Herbert Hoover: “I warmly commend the effort to maintain these institutions, which have played and should still play so large a part in…”

I am glad to see the adoption by the Senate and House of the principle of generous relief to unemployment.

These expenditures cannot be recovered; they must be met by the taxpayer now or in the future.

We must make headway against the mutual fear and friction arising out of war armament which kill human confidence throughout the world.

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.