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I do hereby exempt Harry C. Armstrong from the provisions thereof and continue him in the service until May 1, 1938.

I hereby create a board to be composed of three persons not pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railway employees or any carrier.

I do hereby exempt Charles H. Pierce from the provisions thereof and continue him in the service until June 1, 1938.

No appointment or reappointment made by the several executive departments, independent establishments, and emergency agencies to a position the compensation in connection with which is paid from emergency funds, shall be made for a period…

It is ordered that the description of homesite No. 20 contained in Executive Order No. 6966 of February 8, 1935 be amended

Executive Order No. 5596 of April 9, 1931, withdrawing public lands in Nevada, pending resurvey, is hereby revoked.

I do hereby call upon the people of the United States to observe May 22, 1937, as National Maritime Day by displaying the flag at their homes or other suitable places.

I recommend that an appropriation of $1,500,000,000 be provided for work relief for the fiscal year 1938.

We must resist these importunities or provide the necessary revenues to meet the increasing costs.

I regard it as extremely important that we should achieve a balance of actual income and outgo for the fiscal year 1938.

I propose to use every means at my command to eliminate this deficit during the coming fiscal year.

I am, therefore, asking your Committee to give more extended consideration to the whole subject of Federal relationship to state and local conduct of education and to let me have a report.

May I suggest to you that in the conduct of this study, your Committee should consider among other things the definite danger that an entering wedge of Federal expenditure in any system of taxing to states or localities might easily expand…

It is ordered that that part of the Dixie National Forest known as the Moapa Division be, and it is hereby, transferred to and made a part of the Nevada National Forest.

I hereby designate Joseph P. Kennedy as Chairman of the United States Maritime Commission.

We of the Americas have cause for rejoicing today.

Peace is something more significant than the mere absence of conflict.

I express to you, on behalf of the Government and the people of the United States, a deep sense of obligation and gratitude for the unswerving devotion which your respective Governments and peoples have given to the cause which we all have…

Democracy cannot thrive in an atmosphere of international insecurity.

This order shall become effective upon the date of the official filing of the plats of the resurvey of said townships.

We are determined to move forward toward the goal already in sight.

Of course, frankly, I say to them, 'Well, what do you think?'

The deficit will be far greater than was anticipated unless there is an immediate curtailment of expenditures.

It is apparent at this time that the revenues of the Government for the present fiscal year will be materially less than the amount estimated in my budget message of last January.

It is my desire that the heads of the executive departments and independent establishments of the Government will immediately cause a survey to be made of the expenditure requirements of their departments and establishments for the…