I am familiar with your problems, and I am familiar with your organization, having been a member of it since 1919.

I wish it were possible for me to attend every veterans meeting to which I am invited.

So it is as necessary for you to assist the Government as represented by your President, and Congress and the Governors and the State legislators to maintain that Government, and see that it maintains the solvency that is necessary for its…

I appreciate having you.

It is good to see all of you.

Thank you very much for coming over.

Within the last year I became gravely concerned with what appeared to be unsafe conditions in the Executive Mansion.

The Constitution should follow the flag wherever it goes, and trials should be conducted as we usually conduct them in this country.

None at all. That is a matter for Pennsylvania to handle.

My ideas were very clearly and specifically expressed by the Secretary of State yesterday after an interview with me.

This led me to recommend to the Congress an appropriation of $50,000 to permit a thorough-going survey of the building, and the preparation of plans and estimates of costs for overcoming the unsatisfactory conditions.

The Ways and Means Committee have been proceeding exactly as I have requested them to proceed.

Safety, not only of the President and his family, but of the many persons visiting the Executive Mansion, is involved.

I think myself, personally, that the situation is nothing to be alarmed about.

No reason in the world why he should be criticized.

It will be noted from the report that structural conditions in the Executive Mansion are more critical than was anticipated, and that it cannot be used for residence or other purposes without the completion of major repairs.

It was handled strictly according to law.

That is not true. Not a word of truth in that.