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Woodrow Wilson: And all will agree that there must be no doubt as to the power of the Executive to make immediate and uninterrupted use…

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And all will agree that there must be no doubt as to the power of the Executive to make immediate and uninterrupted use of the railroads for the concentration of the military forces of the nation wherever they are needed and whenever they are needed.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Wilson asserts the necessity of executive power to mobilize military resources effectively using railroads.

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