Herbert Hoover: “The people of Porto Rico have made magnificent progress in self-government and the establishment of democratic…”

Our Army, including the National Guard and all other reserves, has already been reduced much below the European standard 'police component.'

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.

This order shall be effective from July 1, 1932.

It is not intended by this order to give any publicly owned lands a national-forest status which have hitherto not had such status, nor to remove any publicly owned lands from a national-forest status.