October 22, 1937 [No. 2258] Armistice Day, 1937. Statutory authori zation. 44 Stat. 1982. Directing display of servance of. ARMISTICE DAY-1937 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS November 11, 1937, is the nineteenth anniversary of the cessation of the most destructive, sanguinary, and far-reaching war in human annals; and WHEREAS Senate Concurrent Resolution 18, Sixty-ninth Congress (44 Stat. 1982), passed June 4, 1926, provides: "That the President of the United States is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on November 11 and inviting the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches, or other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies expressive of our gratitude for peace and our desire for the continuance of friendly relations with all other peoples"; and WHEREAS lawlessness and strife in many parts of the world which now threaten international security and even civilization itself, make it particularly fitting that we should again express our wish to pursue a policy of peace, to adopt every practicable means to avoid war, to work for the restoration of confidence and order among nations, and to repeat that the will to peace still characterizes the great majority of the peoples of the earth; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President flag and inviting ob- of the United States of America, do hereby direct that on November 11, 1937, the nineteenth anniversary of the Armistice, the flag of the United States be displayed on all Government buildings, and do invite the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies in schools and churches, and other suitable places. October 30, 1937 [No. 2259] Labor dispute be tween Pacific Electric IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the city of Washington this 22nd day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, and [SEAL] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-second. WHEREAS the President, having been duly notified by the Na Railway and certain tional Mediation Board that a dispute between the Pacific Electric Railway, a carrier, and certain of its employees represented by of its employees. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen which dispute has not heretofore been adjusted under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, amended, now threatens substantially to interrupt interstate commerce within the state of California to a degree such as to deprive that section of the country of essential transportation service; Emergency board created to investigate 44 Stat. 586. NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power vested and report thereon. in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, and by virtue of and under the authority in me vested by Section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, amended, do hereby create a board to be composed of 3 persons not pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railway employees or any carrier, to investigate the aforementioned dispute and report its findings to me within thirty days from this date. The members of this board shall be compensated for and on account of such duties in the sum of $75.00 dollars for every day actually employed with or upon account of travel and duties incident to such board. The members will be reimbursed for and they are hereby authorized to make expenditures for expenses for themselves and of the board, including traveling expenses and in conformity with Public No. 212, 72nd Congress, Approved June 30, 1932, 11:30 a. m., not to exceed five ($5.00) dollars per diem for expenses incurred for subsistence. All expenditures of the board shall be allowed and paid for out of the appropriation "Emergency Boards, Railway Labor Act, May 20, 1926, 1938" on the presentation of itemized vouchers properly approved by the chairman of the board hereby created. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 30th day of October in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, and [SEAL] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty second. By the President FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT Acting Secretary of State SUMNER WELLES Compensation, etc. Expenditures. 47 Stat. 405. 5 U. S. C. § 823. Fund available. 50 Stat. 340. THANKSGIVING DAY-1937 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, hereby designate Thursday, the twenty-fifth day of November 1937 as a day of national thanksgiving. The custom of observing a day of public thanksgiving began in Colonial times and has been given the sanction of national observance through many years. It is in keeping with all of our traditions that we, even as our fathers in olden days, give humble and hearty thanks for the bounty and the goodness of Divine Providence. The harvests of our fields have been abundant and many men and women have been given the blessing of stable employment. A period unhappily marked in many parts of the world by strife and threats of war finds our people enjoying the blessing of peace. We have no selfish designs against other nations. We have been fortunate in devoting our energies and our resources to constructive purposes and useful works. We have sought to fulfill our obligation to use our national heritage by common effort for the common good. November 9, 1937 [No. 2260] Thanksgiving Day, 1937. Thursday, November 25, 1937, designated as. 23918-38-26 Let us, therefore, on the day appointed forego our usual occupations and, in our accustomed places of worship, each in his own way, humbly acknowledge the mercy of God from whom comes every good and perfect gift. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this ninth day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, [SEAL] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-second. By the President: SUMNER WELLES Acting Secretary of State. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT PAN AMERICAN EXPOSITION, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 1939 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS there is to be held at Tampa, Florida, during the year 1939, an international exposition which has for its purpose the commemoration of the four-hundredth anniversary of the landing of Hernando De Soto in Tampa Bay, and which because of its international character will contribute to cordial relations among nations; and WHEREAS a joint resolution of Congress, approved August 26, 1937 (50 Stat. 831), reads in part as follows: "Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and respectfully requested by proclamation, or in such manner as he may deem proper, to invite foreign countries to an exposition to be held in Tampa, Florida, to be known as the 'Pan American Exposition', in commemoration of the four-hundredth anniversary of the landing of Hernando De Soto in Tampa Bay, under the auspices and on the grounds of the Florida Fair and Gasparilla Association, Incorporated, in the year 1939, with a request that they participate therein."; AND WHEREAS I believe the people of many nations would be pleased to unite with the people of the United States in participating in this exposition, to be known as the Pan American Exposition: NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, in compliance with the aforesaid joint resolution of Congress, do invite the participation of the countries of the Americas in this Exposition. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 15" day of November in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, [SEAL] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty second. By the President: CORDELL HULL Secretary of State. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT DOMESTIC ANIMALS, TOGETHER WITH THEIR OFFSPRING, RETURNED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS section 318 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (46 Stat. 696; U. S. C., title 19, sec. 1318) provides: returned to the United States. 46 Stat. 696. 19 U. S. C. § 1318. Statutory provi "Whenever the President shall by proclamation declare an emergency to exist by reason of a state of war, or otherwise, he sions. may authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to extend during the continuance of such emergency the time herein prescribed for the performance of any act AND WHEREAS subparagraph_(c)_of_paragraph 1606 of section 201 of the said act (46 Stat. 673; U. S. C., title 19, sec. 1201, par. ary line; return. 1606) provides: * '; "Horses, mules, asses, cattle, sheep, and other domestic animals straying across the boundary line into any foreign country, or driven across such boundary line by the owner for temporary pasturage purposes only, together with their offspring, shall be dutiable unless brought back to the United States within eight months, in which case they shall be free of duty, under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury." NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the foregoing provision of section 318 of the Tariff Act of 1930, do by this proclamation declare an emergency to exist. animals Domestic straying across bound 46 Stat. 673. 19 U. S. C. § 1201, par. 1606. Time extended for And I do hereby authorize the Secretary of the Treasury, under such regulations as he may prescribe, to extend the time in which return, free of duty. horses, mules, asses, cattle, sheep, and other domestic animals, straying across the boundary line into any foreign country, or driven across such boundary line by the owner for temporary pasturage purposes only, together with their offspring, may be brought back into the United States free of duty, from eight months, as provided in subparagraph (c) of paragraph 1606 of the said act, to twelve months, if such animals are brought back on or before June 30, 1938. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 6th day of December in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, and [SEAL] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-second. By the President: CORDELL HULL Secretary of State. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT CHATTAHOOCHEE NATIONAL FOREST GEORGIA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS it appears that certain lands within the State of Georgia, acquired by the United States, under the authority of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved July 16, 1933 (48 Stat. 195), and the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, approved April 8, 1935 (49 Stat. 115), are suitable for forest purposes; and WHEREAS it appears that it will be in the public interest to reserve such lands for national-forest purposes, and that they can be effectively and economically administered as part of the Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia, established by Proclamation of July 9, 1936 (1 F. R. 776): NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 24 of the act of March 3, 1891, 26 Stat. 1095, 1103, as amended (16 U. S. C., sec. 471), the act of June 4, 1897, 30 Stat. 34, 36 (16 U. S. C., sec. 473), the said National Industrial Recovery Act, and the said Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, do proclaim that the following-described lands are hereby included in and reserved as part of the said Chattahoochee National Forest: Tracts Nos. 490a, 360, 360a, 861, 332, 131c, and 215d, of the Piedmond' Project (LA-GA-3), Georgia, as shown on the accompanying diagram which is made a part hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this seventh day of December in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, [SEAL] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-second. By the President: CORDELL HULL Secretary of State. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT December 13, 1937 St. [No. 2264] Marks Migra tory Bird Refuge, Fla. Preamble. CLOSED AREA UNDER THE MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT-FLORIDA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the Acting Secretary of Agriculture has submitted to me for approval the following amendatory regulation adopted by him 16 U. s. 703- under authority of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918 (40 Stat. 755): 40 Stat. 755. 711. AMENDED REGULATION DESIGNATING THE ST. MARKS MIGRATORY I, M. L. Wilson, Acting Secretary of Agriculture, by virtue of authority vested in me by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918 (40 Stat. 755-757; U. S. Code, title 16, secs. 703-711), and in extension of Regulation 4 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Regula 1 So in original. |