FDR: “I am still convinced that the American people, since 1932, continue to insist on two requisites of private enterprise.”

The Secretary of the Interior shall make employment available and provide protection to all employees working at such mines.

We must go on to do all in our power to conquer the doubts and the fears, the ignorance and the greed, which made this horror possible.

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to take possession of any and all such mines.

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.