Woodrow Wilson: “There may come a time— I pray God it may never come, but it may, in spite of everything we do, come upon us, and come of…”

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

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

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

Very little reflection would lead any one to conclude that the measure would not furnish in any substantial degree the relief sought by the producers of most of the staple commodities which it covers.