I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week of October 9 to 15, 1927, as National Fire Prevention Week.

I do not know just how soon he will go.

It is one of our most important foreign missions although perhaps not one that would be so much sought after as an appointment at St. James or at Paris.

I recommend to all of our citizens that they lay particular emphasis upon the elimination of fire hazards in their homes and places of business.

I am very much pleased that Mr. Morrow is going to make the sacrifice that is entailed by accepting an appointment of this kind.

I am telling you that for your information—not for your publication.

They always seem to think that if they can tell me that the expense is for non-military purposes it doesn't cost the taxpayer anything, and that, therefore, I ought to approve it.

I do not know of any needs in the War and Navy Departments that are likely to jeopardize the reduction of taxes.

I find in making my decisions it is often very much simplified if I find out what the law requires and then go ahead and do it.

I haven't any information about the action of the Federal Reserve Board in lowering the re-discount rate in Chicago.

I want to congratulate the members of the conference that were able to be with me in the Black Hills and commiserate the rest of you that were not able to be with us.

I don't recall any communications from representatives of the chemical industry favoring legislation to revise the Sherman Anti-Trust Law.