Herbert Hoover: “It must, as I have said, be accomplished by creating a deliberate mosaic of constant action which carries conviction.”

I do so with the deepest regret because of the distinguished service you have rendered and the fine place you have been able to make for yourself in the Diplomatic Service.

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

The armaments of the world have grown up in general mutual relation to each other.

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.