Woodrow Wilson: “The world is not going to consist now of great empires.”

No provision is made in the resolution for the preservation of any proportionate strength in the combatant corps of the Army.

Clearly, this is no time for the erection here of high trade barriers.

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

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…