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3414 PROCLAMATIONS, 1934. apply only to compositions published after July 1,1909, and registered for copyright in the United States which have not been reproduced within the United States prior to August 23, 1934, on any contrivance by means of which the work may be mechanically performed. 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 23d day of August, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty-four, and [seal ] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and fifty-ninth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Willi am Phillip s Acting Secretary of State. [No. 2095] Extending the Peri od for the Establ ishm ent of an Adequ ate Shippi ng Service for , and Defe rri ng Extension of the Coast - wis e Laws to , the Virgi n Islands BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION August 29, 1934, Virgin Islands. Preamble. Statutory provision. Vol. 41, p. 997. Extending period. Vol. 48, p. 1703. Time for establishing shipping service for further extended t< September 30, 1935. WHEREAS section 21 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, approved June 5, 1920 (ch. 250, 41 Stat. 997), provides: “That from and after February 1, 1922, the coastwise laws of the United States shall extend to the island Territories and possessions of the United States not now covered thereby, and the board is di- rected prior to the expiration of such year to have established adequate steamship service at reasonable rates to accommodate the commerce and the passenger travel of said islands and to maintain and operate such service until it can be taken over and operated and maintained upon satisfactory terms by private capital and enterprise: Provided, That if adequate shipping service is not established by February 1, 1922, the President shall extend the period herein allowed for the establishment of such service in the case of any island Territory or possession for such time as may be necessary for the establishment of adequate shipping facilities therefor * * WHEREAS an adequate shipping service to accommodate the commerce and the passenger travel of the Virgin Islands has not been established as provided in the aforesaid section; WHEREAS the extension of the coastwise laws of the United States to the Virgin Islands, as provided in the aforesaid section, is dependent upon the establishment of such adequate shipping service; and WHEREAS proclamations have been issued from time to time extending the period for the establishment of such service and defer- ring the extension of such laws to the Virgin Islands until September 30, 1934: NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, Presi- ; dent of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 21 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, do hereby declare and proclaim that the period for the estab- lishment of an adequate shipping service for the Virgin Islands PROCLAMATIONS, 1934. 3415 is further extended from September 30, 1934, to September 30, 1935, and that the extension of the coastwise laws of the United States to the Virgin Islands is further deferred from September 30, 1934, to September 30, 1935. 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 29th day of August, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty-four, and of [se al ] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and fifty-ninth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Willia m Philli ps Acting Secretary of State. [No. 2096] National Fire Preve ntion Week —1934 [No. 2097] BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Disastrous fires destroy each year property of many kinds to a total greater than the whole value of all property in the Nation in the days of our forefathers. This loss seriously offsets our normal gain in national assets. It is the simple obligation of every citizen to realize, knowing this, that a large proportion of these fires can be prevented by the exercise of proper care and by the use of appropriate fire-prevention measures. I call special attention to the unfortunate fact that a very large percentage of fires in every part of the Nation is caused by acts of individual carelessness and that millions of dollars’ worth of property could be preserved each year by the realization on the part of the individual of his or her responsibility to the community. NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, Presi- dent of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim and desig- nate the week beginning October 7, 1934, as Fire Prevention Week, and I particularly urge State and municipal officials, civic and com- mercial organizations, school authorities, the clergy, and the press to emphasize the danger of and needless waste caused by fire and to encourage the study of ways and means whereby fire hazards and the disastrous consequences of fire may be prevented as far as possible. 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 10" day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty-four, and [seal ] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and fifty-ninth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Willia m Philli ps Acting Secretary of State. September 10,1934. National Fire Pre- vention Week, 1934. Week beginning Oc- tober 7,1934, designated as.