You represent the best of our country, and I know they will welcome you.

It is very easy to make speeches about what ought to be done about this country and how it can be improved.

I want to tell you that we appreciate your effort.

We have to go out and make it happen.

I hope that it will be possible for people to be assigned to each of the companies who have the responsibility.

All of you go to a continent about which we know very little.

I was just looking over--and I apologize to you for keeping you waiting--we were just looking over the areas that you are going to and the functions that you are going to perform.

We recognize they are dependent upon the finest shifts in international trade whether there is going to be prosperity or not.

We recognize they face staggering problems.

Now this requires an effort by all of us.

I have determined that in each case the modified rate will simplify the computation of the amount of duty imposed with respect to the articles concerned.