FDR: “Yes, the decisions of our democracy may be slowly arrived at.”

We all know that the reduction of Government-created barriers to trade will not solve all our trade problems.

That such a body would be best able to perform its nationally important tasks if created independently of the War Labor Board by the President.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

The logic of events and our clear and pressing national interest must override our old party controversies.