Excerpt from The Improvement Era, Vol. 45: July, 1942

The president of the United States in the last years of the 'fifties was a bewildered, befuddled man. Though he had great pride in his administra~ tive potentialities and capabilities, he had allowed his executive depart~ ments to become infested with graft and corruption.

With banners flying and a ruffle of drums, a great expedition had been sent against a defenseless peo~ ple who wanted only to worship their God. Ignominious is the word best suited to describe the result of his army's brave ventures into the uncharted wastelands.

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