Woodrow Wilson: “I am sorry that upon the eve of a campaign we should be obliged to discuss these things, for fear they might run over…”

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.

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

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.

Actual relief can come only from the adoption of constructive measures of a broader scope, from the restoration of peace everywhere in the world.