FDR

General Pulaski was distinguished among the noble company of those who gave their all for that cause; some were Americans; some were from countries across the sea.

I do not think that General Pulaski would have wished to be singled out from his fellows and comrades for more honor than we can give to them all.

I am tremendously interested in your suggestion of R.L.S. and Crooked Island.

April 15, which is Pan-American Day, was chosen as a fitting date for the signature of the Treaty.

For our own leader of the American Revolution, the greatest of Americans, and for him alone, have we as a people set apart one day each year.

I do hereby exempt David E. Roberts from the provisions thereof and continue him in the service until May 1, 1937.

I contemplate calling the joint trade conference provided for in Section 13 of the Tydings-McDuffie Act at as early a date as practicable.

I do hereby exempt Hugh A. Morrison from the provisions thereof and continue him in the service until May 1, 1937.

I do hereby adopt and approve the report, recommendations and findings of the National Industrial Recovery Board.

Consideration is being given by this Government to the question of future relations between the United States and the Philippines.

The period of trust on lands held in trust for the use and benefit of the Torres-Martinez Band of Mission Indians, California, be, and it is hereby, extended for a further period of 10 years

I trust you will also be able to inaugurate similar studies in the Philippine Islands which will provide pertinent data for consideration by the conference.

But the Board shall seek to develop and strengthen the said services and shall not itself undertake or continue any statistical activity or part thereof unless, in the opinion of the Board, such activity cannot adequately, and consistently…

The base salary of the Chairman shall be $10,000 a year, except that if the Chairman shall at the same time hold any other paid position in the service of the United States, he shall receive no additional remuneration for acting as…

The Board may undertake statistical activities of an experimental character and may collect, analyze, and publish data concerning the statistical services specified in paragraph (2).

The Chairman shall be the chief executive officer of the Board, and shall not engage in any private business, vocation, or employment.

All records, papers, and properties acquired by the office of Economic Adviser to the National Emergency Council for use in or pertaining to the preparation of any current statistical and economic summary or summaries are hereby…

The Board may prepare for use within the Government consolidation of information compiled by the statistical services specified in paragraph (2), including a current statistical and economic summary of national conditions and developments.

It is hereby ordered that Mrs. Mattie Lowe Sartor may be appointed a clerk in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Post Office, without compliance with the requirements of the civil-service rules.

I hereby approve said amendments and modify my previous approval of the Code of Fair Competition for the Distilled Spirits Industry to include an approval of said Code in its entirety as hereby amended.

There is no excuse whatsoever at the present time for members of trade and industry who have sponsored and are subject to these codes to fail to give them wholehearted support.

Nor can there be any justification for the bad faith involved in attempting to lengthen hours or reduce wages contrary to code requirements.

Let me also suggest that the National Industrial Recovery Board bring the facts of this situation to the attention of the appropriate committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

I am happy to state that the Constitution submitted to me on behalf of the Philippine Constitutional Convention for certification under the Tydings-McDuffie Independence Act conforms with the provisions of the Act.

Animated solely by feelings of cordiality, sympathy and loyalty, the people of the United States and the people of the Philippine Islands have been conducting together a great experiment.