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Well, in exactly the same way this defense program will put people to work, of course.

I hereby exempt the said Charles M. Eichelberger from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending June 30, 1941.

I hereby exempt the said Harry C. Oberholser from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending June 30, 1941.

The rest of the story speaks for itself.

I don't remember it.

Practically all of these new expenditures are for needs that have been developed by the modern competitive methods of actual war.

It is an entirely outmoded conception of naval defense.

I think it is a completely minor detail.

I think it should be made clear that there are two primary reasons for doing it at this time.

I think it probably goes back to the days of—when did we first get California? 1847, wasn't it?

I would call them back immediately.

I do hereby proclaim that a state of war unhappily exists between Germany, on the one hand, and Belgium, Luxemburg, and the Netherlands, on the other hand.

Whereas, under the treaties of the United States and the law of nations it is the duty of the United States, in any war in which the United States is a neutral, not to permit the commission of unneutral acts within the jurisdiction of the…

They have often served to keep lines of communication open when disorder, war, or misfortune closed other channels.

All transfers of credit between any banking institutions within the United States; and all transfers of credit between any banking institution within the United States and any banking institution outside the United States are prohibited.

The export or withdrawal from the United States, or the earmarking of gold or silver coin or bullion or currency by any person within the United States is prohibited.

Any transaction for the purpose or which has the effect of evading or avoiding the foregoing prohibitions is prohibited.

I urge all Americans who have a feeling of deep sympathy for the peoples of those unfortunate countries to respond quickly and generously to this appeal.

The overwhelming greater part of the population of the world abhors conquest and war and bloodshed.

We, and most of the people in the World, still believe in a civilization of construction and not of destruction.

It is our compelling duty to guard and enrich that legacy, to preserve it for a world which must be reborn from the ashes of the present disaster.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph Eighth, subdivision SECOND, section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), the Civil Service Commission is hereby authorized to reopen any appropriate…

The greatest ultimate long-range gain of these seven years lies in the increased knowledge of what Government is all about

I wish to express my pride in the organization and my gratitude to the thousands of volunteers who serve it throughout the country.

I can assure you of my strongest recommendation for adherence to any international convention which will give this protection to civilian and non-combatant populations.