Woodrow Wilson: “Our hearts have been touched.”

For many months there has been a demand that war agencies should be abolished and that there should be less Government interference with business.

I herewith call your attention to an agreement with Belgium made by the British and French Premiers and myself.

I am not convinced that the method proposed is wise, that the benefits, if any, would offset the evils which would result, or that the same or larger advantages cannot be secured without resort to Government intervention.

The reviewing authority should suspend the whole of a sentence when it appears to him that such action will promote the discipline of his command.