Woodrow Wilson: “The thing that makes parties workable and tolerable is that all parties love their own country and therefore participate…”

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

We have been vigorously building up a great merchant marine and providing for improvement of marketing in foreign countries by the passage of an export trade law.

One does not pay a compliment to the American farmer who attempts to alarm him by dangers from foreign competition.

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…