Mrs. Mary Bernadine Partridge may be appointed to a clerical position in the Bureau of Prohibition without compliance with the Civil Service Rules.

The commission shall study and recommend to the President, forwarding copies of its report to each of the appropriate Secretaries, affairs which should be transferred to Alaska for administration; and the commission will secondly recommend…

THE PRESIDENT. It seems a sad thing to bring you all here from really a good day, but I haven't a thing on my mind.

I have nothing today.

The Nation has lost a most distinguished and useful citizen whose life must ever be an inspiration to its youth.

MRS. HOOVER joins me in extending deepest sympathy to you and your children in the passing of Mr. Bok.

The whole occasion was merely to give them encouragement and the assurance of complete support from this side in any conclusions which they may come to.

The people and the governments of the five nations assembling at this meeting are sincerely desirous that agreement shall be brought about by which competition in construction of naval arms is brought to an end, and by which actual…

The conclusions of the Conference must be such as to give a sense of security and satisfaction to each of the nations.

The difficulties of finding a basis that will be acceptable to five different nations are great, but they are not insuperable.

I am sure the whole Nation bids Godspeed to the American delegation that leaves tomorrow for the London Naval Arms Conference.

We go to London in a fine atmosphere and with a good spirit on the work of the commission, and we must preserve it, if we can, through the period of negotiations.

Permanent peace is never based on either taking advantage of or accepting a position of prejudice.

The progress of peace for the world rests in a great measure upon the shoulders of the five delegations.

To complete the Conference in 3 or 4 months would be, in itself, a great accomplishment, and we should not expect any hurried conclusions.

The importance and the gravity of the occasion have been recognized in the dispatch to London of the leading men of every country.

“I am in hopes that the people of this country will show patience and give encouragement and keep free from criticism.

There is good will toward the Conference on the part of every nation.