Herbert Hoover

This added development in the means of communication between countries which are as widely separated as ours will, I trust, serve to bring them closer together in the minds and thoughts of our peoples.

I send to Your Excellency and to the people of China my most cordial wishes for the increasing prosperity of your country.

TODAY DIRECT radio service is being inaugurated between China and the United States.

That is all I have on that subject.

So that the Federal Government is certainly contributing its part.

That enables a number of States which have exhausted their 50 percent contribution to Federal aid roads to let contracts immediately and expand construction in that direction.

There is always a division of opinion.

Please accept my congratulations which I extend through you to all members of Fighting Plane Squadron 3-B.

The normal amount now is $125 million a year, and the provisions are that $75 million to $80 million be advanced in the balance of this fiscal year, to be repaid by donations over the subsequent 5 years.

I have nothing of special moment today.

The only provision we are making is that it will produce employment during the next 6 months, and that is the sole object of relief legislation--not to further schemes that look to a general upbuilding of the Nation beyond our taxing…

It is a very considerable program.

In my annual message to the Congress, I requested that an appropriation of from $100,000,000 to $150,000,000 be granted for this purpose, and this estimate is in furtherance of that request.

Mrs. Pearl McIntosh may be appointed to a suitable position in the General Accounting Office without regard to the requirements of the civil service rules.

In compliance with the provisions of section 22 (a) of the act approved June 18, 1929, I transmit herewith a statement prepared by the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce, giving the whole number of persons in each State…

The test of the value of such relief is the ability to pay wages between now and the end of the fiscal year, and I therefore urge that this estimate be given early consideration.

This depression is worldwide.

No right may be acquired to said land by settlement in advance of entry, or otherwise, except strictly in accordance herewith

Containing 4905.69 acres according to the plats on file in the General Land Office

This order shall take effect immediately and shall supersede the Executive Order No. 4224½ of May 15, 1925.

In accordance with the conclusions of my conference with the Governors, I have appointed Secretary Hyde to undertake coordination between Federal and State activities as Chairman of the National Drought Committee.

The rains of the last few days have stemmed the spread of the drought and greatly improved the situation outside of the acutely affected area.

It is a notable act of courageous cooperation and has been undertaken in the face of seriously reduced income due to the depression.

MRS. HOOVER and I are deeply grieved to learn of the death of your distinguished husband and send you our profound sympathy and prayers that you may be given strength to bear this affliction.

I am sure the sentiments expressed by Congress in this token are shared by the whole American people.