MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT 



To the Congress ojthe United States: 



I transmit herewith for the information of tlie Congress a report 

 entitled "Researcii — A National Kesource" compiled by the National 

 Resources Committee. 



This report deals with the relation of the Federal Government to 

 research. Subsequent reports in this field will cover research by col- 

 leges, universities, and foundations, by business organizations, by the 

 industrial laboratories, and by the State and municipal governments. 



The dependence of civilization on science is universally recognized, 

 but the e.xtent of the activities of private and public agencies carrying 

 on scientific incjuiry is not generally known. It is unlikely that large 

 numbers of our people have any adequate realization of the services 

 which are being rendered by the e.xecutive agencies of the Federal 

 Government through scientific researches in medicine, agriculture, 

 economics, public administi'ation, and the other natural and social 

 sciences. 



This report indicates the new emphasis in recent years on activities 

 m the social science fields and stresses the need for effective coordina- 

 tion of all agencies engaged in research in order to achieve the solution 

 of many of our mOre difficult problems. 



I commenil the report to the consideration of the Congress. 



Franklin D. Roosevelt. 

 The White House, January £3, 1939. 



