We Are Not Retreating - We Are

Have A Good Plan, Execute It Violently, And Do It Today.

I Know War As Few Other Men Now Living Know It, And Nothing To Me Is More Revolting. I Have Long Advocated Its Complete Abolition, As Its Very Destructiveness On Both Friend And Foe Has Rendered It Useless As A Means Of Settling International Disputes... But Once War Is Forced Upon Us, There Is No Other Alternative Than To Apply Every Available Means To Bring It To A Swift End.

I Am Concerned For The Security Of Our Great Nation; Not So Much Because Of Any Threat From Without, But Because Of The Insidious Forces Working From Within.

Freemasonry Embraces The Highest Moral Laws And Will Bear The Test Of Any System Of Ethics Or Philosophy Ever Promulgated For The Uplift Of Man.

In The Mighty And Almost Limitless Potential Of American Industry-the Brilliance And Rugged Determination Of Its Leaders; The Skill, Energy And Patriotism Of Its Workers-there Has Been Welded An Almost Impregnable Defense Against The Evil Designs Of Any Who Would Threaten The Security Of The American Continent. It Is Indeed The Most Forceful And Convincing Argument Yet Evolved To Restrain The Irresponsibility Of Those Who Would Recklessly Bring Down Upon The Good And Peace-loving Peoples Of All The Nations Of The Earth The Disaster Of Total War.