I am constrained, therefore, to withhold my approval of this bill.

This investigation by the Trade Commission may perhaps reveal facts that will be helpful to state commissions in administering the powers that have been conferred upon them for the regulation and control of electric companies.

But more important still, I do not believe that permanency of appointment of those engaged in the professional and scientific activities of the Government is necessary for progress or accomplishment in those activities or in keeping with…

If it stood by itself it might not be important enough to warrant a veto.

The Government should not be required to adjudicate these claims of ancient origin unless there be such evidence of unmistakable merit in the claims as would create an obligation on the part of the Government to admit them to adjudication.

I am not unmindful of the primary purpose of this bill to coordinate the public-health activities of the Government, and the importance of enlarging the facilities of the Public Health Service to enable it to deal more effectively with…

It is a bill, however, of a series which have been passed, two of which have already reached me, and taken in its connection with others of a like nature I am unable to give it my approval.

It seems to me that such evidence is lacking.

This act, in my opinion, is so framed as to undertake to take away and limit the constitutional authority of the President to make appointments.

The other provisions of the bill have my entire approval, and if the unconstitutional feature should be removed and the militarization feature removed I should be pleased to approve it.

I have very little information about the investigation going on before the Federal Trade Commission relative to the electric power companies.

I believe that postmasters of fourth-class post offices are now reasonably compensated and, therefore, am not in favor of the additional compensation which this bill provides for.

The War Department has been the principal Federal agency to render assistance.

If the War Department be precluded from using these reserve supplies and equipment in case of actual and imperative call, its effectiveness as an agency to relieve distress is diminished.

If we could surround ourselves with forms of beauty, the evil things of life would tend to disappear and our moral standards would be raised.

It is but natural, therefore, that we should turn to the field of art.

With general prosperity, with high wages, with reasonable hours of labor, has come both the means and the time to cultivate artistic spirit.

Through our contact with the beautiful we see more of the truth and are brought into closer harmony with the infinite.

If all these bills went through and became law I should think it would not only endanger tax reduction at the present time, but would make necessary the laying of additional taxes.

I talked yesterday with the conferees and some others relative to the flood bill.

I am a good deal disturbed at the number of proposals that are being made for an expenditure of money.

It has had mature consideration by the Department of Interior and they have provided a reasonable solution for it which I hope will be adopted.

A good deal of the power I judge would be used to pump the water over the hill to Southern California and some method ought to be devised that will meet the objections of those that do not wish the United States Government to go into the…

I have recommended, I think in all my messages, that the building of the dam at Boulder Canyon be undertaken.

I very much hope that some solution may be found at the present session of the Congress.