Herbert Hoover actually said...

I am sure the whole Nation bids Godspeed to the American delegation that leaves tomorrow for the London Naval Arms Conference.

“I am in hopes that the people of this country will show patience and give encouragement and keep free from criticism.

The importance and the gravity of the occasion have been recognized in the dispatch to London of the leading men of every country.

Permanent peace is never based on either taking advantage of or accepting a position of prejudice.