Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

We must continue their steadfast reliance upon the Providence of God.

I hereby exempt the said Herman G. A. Brauer from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending September 30, 1939.

My appeal was solely that negotiations be continued until a peaceful settlement is found, and that thereby a resort to force be avoided.

Continued negotiations remain the only way by which the immediate problem can be disposed of upon any lasting basis.