FDR: “The problem is one that can be solved, but the solution will take time.”

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

This is our chance to serve those who serve us.

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

We shall be equipped to deal with the great overriding question of security, and with the crucial questions of money and exchange...