Woodrow Wilson: “The impulses of government in this country do not come from the rulers, they come from the people.”

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…

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

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

The price of wheat is a world price; and it is a matter of little moment whether the Canadian wheat goes directly into the markets of the other countries of the world or indirectly through this country.