Herbert Hoover

Despite differences of language, tradition, and custom, the youth of the world have found in the organization a common ground for spiritual training and service to their church, community, and country.

A better world is the mission of youth and it is your mission.

FROM EVERY State in the United States, from every province of the Dominion of Canada, from Mexico, and from a score of countries beyond the seas you have assembled in San Francisco to celebrate the golden anniversary of the International…

Above all yours is a mission of exemplifying the standards of individual conduct which are the basis of national character.

The 50th anniversary of the International Christian Endeavor Societies is a notable moment in your history.

It is an appreciated privilege, in behalf of the Nation, to greet the delegates from our own land and other lands to the convention of the World's Christian Endeavor Union at the 50th milepost of this dynamic movement.

You have before you even higher privileges and opportunities to serve with the vigor, courage, and idealism of youth in the solution of myriads of problems of the future.

From an humble beginning in Portland, Maine, in 1881, the Christian Endeavor movement has become a world force for the promotion of spiritual advancement among our people.

I have asked Secretary Mellon, if consistent with his plans, also to attend in order that we may have the benefit of his advice as well.

The general tendency in all of these situations is to rather overexaggerate them.

Now, the reparations postponement has in our view taken the most dangerous strain off the whole situation.

THE PRESIDENT suggested in his message to Congress on Muscle Shoals that the States of Alabama and Tennessee, being primarily concerned, should appoint representatives, together with representatives from agriculture and the War Department…

Time always helps in these things, and there is no occasion for any exaggerated anxiety about it.

The measures that have been taken by the German Government yesterday and today are very strong and courageous measures, and should go a long ways to get that sort of mob psychology laid and to regularize that position.

Work on 29 other surveys and investigations is also proceeding as rapidly as possible consistent with the careful study and analysis which the Commission gives each topic.

No changes in duties were made in 50 percent of the reports.

A little over half of the other reports involved reductions; the balance provided for increases.

The cases brought before the Commission are being handled expeditiously.

I do not refer to the ordinary hedging transactions, which are a sound part of our marketing system.

The confidence imposed upon me by law as a public official does not permit me to expose their names to the public.

If these gentlemen have that sense of patriotism, which outruns immediate profit, and a desire to see the country recover, they will close up these transactions and desist from their manipulations.

The intent is to take a profit from the losses of other people.

It has but one purpose and that is to depress prices.

But in these times this activity has a public interest.

Even though the effect may be temporary, it deprives many farmers of their rightful income.