Herbert Hoover

Mrs. Germaine M. Finley may be appointed to an appropriate position in the classified service without reference to the requirements of the civil service rules.

I will give it most careful consideration as the situation develops.

I wish to express my appreciation of your kind suggestion.

Mayor of his city, Governor of his State, Senator for nearly 40 years, every stage of his life was marked by increasing industry and by devotion to national welfare.

Senator Warren began his public service with 4 years as a private and officer in the Civil War.

His span of life covers a generation fast passing, among whose leaders he played a great part and to whom we of this generation owe much of our splendid inheritance.

It would be helpful if road, street, public building and other construction of this type could be speeded up and adjusted in such fashion as to further employment.

I'm asking Secretary Lamont of the Department of Commerce to take in hand the detailed measures of cooperation with you which may arise in this matter.

The Federal Government will exert itself to the utmost within its own province and I should like to feel that I have the cooperation of yourself and the municipal, county, and other local officials in the same direction.

As I have publicly stated, one of the largest factors that can be [p.397] brought to bear is that of the energetic yet prudent pursuit of public works by the Federal Government and state, municipal, and county authorities.

WITH VIEW to giving strength to the present economic situation and providing for the absorption of any unemployment which might result from present disturbed conditions, I have asked for collective action of industry in the expansion of…

Other than that, I haven't anything.

I am sorry that I haven't anything of any great consequence at this moment.

So I wanted you to get that background upon it all, because it seriously concerns the press to give the confidence to the public that the business fabric is now organizing itself, taking steps on its own responsibility to carry on; that it…

It is for his loyal and stir-effacing friendship that thousands remember him; and that affectionate association is now broken.

It is a question of fear.

That will be given to you mimeographed.

The passing of Secretary Good removes a devoted public official.

The thing that brings him back is courage and the natural sight of other industries and other men going ahead with their programs and business.

As I said before, I do not believe that words ever convince a discouraged person in these situations.

So that I am trying to get this problem across by action in different industries and other groups rather than by too much talking, and, therefore, I don't want to talk about it.

But the first thoughts of those who knew and loved him are not of his public service.

TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA

And that is all I have today.

Our national capacity for hard work and intelligent cooperation is ample guaranty of the future of the United States.