Shall we say to the needy unemployed, "Your problem is a local one except that perhaps the Federal Government, as an act of mere generosity, will be willing to pay to your city or to your county a few grudging dollars to help maintain your soup kitchens?
Roosevelt highlights the inadequacy of local solutions for the needs of the unemployed, advocating for federal support.
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Possession of any mine or mines taken under this order shall be terminated by the Secretary of the Interior as soon as he determines that such possession is no longer required for the successful prosecution of the war.
The Secretary of the Interior shall make employment available and provide protection to all employees working at such mines.
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