In such a time there can be no discrimination between the men and women who are assigned by the Government to its defense at the battlefront and the men and women assigned to producing the vital materials essential to successful military operations.
Roosevelt stresses the importance of equal treatment for all citizens contributing to the war effort, whether at the front lines or in production.
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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.
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