Yes, I hope so.

I have today signed H.R. 4754 which was passed by the Congress 'To simplify the procurement, utilization, and disposal of Government property, to reorganize certain agencies of the Government, and for other purposes.'

I find that the extraordinary emergency described in the said Executive Order and constituting the basis of the suspension effected thereby still exists.

I urge that the Congress act favorably upon this legislation.

I am in wholehearted agreement with the objectives set forth by the Commission.

It is not without reason that for many of our citizens the post office has come to symbolize the Federal Government.

The Department has done its vast job well and the effectiveness of its operations is a tribute to the loyalty and know-how of its more than 500,000 officers and employees.

In order to strengthen further the management of the Post Office Department, I have transmitted a reorganization plan to the Congress.

No authority of management is more important than that of selecting the personnel who are to operate the business.

No other country furnishes a better or more varied postal service, and many other countries have used our postal service as a model.

I again strongly urge, as I have in previous messages during the past two years, that the Congress enact an adequate revision of the postal rate structure.

I recommend as one of the first steps that legislation be enacted by the Congress to place the Post Office Department under the Government Corporation Control Act of 1945 so that it will have the benefit of the business-type budget, audit…

Such a process is obviously poor business and any apparent saving in funds for salaries is obviously a disservice to the taxpayers.

The best of laws can be ruined by poor administration.

The success or failure of all the things the United States Government undertakes to do depends in large measure upon the wisdom and ability of these executives.

I believe that the legislation now pending to increase the salaries of officers in the executive branch is a fundamental step toward the more effective operation of the Government.

In the promotion of the general welfare, Federal employees should not be neglected.

The Congress has already recognized the need for greater compensation for other groups of Federal officers and employees, including the Members of Congress themselves.