02/02/1916
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"The only question is, When shall we supply it—now or later, after the demands shall have become reproaches that we were so dull and so slow?"
"We are about to set them free; we must not leave them without the tools of action when they are free."
"The functions, duties and powers of the War Industries Board, as outlined in my letter of March 4, 1918, to Bernard M. Baruch, Esquire, its Chairman, shall be and hereby are continued in full force an..."
"I hereby establish the War Industries Board as a separate administrative agency to act for me and under my direction."