Woodrow Wilson: “Clearly, this is no time for the erection here of high trade barriers.”

The imports of wheat have come mainly from Canada and Argentina and have not competed with the domestic crop.

A recommendation at this time that suitable legislative action should be taken may appear somewhat premature, but in view of the approaching termination of my administration I have brought this matter to your attention, hoping that…

Such a policy is antagonistic to the fundamental principle of equal and exact justice to all.

If there ever was a time when America had anything to fear from foreign competition, that time has passed.