,277 visas were issued during the 5-month period against a possible 74,233 allowable under law

the only important provision of the law useful in the circumstances is that one requiring the exclusion of those who are liable to become public charges

consular officials, charged with the duty of issuing visas to intending immigrants, have carefully examined each applicant

I suppose we will spend $5 or $600,000 here in that direction.