marks orderly peaceful progress--not only in building buildings but
in building government itself.

Our new structure is a part of and a fulfillment of the old.

All that we do seeks to fulfill the historic traditions of the
American people. Other nations may sacrifice democracy for the
transitory stimulation of old and discredited autocracies. We are
restoring confidence and well-being under the rule of the people
themselves. We remain, as John Marshall said a century ago,
"emphatically and truly, a government of the people." Our
government "in form and in substance. . . emanates from them. Its
powers are granted by them, and are to be exercised directly on
them, and for their benefits."

Before I close, I want to tell you of the interest and pleasure
with which I look forward to the trip on which I hope to start in a
few days. It is a good thing for everyone who can possibly do so to
get away at least once a year for a change of scene. I do not want
to get into the position of not being able to see the forest
because of the thickness of the trees.

I hope to visit our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico, in the Virgin
Islands, in the Canal Zone and in Hawaii. And, incidentally, it
will give me an opportunity to exchange a friendly word of greeting
to the Presidents of our sister Republics: Haiti, Colombia and
Panama.

After four weeks on board ship, I plan to land at a port in our
Pacific northwest, and then will come the best part of the whole