Herbert Hoover: “Your annual Christmas service held at the foot of a living tree antedating the birth of Christ, is a dramatic and…”

You have always been a public spirited citizen, working for the best interests of your state and of the nation and I know that whether in diplomatic work or at home, you will continue to render valuable service.

While these features in the Wagner and the Garner bills are not in the form and are not as well safeguarded as they should be, they are in line with major objectives I have been advocating.

The Kellogg-Briand Pact, to which we are all signatories, can only mean that the nations of the world have agreed that they will use their arms solely for defense.

It was unfortunate also that the provision for agricultural relief through the Reconstruction Corporation was omitted.