FDR: “We face inflation, unless we act decisively and without delay.”

The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and of danger.

Improved standards of nutrition, increased levels of farm incomes, avoidance of agricultural surpluses—these are among the important objectives that the Food and Agriculture Organization will assist the Nations of the world in achieving.

I recommend that the Congress authorize the acceptance of the Constitution and the participation of the United States in the work of the Food and Agriculture Organization.

Our participation in the Food and Agriculture Organization will be an essential step in this collaboration.