I sympathize greatly with the desire of the people of Tennessee and Alabama to see this great asset turned to practical use

This bill raises one of the important issues confronting our people

Respectfully, HERBERT HOOVER

I send you my deepest sympathy in your bereavement and I do pray that you may find consolation in the memory of his long and useful career.

Congressman Cooper's courage and high ideals rendered him a truly valuable servant of our country.

I do hereby declare and proclaim that the said proclamation of October 22, 1930, is accordingly hereby revoked.

I have received a multitude of telegrams from Governors and citizens in the Southern States urging approval of Senator Norris' Muscle Shoals project, and requesting that I express my views upon it.

In acting on the bill I have to consider whether it is desirable to adopt a change in Federal policies from regulation of utilities to their ownership and operation; whether the lease provision in respect to the fertilizer plant is…

This public necessity has been held aside for 18 months and time of Congress given to 1 percent of the power and the interests of 1 percent of the people of the United States which is the proportion of the Muscle Shoals problem to the…

To be against Senator Norris' bill appears to be cause for denunciation as being in league with the power companies.

It appears also to be emerging as the test of views upon Government operation and distribution of power and Government manufacture of commodities.

So much of Executive Order of October 14, 1915, creating Power-Site Reserve No. 512, as modified by Order of Modification approved March 14, 1916, as affects the lands hereinafter described, is hereby revoked:

It is obvious from the debate, the press, and these many communications that Muscle Shoals legislation is no longer a question of disposing of a war activity to the advantage of the people primarily concerned.

Some of them express dissatisfaction with its principles but consider it expedient to approve it.

This happens to be an engineering project and so far as its business merits and demerits are concerned is subject to the cold examination of engineering facts.

One side issue of this political phase is the use which has been made of Muscle Shoals to sidetrack effective action on the Federal regulation of interstate power in cooperating with the States.

Under the authority recited herein I do hereby order and direct that all naval officers, nurses, enlisted men, and clerical employees of the Department of the Navy now assigned to the executive departments of the municipal governments…

It will require a very intensive organization, and would require a good deal of time--probably months to get through with all of the cases--so that I have this afternoon requested General Hines to give complete priority to applications…