The Washington times., 1929-12-03
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE TO CONGRESS URGES TAX REDUC

possible transfer to the states
for school purposes Of the lands
unreserved for forests, parks,
power, minerals, ETC.. l have
appointed a commission on
conservation Of the public do
main, with a membership repre-
senting the major public land
states and at the same time the
public at large. I recommend
that Congress should authorize
a moderate sum to defray their
expenses.
Social Service
I have recently, in co-opera-
ton with the Secretaries of In
terror and Labor, laid the foun-
dationS of an exhaustive in
quiry into the facts precedent
to a nationwide White House
conference on child health and
protection. This cooperative
movement among interested
agencies will impose no eX-
pense upon the Government.
Similar national-wide confer
ences will be called in con-
nection with better housing
and recreation at later date.
In view of the considerable
difference of opinion as to the
policies which should be pur-
sued by the Federal Govern
ment with respect to education.
I have appointed a committee
representative of the important
educational associations and
others to investigate and pre-
sent recommendations. In CO.
operation with the Secretary
OF the Interior, I have also
appointed a voluntary commit
tee of distinguished member
ship to assist in a nationwide
movement for abolition of il.
literacy.
1 have recommended addi-
tional appropriations for the
Federal employment service in
order that it may more fully
cover its cooperative work with
State and local services. have
also recommended additional
appropriations for the Women'S
and Children's bureau for much
needed research as to facts
which I feel will prove most
helpful.
Public Health Work
1 recommend to the Congress
that the purpose of the Shep-
pard-Towner act should be con-
tinued through the children's
bureau for limited period of
years; and that the Congress
should consider the deSirability
OF combining the use of Federal
funds by the States to the build
ing up OF such county or other
local units. and that such out
lay should be positively CO.
ordinated with the funds ex-,
pended through the United
States Public Health Service
directed to other phases Of the
same county or other local unit
organization. All funds appro-
priated should. of course, be
applied through the States, so
that the public health program
Of the county or local unit will
be efficiently co-ordinated with
that Of the whole State.
Federal Prisons
Our Federal institutions are
overcrowded, and this condi-
ton is daily becoming worse.
The parole and probation sys-
TENS are inadequate.
In order to relieve the press
ing evils I have directed the
temporary transfer of the Army
Disciplinary Barracks at Leav-
enworth to the Department Of
Justice for use as a Federal
prison. Not only is this tenn
porary but it is inadequate for
present needs.
immigration Restriction
Restriction of immigration
has from every aspect proved
sound national policy. Our
pressing problem is to formu-
late a method by which the
limited number of immigrants
whom we do welcome shall be
adapted to our national setting
and out national needs.
I have been opposed to the
basis of the quotas now in
force and I have hoped that
we could find some practical
method to secure what l be-
lieve should be our real ma
tional objective; that is, fit
ness Of the immigrant as to
physique, character. training,
and our need of service.
Perhaps some system of prior
tiles within the quotas could
produce these results and at
the same time enable some
hardships in the present sys-
TEN to be cleared up.
I recommend that the Con.
gress should give the subject
further study, in which the
executive departments will
gladly cooperate with the hope
of discovering such method as
will more fully secure our ma
tional necessities.
Treatment of Veterans
It has been the policy of
our Government almost from
its inception to make provision
for the men who have been
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