The inscription in the hall below calls this 'A Living Memorial.'

On the part of the United States Government I accept with pleasure the share in this beautiful memorial, given by those who have helped to make it possible.

I warmly commend the effort to maintain these institutions, which have played and should still play so large a part in the development of leaders of American life.

No better memorial can be built to the American women of the World War--and no truer inspiration given to the women of today.

They are vigorously denied by the members of the new advisory committee.

All Federal officials known to have engaged in such practices have either resigned or been removed.

Under instructions at that time by the various departments of the Government, a system was established by which these reprehensible practices were absolutely stopped and the system of purchase and sale of appointments was cleaned up and it…

Lately, charges have been brought that one member of the new advisory committee in South Carolina has accepted contributions from a person recommended for appointment.

As a matter of fact the report refers to incidents, men, and conditions which have already been cleaned up by the action I took on the 26th of March last.

The charges were made by the old organization which was displaced.

Under instructions to the various departments of the Government, a system has been established by which these reprehensible practices have been absolutely stopped and the system of purchase and sale of appointments, so far as it existed…

The committee makes charges against two present Federal officials but not over patronage questions.

It is hereby ordered, under authority contained in section 5 of the act of February 8, 1887 (24 Stat. 388-389), that the trust period on allotments made to Indians on the Nez Perce Reservation in Idaho, which trust period expires during…

This matter has been for some weeks under investigation by the Department of Justice and the Post Office Department and the facts will be determined and published.

Those matters have already been under investigation for some time by the Department.

I have asked the Department of Justice to consider the report of the Senate committee on Federal patronage in the South.

By and large the practice complained of is over in the United States.

All the Federal officials who were known to have been engaged in those practices have either resigned or been removed.