Herbert Hoover actually said...

The American people are greatly complimented by his proposed visit and he will find a universal welcome.

May I ask you who represent governments which have accepted this Treaty, now a part of their supreme law and their most sacred obligations, ...

We do not wish, however, to have any misunderstanding of our actions and, therefore, we shall not lay these keels until there has been an op...

The actual keels would, in the ordinary course, be laid down some time this fall.