"I urge all citizens, particularly employers, the press, labor organizations, women's associations, professional groups and civic and patriotic bodies, to secure full information and use such means of informing the veterans as may be most effective."
"The law provides that no reinstatement of war risk life insurance which has lapsed shall be made after July 2, 1927."
"No premium is charged during total permanent disability."
"The potential protective value of the insurance thus provided is apparent, as affecting the future economic and domestic welfare of veterans and their dependents."
"Even these payments may be temporarily waived for those whose resources do not permit immediate compliance."
"Under the terms provided for the reestablishment of lapsed insurance, normal health conditions will permit reinstatement upon the payment of two monthly premiums."
"During the World War the United States Government insured, at an exceedingly low premium rate, nearly 5,000,000 members of the armed forces of the country against death or total permanent disability."
"Many veterans do not seem to have had knowledge of this continuing privilege, and for one reason or another have permitted their war risk insurance to lapse."
"The policy of this Government to favor measures which hold out practical hopes for the limitation of armament is firmly established."
"I recommend the appropriation of the sum of $50,000 to cover the expenses of American participation in the work of the 'Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference.'"
"I believe that we should continue to give our full cooperation to the work of the preparatory commission with a view to bringing about, as quickly as possible, a final conference, at which further ste..."