Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

jurisdiction over the 47,207.55 acres, more or less, of lands...be, and it is hereby, transferred to the Department of the Interior

Battles cannot be fought and won without cost—we know that—and the cost may be heavy in ships and in men.

such lands shall remain available to the State of New York for use and management by its Conservation Department

Without this work of conditioning, flesh and blood could not possibly meet the demands of this modern war.