May he live long and happily, and be prosperous as the President of the Philippines.

While it is not sound public policy to charge for all services of the Federal Government on a full cost basis, and many services should be provided free, the Government should receive adequate compensation for certain services primarily of…

The district land office at Carson City, Nevada, shall be discontinued, and the business and necessary archives of that office shall be transferred to a new district land office which shall be established and maintained at Reno, Nevada.

I am returning herewith, without my approval, H.R. 142.

If I were to approve H.R. 5508, I believe my action would defeat both these basic purposes.

There is, happily, a long history of friendship between the Philippines and the United States.

I have an extreme and very close interest in the Philippine Republic, for the simple reason that I happened to be--by the accident of death--President of the United States when the Republic of the Philippines was instituted on July 4, 1946.

With pride in our common traditions, strength in our beliefs and faith in our future, we dedicate ourselves anew to the cause of all free men.

It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the United States as a guest of the people of this country.

I hope, Mr. President, that you will enjoy your visit among us, and that you will take back to the Filipino people the warm regards of the people of the United States.

The present occasion is significant, for it is the first time a President of the Philippine Republic has visited the United States.

We have here tonight, Mr. President, what you might call enough representation to be the whole Government of the United States.

Both nations are dedicated to curing justice and liberty and to promoting the general welfare of their own citizens.

Again our two peoples will be found on the same side in the struggle, which they must accept as a challenge rather than as a threat.

It was my privilege to be acquainted with the first President of the Philippine Republic, and the second President of the Philippine Republic, and now we have the third President of the Republic of the Philippines, and the first official…

I want to offer a toast to the President of the Philippine Republic, and to wish for the complete and entire success of that great Republic.

Gentlemen, this is an historical occasion.

There is a new struggle in the world today, a struggle of ideas, a struggle that ignores national boundaries and even national loyalties.